H.R. 690 – Reading Mode

IIB

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 690

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 1, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

AN ACT

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance certain duties of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act.

Duties of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

Section 1902 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 592) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

(b)

Implementation

In carrying out paragraph (6) of subsection (a), the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office shall—

(1)

develop and maintain documentation, such as a technology roadmap and strategy, that—

(A)

provides information on how the Office’s research investments address—

(i)

gaps in the enhanced global nuclear detection architecture, as developed pursuant to paragraph (4) of such subsection; and

(ii)

research challenges identified by the Director; and

(B)

defines in detail how the Office will address such research challenges;

(2)

document the rational for prioritizing and selecting research topics; and

(3)

develop a systematic approach, which may include annual metrics and periodic qualitative evaluations, for evaluating how the outcomes of the Office’s individual research projects collectively contribute to addressing the Office’s research challenges.

Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2017.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk.