Title: Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory as a Science and Technology laboratory responsible for testing and evaluating emerging technologies and conducting research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism.
The laboratory shall (1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies for emergency response providers, including cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the Internet; (2) conduct research and development on radiological and nuclear response and recovery; and (3) act as a technical advisor to emergency response providers.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 542 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 542

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National 
     Urban Security Technology Laboratory, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2019

Miss Rice of New York (for herself and Mr. King of New York) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 LABORATORY.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 321. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY.

    ``(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 section 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 described in this 
subsection is the laboratory--
            ``(1) known, as of the date of the enactment of this 
        section, as the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory;
            ``(2) previously known as the Environmental Measurements 
        Laboratory; and
            ``(3) transferred to the Department pursuant to section 
        303(1)(E).
    ``(c) Laboratory Activities.--The laboratory designated pursuant to 
subsection (a), shall--
            ``(1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of 
        current and emerging technologies, including, as appropriate, 
        cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the 
        internet, for emergency response providers;
            ``(2) conduct research and development on radiological and 
        nuclear response and recovery;
            ``(3) act as a technical advisor to emergency response 
        providers; and
            ``(4) carry out other such activities as the Secretary 
        determines appropriate.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 320 
the following new item:

``321. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory.''.
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