[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1637 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1637


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To require annual reports on the activities and accomplishments of 
federally funded research and development centers within the Department 
             of Homeland Security, 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 ``Federally Funded Research and 
Development Sunshine Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROJECTS OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT CENTERS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
              SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall annually 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a 
list of ongoing and completed projects that federally funded research 
and development centers within the Department of Homeland Security have 
been tasked to complete.
    (b) Prohibition on New Authorization of Funding.--This section 
shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated or made 
available to the


              

 Department of Homeland Security. No additional funds are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.