,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,meehan 7for himself and ,mr4     
,mc,caul7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,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              
,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          
,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