#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #efbi  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
strengthen the ,domestic ,nuclear       
,detection ,office1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strengthening      
,domestic ,nuclear ,security ,act of    
#bjad4  #b4 ,domestic ,nuclear          
,detection ,office  7a7 ,in general     
,title ,,xix of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eia et     
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new sections3  #aijh4     
,domestic implementation of the global  
nuclear detection architecture ,in      
carrying out the mission of the ,office 
under subparagraph 7,a7 of section      
#aijb7;a77#d71 the ,director for        
,domestic ,nuclear ,detection shall     
provide support for planning1           
organization1 equipment1 training1      
exercises1 and operational assessments  
to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 territorial1
 and tribal entities to assist in       

implementing radiological and nuclear   
detection capabilities in the event of a
 radiological or nuclear act of terror  
or other attack4 ,such capabilities     
shall be integrated into the enhanced   
global nuclear detection architecture   
referred to in such section             
#aijb7;a77#d71 and shall inform and be  
guided by architecture studies1         
technology needs1 and research          
activities of the ,office4  #aiji4      
,securing the ,cities program  7a7      
,establishment ,the ,director for       
,domestic ,nuclear ,detection shall     
establish the ,securing the ,cities     
7,,stc7 program to enhance1 through     
,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and    
private entities1 the ability of the    
,united ,states to detect and prevent a 
radiological or nuclear act of terror or
 other attack in high-risk urban areas4 
7b7 ,designation of jurisdictions ,in   
designating jurisdiction under          
subsection 7a71 the ,director for       
,domestic ,nuclear ,detection shall     

consider jurisdictions designated by the
 ,secretary as high-risk urban areas    
under section #bjjc1 and other cities   
and regions as appropriate1 for the     
selection of new ,,stc locations4  7c7  
,congressional notification ,the        
,director for ,domestic ,nuclear        
,detection shall notify the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate not later than #cj days after   
any additions or changes to the         
jurisdictions participating in the ,,stc
 program under this section4  7d7 ,,gao 
report ,not later than one year after   
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 the ,comptroller ,general of   
the ,united ,states shall submit to the 
congressional committees specified in   
subsection 7c7 an assessment1 including 
an evaluation of the effectiveness1 of  

the ,,stc program4  #aiaj4 ,procurement 
reform ,in the event of an acquisition  
of a new system for a component of the  
,department of ,homeland ,security or   
any other ,department-related or        
-associated end-user1 the head of such  
component shall complete and sign a     
,mission ,need ,statement and           
,operational ,requirements ,document1 in
 accordance with relevant ,department   
,acquisition ,management ,directives4   
#aiaa4 ,authorization of appropriations 
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this title #bia1jjj1jjj for
 each of fiscal years #bjae and #bjaf4  
4  7b7 ,clerical amendments ,the table  
of contents in section #a7;b7 of the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #aijg and inserting the        
following new items3  ,sec4 #aijg4      
,joint biennial interagency review of   
global nuclear detection architecture4  
,sec4 #aijh4 ,domestic implementation of
 the global nuclear detection           

architecture4 ,sec4 #aiji4 ,securing the
 ,cities program4 ,sec4 #aiaj4          
,procurement reform4 ,sec4 #aiaa4       
,authorization of appropriations4  4    
7c7 ,effective date ,this ,act shall    
take effect on the date that is #cj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  #c4 ,reporting requirements ,the
 ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is   
amended--  7#a7 in section #aijf 7#f    
,u4,s4,c4 #eif71 in the matter preceding
 paragraph 7#a71 by striking paragraphs 
7#f7 and 7#g7 of2 and  7#b7 in section  
#aijg 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eif;a7--  7,a7 in  
the section heading1 by striking annual 
and inserting biennial2  7,b7 in        
subsection 7a7--  7i7 in the heading1 by
 striking ,annual and inserting         
,biennial2  7ii7 in paragraph 7#a7--    
7,i7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking each year
 and inserting every two years2 and     
7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,c7--  7aa7 in  
clauses 7i7 and 7iii71 by striking      
previous year and inserting previous two

 years each place it appears2 and  7bb7 
in clause 7ii71 by striking ,annual and 
inserting ,biennial2 and  7iii7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking each year   
and inserting every two years2 and  7,c7
 in subsection 7b7--  7i7 in the        
heading1 by striking ,annual and        
inserting ,biennial2  7ii7 in paragraph 
7#a71 in the matter preceding           
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting         
odd-numbered before year2 and  7iii7 in 
paragraph 7#b71 by striking annual and  
inserting biennial2 and  ,passed the    
,house of ,representatives ,december #a1
 #bjad4;,clerk4