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class="news-created">Last Updated: <time datetime="2016-05-22T14:43:18-04:00" class="datetime">May 22, 2016</time> </span> | Site Page</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__heading"> <a href="/science-and-technology/sdoc-str-submissions" hreflang="en">SDOC STR Submissions</a> </h3> <p>Upon completion of product testing, equipment suppliers must submit their Supplier’s Declaration of Compliance (SDOC) and Summary Test Report (STR) documents for DHS review.</p> </div></div></div></div> <div class="news-updates views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-type"><span class="field-content"> <span class="news-created">Last Updated: <time datetime="2016-02-17T11:32:22-05:00" class="datetime">February 17, 2016</time> </span> | Site Page</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__heading"> 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