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[H.R. 542 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 577
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 542

                          [Report No. 116-285]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2019

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

                            November 9, 2020

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Research and 
Development for First Responders Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 
              LABORATORY.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 321. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 
              LABORATORY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Laboratory Described.--The laboratory described in 
this subsection is the laboratory--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) known, as of the date of the enactment of 
        this section, as the National Urban Security Technology 
        Laboratory;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) previously known as the Environmental 
        Measurements Laboratory; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) transferred to the Department pursuant to 
        section 303(1)(E).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Laboratory Activities.--The laboratory designated 
pursuant to subsection (a), shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) conduct research and development on 
        radiological and nuclear response and recovery;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) act as a technical advisor to emergency 
        response providers; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) carry out other such activities as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``321. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory.''.

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 (6 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``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, 
        the cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the 
        internet, for emergency response providers;
            ``(2) notwithstanding the amendments made by section 
        501(b)(2) of the SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109-347; 120 Stat. 
        1935), 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 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 320 the following:

``Sec. 321. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 577

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 542

                          [Report No. 116-285]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            November 9, 2020

                       Reported with an amendment