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Title 6 — Domestic Security

Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization

§ 186. Miscellaneous provisions

Statutory text

(a)

Classification

To the greatest extent practicable, research conducted or supported by the Department shall be unclassified.

(b)

Construction

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to preclude any Under Secretary of the Department from carrying out research, development, demonstration, or deployment activities, as long as such activities are coordinated through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology.

(c)

Regulations

The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, may issue necessary regulations with respect to research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation activities of the Department, including the conducting, funding, and reviewing of such activities.

(d)

Notification of Presidential life sciences designations

Not later than 60 days before effecting any transfer of Department of Energy life sciences activities pursuant to section 183(1)(D) of this title, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the proposed transfer and shall include the reasons for the transfer and a description of the effect of the transfer on the activities of the Department of Energy.

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.

  1. Homeland Security Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–296 title III § 306 · 116 Stat. 2135

    Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 186

    (Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 306, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2168.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 306, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2168.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 306. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) CLASSIFICATION.— To the greatest extent practicable, research conducted or supported by the Department shall be unclassified. (b) Construction.— Nothing in this title shall be construed to preclude any Under Secretary of the Department from carrying out research, development, demonstration, or deployment activities, as long as such activities are coordinated through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. (c) Regulations.— The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, may issue necessary regulations with respect to research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation activities of the Department, including the conducting, funding, and reviewing of such activities. (d) Notification of Presidential Life Sciences Designations.— Not later than 60 days before effecting any transfer of Department of Energy life sciences activities pursuant to section 303(1)(D) of this Act, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the proposed transfer and shall include the reasons for the transfer and a description of the effect of the transfer on the activities of the Department of Energy.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 306, , 116 Stat. 2168.)

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