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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "6 U.S.C. § 195a"
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description: "Emergency communications interoperability research and development"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 6
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title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
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chapter_number: "1"
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chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
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section: "195a"
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citation: "6 U.S.C. § 195a"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 6 U.S.C. § 195a - Emergency communications interoperability research and development
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## Text
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(a) In general The Under Secretary for Science and Technology, acting through the Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, shall establish a comprehensive research and development program to support and promote—
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(1) the ability of emergency response providers and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in the event of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; and
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(2) interoperable emergency communications capabilities among emergency response providers and relevant government officials, including by—
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(A) supporting research on a competitive basis, including through the Directorate of Science and Technology and Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency; and
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(B) considering the establishment of a Center of Excellence under the Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence Program focused on improving emergency response providers’ communication capabilities.
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(b) Purposes The purposes of the program established under subsection (a) include—
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(1) supporting research, development, testing, and evaluation on emergency communication capabilities;
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(2) understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the public safety communications systems in use;
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(3) examining how current and emerging technology can make emergency response providers more effective, and how Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies can use this technology in a coherent and cost-effective manner;
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(4) investigating technologies that could lead to long-term advancements in emergency communications capabilities and supporting research on advanced technologies and potential systemic changes to dramatically improve emergency communications; and
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(5) evaluating and validating advanced technology concepts, and facilitating the development and deployment of interoperable emergency communication capabilities.
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(c) Definitions For purposes of this section, the term “interoperable”, with respect to emergency communications, has the meaning given the term in section 578 of this title.
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(Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 315, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 673(a), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1443.)
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