Extending Anti-Terrorism Protections Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2551 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2551

  To provide the Secretary 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

                             July 30, 2025

Mr. Peters (for himself 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 Secretary 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Extending Anti-Terrorism Protections 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. 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 Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 444).
    (b) Extension.--Through fiscal year 2029, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may temporarily extend the duration of protections provided 
under the system of risk management set forth in the Support Anti-
Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 441 
et seq.) to a qualified anti-terrorism technology if the 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 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 Secretary 
to ultimately approve or deny the application for renewal of such 
protections.
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