Sec. 263. Outreach to State and local law enforcement agencies on radiological threats
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Section 201(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 121(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than every 2 years, the Secretary shall submit a written certification to Congress that the field staff of the Department have briefed State and local law enforcement representatives about radiological security threats. A briefing conducted under subparagraph
(A)shall include information on— the presence and current security status of all high activity domestic radiological sources housed within the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency being briefed; the threat that high activity domestic radiological sources could pose to their communities and to the national security of the United States if these sources were lost, stolen or subject to sabotage by criminal or terrorist actors; and guidelines and best practices for mitigating the impact of emergencies involving high activity domestic radiological sources. The National Nuclear Security Administration, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Federal law enforcement agencies shall provide information to the Department in order for the Secretary to submit the written certification described in subparagraph (A). A written certification described in subparagraph
(A)shall include a report on the activity of the field staff of the Department to brief State and local law enforcement representatives, including, as provided to the field staff of the Department by State and Local law enforcement agencies— an aggregation of incidents regarding high activity domestic radiological sources; and information on current activities undertaken to address the vulnerabilities of these high activity domestic radiological sources. In this paragraph, the term high activity domestic radiological sources means category 1 quantity and category 2 quantity radiological materials, as determined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. .
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