6 U.S.C. § 1156 — Nuclear material and explosive detection technology
U.S.C. Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY 6 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY CHAPTER 4 - TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUBCHAPTER IV - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY Part A - General Provisions Sec. 1156 - Nuclear material and explosive detection technology From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§1156. Nuclear material and explosive detection technology
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.
(Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, §1984, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3621.)
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the TSA Modernization Act and also as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, and not as part of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definition For definition of "Secretary" as used in this section, see section 1902 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 49, Transportation.