H.R. 1637 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 107 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1637 [Report No. 114–149] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2015 Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Walker, Mr. Loudermilk, and Ms. McSally) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security June 11, 2015 Additional sponsor: Mrs. Miller of Michigan June 11, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To require annual reports on the activities and accomplishments of federally funded research and development centers within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015. 2. Annual reports on projects of federally funded research and development centers within the Department of Homeland Security (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a list of ongoing and completed projects that federally funded research and development centers within the Department of Homeland Security have been tasked to complete. (b) Prohibition on new authorization of funding This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated or made available to the Department of Homeland Security. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. June 11, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed