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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4627 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20, 2018 

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 authorize 

expenditures to combat emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shielding Public 

3 Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

5 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (11) of section 302 (6 U.S.C. 

7 182), by inserting ‘‘research and development to 

8 combat emerging terrorist threats, such as vehicular 

9 attacks, and’’ before ‘‘the long-term’’; and 

10 (2) in subparagraph (B) of section 308(b)(2) (6 

11 U.S.C. 188(b)(2))— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

13 striking ‘‘expertise in—’’ and inserting ‘‘exper14 tise in the following:’’; 

15 (B) by redesignating clause (xiv) as clause 

16 (xv); and 

17 (C) by inserting after clause (xiii) the fol18 lowing new clause: 

19 ‘‘(xiv) Combating emerging terrorist 

20 threats, including vehicular attacks.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. ALLOWABLE USES. 

22 Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

23 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (11) 

2 through (14) as paragraphs (12) through (15), 

3 respectively; and 

4 (B) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 

5 following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(11) addressing security vulnerabilities of pub7 lic spaces, including through the installation of 

8 bollards and other target hardening activities;’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 

11 ‘‘(a)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(12)’’; and 

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

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(6) FIREARMS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded 

16 under section 2003 or 2004 may not be used 

17 for the provision to any person of a firearm or 

18 training in the use of a firearm. 

19 ‘‘(B) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Noth20 ing in this paragraph may be construed to pre21 clude or contradict any other provision of law 

22 authorizing the provision of firearms or training 

23 in the use of firearms.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

2 The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 

3 the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

4 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

5 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on poten6 tial terrorism vulnerabilities relating to emerging auto7 motive technologies that support driverless vehicles and 

8 the associated threat such vehicles may pose to people in 

9 public spaces. Such report shall also compare any public 

10 benefit of such vehicles against any such vulnerabilities 

11 and threats. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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