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On the recordSeptember 27, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5391) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance certain duties of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5391 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 ``Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act''. SEC. 2. DUTIES OF THE DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE. Section 1902 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 592) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: ``(b) Implementation.--In carrying out paragraph (6) of subsection (a), the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office shall-- ``(1) develop and maintain documentation, such as a technology roadmap and strategy, that-- ``(A) provides information on how the Office's research investments align with-- ``(i) gaps in the enhanced global nuclear detection architecture, as developed pursuant to paragraph (4) of such subsection; and ``(ii) research challenges identified by the Director; and ``(B) defines in detail how the Office will address such research challenges; ``(2) document the rational for prioritizing and selecting research topics; and ``(3) develop a systematic approach, which may include annual…
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