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U.GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-321
DHS BIODETECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT
DECEMBER 19, 2023.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, from the Committee on Homeland
Security, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 6174]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 6174) to improve the biodetection functions of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and for other purposes, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 1
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2
Hearings ................................................................................................................... 2
Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................................ 3
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 3
Com m ittee Oversight Findings .............................................................................. 3
C.B.O. Estimate, New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax
E xpenditures ....................................................................................................... 3
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 4
Duplicative Federal Program s ............................................................................... 4
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 5
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 5
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 5
Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 5
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 5
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
The DHS Biodetection Improvement Act, directs the Secretary
of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct an as-
sessment of how DHS has utilized the Department of Energy's na-
tional laboratories and sites to address homeland security needs.
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