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Union Calendar No. 589 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4991 

[Report No. 115–756] 

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 

FEBRUARY 8, 2018 

Mr. DONOVAN (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, and Mr. KING of New 

York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security 

JUNE 14, 2018 

Additional sponsor: Mr. MEADOWS

JUNE 14, 2018 

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— 

10 (1) by redesignating the second section 319 (re11 lating to EMP and GMD mitigation research and 

12 development) as section 320; and 

13 (2) by inserting after section 320, as so redesig14 nated, the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 321. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LAB16 ORATORY. 

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

18 the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall 

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

20 additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under sec21 tion 308(c)(2). Such laboratory shall be used to test and 

22 evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and 

23 development to assist emergency response providers in 

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


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1 ‘‘(b) LABORATORY DESCRIBED.—The laboratory de2 scribed in this subsection is the laboratory— 

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

4 this section, as the National Urban Security Tech5 nology Laboratory; 

6 ‘‘(2) previously known as the Environmental 

7 Measurements Laboratory; and 

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

9 section 303(1)(E). 

10 ‘‘(c) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—The laboratory des11 ignated pursuant to subsection (a), shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assess13 ments of current and emerging technologies for 

14 emergency response providers; 

15 ‘‘(2) conduct research and development on radi16 ological and nuclear response and recovery; 

17 ‘‘(3) act as a technical advisor to emergency re18 sponse providers; and 

19 ‘‘(4) carry out other such activities as the Sec20 retary determines appropriate.’’. 

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

22 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking both 

23 items relating to section 319 and the item relating to sec24 tion 318 and inserting the following: 

‘‘318. Social media working group. 

‘‘319. Transparency in research and development. 

‘‘320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development. 


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


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Union Calendar No. 589 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4991 

[Report No. 115–756] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

nology Laboratory, and for other purposes. establish the National Urban Security TechJUNE 14, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS