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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5629 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen the Domestic 

Nuclear Detection Office, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen 

the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Domes5 tic Nuclear Security Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Homeland Secu8 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.) is amended by 

9 adding at the end the following new sections: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1908. DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL 

2 NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE. 

3 ‘‘In carrying out the mission of the Office under sub4 paragraph (A) of section 1902(a)(4), the Director for Do5 mestic Nuclear Detection shall provide support for plan6 ning, organization, equipment, training, exercises, and 

7 operational assessments to Federal, State, local, terri8 torial, and tribal entities to assist in implementing radio9 logical and nuclear detection capabilities in the event of 

10 a radiological or nuclear act of terror or other attack. Such 

11 capabilities shall be integrated into the enhanced global 

12 nuclear detection architecture referred to in such section 

13 1902(a)(4), and shall inform and be guided by architec14 ture studies, technology needs, and research activities of 

15 the Office. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1909. SECURING THE CITIES PROGRAM. 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director for Domestic 

18 Nuclear Detection shall establish the ‘Securing the Cities’ 

19 (‘STC’) program to enhance, through Federal, State, 

20 local, tribal, and private entities, the ability of the United 

21 States to detect and prevent a radiological or nuclear act 

22 of terror or other attack in high-risk urban areas. 

23 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF JURISDICTIONS.—In desig24 nating jurisdiction under subsection (a), the Director for 

25 Domestic Nuclear Detection shall consider jurisdictions 

26 designated by the Secretary as high-risk urban areas 


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1 under section 2003, and other cities and regions as appro2 priate, for the selection of new STC locations. 

3 ‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Director 

4 for Domestic Nuclear Detection shall notify the Com5 mittee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Ap6 propriations of the House of Representatives and the 

7 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af8 fairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 

9 not later than 30 days after any additions or changes to 

10 the jurisdictions participating in the STC program under 

11 this section. 

12 ‘‘(d) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after 

13 the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 

14 General of the United States shall submit to the congres15 sional committees specified in subsection (c) an assess16 ment, including an evaluation of the effectiveness, of the 

17 STC program. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 1910. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 this title $291,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 

21 2016.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 

23 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

24 amended by striking the item relating to section 1907 and 

25 inserting the following new items: 


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‘‘Sec. 1907. Joint biennial interagency review of global nuclear detection architecture. 

‘‘Sec. 1908. Domestic implementation of the global nuclear detection architecture. 

‘‘Sec. 1909. Securing the Cities program. 

‘‘Sec. 1910. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 

2 the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act. 

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