[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 690 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 690


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2017

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance certain duties of 
     the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, 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 ``Gains in Global Nuclear Detection 
Architecture Act''.

SEC. 2. DUTIES OF THE DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE.

    Section 1902 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 592) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Implementation.--In carrying out paragraph (6) of subsection 
(a), the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office shall--
            ``(1) develop and maintain documentation, such as a 
        technology roadmap and strategy, that--
                    ``(A) provides information on how the Office's 
                research investments address--
                            ``(i) gaps in the enhanced global nuclear 
                        detection architecture, as developed pursuant 
                        to paragraph (4) of such subsection; and
                            ``(ii) research challenges identified by 
                        the Director; and
                    ``(B) defines in detail how the Office will address 
                such research challenges;
            ``(2) document the rational for prioritizing and selecting 
        research topics; and
            ``(3) develop a systematic approach, which may include 
        annual metrics and periodic qualitative evaluations, for 
        evaluating how the outcomes of the Office's individual research 
        projects collectively contribute to addressing the Office's 
        research challenges.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.