Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act of 2014

Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act of 2014 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office for FY2015-FY2016.

Requires the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection: (1) in developing and implementing the enhanced global nuclear detection architecture, to provide support for planning, organization, equipment, training, exercises, and operational assessments to federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal entities to assist in implementing radiological and nuclear detection capabilities in the event of a radiological or nuclear act of terror or other attack; and (2) to establish the Securing the Cities (STC) program to enhance the ability of the United States to detect and prevent a radiological or nuclear act of terror or other attack in high-risk urban areas. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit to specified congressional committees an assessment of the STC program within one year after enactment of this Act.

Requires, in the event of an acquisition of a new system for a component of DHS or any other DHS-related or -associated end-user, the head of such component to complete and sign a Mission Need Statement and Operational Requirements Document.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to change the joint annual interagency review of global nuclear detection architecture and the required annual report thereon to a biennial review and report.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5629 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5629

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen the Domestic 
           Nuclear Detection Office, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2014

Mr. Meehan (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen the Domestic 
           Nuclear Detection Office, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Domestic Nuclear 
Security Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 591 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sections:

``SEC. 1908. DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR DETECTION 
              ARCHITECTURE.

    ``In carrying out the mission of the Office under subparagraph (A) 
of section 1902(a)(4), the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection 
shall provide support for planning, organization, equipment, training, 
exercises, and operational assessments to Federal, State, local, 
territorial, and tribal entities to assist in implementing radiological 
and nuclear detection capabilities in the event of a radiological or 
nuclear act of terror or other attack. Such capabilities shall be 
integrated into the enhanced global nuclear detection architecture 
referred to in such section 1902(a)(4), and shall inform and be guided 
by architecture studies, technology needs, and research activities of 
the Office.

``SEC. 1909. SECURING THE CITIES PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection 
shall establish the `Securing the Cities' (`STC') program to enhance, 
through Federal, State, local, tribal, and private entities, the 
ability of the United States to detect and prevent a radiological or 
nuclear act of terror or other attack in high-risk urban areas.
    ``(b) Designation of Jurisdictions.--In designating jurisdiction 
under subsection (a), the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection shall 
consider jurisdictions designated by the Secretary as high-risk urban 
areas under section 2003, and other cities and regions as appropriate, 
for the selection of new STC locations.
    ``(c) Congressional Notification.--The Director for Domestic 
Nuclear Detection shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate not later than 30 days after 
any additions or changes to the jurisdictions participating in the STC 
program under this section.
    ``(d) GAO Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection 
(c) an assessment, including an evaluation of the effectiveness, of the 
STC program.

``SEC. 1910. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$291,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1907 and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 1907. Joint biennial interagency review of global nuclear 
                            detection architecture.
``Sec. 1908. Domestic implementation of the global nuclear detection 
                            architecture.
``Sec. 1909. Securing the Cities program.
``Sec. 1910. Authorization of appropriations.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date that is 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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