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Union Calendar No. 581 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9459 

[Report No. 118–687] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 

Mr. GUEST (for himself and Mr. IVEY) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

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 enable 

secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, 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 ‘‘Producing Advanced 

5 Technologies for Homeland Security Act’’ or the ‘‘PATHS 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION 

8 PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 831 of the Homeland Se10 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

13 by striking ‘‘Until September 30, 2024, and 

14 subject to subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘Until 

15 September 30, 2027, and subject to subsection 

16 (c)’’; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(3) OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY INVOLV20 ING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—Not later than 72 

21 hours after the use or extension of the transaction 

22 authority authorized under paragraph (1) involving 

23 artificial intelligence technology, the Secretary shall 

24 notify the Committee on Appropriations and the 

25 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 


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1 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Appro2 priations and the Committee on Homeland Security 

3 of the House of Representatives and offer a briefing 

4 explaining the reason for the use or extension.’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding 

6 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 30, 

7 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’. 

8 (b) REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF COVERED CONTRACT

9 AWARD.—Subparagraph (A) of section 7113(d)(1) of the 

10 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

11 Fiscal Year 2023 (6 U.S.C. 112 note; Public Law 117– 

12 263) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 581 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9459 

[Report No. 118–687] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

and for other purposes. through other transaction contracting authority, enable secure and trustworthy technology 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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