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6 U.S.C. § 204 — EMP and GMD mitigation research and development and threat assessment, response, and recovery
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**(a) In general** In furtherance of domestic preparedness and response, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in consultation with other relevant executive agencies, relevant State, local, and tribal governments, and relevant owners and operators of critical infrastructure, shall, to the extent practicable, conduct research and development to mitigate the consequences of threats of EMP and GMD.
**(b) Scope** The scope of the research and development under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An objective scientific analysis—
(A) evaluating the risks to critical infrastructure from a range of threats of EMP and GMD; and
(B) which shall—
(i) be conducted in conjunction with the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and
(ii) include a review and comparison of the range of threats and hazards facing critical infrastructure of the electrical grid.
(2) Determination of the critical utilities and national security assets and infrastructure that are at risk from threats of EMP and GMD.
(3) An evaluation of emergency planning and response technologies that would address the findings and recommendations of experts, including those of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, which shall include a review of the feasibility of rapidly isolating one or more portions of the electrical grid from the main electrical grid.
(4) An analysis of technology options that are available to improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure to threats of EMP and GMD, including an analysis of neutral current blocking devices that may protect high-voltage transmission lines.
(5) The restoration and recovery capabilities of critical infrastructure under differing levels of d
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**(a) In general** In furtherance of domestic preparedness and response, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in consultation with other relevant executive agencies, relevant State, local, and tribal governments, and relevant owners and operators of critical infrastructure, shall, to the extent practicable, conduct research and development to mitigate the consequences of threats of EMP and GMD.
**(b) Scope** The scope of the research and development under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An objective scientific analysis—
(A) evaluating the risks to critical infrastructure from a range of threats of EMP and GMD; and
(B) which shall—
(i) be conducted in conjunction with the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and
(ii) include a review and comparison of the range of threats and hazards facing critical infrastructure of the electrical grid.
(2) Determination of the critical utilities and national security assets and infrastructure that are at risk from threats of EMP and GMD.
(3) An evaluation of emergency planning and response technologies that would address the findings and recommendations of experts, including those of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, which shall include a review of the feasibility of rapidly isolating one or more portions of the electrical grid from the main electrical grid.
(4) An analysis of technology options that are available to improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure to threats of EMP and GMD, including an analysis of neutral current blocking devices that may protect high-voltage transmission lines.
(5) The restoration and recovery capabilities of critical infrastructure under differing levels of damage and disruption from various threats of EMP and GMD, as informed by the objective scientific analysis conducted under paragraph (1).
(6) An analysis of the feasibility of a real-time alert system to inform electrical grid operators and other stakeholders within milliseconds of a high-altitude nuclear explosion.
**(c) Exemption from disclosure**
(1) **Information shared with the Federal Government** — [Section 673 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section673&num=0&edition=prelim), and any regulations issued pursuant to such section, shall apply to any information shared with the Federal Government under this section.
(2) **Information shared by the Federal Government** — Information shared by the Federal Government with a State, local, or tribal government under this section shall be exempt from disclosure under any provision of State, local, or tribal freedom of information law, open government law, open meetings law, open records law, sunshine law, or similar law requiring the disclosure of information or records.
**(d) Threat assessment, response, and recovery**
(1) **Roles and responsibilities**
(A) *Distribution of information*
(i) *In general* — Beginning not later than June 19, 2020, the Secretary shall provide timely distribution of information on EMPs and GMDs to Federal, State, and local governments, owners and operators of critical infrastructure, and other persons determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(ii) *Briefing* — The Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the effectiveness of the distribution of information under clause (i).
(B) *Response and recovery*
(i) *In general* — The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall—
(I) coordinate the response to and recovery from the effects of EMPs and GMDs on critical infrastructure, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Sector-Specific Agencies, and on matters related to the bulk power system, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
(II) to the extent practicable, incorporate events that include EMPs and extreme GMDs as a factor in preparedness scenarios and exercises.
(ii) *Implementation* — The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and on matters related to the bulk power system, the Secretary of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall—
(I) not later than June 19, 2020, develop plans and procedures to coordinate the response to and recovery from EMP and GMD events; and
(II) not later than December 21, 2020, conduct a national exercise to test the preparedness and response of the Nation to the effect of an EMP or extreme GMD event.
(C) *Research and development*
(i) *In general* — The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of relevant Sector-Specific Agencies, shall—
(I) without duplication of existing or ongoing efforts, conduct research and development to better understand and more effectively model the effects of EMPs and GMDs on critical infrastructure (which shall not include any system or infrastructure of the Department of Defense or any system or infrastructure of the Department of Energy associated with nuclear weapons activities); and
(II) develop technologies to enhance the resilience of and better protect critical infrastructure.
(ii) *Plan* — Not later than March 26, 2020, and in coordination with the heads of relevant Sector-Specific Agencies, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a research and development action plan to rapidly address modeling shortfall and technology development.
(D) *Emergency information system*
(i) *In general* — The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with relevant stakeholders, shall maintain a network of systems, such as the alerting capabilities of the integrated public alert and warning system authorized under section 321o of this title, that are capable of providing appropriate emergency information to the public before (if possible), during, and in the aftermath of an EMP or GMD.
(ii) *Briefing* — Not later than December 21, 2020, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the maintenance of systems, including the alerting capabilities of the integrated public alert and warning system authorized under section 321o of this title.
(E) *Quadrennial risk assessments*
(i) *In general* — The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Commerce, and informed by intelligence-based threat assessments, shall conduct a quadrennial EMP and GMD risk assessment.
(ii) *Briefings* — Not later than March 26, 2020, and every four years thereafter until 2032, the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Commerce shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the quadrennial EMP and GMD risk assessment.
(iii) *Enhancing resilience* — The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other relevant Sector-Specific Agencies, shall use the results of the quadrennial EMP and GMD risk assessments to better understand and to improve resilience to the effects of EMPs and GMDs across all critical infrastructure sectors, including coordinating the prioritization of critical infrastructure at greatest risk to the effects of EMPs and GMDs.
(2) **Coordination**
(A) *Report on technological options* — Not later than December 21, 2020, and every four years thereafter until 2032, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the heads of other appropriate agencies, and, as appropriate, private-sector partners, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, a report that—
(i) assesses the technological options available to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure to the effects of EMPs and GMDs; and
(ii) identifies gaps in available technologies and opportunities for technological developments to inform research and development activities.
(B) *Test data*
(i) *In general* — Not later than December 20, 2020, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of Sector-Specific Agencies, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, shall—
(I) review test data regarding the effects of EMPs and GMDs on critical infrastructure systems, networks, and assets representative of those throughout the Nation; and
(II) identify any gaps in the test data.
(ii) *Plan* — Not later than 180 days after identifying gaps in test data under clause (i), the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of Sector-Specific Agencies and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, shall use the sector partnership structure identified in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan to develop an integrated cross-sector plan to address the identified gaps.
(iii) *Implementation* — The heads of each agency identified in the plan developed under clause (ii) shall implement the plan in collaboration with the voluntary efforts of the private sector, as appropriate.
(3) **Definitions** — In this subsection:
(A) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Science, Space and Technology of the House of Representatives.
(B) The terms “prepare” and “preparedness” mean the actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train, and exercise to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the homeland, including the prediction and notification of impending EMPs and GMDs.
(C) The term “Sector Risk Management Agency” has the meaning given that term in [section 650 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section650&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(e) Rule of construction** Nothing in this section may be construe— 11 So in original. Probably should be “construed—”.
(1) to affect in any manner the authority of the executive branch to implement Executive Order 13865, dated March 26, 2019, and entitled “Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses”, or any other authority existing on the day before December 20, 2019, of any other component of the Department or any other Federal department or agency, including the authority provided to the Sector Risk Management Agency specified in section 61003(c) of division F of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ([6 U.S.C. 121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section121&num=0&edition=prelim) note), including the authority under section 824o of title 16, and including the authority of independent agencies to be independent; or
(2) as diminishing or transferring any authorities vested in the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency or in the Agency prior to December 20, 2019.
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**(a) Establishment** There is established in the Agency a program, to be known as “CyberSentry”, to provide continuous monitoring and detection of cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure entities that own or operate industrial control systems that support national critical functions, upon request and subject to the consent of such owner or operator.
**(b) Activities** The Director, through CyberSentry, shall—
(1) enter into strategic partnerships with critical infrastructure owners and operators that, in the determination of the Director and subject to the availability of resources, own or operate regionally or nationally significant industrial control systems that support national critical functions, in order to provide technical assistance in the form of continuous monitoring of industrial control systems and the information systems that support such systems and detection of cybersecurity risks to such industrial control systems and other cybersecurity services, as appropriate, based on and subject to the agreement and consent of such owner or operator;
(2) leverage sensitive or classified intelligence about cybersecurity risks regarding particular sectors, particular adversaries, and trends in tactics, techniques, and procedures to advise critical infrastructure owners and operators regarding mitigation measures and share information as appropriate;
(3) identify cybersecurity risks in the information technology and information systems that support industrial control systems which could be exploited by adversaries attempting to gain access to such industrial control systems, and work with owners and operators to remediate such vulnerabilities;
(4) produce aggregated, anonymized analytic products, based on threat hunting and continuous monitoring and detec
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds the following:
(1) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States defend the freedom and security of our Nation.
(2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States have lost their lives while battling the evils of terrorism around the world.
(3) Personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) charged with the responsibility of covert observation of terrorists around the world are often put in harm’s way during their service to the United States.
(4) Personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency have also lost their lives while battling the evils of terrorism around the world.
(5) Employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other Federal agencies charged with domestic protection of the United States put their lives at risk on a daily basis for the freedom and security of our Nation.
(6) United States military personnel, CIA personnel, FBI personnel, and other Federal agents in the service of the United States are patriots of the highest order.
(7) CIA officer Johnny Micheal Spann became the first American to give his life for his country in the War on Terrorism declared by President George W. Bush following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
(8) Johnny Micheal Spann left behind a wife and children who are very proud of the heroic actions of their patriot father.
(9) Surviving dependents of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who lose their lives as a result of terrorist attacks or military operations abroad receive a $6,000 death benefit, plus a small monthly benefit.
(10) The current system of compensating spouses and children of American patriots is inequitable and needs improvement.
**(b) Designation of Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trusts** Any charitable corporation, fund, foundati
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**(a) Establishment** There is established, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of the National Cyber Director (in this section referred to as the “Office”).
**(b) National Cyber Director**
(1) **In general** — The Office shall be headed by the National Cyber Director (in this section referred to as the “Director”) who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) **Position** — The Director shall hold office at the pleasure of the President.
(3) **Pay and allowances** — The Director shall be entitled to receive the same pay and allowances as are provided for level II of the Executive Schedule under [section 5313 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5313&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Duties of the National Cyber Director**
(1) **In general** — Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the President, the Director shall—
(A) serve as the principal advisor to the President on cybersecurity policy and strategy relating to the coordination of—
(i) information security and data protection;
(ii) programs and policies intended to improve the cybersecurity posture of the United States;
(iii) efforts to understand and deter malicious cyber activity;
(iv) efforts to increase the security of information and communications technology and services and to promote national supply chain risk management and vendor security;
(v) diplomatic and other efforts to develop norms and international consensus around responsible state behavior in cyberspace;
(vi) awareness and adoption of emerging technology that may enhance, augment, or degrade the cybersecurity posture of the United States; and
(vii) such other cybersecurity matt
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**(a) Activities** The Center shall—
(1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ([6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors;
(2) coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies;
(3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to—
(A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and
(B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
The authority provided under sections 621 to 629, comprising subchapter XVI of this chapter, terminated on July 27, 2023, pursuant to section 5 of Pub. L. 113–254, set out as a note below.
Section 621, Pub. L. 107–296, title XXI, § 2101, as added Pub. L. 113–254, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2898, provided definitions for this subchapter.
Section 622, Pub. L. 107–296, title XXI, § 2102, as added Pub. L. 113–254, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2900; amended Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(8)(A), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4180, established a Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Section 623, Pub. L. 107–296, title XXI, § 2103, as added Pub. L. 113–254, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2911, related to protection and sharing of information.
Section 624, Pub. L. 107–296, title XXI, § 2104, as added Pub. L. 113–254, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2912; amended Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(8)(B), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4180; Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(c)(4), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3663, related to civil enforcement.
Section 625, Pub. L. 107–296, title XXI, § 2105, as added Pub. L. 113–254, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2914, related to whistleblower protections.
Section 626, Pub. L. 107–296, title XXI, § 2106, as added Pub. L. 113–254, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2915, related to relationship of provisions of this subchapter to other laws.
Section 627, Pub. L. 107–296, title XXI, § 2107, as added Pub. L. 113–254, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2916, related to CFATS regulations.
Section 628, Pub. L. 107–296, title XXI, § 2108, as added Pub. L. 113–254, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2916, related to small covered chemical faciliti
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**(a) Annual analysis** For each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—
(1) conduct a detailed and comprehensive analysis of Federal biodefense programs; and
(2) develop an integrated biodefense budget submission.
**(b) Definition of biodefense** In accordance with the National Biodefense Strategy, the Director shall develop and disseminate to all Federal departments and agencies a unified definition of the term “biodefense” to identify which programs and activities are included in the annual budget submission required under subsection (a).
**(c) Requirements for analysis** The analysis required under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) the display of all funds requested for biodefense activities, both mandatory and discretionary, by agency and categorized by biodefense enterprise element, such as threat awareness, prevention, deterrence, preparedness, surveillance and detection, response, attribution (including bioforensic capabilities), recovery, and mitigation; and
(2) detailed explanations of how each program and activity included aligns with biodefense goals and objectives as part of the National Biodefense Strategy required under [section 104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section104&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Submittal to Congress** The Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to Congress the analysis required under subsection (a) for a fiscal year concurrently with the President’s annual budget request for that fiscal year.
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In this part:
(1) **Center** — The term “Center” means the center established under [section 659 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section659&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Council** — The term “Council” means the Cyber Incident Reporting Council described in [section 681f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681f&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Covered cyber incident** — The term “covered cyber incident” means a substantial cyber incident experienced by a covered entity that satisfies the definition and criteria established by the Director in the final rule issued pursuant to [section 681b(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Covered entity** — The term “covered entity” means an entity in a critical infrastructure sector, as defined in Presidential Policy Directive 21, that satisfies the definition established by the Director in the final rule issued pursuant to [section 681b(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Cyber incident** — The term “cyber incident”—
(A) has the meaning given the term “incident” in section 659 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; and
(B) does not include an occurrence that imminently, but not actually, jeopardizes—
(i) information on information systems; or
(ii) information systems.
(6) **Cyber threat** — The term “cyber threat” has the meaning given the term “cybersecurity threat” in [section 650 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section650&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **Federal entit
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**(a) In General.—** The Transportation Security Administration shall be an administration of the Department of Homeland Security.
**(b) Leadership.—**
(1) **Head of transportation security administration.—**
(A) *Appointment.—* — The head of the Administration shall be the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”). The Administrator shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) *Qualifications.—* — The Administrator must—
(i) be a citizen of the United States; and
(ii) have experience in a field directly related to transportation or security.
(C) *Term.—* — Effective with respect to any individual appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, after the date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the term of office of an individual appointed as the Administrator shall be 5 years. The term of office of an individual serving as the Administrator on the date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act shall be 5 years beginning on the date that the Administrator began serving.
(2) **Deputy administrator.—**
(A) *Appointment.—* — There is established in the Transportation Security Administration a Deputy Administrator, who shall assist the Administrator in the management of the Transportation Security Administration. The Deputy Administrator shall be appointed by the President.
(B) *Vacancy.—* — The Deputy Administrator shall be Acting Administrator during the absence or incapacity of the Administrator or during a vacancy in the office of Administrator.
(C) *Qualifications.—* — The Deputy Administrator must—
(i) be a citizen of the United States; and
(ii) have experience in a field di
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**(a) Establishment** The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (referred to in this section as “Administrator”) shall establish within the Transportation Security Administration the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the “Advisory Committee”).
**(b) Duties**
(1) **In general** — The Advisory Committee may advise, consult with, report to, and make recommendations to the Administrator on surface transportation security matters, including the development, refinement, and implementation of policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings, and security directives pertaining to surface transportation security.
(2) **Risk-based security** — The Advisory Committee shall consider risk-based security approaches in the performance of its duties.
**(c) Membership**
(1) **Composition** — The Advisory Committee shall be composed of—
(A) voting members appointed by the Administrator under paragraph (2); and
(B) nonvoting members, serving in an advisory capacity, who shall be designated by—
(i) the Transportation Security Administration;
(ii) the Department of Transportation;
(iii) the Coast Guard; and
(iv) such other Federal department or agency as the Administrator considers appropriate.
(2) **Appointment** — The Administrator shall appoint voting members from among stakeholders representing each mode of surface transportation, such as passenger rail, freight rail, mass transit, pipelines, highways, over-the-road bus, school bus industry, and trucking, including representatives from—
(A) associations representing such modes of surface transportation;
(B) labor organizations representing such modes of surface transportation;
(C) groups representing the users of such modes of sur
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**(a) In general** The Administrator shall—
(1) not later than 180 days after December 18, 2014, develop and submit to Congress a strategic 5-year technology investment plan, that may include a classified addendum to report sensitive transportation security risks, technology vulnerabilities, or other sensitive security information; and
(2) to the extent possible, publish the Plan in an unclassified format in the public domain.
**(b) Consultation** The Administrator shall develop the Plan in consultation with—
(1) the Under Secretary for Management;
(2) the Under Secretary for Science and Technology;
(3) the Chief Information Officer; and
(4) the aviation industry stakeholder advisory committee established by the Administrator.
**(c) Approval** The Administrator may not publish the Plan under subsection (a)(2) until it has been approved by the Secretary.
**(d) Contents of Plan** The Plan shall include—
(1) an analysis of transportation security risks and the associated capability gaps that would be best addressed by security-related technology, including consideration of the most recent quadrennial homeland security review under [section 347 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section347&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) a set of security-related technology acquisition needs that—
(A) is prioritized based on risk and associated capability gaps identified under paragraph (1); and
(B) includes planned technology programs and projects with defined objectives, goals, timelines, and measures;
(3) an analysis of current and forecast trends in domestic and international passenger travel;
(4) an identification of currently deployed security-related technologies that are at or near the end of their lifecycles;
(5) an ide
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