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,en]gy national laboratories & sites =  
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utiliz$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy national     
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days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
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includ+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,id5tify+        
biodetection te*nologies t c1 ei!r      
individually or toge!r1 meet !          
biodetection mission ne$s z outl9$ 9    

,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security           
capabilities analysis & requirem5ts     
docum5ts & in=m$ by /udies produc$ by ! 
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su* z ! ,national ,re-,assessm5t ( !    
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,increase ! ,fraction ( ,population     
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future /udies z applicable4  7#b7       
,develop+ an acquisition & procurem5t   
plan to acquire & provide1 9 accordance 
) ,f$]al law1 ! ,f$]al ,acquisition     
,regulation1 & ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&      
,security acquisition & procurem5t      
managem5t directives1 ! biodetection    
te*nologies ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to
 exi/+ ,bio,watch jurisdictions4  7#c7  
,conduct+ p]iodic ext]nal evaluations to
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te*nologies1 & recomm5d+ cont+5cy plans 
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n p]=m z expect$ or int5d$4  7#d7       

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,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal         
gov]nm5ts1 in/itutions ( high] education
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,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja771 & ! private sector1 )
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te*nical requirem5ts = future ,dep>tm5t 
( ,homel& ,security environm5tal        
biodetection programs1 includ+ any      
relat$ trans=mational program ( rese>* &
 developm5t4  7c7 ,reports to ,congress 
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
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,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate an update ( !       
assessm5t & /rategy requir$ "u ?is      
section1 includ+ any *all5ges to        
implem5t+ su* /rategy4  ,decemb] #ai1   
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,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
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