6 USC § 1156 - Nuclear material and explosive detection technology

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title: "6 USC § 1156 - Nuclear material and explosive detection technology"
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title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
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section_name: "Nuclear material and explosive detection technology"
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chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1984, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3621.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (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 , set out as a note under , Transportation.