6 U.S.C. § 1156 — 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.