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Referenced Laws
6 U.S.C. 391
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Enabling Secure and Trustworthy Technology for the Homeland Act or the BEST Technology for the Homeland Act.
Section 2
2. Research and development acquisition pilot program extension Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking September 30, 2024 and inserting September 30, 2031; and in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking September 30, 2024 and inserting September 30, 2031.
Section 3
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Enabling Secure and Trustworthy Technology for the Homeland Act or the BEST Technology for the Homeland Act.
Section 4
2. Research and development acquisition program extension Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— in subsection (a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking September 30, 2024 and inserting September 30, 2027; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than 72 hours after the use or extension of the transaction authority authorized under paragraph (1) involving artificial intelligence technology, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and offer a briefing explaining the reason for the use or extension. in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking September 30, 2024 and inserting September 30, 2027. (3)Other transaction authority involving artificial intelligenceNot later than 72 hours after the use or extension of the transaction authority authorized under paragraph (1) involving artificial intelligence technology, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and offer a briefing explaining the reason for the use or extension.; and