6 U.S.C. § 1156
Nuclear material and explosive detection technology
United States · Title 6 — DOMESTIC SECURITY · Status: effective
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- 6 U.S.C. § 1156, Nuclear material and explosive detection technology, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428343
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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.
Legislative history
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- FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally