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[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 127 (Friday, July 29, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DEMINGS:H.R. 8610Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8: To make all laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H7539]
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H. Rept. 117-650
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 469.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-650, Part I.
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Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R. 8610, Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58829
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 14, 2022
Emergency Management
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Federal-Indian relations
- Health personnel
- Intergovernmental relations
- Nuclear weapons
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
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Introduced in House
2023-01-12T16:50:24Z
Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
This bill makes changes to the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) office of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and provides statutory authority for and expands DHS's Office of Health Security (OHS).
Specifically, the bill
- establishes the new OHS to advise DHS on medical, public health, and workforce safety matters;
- sets forth the responsibilities of the Chief Medical Officer and a Privacy Officer in OHS;
- repeals the terminating date for the CWMD office and sets forth the responsibilities of that office, including efforts to counter chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats, as well as other emerging terrorism threats;
- establishes a CWMD Advisory Council; and
- requires a biodefense review and issuance of a DHS biodefense strategy.
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on efforts of the CWMD office to prioritize its programs and activities to safeguard against CBRN threats and on other activities of that office.
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2022-12-20
Reported to House, Part I
2023-05-09T18:30:47Z
Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
This bill makes changes to the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) office of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and provides statutory authority for and expands DHS's Office of Health Security (OHS).
Specifically, the bill
- establishes the new OHS to advise DHS on medical, public health, and workforce safety matters;
- sets forth the responsibilities of the Chief Medical Officer and a Privacy Officer in OHS;
- repeals the terminating date for the CWMD office and sets forth the responsibilities of that office, including efforts to counter chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats, as well as other emerging terrorism threats;
- requires DHS to report to Congress regarding the Securing the Cities program (which seeks to reduce the risk of a successful deployment of radiological or nuclear weapons against major metropolitan areas in the United States);
- establishes a CWMD Advisory Council; and
- requires a biodefense review and issuance of a DHS biodefense strategy.
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on efforts of the CWMD office to prioritize its programs and activities to safeguard against CBRN threats and on other activities of that office.

Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
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Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
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Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
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Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Office of Health Security, make technical corrections to the authorization of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Advisory Committee, establish a departmental biodefense strategy, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
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- Reported in House
2022-12-20T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8610rh/xml/BILLS-117hr8610rh.xml
- Introduced in House
2022-07-29T04:00:00Z
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2022-12-20
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 469.
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