119-hr1692

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1692 Referred in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1692

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 12, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
 and Governmental Affairs

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 AN ACT

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and 
trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, 
 and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Producing Advanced Technologies for 
Homeland Security Act'' or the ``PATHS Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION.

    (a) In General.--

Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 391) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by 
 striking ``Until September 30, 2024, and subject to 
 subsection
            (d) '' and inserting ``Until September 30, 
 2028, and subject to subsection
            (c) ''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (3) Other transaction authority involving artificial 
 intelligence.--Not later than 72 hours after the use or 
 extension of the transaction authority authorized under 
 paragraph

    (1) involving artificial intelligence technology, the 
 Secretary shall notify the Committee on Appropriations and the 
 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and offer a 
 briefing explaining the reason for the use or extension.''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) (1) , in the matter preceding 
 subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and 
 inserting ``September 30, 2028''.

    (b) Reduction in Amount of Covered Contract Award.--Subparagraph
        (A) of 

section 7113
            (d) (1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (6 U.S.C. 112 note; Public Law 
117-263) is amended by striking ``$4,000,000'' and inserting 
``$1,000,000''.

 Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.