Sec. 521. PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES FOR STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE
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## SEC. 521 PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES FOR STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE **[**[6 U.S.C. 321j](/us/usc/t6/s321j)**]** ###
(a)Authorization of Appropriations For the procurement of security countermeasures under section 319F–2(c) of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this section as the “security countermeasures program”), there is authorized to be appropriated up to $5,593,000,000 for the fiscal years 2004 through 2013. Of the amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence, not to exceed $3,418,000,000 may be obligated during the fiscal years 2004 through 2008, of which not to exceed $890,000,000 may be obligated during fiscal year 2004. None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be used to procure countermeasures to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm resulting from any naturally occurring infectious disease or other public health threat that are not security countermeasures under section 319F–2(c)(1)(B).14 14The last sentence in section 521(a) was added to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Section 403(c) of Public Law 109–417 (120 Stat. 2874) provides as follows:
(c)Limitation on Use of Funds.—Section 510(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 320(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be used to procure countermeasures to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm resulting from any naturally occurring infectious disease or other public health threat that are not security countermeasures under section 319F–2(c)(1)(B).”. Section 510 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was redesignated as section 521 by section 611(7) of Public Law 109–295 (120 Stat. 1395). ###
(b)Special Reserve Fund For purposes of the security countermeasures program, the term “**special reserve fund**” means the “Biodefense Countermeasures” appropriations account or any other appropriation made under subsection (a). ###
(c)Availability Amounts appropriated under subsection
(a)become available for a procurement under the security countermeasures program only upon the approval by the President of such availability for the procurement in accordance with paragraph (6)(B) of such program. ###
(d)Related Authorizations of Appropriations ####
(1)Threat assessment capabilities For the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary for terror threat assessment under the security countermeasures program, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006, for the hiring of professional personnel within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, who shall be analysts responsible for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threat assessment (including but not limited to analysis of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, the means by which such agents could be weaponized or used in a terrorist attack, and the capabilities, plans, and intentions of terrorists and other non-state actors who may have or acquire such agents). All such analysts shall meet the applicable standards and qualifications for the performance of intelligence activities promulgated by the Director of Central Intelligence pursuant to section 104 of the National Security Act of 1947. ####
(2)Intelligence sharing infrastructure For the purpose of carrying out the acquisition and deployment of secure facilities (including information technology and physical infrastructure, whether mobile and temporary, or permanent) sufficient to permit the Secretary to receive, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Project BioShield Act of 2004, all classified information and products to which the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is entitled under subtitle A of title II, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006.
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- Pub. L. 109-417
- 120 Stat. 2874
- Pub. L. 109-295
- 120 Stat. 1395
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Sec. 521
PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES FOR STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-417
Stat.120 Stat. 2874
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-295
Stat.120 Stat. 1395
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