,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjai,miss ,rice of ,new ,york 7for     
herself and ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,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 by adding at the end 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     
technologies1 including1 as appropriate1
 cybersecurity of such technologies that

 can connect to the internet1 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       
inserting after the item relating to    
section #cbj the following new item3    
#cba4 ,national ,urban ,security        
,technology ,laboratory4  4