6 U.S.C. § 472 — Annual weaponry report

submitted 11 years ago by Pub. L. 114-4 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 179 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of Homeland Security must send Congress a yearly report on the department's weapons. The report must show weapon inventory, spending plans, and how purchases match each agency's needs. It must also explain contracting choices and protect law enforcement officers' safety.

(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security must send Congress a report on buying and using weapons within 180 days after March 4, 2015, and then every year after that. Starting when the President submits the fiscal year 2017 budget under 31 U.S.C. § 1105(a), the yearly report must include: (1) how many weapons, by type, the department had in inventory at the end of the prior calendar year, plus how many weapons each agency or division requested in its budget; (2) an explanation of how that inventory and those purchases match each agency's needs for training, certification, and daily operations; and (3) details on how the Department of Homeland Security handles its weapons contracts, including how its costs and options compare to other contracting choices. (b) The Secretary must submit these reports in a format that keeps law enforcement officers safe.

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(a)

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress, not later than 180 days after March 4, 2015, and annually thereafter, beginning at the time the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, a comprehensive report on the purchase and usage of weapons, subdivided by weapon type. The report shall include—

(1)

the quantity of weapons in inventory at the end of the preceding calendar year, and the amount of weapons, subdivided by weapon type, included in the budget request for each relevant component or agency in the Department of Homeland Security;

(2)

a description of how such quantity and purchase aligns to each component or agency’s mission requirements for certification, qualification, training, and operations; and

(3)

details on all contracting practices applied by the Department of Homeland Security, including comparative details regarding other contracting options with respect to cost and availability.

(b)

The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an appropriate format in order to ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 114–4, title V, § 562, Mar. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 72.)

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2015Enacted · Pub. L. 114-4 · 129 Stat. 72

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