§ 591. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
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(a)Establishment There is established in the Department a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.
(b)Assistant Secretary The Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, who shall be appointed by the President.
(c)Responsibilities The Assistant Secretary shall serve as the Secretary’s principal advisor on—
(1)weapons of mass destruction matters and strategies; and
(2)coordinating the efforts of the Department to counter weapons of mass destruction.
(d)Details The Secretary may request that the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the heads of other Federal agencies, including elements of the intelligence community, provide for the reimbursable detail of personnel with relevant expertise to the Office.
(e)Termination The Office shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after December 21, 2018.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1901, as added Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(2), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5162.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 114-113Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
- Public Law 113-76Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
- Public Law 113-6Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
- Public Law 114-4Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.Mar
- Public Law 118-22Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
- Public Law 115-387Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
U.S. Code
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statutes-at-large
- Public Law 113–6Making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–4Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–113Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–347To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–329Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
- Public Law 118–22Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–83Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–53To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
- Public Law 115–387To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and for other purposes
statute-compilations
- Sec. 101Division A of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118-15) is amended—
- Sec. 2COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE
- Sec. 505None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (“Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations”).
- Sec. 8004No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: * Provided*, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
- Sec. 503None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).
- Sec. 1901COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE
- Sec. 144Section 1901(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591(e)) shall be applied by substituting the date that is 1 day after the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018”.
- (whole act)Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 5Nuclear Division
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- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
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- Sec. 203Sunset repealed
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- Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1901
- 132 Stat. 5162
- Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a)
- 120 Stat. 1932
- Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 104(a)(1)
- 121 Stat. 294
- 132 Stat. 5166
- 132 Stat. 5167
- 132 Stat. 5169
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1901
Stat.132 Stat. 5162
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a)
Stat.120 Stat. 1932
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 104(a)(1)
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