[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 599 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 599 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2007 Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Harman, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Carney, Mr. Souder, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Dent, and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STREAMLINING OF SAFETY ACT AND ANTI-TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT PROCESSES. (a) Personnel.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that, in addition to any personnel engaged in technical evaluations that may be appropriate, a sufficient number of full-time equivalent personnel, who are properly trained and qualified to apply legal, economic, and risk analyses, are involved in the review and prioritization of anti-terrorism technologies for the purpose of determining whether such technologies may be designated by the Secretary as qualified anti-terrorism technologies under section 862(b) of the SAFETY Act (6 U.S.C. 441(b)) or certified by the Secretary under section 863(d) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 442(d)). (b) Coordination Within Department of Homeland Security.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall-- (1) establish a formal coordination process that includes the official of the Department of Homeland Security with primary responsibility for the implementation of the SAFETY Act, the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, the Under Secretary for Policy, and the Department of Homeland Security General Counsel to ensure the maximum application of the litigation and risk management provisions of the SAFETY Act to anti-terrorism technologies procured by the Department; and (2) promote awareness and utilization of the litigation and risk management provisions of the SAFETY Act in the procurement of anti-terrorism technologies. (c) Issuance of Departmental Directive.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in accordance with the final rule implementing the SAFETY Act, issue a Departmental management directive providing for coordination between Department procurement officials and any other Department official responsible for implementing the SAFETY Act in advance of any Department procurement of an anti-terrorism technology, as required under subsection (b). <all>