6 U.S.C. § 596 — Contracting and grant making authorities
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 107-296 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 122 words · no verdicts yet
This section gives the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, several ways to carry out the radiation-detection research duties in section 592.
The Secretary*, acting through the Assistant Secretary*, must (1) run outside and in-house programs and distribute money through grants, cooperative agreements, other transactions, and contracts; (2) ensure that section 592 activities investigate radiation-detection equipment suitable for seaport deployment, including underwater or surface-water equipment and equipment mountable on cranes and straddle cars that move shipping containers; and (3) may create or contract with one or more federally funded research and development centers to independently analyze homeland*-security issues and perform other duties under this subchapter.
The Secretary*, acting through the Assistant Secretary*, in carrying out the responsibilities under section 592 of this title, shall—
operate extramural and intramural programs and distribute funds through grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions and contracts;
ensure that activities under section 592 of this title include investigations of radiation detection equipment in configurations suitable for deployment at seaports, which may include underwater or water surface detection equipment and detection equipment that can be mounted on cranes and straddle cars used to move shipping containers; and
have the authority to establish or contract with 1 or more federally funded research and development centers to provide independent analysis of homeland* security issues and carry out other responsibilities under this subchapter.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1926, formerly title XVIII, § 1806, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1935; renumbered title XIX, § 1906, and amended Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 104(a)(1), (2), (4), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 294; renumbered § 1926 and amended Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(5), (8), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5163, 5164.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 107-296 · 120 Stat. 1935
- 2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-53 · 121 Stat. 294
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-387 · 132 Stat. 5163, 5164
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-296 on 2006-10-13.
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