[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4024 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4024

    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and 
trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2024

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and 
trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority.

    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 ``Better Enabling Secure and 
Trustworthy Technology for the Homeland Act'' or the ``BEST Technology 
for the Homeland Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION.

    Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2031''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and 
        inserting ``September 30, 2031''.
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