A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-5298
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-12-19
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill authorizes the Science and Technology Directorate to extend, during FY2023 and under certain circumstances, liability protections that apply if qualified anti-terrorism technologies are deployed in defense against, in response to, or for recovery from an act of terrorism.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5298 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Portman , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.

1. Risk management system (a) Definition In this section, the term qualified anti-terrorism technology has the meaning given the term in section 865 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 665 ). (b) Extension During fiscal year 2023, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security may temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the system of risk management set forth in subtitle G of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 441 et seq. ) to a qualified anti-terrorism technology if the Under Secretary determines that— (1) an application for the renewal of such protections was submitted not later than 165 days before the date of the expiration of such protections; and (2) such application for renewal was complete upon submission. (c) Rule of construction A determination by the Under Secretary to temporarily extend protections to a qualified anti-terrorism technology pursuant to the authority provided by subsection (b) may not be construed to preclude or otherwise limit the authority of the Under Secretary to ultimately approve or deny the application for renewal of such protections.