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119-hr-706119th Congress
DHS Biodetection Improvement Act
Sponsored By: Representative Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]
Passed House
Summary
Coordinate DHS biodetection research and development with Department of Energy national laboratories. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to assess past use of DOE labs and produce a strategy for coordinating biodetection R&D, with short and medium term reporting deadlines and planning for acquisition and evaluation of detection technologies.
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- Federal agencies: DHS would have to deliver an assessment and a coordinated R&D strategy to congressional homeland security committees within 180 days, and provide an update within one year. The strategy must be informed by Comptroller General studies.
- Local jurisdictions and BioWatch sites: The strategy must include an acquisition and procurement plan to provide identified biodetection technologies to existing BioWatch jurisdictions and recommend contingency plans if technologies fail.
- Researchers and partners: The bill encourages DHS to work with DOE labs, state, local, and Tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and the private sector to set program and technical requirements and to conduct periodic external evaluations.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
DHS plan to boost biodetection
If enacted, the bill would require DHS to assess how it used DOE national laboratories for biodetection R&D. Within 180 days, DHS would send Congress a strategy that lists candidate biodetection technologies and a procurement plan. The strategy would require outside evaluations and contingency plans if technologies fail. It would also create partnerships with governments, colleges, and private companies to set technical program requirements. Within one year, DHS would update Congress on progress and any implementation challenges.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]
AL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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