tions; and
(B) against realistic adversary tactics and
countermeasures;
(8) support and enhance the effective sharing and
use of appropriate information generated by the
intelligence community, law enforcement agencies,
counterterrorism community, other government agencies,
and foreign governments, as well as provide appropriate
information to such entities;
(9) further enhance and maintain continuous
awareness by analyzing information from all Office
mission-related detection systems; and
(10) perform other duties as assigned by the
Secretary.

SEC. 1903. [6 U.S.C. 593] HIRING AUTHORITY.

In hiring personnel for the Office, the Secretary shall
have the hiring and management authorities provided in section
1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note). The term of
appointments for employees under subsection (c)(1) of such
section may not exceed 5 years before granting any extension
under subsection (c)(2) of such section.

SEC. 1904. [6 U.S.C. 594] TESTING AUTHORITY.

(a) In General.--The Director shall coordinate with the
responsible Federal agency or other entity to facilitate the
use by the Office, by its contractors, or by other persons or
entities, of existing Government laboratories, centers, ranges,
or other testing facilities for the testing of materials,
equipment, models, computer software, and other items as may be
related to the missions identified in section 1902. Any such
use of Government facilities shall be carried out in accordance
with all applicable laws, regulations, and contractual
provisions, including those governing security, safety, and
environmental protection, including, when applicable, the
provisions of section 309. The Office may direct that private
sector entities utilizing Government facilities in accordance
with this section pay an appropriate fee to the agency that
owns or operates those facilities to defray additional costs to
the Government resulting from such use.
(b) Confidentiality of Test Results.--The results of tests
performed with services made available shall be confidential
and shall not be disclosed outside the Federal Government
without the consent of the persons for whom the tests are
performed.
(c) Fees.--Fees for services made available under this
secti