To amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a program to encourage and support carrying out innovative proposals to enhance homeland security, and for other purposes.
Summary
H.R. 4629 seeks to modernize how the federal government purchases technology and services specifically designed to defend against or recover from terrorist attacks and weapons of mass destruction. The bill would establish a government-wide program to solicit and reward innovative solutions from private contractors, using a specialized technical team to fast-track the most promising ideas to the relevant federal agencies. For citizens, this legislation aims to increase national safety by reducing bureaucratic delays, allowing the government to more quickly deploy commercial, "off-the-shelf" security technologies and cutting-edge emergency response tools.
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