,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ehi  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#diia  ,report ,no4 #aae-gef  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #h1 #bjah ,mr4 ,donovan 7for  
himself1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 and 
,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,june #ad1 #bjah;,additional sponsor3   
,mr4 ,meadows  ,june #ad1 #bjah         
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb to establish the
 ,national ,urban ,security ,technology 
,laboratory1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,supporting ,research and       
,development for ,first ,responders     
,act4  #b4 ,national ,urban ,security   
,technology ,laboratory  7a7 ,in general
 ,title ,,iii of the ,homeland ,security
 ,act of #bjjb is amended--  7#a7 by    

redesignating the second section #cai   
7relating to ,,emp and ,,gmd mitigation 
research and development7 as section    
#cbj2 and  7#b7 by inserting after      
section #cbj1 as so redesignated1 the   
following new section3  #cba4 ,national 
,urban ,security ,technology ,laboratory
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1      
acting through the ,under ,secretary for
 ,science and ,technology1 shall        
designate the laboratory described in   
subsection 7b7 as an additional         
laboratory pursuant to the authority    
under section #cjh7;c77#b74 ,such       
laboratory shall be used to test and    
evaluate emerging technologies and      
conduct research and development to     
assist emergency response providers in  
preparing for1 and protecting against1  
threats of terrorism4  7b7 ,laboratory  
described ,the laboratory described in  
this subsection is the laboratory-- 7#a7
 known1 as of the date of the enactment 
of this section1 as the ,national ,urban
 ,security ,technology ,laboratory2     

7#b7 previously known as the            
,environmental ,measurements            
,laboratory2 and  7#c7 transferred to   
the ,department pursuant to section     
#cjc7a77;,e74  7c7 ,laboratory          
activities ,the laboratory designated   
pursuant to subsection 7a71 shall-- 7#a7
 conduct tests1 evaluations1 and        
assessments of current and emerging     
technologies for emergency response     
providers2  7#b7 conduct research and   
development on radiological and nuclear 
response and recovery2  7#c7 act as a   
technical advisor to emergency response 
providers2 and  7#d7 carry out other    
such activities as the ,secretary       
determines appropriate4  4  7b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act 
is amended by striking both items       
relating to section #cai and the item   
relating to section #cah and inserting  
the following3  #cah4 ,social media     
working group4 #cai4 ,transparency in   
research and development4 #cbj4 ,,emp   

and ,,gmd mitigation research and       
development4 #cba4 ,national ,urban     
,security ,technology ,laboratory4  4   
,june #ad1 #bjah ,committed to the      
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed