[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9459 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9459

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and 
trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, 
                        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 ``Producing Advanced Technologies for 
Homeland Security Act'' or the ``PATHS Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION.

    (a) In General.--Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 391) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Until September 30, 2024, and subject to 
                subsection (d)'' and inserting ``Until September 30, 
                2027, and subject to subsection (c)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(3) Other transaction authority involving artificial 
        intelligence.--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.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and 
        inserting ``September 30, 2027''.
    (b) Reduction in Amount of Covered Contract Award.--Subparagraph 
(A) of section 7113(d)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (6 U.S.C. 112 note; Public Law 
117-263) is amended by striking ``$4,000,000'' and inserting 
``$1,000,000''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 2024.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 9459

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and 
trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, 
                        and for other purposes.