Engrossed in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 901 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 901

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

     To require the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology
    Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a
     Department-wide policy and process to safeguard research and
  development from unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive
  information in research and development acquisitions, 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.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Research Security and Accountability
in DHS Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFEGUARDING SENSITIVE RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

SEC. 2. SAFEGUARDING SENSITIVE RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
              SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 182) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period and inserting
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(15) developing, in coordination with appropriate agency
        officials, a Department-wide policy and process to safeguard
        research and development from unauthorized access to or
        disclosure of sensitive information in research and development
        acquisitions.''.
    (b) GAO Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
        United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
        Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
        report on how the Department of Homeland Security has complied
        with National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and
        adopted the National Science and Technology Council's 2022
        implementation guidance.
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
        shall address the following:
                    (A) How the Department of Homeland Security has
                complied with disclosure requirements outlined in NSPM-
                33, and how violations are reported to the relevant
                executive agencies, including in the intelligence
                community (as such term is defined in section 3(4) of
                the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
                    (B) Coordination and compliance with guidelines
                established by the National Science Foundation, the
                National Science Technology Council, the Office of
                Science and Technology Policy, and other executive
                agencies regarding Federal research security.
                    (C) The role of the Science and Technology
                Directorate of the Department regarding establishing a
                research security framework for research and
                development projects across the Department.
    (c) Congressional Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a briefing addressing the development of policies
and processes to safeguard Department of Homeland Security research and
development in accordance with paragraph (15) of section 302 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182), as added by subsection
(a).

            Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 2025.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 901

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

     To require the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology
    Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a
     Department-wide policy and process to safeguard research and
  development from unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive
  information in research and development acquisitions, and for other
                               purposes.