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Union Calendar No. 62 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 542 

[Report No. 116–87] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National 

Urban Security Technology Laboratory, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 14, 2019 

Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. KING of New York) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

MAY 28, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory, and 

for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Research 

5 and Development for First Responders Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LAB7 ORATORY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu9 rity Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 321. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LAB12 ORATORY. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

14 the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall 

15 designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an 

16 additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under sec17 tion 308(c)(2). Such laboratory shall be used to test and 

18 evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and 

19 development to assist emergency response providers in 

20 preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism. 

21 ‘‘(b) LABORATORY DESCRIBED.—The laboratory de22 scribed in this subsection is the laboratory— 

23 ‘‘(1) known, as of the date of the enactment of 

24 this section, as the National Urban Security Tech25 nology Laboratory; 


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1 ‘‘(2) previously known as the Environmental 

2 Measurements Laboratory; and 

3 ‘‘(3) transferred to the Department pursuant to 

4 section 303(1)(E). 

5 ‘‘(c) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—The laboratory des6 ignated pursuant to subsection (a), shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assess8 ments of current and emerging technologies, includ9 ing, as appropriate, cybersecurity of such tech10 nologies that can connect to the internet, for emer11 gency response providers; 

12 ‘‘(2) conduct research and development on radi13 ological and nuclear response and recovery; 

14 ‘‘(3) act as a technical advisor to emergency re15 sponse providers; and 

16 ‘‘(4) carry out other such activities as the Sec17 retary determines appropriate.’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

19 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 

20 the item relating to section 320 the following new item: 

‘‘321. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 62 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 542 

[Report No. 116–87] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

nology Laboratory, and for other purposes. establish the National Urban Security TechMAY 28, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS