Sec. 6603. ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS INTERAGENCY COORDINATOR
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## SEC. 6603 ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS INTERAGENCY COORDINATOR **[**[50 U.S.C. 3001 note](/us/usc/t50/s3001)**]** ###
(a)Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator ####
(1)Designation Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an appropriate senior official to be known as the Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator (in this section referred to as the “Interagency Coordinator”). ####
(2)Duties The Interagency Coordinator, working through the interagency national security process, shall, with respect to anomalous health incidents— #####
(A)coordinate the response of the United States Government to such incidents; #####
(B)coordinate among relevant Federal agencies to ensure equitable and timely access to assessment and care for affected United States Government personnel, dependents of such personnel, and other appropriate individuals; #####
(C)ensure adequate training and education relating to such incidents for United States Government personnel; #####
(D)ensure that information regarding such incidents is efficiently shared across relevant Federal agencies in a manner that provides appropriate protections for classified, sensitive, and personal information; #####
(E)coordinate, in consultation with the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the technological and research efforts of the United States Government to address suspected attacks presenting as such incidents; and #####
(F)develop policy options to prevent, mitigate, and deter suspected attacks presenting as such incidents. ###
(b)Designation of Agency Coordination Leads ####
(1)Designation; responsibilities The head of each relevant agency shall designate an official appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or other appropriate senior official, who shall— #####
(A)serve as the Anomalous Health Incident Agency Coordination Lead (in this section referred to as the “Agency Coordination Lead”) for the relevant agency concerned; #####
(B)report directly to the head of such relevant agency regarding activities carried out under this section; #####
(C)perform functions specific to such relevant agency and related to anomalous health incidents, consistent with the directives of the Interagency Coordinator and the interagency national security process; #####
(D)represent such relevant agency in meetings convened by the Interagency Coordinator; and #####
(E)participate in interagency briefings to Congress regarding the response of the United States Government to anomalous health incidents, including briefings required under subsection (c). ####
(2)Delegation prohibited An Agency Coordination Lead may not delegate any of the responsibilities specified in paragraph (1). ###
(c)Briefings ####
(1)In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter for the following two years, the Agency Coordination Leads shall jointly provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on progress made in carrying out the duties under subsection (b)(2). ####
(2)Elements Each briefing required under paragraph
(1)shall include— #####
(A)an update on the investigation into anomalous health incidents affecting United States Government personnel and dependents of such personnel, including technical causation and suspected perpetrators; #####
(B)an update on new or persistent anomalous health incidents; #####
(C)a description of threat prevention and mitigation efforts with respect to anomalous health incidents, to include personnel training; #####
(D)an identification of any changes to operational posture as a result of anomalous health threats; #####
(E)an update on diagnosis and treatment efforts for individuals affected by anomalous health incidents, including patient numbers and wait times to access care; #####
(F)a description of efforts to improve and encourage reporting of anomalous health incidents; #####
(G)a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of the Agency Coordination Leads; #####
(H)information regarding additional authorities or resources needed to support the interagency response to anomalous health incidents; and #####
(I)such other matters as the Interagency Coordinator or the Agency Coordination Leads may consider appropriate. ####
(3)Unclassified briefing summary #####
(A)In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter for the following two years, the Agency Coordination Leads shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a coordinated written summary of the briefings provided under paragraph (1). #####
(B)Form The summary under subparagraph
(A)shall be submitted in an unclassified form to the extent practicable, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. ###
(d)Secure Reporting Mechanisms Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Interagency Coordinator shall ensure that the head of each relevant agency— ####
(1)develops a process to provide a secure mechanism for personnel of the relevant agency concerned, the dependents of such personnel, and other appropriate individuals, to self-report any suspected exposure that could be an anomalous health incident; ####
(2)shares all relevant data reported through such mechanism in a timely manner with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and other relevant agencies, through existing processes coordinated by the Interagency Coordinator; and ####
(3)in developing the mechanism pursuant to paragraph (1), prioritizes secure information collection and handling processes to protect classified, sensitive, and personal information. ###
(e)Workforce Guidance ####
(1)Development and dissemination The President shall direct the heads of the relevant agencies to develop and disseminate to employees of such relevant agencies who are determined to be at risk of exposure to anomalous health incidents updated workforce guidance that describes, at a minimum— #####
(A)the threat posed by anomalous health incidents; #####
(B)known defensive techniques with respect to anomalous health incidents; and #####
(C)processes to self-report any suspected exposure that could be an anomalous health incident. ####
(2)Deadline The workforce guidance specified under paragraph
(1)shall be developed and disseminated pursuant to such paragraph by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(f)Rule of Construction Nothing in this section, including the designation of the Interagency Coordinator pursuant to subsection (a)(1), shall be construed to limit the authority of any Federal agency to independently perform the authorized functions of such agency. ###
(g)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to be used to— ####
(1)increase capacity and staffing for the Health Incident Response Task Force of the Department of State; ####
(2)support the development and implementation of efforts by the Department of State to prevent and mitigate anomalous health incidents affecting the workforce of the Department; ####
(3)investigate and characterize the cause of anomalous health incidents, including investigations of causation and attribution; ####
(4)collect and analyze data related to anomalous health incidents; ####
(5)coordinate with other relevant agencies and the National Security Council regarding anomalous health incidents; and ####
(6)support other activities to understand, prevent, deter, and respond to suspected attacks presenting as anomalous health incidents, at the discretion of the Secretary of State. ###
(h)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence, of the Senate; and #####
(B)the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, of the House of Representatives. ####
(2)The term “relevant Federal agencies” means— #####
(A)the Department of Defense; #####
(B)the Department of State; #####
(C)the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; #####
(D)the Central Intelligence Agency; #####
(E)the Department of Justice; #####
(F)the Department of Homeland Security; and #####
(G)such other Federal departments or agencies as may be designated by the Interagency Coordinator.
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