A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.

This bill authorizes the Science and Technology Directorate to extend, during FY2023 and under certain circumstances, liability protections that apply if qualified anti-terrorism technologies are deployed in defense against, in response to, or for recovery from an act of terrorism.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5298 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5298

   To provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the 
   Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily 
 extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 19, 2022

 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mrs. Capito) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the 
   Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily 
 extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, 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. RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``qualified anti-
terrorism technology'' has the meaning given the term in section 865 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665).
    (b) Extension.--During fiscal year 2023, the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security may 
temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the 
system of risk management set forth in subtitle G of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 441 et seq.) to a qualified 
anti-terrorism technology if the Under Secretary determines that--
            (1) an application for the renewal of such protections was 
        submitted not later than 165 days before the date of the 
        expiration of such protections; and
            (2) such application for renewal was complete upon 
        submission.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--A determination by the Under Secretary 
to temporarily extend protections to a qualified anti-terrorism 
technology pursuant to the authority provided by subsection (b) may not 
be construed to preclude or otherwise limit the authority of the Under 
Secretary to ultimately approve or deny the application for renewal of 
such protections.
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