Responsibilities

The Office shall be responsible for coordinating Federal efforts to detect and protect against the unauthorized importation, possession, storage, transportation, development, or use of a nuclear explosive device, fissile material, or radiological material in the United States, and to protect against attack using such devices or materials against the people, territory, or interests of the United States and, to this end, shall— develop, with the approval of the Secretary and in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, an enhanced global nuclear detection architecture with implementation under which— carry out a program to test and evaluate technology for detecting a nuclear explosive device and fissile or radiological material, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, as appropriate, and establish performance metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of individual detectors and detection systems in detecting such devices or material— establish, within the Office, the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center to provide centralized stewardship, planning, assessment, gap analysis, exercises, improvement, and integration for all Federal nuclear forensics and attribution activities— establish a National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program, which— shall— make available for doctoral study student fellowships, with a duration of up to 5 years per student, which shall— shall— require that— a scholarship recipient who, for any reason except death or disability, fails to begin or complete the post-doctoral service requirements in a technical nuclear forensics-related specialty at a national laboratory or appropriate Federal agency after completion of academic training shall be liable to the United States for an amount equal to— In this section: The term “Alaska Native-serving institution” has the meaning given the term in section 1059d of title 20. The term “Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution” has the meaning given the term in section 1059g of title 20. The term “Hawaiian native-serving institution” 11 So in original. Section 1059d of title 20 defines “Native Hawaiian-serving institution”. has the meaning given the term in section 1059d of title 20. The term “Hispanic-serving institution” has the meaning given that term in section 1101a of title 20. The term “historically Black college or university” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061(2) of title 20. The term “Tribal College or University” has the meaning given that term in section 1059c(b) of title 20.