HR 2463 · 112th Congress · Emergency Management
Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2011
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .(2011-07-13)
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Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2011 - Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that any federal government interagency or intra-agency agreement entered into by the Under Secretary to develop and transition new technology explicitly characterizes the requirements, expected use, and concept of operations for that technology. Changes the termination date for DHS's Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee to December 31, 2014. Directs the Comptroller General to assess the basic science research needs in the border and maritime security domain. Requires: (1) the Secretary of DHS and the Director of the Joint Planning and Development Office to continue to research and develop technologies to permit routine operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, including autonomously piloted drones, within the national airspace for border and maritime security missions without any degradation of existing levels of safety for all national airspace system users; (2) the Secretary to coordinate with the Director to enter into pilot projects in designated test ranges in sparsely populated, low-density air t…
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Cosponsors (13)
1 Democrat12 Republicans