Sec. 519. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
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(b)of section 1901 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 591 ) is amended to read as follows: The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary who shall— be appointed by the President; have experience and expertise with respect to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, devices, or agents; and have experience successfully managing a workforce that includes scientists. . If the incumbent serving in the position of the Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Department on the date of the enactment of this Act does not satisfy the requirements of subsection
(b)of section 1901 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a), such incumbent may retain such position until the appointment of a qualified individual to such position or six months after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is earlier. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Department, in coordination with the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to morale and employee retention challenges with respect to the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report relating to the establishment of the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center and the National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program pursuant to paragraphs
(11)and
(12)of section 1923(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 592(a) ). If the Secretary does not submit a briefing and a report required pursuant to section 2(g) of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–387 ; 6 U.S.C. 591 note) by the deadline required by such Act, the Secretary shall— not later than one week from the date of such deadline, provide written notice specifying reasons for not submitting such briefing and report; and not later than two weeks from the date of such deadline, submit such briefing and report. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
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Sec. 519
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