6 U.S.C. § 592a: Technology research and…

Summary

By October 13, 2007, the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence must send Congress a research and development investment strategy for finding nuclear and radiological threats. The plan must include a long-term technology roadmap that fits the mission needs of those four agencies, the budget needed to follow the roadmap, and how the agencies will carry out the plan. By October 13, 2007, the Secretary must also report to the relevant congressional committees on how the law and its changes affect duties under section 182 of this title and on the Department’s efforts to coordinate and set priorities for research, development, testing, and evaluation of tools to detect, prevent, protect against, and respond to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorist attacks. Each year the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology must jointly tell Congress that the strategy and roadmap match the national policy and strategic plan called for under section 182(2) of this title.

Title 6, §592a

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(a)In general

Not later than 1 year after October 13, 2006, the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a research and development investment strategy for nuclear and radiological detection.

(b)Contents

The strategy under subsection (a) shall include—

(1)a long term technology roadmap for nuclear and radiological detection applicable to the mission needs of the Department, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(2)budget requirements necessary to meet the roadmap; and

(3)documentation of how the Department, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will execute this strategy.

(c)Initial report

Not later than 1 year after October 13, 2006, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on—

(1)the impact of this title, and the amendments made by this title, on the responsibilities under section 182 of this title; and

(2)the efforts of the Department to coordinate, integrate, and establish priorities for conducting all basic and applied research, development, testing, and evaluation of technology and systems to detect, prevent, protect, and respond to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorist attacks.

(d)Annual report

The Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall jointly and annually notify Congress that the strategy and technology road map for nuclear and radiological detection developed under subsections (a) and (b) is consistent with the national policy and strategic plan for identifying priorities, goals, objectives, and policies for coordinating the Federal Government’s civilian efforts to identify and develop countermeasures to terrorist threats from weapons of mass destruction that are required under section 182(2) of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is title V of Pub. L. 109–347, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1932, which enacted this subchapter and this section and amended section 113 and 182 of this title. For complete classification of title V to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006, also known as the SAFE Port Act, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Reference to the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection deemed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, see section 2(b)(1)(B) of Pub. L. 115–387, set out as a note under section 591 of this title. Definitions For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 901 of this title.

§592a Technology Research and Development Investment Strategy for Nuclear and Radiological Detection