H.R. 901

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 901 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 901

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs

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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.

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

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:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.