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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 40— DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION · SUBCHAPTER I— DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS · § 2314

§ 2314. Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives response team

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(a)Department of Defense rapid response team The Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain at least one domestic terrorism rapid response team composed of members of the Armed Forces and employees of the Department of Defense who are capable of aiding Federal, State, and local officials in the detection, neutralization, containment, dismantlement, and disposal of weapons of mass destruction containing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives.
(b)Addition to Federal response plans The Secretary of Homeland Security shall incorporate into the National Response Plan prepared pursuant to section 502(6) 1 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312(6)), other existing Federal emergency response plans, and programs prepared under section 5196(b) of title 42 guidance on the use and deployment of the rapid response teams established under this section to respond to emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall carry out this subsection in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other Federal agencies involved with the emergency response plans.
(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1414, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2720; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1033, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3429.)
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  • 110 Stat. 2720
  • Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1033
  • 119 Stat. 3429
  • Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(8)
  • 120 Stat. 1395
  • Pub. L. 109–163, § 1033(1)
  • Pub. L. 109–163, § 1033(2)
  • Pub. L. 109–163, § 1033(3)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1414
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