,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ai1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,portman1 &    
,mrs4 ,capito7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
provide ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,sci5ce &     
,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&      
,security ) ! au?ority to tempor>ily    
ext5d ! duration ( protections provid$  
"u ! ,,safety ,act1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,risk managem5t sy/em  7a7          
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
qualifi$ anti-t]rorism te*nology has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #hfe ( !     
,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #ffe74  7b7 ,ext5sion ,dur+   
fiscal ye> #bjbc1 ! ,"u ,secret>y =     
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,homel& ,security may tempor>ily ext5d !
 duration ( protections provid$ "u !    
sy/em ( risk managem5t set =? 9 subtitle
 ,g ( title ,,viii ( ! ,homel& ,security

 ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dda et     
seq47 to a qualifi$ anti-t]rorism       
te*nology if ! ,"u ,secret>y det]m9es   
t-- 7#a7 an application = ! r5ewal ( su*
 protections 0 submitt$ n lat] ?an #afe 
days be=e ! date ( ! expiration ( su*   
protections2 &  7#b7 su* application =  
r5ewal 0 complete ^u submission4  7c7   
,rule ( con/ruction ,a det]m9ation by ! 
,"u ,secret>y to tempor>ily ext5d       
protections to a qualifi$ anti-t]rorism 
te*nology pursuant to ! au?ority provid$
 by subsection 7b7 may n be con/ru$ to  
preclude or o!rwise limit ! au?ority ( !
 ,"u ,secret>y to ultimately approve or 
d5y ! application = r5ewal ( su*        
protections4