§ 1156. Nuclear material and explosive detection technology

Statutory text

The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the head of each relevant Federal department or agency researching nuclear material detection systems or explosive detection systems, shall research, facilitate, and, to the extent practicable, deploy next generation technologies, including active neutron interrogation, to detect nuclear material and explosives in transportation systems and transportation facilities.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2018
TSA Modernization Act
Pub. L. 115–254 div. K title I § 1984 · 132 Stat. 3187
Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 1156
(Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1984, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3621.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1984, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3621.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1984. NUCLEAR MATERIAL AND EXPLOSIVE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY. The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the head of each relevant Federal department or agency researching nuclear material detection systems or explosive detection systems, shall research, facilitate, and, to the extent practicable, deploy next generation technologies, including active neutron interrogation, to detect nuclear material and explosives in transportation systems and transportation facilities.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the TSA Modernization Act and also as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, and not as part of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definition

For definition of “Secretary” as used in this section, see section 1902 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 49, Transportation.

Credits

(Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1984, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3621.)