Sec. 201. Technical corrections; Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Advisory Committee; departmental biodefense strategy
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Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 591 et seq. ) is amended— in the matter preceding subtitle A, by inserting after section 1900 the following new section: Nothing in this title may be construed as affecting in any manner or respect the operation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency or title XXI. ; in subtitle A, in section 1901(c) ( 6 U.S.C. 591(c) )— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking serve as the Secretary’s principal advisor on ; and by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting the following new paragraphs: serve as the Secretary’s principal advisor on matters and strategies relating to— countering weapons of mass destruction; and non-medical aspects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, and non-conventional emerging terrorism threats; coordinate the efforts of the Department to counter— weapons of mass destruction; non-medical aspects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats; and other related emerging terrorism threats; and enhance the ability of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners to prevent, detect, protect against, and mitigate the impacts of terrorist attacks in the United States involving— weapons of mass destruction; or non-medical aspects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, and non-conventional emerging terrorism threats. ; and in subtitle B— in section 1921 ( 6 U.S.C. 591g ), by striking The Office shall be responsible and all that follows through interests of the United States. and inserting the following: The Office shall be responsible for— coordinating the Department’s efforts and with other Federal Departments and agencies to counter weapons of mass destruction and non-medical aspects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, and non-conventional emerging terrorism threats; and enhancing the ability of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners to prevent, detect, protect against, and mitigate the impacts of— weapons of mass destruction; and non-medical aspects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, and non-conventional emerging terrorism threats. ; in section 1923(a) ( 6 U.S.C. 592(a) )— by redesignating paragraphs
(13)and
(14)as paragraphs
(18)and (19), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(12)the following new paragraphs: serve as the primary entity within the Department responsible for developing, acquiring, deploying, supporting, and operating a national biosurveillance system in support of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments; support the enhancement of chemical and biological detection efforts of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and provide guidance, tools, and training to help ensure a managed, coordinated response among such entities; collaborate with relevant Federal stakeholders, and receive input from industry, academia, and the national laboratories regarding chemical and biological surveillance efforts; carry out a program to test and evaluate, in consultation with the Science and Technology Directorate and, as appropriate, State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners, and in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, technology to detect and report on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons or unauthorized material for use by the Department and such partners, and establish performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of individual detectors and detection systems in detecting such weapons or material— under realistic operational and environmental conditions; and against realistic adversary tactics and countermeasures; conduct, support, coordinate, and encourage, in consultation with State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners, and in coordination with the Science and Technology Directorate, transformational research and development efforts to generate new technologies to detect, protect against, and report on the illicit entry across the United States borders, or the transport, assembly, or use within the United States of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons or unauthorized material; ; and by adding at the end the following new section: There is established in the Office a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the Advisory Committee ). The Advisory Committee shall make recommendations with respect to the activities of the Office. The Assistant Secretary shall appoint not more than 18 individuals to serve as members of the Advisory Committee. Such individuals shall represent, to the extent practicable, a geographic (including urban and rural) and substantive cross section of officials from State, local, and Tribal governments, academia, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations. The Assistant Secretary shall seek to ensure one-third of the members are selected from the emergency management field and emergency response providers and State, local, and Tribal government officials. The Assistant Secretary shall seek to ensure the remaining members are— individuals from the public or private sectors with expertise in chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents and weapons; representatives from the national laboratories; and such other individuals as the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate. The Advisory Committee shall— advise the Assistant Secretary on all aspects of countering weapons of mass destruction; incorporate State, local, and Tribal government, national laboratories, and private sector input in the development of the strategy and implementation plan of the Department for countering weapons of mass destruction; and establish performance criteria for a national biological detection system and review any associated testing protocols for biological detection prototypes. The Assistant Secretary shall regularly consult and work with the Advisory Committee regarding the Office’s activities, including with respect to activities associated with the administration of Federal assistance provided by the Department, and the development of requirements for countering weapons of mass destruction programs. The members of the Advisory Committee shall serve on the Advisory Committee on a voluntary basis. Members of may serve for up to three consecutive years, but a member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which such member’s predecessor was appointed may be appointed for the remainder of such term. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee. .
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