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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4991 
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 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Research 
and Development for First Responders Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LAB-
ORATORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating the second section 319 (re-
lating to EMP and GMD mitigation research and 
development) as section 320; and 
(2) by inserting after section 320, as so redesig-
nated, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 321. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LAB-
ORATORY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall 
designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an 
additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under sec-
tion 308(c)(2). Such laboratory shall be used to test and 
evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and 
development to assist emergency response providers in 
preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism. 
‘‘(b) LABORATORY DESCRIBED.—The laboratory de-
scribed in this subsection is the laboratory— 
‘‘(1) known, as of the date of the enactment of 
this section, as the National Urban Security Tech-
nology Laboratory; 
‘‘(2) previously known as the Environmental 
Measurements Laboratory; and 
‘‘(3) transferred to the Department pursuant to 
section 303(1)(E). 
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‘‘(c) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—The laboratory des-
ignated pursuant to subsection (a), shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assess-
ments of current and emerging technologies for 
emergency response providers; 
‘‘(2) conduct research and development on radi-
ological and nuclear response and recovery; 
‘‘(3) act as a technical advisor to emergency re-
sponse providers; and 
‘‘(4) carry out other such activities as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking both 
items relating to section 319 and the item relating to sec-
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. 
‘‘321. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory.’’. 
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