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“And I rise in strong support of H.R. 1637, the Federally Funded Research and Development Act of 2015, and. Mr. Speaker, this legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare annual status reports on the research activities of federally funded research and development centers, or FFRDCs, on behalf of the Department. {time} 1700 DHS looks to these institutions that are largely operated by universities and not-for-profit organizations to help meet special long-term research and development needs. In addition to the two FFRDCs that DHS sponsors, there are 17 national labs managed by the Department of Energy that provide research and technical assistance in support of the Nation's homeland security. Among the areas of research expertise offered by these labs are critical infrastructure protection; cybersecurity; chemical, biological, and nuclear forensics; biodefense countermeasures; biodetection; and emergency preparedness. I believe that timely and regular information about how DHS is utilizing these institutions is important to assessing progress on a wide range of homeland security challenges. That is why I support H.R. 1631 and urge passage. I want to commend members of the Homeland Security Committee on the bipartisan nature in which this legislation has been crafted.…”