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<dc:title>117 HR 9459 : Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2024-09-24</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 9459</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20240924">September 24, 2024</action-date><action-desc>Received</action-desc></action><legis-type>AN ACT</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H2E770DD4D0AE476A84DD0D152542A111" style="OLC"><pagebreak></pagebreak><section id="H6B4232DE97F4409A8A6EB0B3E2127AD0" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>PATHS Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H32C3016428784130AFC054A4399F7580" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Research and development acquisition pilot program extension</header><subsection id="HA79AF5737FEB40E4A802DA3F58D1278C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/391">6 U.S.C. 391</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H41438AE76C9A4EFA8064C0663BE90B2D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="H5AF5AC4234C14D0992FEB7FB6466BA0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Until September 30, 2024, and subject to subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>Until September 30, 2027, and subject to subsection (c)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H967C56311AC544EBB1F1A8AD1DD2A56B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10BCF088AA0F4F26B52BE1911F2343E7"><paragraph id="H5CA0CB34D1584C89818ECCEE0C9661F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other transaction authority involving artificial intelligence</header><text>Not later than 72 hours after the use or extension of the transaction authority authorized under paragraph (1) involving artificial intelligence technology, the Secretary shall notify the <committee-name committee-id="HAP00">Committee on Appropriations</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate </committee-name>and the <committee-name committee-id="HAP00">Committee on Appropriations</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives</committee-name> and offer a briefing explaining the reason for the use or extension.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD82032058E6C41B5BD849DB77948C105"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>September 30, 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2027</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC2205070EE3423BAC31BFCE70713D60"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction in amount of covered contract award</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of section 7113(d)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/112">6 U.S.C. 112</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$4,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000</quote>. </text></subsection></section></legis-body><attestation><attestation-group><attestation-date date="20240923" chamber="House">Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 2024.</attestation-date><attestor display="yes">Kevin F. McCumber,</attestor><role>Clerk.</role></attestation-group></attestation></bill> 

