1.Short title; and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness
Act of 2009
or the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; and
table of contents.
TITLE I—Enhanced
biosecurity
Sec. 101. Designation of Tier I
agents.
Sec. 102. Enhanced biosecurity
measures.
Sec. 103. Laboratory and facility
registration and database.
Sec. 104. Background checks.
Sec. 105. Biological laboratory
protection.
Sec. 106. Biosecurity information
sharing.
TITLE II—Response to a
weapon of mass destruction attack
Subtitle A—Ensuring access to medical
countermeasures during emergencies
Sec. 201. National Medical
Countermeasure Dispensing Strategy.
Sec. 202. Tailoring of the national
medical countermeasure dispensing strategy.
Sec. 203. Expansion in the use of the
U.S. Postal Service to deliver medical countermeasures.
Sec. 204. Dispensing medical
countermeasures through employers.
Sec. 205. Personal medkits for emergency
response providers.
Sec. 206. General public medkit pilot
program.
Subtitle B—Bioforensics capabilities and
strategy
Sec. 211. Bioforensics capabilities and
strategy.
Subtitle C—Communications
planning
Sec. 221. Communications
planning.
Sec. 222. Plume modeling.
TITLE III—International
Measures to Prevent Biological Terrorism
Subtitle A—Prevention and protection
against international biological threats
Sec. 301. International Threat
Assessment: Tier I Pathogen Facilities.
Sec. 302. Strengthening international
biosecurity.
Sec. 303. Promoting secure biotechnology
advancement.
Subtitle B—Global Pathogen
Surveillance
Sec. 321. Short title.
Sec. 322. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 323. Definitions.
Sec. 324. Eligibility for
assistance.
Sec. 325. Restriction.
Sec. 326. Fellowship
program.
Sec. 327. In-country training in
laboratory techniques and disease and syndrome surveillance.
Sec. 328. Assistance for the purchase
and maintenance of public health laboratory equipment and supplies.
Sec. 329. Assistance for improved
communication of public health information.
Sec. 330. Assignment of public health
personnel to United States missions and international
organizations.
Sec. 331. Expansion of certain United
States Government laboratories abroad.
Sec. 332. Assistance for international
health networks and expansion of Field Epidemiology Training
Programs.
Sec. 333. Reports.
Sec. 334. Authorization of
appropriations.
TITLE IV—Government
organization
Sec. 401. Intelligence on weapons of
mass destruction.
Sec. 402. Intelligence community
language capabilities and cultural knowledge.
Sec. 403. Counterterrorism technology
assessments.
TITLE V—Emergency
management and citizen engagement
Sec. 501. Communication of threat
information and alerts.
Sec. 502. Guidelines concerning weapons
of mass destruction.
Sec. 503. Individual and community
preparedness.
<enum>I</enum><header>Enhanced
biosecurity</header>
<section id="idB67DD739BEFD403280607928EE24915A"><enum>101.</enum><header>Designation of
Tier I agents</header>
<subsection id="id33A47815FDCA485D951CCA5BDDFD3272"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments to
the Public Health Service Act</header><text>Section 351A of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idD653C7A326674C0BB81E76FDEB169C3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idADE14E727C57479D8DB6CE1AE8669AF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA253A951BFA4412B1DDAC4BE5A0BA18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id3E1EFED9EC38438182EF71F3A425EA82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tier I
agents</header>
<subparagraph id="idFAAC93572E8D45508F22EFE3B8678559"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Designation of
tier I agents</header>
<clause id="idC354969AC9D8448DAFAACB430E63938E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention
and Preparedness Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall designate as <quote>Tier I
agents</quote> those agents and toxins—</text>
<subclause id="idD86C5A2C22AF4A429AFAE3F3C931CCA7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for which the
Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a Material Threat Determination under
section 319F–2(c)(2) regarding the agent or toxin, unless the Secretary of
Health and Human Services determines, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, that such inclusion is unwarranted; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9D656343F0E24453B98D66B2EFE2F334"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that meet the
criteria under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id4F674B6D3DB846468EBF59104B6C6F55"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion in
the Select Agent Program of agents and toxins subject to a Material Threat
Determination</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the Secretary
designates as a Tier I agent an agent or toxin for which the Secretary of
Homeland Security has issued a Material Threat Determination under section
319F–2(c)(2), the Secretary shall ensure that such agent or toxin is included
in the list maintained by the Secretary under the Select Agent Program under
paragraph (1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF6FF26FB71F1430DA0063AB97C3F75FE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
determining whether to designate an agent or toxin as a Tier I agent under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall consider—</text>
<clause id="id3C84429141F74C269696CCF14A4C6B73"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the agent
or toxin has significant potential to be used effectively in a biological
attack;</text>
</clause><clause id="idEBEB2057B66E4F21B25CB29473AEF57C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the risk
posed by the agent or toxin requires additional biosecurity measures, beyond
those required under subsection (b), to prevent misuse domestically or
abroad;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE1F863D29DC442F7B3FCD7676D446E3A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>information
available from any biological or bioterrorism risk assessments conducted by the
Department of Homeland Security or other relevant assessments by other
departments or the intelligence community; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAE2FEC38C6794EA4ABE771927B97346E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>such other
criteria and information that the Secretary determines appropriate and
relevant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id01B98CADD2AC4B8AB7B3A16EFCD8D3B1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inclusion of
agents and toxins not previously listed</header><text>If the Secretary
designates as a Tier 1 agent an agent or toxin that has not been included in
the list maintained by the Secretary under the Select Agent Program under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include such agent or toxin in such list not
later than 60 days after the designation of the agent or toxin as a Tier I
agent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3479CDAAF60A49DDB21A6D8E392D3A1F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Evaluation of
Tier I agents</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary
of Homeland Security, shall—</text>
<clause id="id465F5CEE8CE740D788EA298A9BEC894E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on an ongoing
basis, consider the inclusion of additional agents or toxins on the list of
Tier I agents, as appropriate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id20A460AD396F46CAA607C1C48325F8C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least
biennially, review the list of Tier I agents to determine whether any agents or
toxins should be removed from the list.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71D7D6AEED44486B8A58FC5EBF75C09B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
as redesignated, by striking <quote>list under paragraph (1)</quote> and
inserting <quote>lists under paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC2E2AF79FD9B41EE84A352072FC843AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (l),
by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id973C53EB84EC40D0921112E92E7F661D"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The term
<quote>Tier I overlap agent</quote> means a biological agent or toxin
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1CB7E9AA75E84872B776E58B453541AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is listed pursuant
to subsection (a)(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C14E0AEF8FE4B74B21F3BAF419E375E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is listed pursuant
to section 212(a)(2) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of
2002.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id121762F508B84BD484BEFA851D3935E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to
the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002</header><text>Section
212(a) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8401(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id731000F249D64E37A41177B2CD1D190A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1396FF8E4BAE4BFA9C936CEA731DA671"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id3F94142AB17A4A179C25DD0875DC6978"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tier I
agents</header>
<subparagraph id="id52C2A2982B384BE08D4CFF26654F4E97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Designation of
tier I agents</header>
<clause id="id8DC6FA71A6994A53A91E0C930D094E5F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention
and Preparedness Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall designate as <quote>Tier I
agents</quote> those agents and toxins—</text>
<subclause id="idB2A2CBE6317848C8A573DA40661494E5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for which the
Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a Material Threat Determination under
section 319F–2(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(2))
regarding the agent or toxin, unless the Secretary of Agriculture determines,
in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, that such inclusion is
unwarranted; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD477E5E9F67E474A808320FCC1E67D1E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that meet the
criteria under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idE44BB435DB924400B939EB26D05EDBD7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion in
the Select Agent Program of agents and toxins subject to a Material Threat
Determination</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the Secretary
designates as a Tier 1 agent an agent or toxin for which the Secretary of
Homeland Security has issued such Material Threat Determination under section
319F–2(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(2)), the
Secretary shall ensure that such agent or toxin is included in the list
maintained by the Secretary under the Select Agent Program under paragraph
(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3E903F4B6C5D4AAD8873ED0A701E8CDD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
determining whether to designate an agent or toxin as a Tier I agent under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall consider—</text>
<clause id="id82A11DB052AA4899B6EFD8601767C164"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the agent
or toxin has significant potential to be used effectively in a biological
attack;</text>
</clause><clause id="idBB8312FF0DB5461F94FF3C760E5A54F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the risk
posed by the agent or toxin requires additional biosecurity measures, beyond
those required under subsection (b), to prevent misuse domestically or
abroad;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF7B7D2EC24DE42F79862068D5544B9AB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>information
available from any biological or bioterrorism risk assessments conducted by the
Department of Homeland Security or other relevant assessments by other agencies
or departments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD9267996833C4E27A2ACBE9FA2D744C4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>such other
criteria and information that the Secretary determines appropriate and
relevant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA9C03E8FB5344AD999F759A70AFA1792"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inclusion of
agents and toxins not previously listed</header><text>If the Secretary
designates as a Tier 1 agent an agent or toxin that has not been included in
the list maintained by the Secretary under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
include such agent or toxin in such list no later than 60 days after the
designation of the agent or toxin as a Tier I agent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDD0CE6DE3094D8599785AED756F2FCB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Evaluation of
Tier I agents</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary
of Homeland Security, shall—</text>
<clause id="id762E7808837346839BD50DE67A25CCCE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on an ongoing
basis, consider the inclusion of additional agents or toxins on the list of
Tier I agents, as appropriate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2929EB373CE34257A6E51214EDED6E65"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least
biennially, review the list of Tier I agents to determine whether any agents or
toxins should be removed from the list.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C18DDB7BEC947009F43CB862787FF41"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>list under paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>lists under
paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id907DD6054F4D454B8328A9DB40FD0EA0"><enum>102.</enum><header>Enhanced
biosecurity measures</header>
<subsection id="id6FA45F20F4D045428E6A82C9D4830B69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 181 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id2DC9FAC50C18498BA4DB620C78D2B4C8"><enum>318.</enum><header>Enhanced
biosecurity measures</header>
<subsection id="idD7B2B497E00143469F5D94B47223CB84"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id7A9438B44D974B2B9163F277F30BE12C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agent or
toxin</header><text>The term <term>agent or toxin</term> means an agent or
toxin regulated under section 351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act or
section 212(a)(1) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of
2002.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5984389DD0A44FF6BB423DFF52F65552"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tier I
agent</header><text>The term <term>Tier I agent</term> means an agent or toxin
so designated under section 351A(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act or
section 212(a)(2) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of
2002.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID595105c14b9244648d69c4f0bb0a5588"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and
the Secretary of Agriculture, shall through a negotiated rulemaking under
subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, establish enhanced
biosecurity measures for entities registered under section 351A(d) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(d)) to use in handling Tier I agents,
which shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd5b0f72fb8c04b23b4033773beb95c0b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>standards for
personnel reliability programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e4c7198055a4f0387a8d1cfdfe4ebbe"><enum>(2)</enum><text>standards for
training and requirements for responsible officials, lab personnel, and support
personnel employed by entities registered under section 351A(d) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(d));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdb2d6bca25cf465289b028f671c29c6f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>standards for
performing laboratory risk assessments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id731175593C4743AFB070B0172B8973D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>risk-based
laboratory security performance standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID029618ab7b6346c381f2052491eae23f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other
standards determined necessary by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6865B75279DC42E985EC165DAE734C8F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>procedures, with
appropriate restrictions on access, for sharing information, including
vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and other security related
information, as the Secretary determines appropriate, with State, local, and
tribal government officials, including law enforcement officials and emergency
response providers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7499418cb9cb4fac8a60f7542b2798f7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Negotiated
rulemaking committee</header><text>The negotiated rulemaking committee
established by the Secretary under subsection (b) shall include representatives
from—</text>
<paragraph id="IDfe132853fea8498a815896efbf6c63aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Department,
including the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Office of Infrastructure
Protection, Science and Technology Directorate, and Office of Health
Affairs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa0f7a78e3f8d48b0af31225f25985dae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Department of
Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a732e26a1314e84aa7c548767c2ac42"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Department of
Agriculture, including the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDEC718A872DE4E5BA374E418A6717502"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6cfddd459bab48faa93bb7a94564bcdd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Federal Bureau
of Investigation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID333a59a001234fec8c44dc73a087d78e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>for profit
research institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6f83cb60b464f04b219847ce6e40bcc"><enum>(7)</enum><text>academic research
institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb63a13d897bb400da6c1ec4911f61a9d"><enum>(8)</enum><text>nonprofit research
institutions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc53d10379584329b797d8da4f96f97b"><enum>(9)</enum><text>other interested
parties, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id44167296155B4E3182DFFC98D46B4889"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Time
requirement</header><text>The procedures for the negotiated rulemaking
conducted under subsection (b) shall be conducted in a timely manner to ensure
that—</text>
<paragraph id="id3E9D6EFA85A84B1E96EFE67CB29748C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any
recommendations with respect to proposed regulations are provided to the
Secretary not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4EE06607EAAE4B2AAEFB4B11013AC7FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a final rule is
promulgated not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfa0d01ba754f44f5a60238f07d02768c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Factors To Be
Considered</header><text>In developing proposed and final standards under
subsection (b), the Secretary and the negotiated rulemaking committee shall
consider factors including—</text>
<paragraph id="id137E2F8F5F5445FF95C3671E20CD5236"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
recommendations of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass
Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism (established under section 1851 of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law
110–53; 121 Stat. 501)), the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
(established under section 205 of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
(Public Law 109–417; 120 Stat. 2851)), the Trans-Federal Task Force on
Optimizing Biosafety and Biocontainment Oversight, and any working group
established under Executive Order 13486 (74 Fed. Reg. 2289) relating to
strengthening laboratory biosecurity; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2f7cad8fbb1c4af9b4619e2c8cb02404"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how any
disincentives to biological research arising from enhanced biosecurity measures
can be minimized.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id946D4029BDF847ADA173AFA0430F3E3E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Implementation
of enhanced biosecurity measures</header>
<paragraph id="id18632E03FB4C4A53AE8393A6C58258F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each registered entity that works with Tier I agents
shall establish procedures that meet or exceed the standards promulgated under
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFA9D98F2507F4BD49833E723385F0CE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training
standards</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
consultation with the Secretary, shall accredit training programs that meet the
standards promulgated under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id975C4F0F525143C38D4E77224D249BCF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Personnel
reliability programs</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with, where
appropriate, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of
Agriculture, shall evaluate and ensure the implementation of, and compliance
with, personnel reliability programs at laboratories that handle Tier I agents
developed under the regulations promulgated under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD982FA40361C44EF894C2CEB832ACB45"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Risk
assessments</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with, where
appropriate, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of
Agriculture, shall ensure that facilities handling Tier I agents submit
laboratory risk assessments that comply with the standards promulgated under
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC80AC9F997A0497DBFF35507C4CC87A1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Security
plans</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with, where appropriate, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
ensure that facilities handling Tier I agents submit site security plans that
comply with the standards promulgated under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3181bc45d12f4f92bdbb821b96f1f2d7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Harmonization of
regulations</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5d2b5dd95e2a45ceb88f2531747286e8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations
under Public Health Service Act</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the
Secretary promulgates regulations or amendments thereto pursuant to this
section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall amend regulations
promulgated under the Select Agent Program under section 351A(a)(1) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)) to ensure that such
regulations do not overlap or conflict with the regulations promulgated by the
Secretary under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4499abfbb3df48d9acb9825c6b6c17d4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulations
under Agriculture Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002</header><text>Not later
than 120 days after the Secretary promulgates regulations or amendments thereto
pursuant to this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall amend regulations
promulgated under the Select Agent Program under section 212(a)(1) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 to ensure that such
regulations do not overlap or conflict with the regulations promulgated by the
Secretary under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8571952572064164ac20e2f7ea2e8f0b"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="IDd00962d39ded4d91b2c0242f8b9c8bab"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Civil money
penalty</header><text>In addition to any other penalties that may apply under
law, any person who violates any provision of regulations promulgated under
subsection (b) shall be subject to a civil money penalty in an amount not
exceeding $250,000 in the case of an individual and $500,000 in the case of a
laboratory handling a Tier I agent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4306aeed17304216af84746a3e44b3f8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Intermediate
sanctions</header>
<clause id="IDfe4c790adcd84f4186a799b8ba111a81"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary determines that an individual or
laboratory has violated any provision of regulations under this section, the
Secretary may impose intermediate sanctions in lieu of the actions authorized
by subsection (A).</text>
</clause><clause id="IDacc32951db8140548f71c42b6eaaf40a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Types of
sanctions</header><text>The intermediate sanctions which may be imposed under
paragraph (1) shall consist of—</text>
<subclause id="IDe4dc372965674c78abd3a1fe16eb8da2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>directed plans of
correction;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDeb779244117c4826b65d8e4814519829"><enum>(II)</enum><text>civil money
penalties in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each violation of, or for each
day of substantial noncompliance with, the regulations promulgated under this
section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3d24616186ee4735b2da9f55b6bfebd0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>payment for the
costs of onsite monitoring; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID518b31d5feb34c88accb07b8233b8f3f"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any combination
of the actions described in subclauses (I), (II), and (III).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDb75fec2b62154fd5bf95ec849c850a2f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop and implement procedures with respect to when and how
each of the intermediate sanctions is to be imposed under clause (i). Such
procedures shall provide for notice to the individual or laboratory, a
reasonable opportunity to respond to the proposed sanction, and appropriate
procedures for appealing determinations relating to the imposition of
intermediate sanctions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID017205f365ac4b95a6139110d1b13602"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Simultaneous
laboratory inspections</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5bf4c5a50265478798d61b4195e5a8e1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inspections by
the department of homeland security</header><text>The Secretary shall inspect
laboratories that handle Tier I agents for compliance with regulations
promulgated under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd26354329bf142eca7adeb678f5c0aa0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inspections by
the departments of homeland security and health and human
services</header><text>Any inspections of the same laboratory conducted by the
Secretary pursuant to this subsection and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services for compliance with regulations promulgated under the Select Agent
Program under section 351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act shall be
conducted simultaneously to the extent practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74671ac2ded241c496ec68cb5092bc96"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inspections by
the departments of homeland security and agriculture</header><text>Any
inspections of the same laboratory conducted by the Secretary pursuant to this
subsection and the Secretary of Agriculture for compliance with regulations
promulgated under the Select Agent Program under section 212(a)(1) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 shall be conducted
simultaneously to the extent practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID58291bbdb3ac470cb58d3dde1fff0045"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Participation by
the department of defense</header><text>To the extent practicable, the
Secretary of Defense shall conduct inspections simultaneously with the
Secretary and, as appropriate, the Secretary of Health and Human Services or
the Secretary of Agriculture, when the Secretary of Defense conducts
inspections of laboratories that receive funding from the Department of Defense
for work with Tier I agents.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca9f9218782c43d198f25b02e83fc51a"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Joint inspection
procedures</header><text>Departments conducting simultaneous inspections of a
laboratory under this subsection shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that such inspections are conducted using a common set of
inspection procedures across such departments in order to minimize the
administrative burden on such laboratory.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE36D85A7CECE4857AE741B7E036030AC"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Inspection
reports</header><text>Inspection reports conducted under this paragraph shall
be made available to each Federal agency that supports select agent research at
the institution that is the subject of the inspection
report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idB2E73156B07447A38E48B0F3D7D1CA41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall jointly report to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Agriculture,
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives regarding
how the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services intend to comply with the requirements
under section 318 of the Homeland Security Act, as added by subsection (a), and
shall detail what additional resources, if any, will be required to so
comply.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id6DA53E9291F94DD8BCD1F3A25745CB88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section and the amendments made by this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2586118F91CB411A856B094D5E5287B2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 317 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry idref="id2DC9FAC50C18498BA4DB620C78D2B4C8" level="section">Sec. 318. Enhanced biosecurity
measures.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id98CFB4802F06418385528ACE92DD46FD"><enum>103.</enum><header>Laboratory and
facility registration and database</header>
<subsection id="id3487F5E6C16141139E9745A91F68963D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 351A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
262a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idA43195FE02FF4D4BA232B61F2B6B6F39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (f) through (m) as (g) through (n) respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52EBAEB180E547E79C63F6809A719F8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (e) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id41F1409760EF4589B1017822D52472E3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Laboratory and
facility registration and database</header>
<paragraph id="idAD7E5D6EBD674346AB0DF7F6650A2437"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish and
maintain a database of laboratories and facilities that have sufficient
potential to pose a threat to public health and safety, or to animal or plant
health, as to require the awareness by the Federal Government of the location
and nature of the laboratory or facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4E05E2541217467FAD07B2A9A52327E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="id4D7D01F3B3434972AF3B22C2643510B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall by regulation
establish criteria defining which laboratories and facilities are described in
paragraph (1) and subject to the requirements of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBBB5AEA537BD4A2882979A68A5342E02"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion of
select agent laboratories</header><text>The criteria established under
subparagraph (A) shall exclude laboratories listed in the national database
established pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this section and section 212(d)(2)
of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8401(d)(2)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE20A51E567D14975A86F5C1303169043"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
criteria established under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause id="IDaf40ed8eb064483596cf208aca479359"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether a
laboratory or facility handles a biological agent or toxin designated as a
Registry Agent pursuant to paragraph (4);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0dc92429102f46308208042bb00e20a1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether a
laboratory or facility has specified characteristics, features, or equipment
that could facilitate the misuse of the laboratory or facility for the purposes
of developing a biological weapon, which may include—</text>
<subclause id="IDc4df06a902754402be4eb79e66eb58cb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>technology that is
particularly suitable to the development of an effective biological weapon,
such as technology that would enable synthesis of Tier I agents; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID110939c55666413ca7e9dcf540d72bff"><enum>(II)</enum><text>features that
would protect an individual developing a biological weapon from accidental
exposure or discovery; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDd6cbc0bd489e47e6aa95497760ff91ca"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such other
characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F359CF504D94542B183D4ED8B3DA387"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations
requiring registration</header><text>The Secretary shall by regulation require
the registration with the Secretary of laboratories and facilities that meet
the criteria established pursuant to paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id136F3EB7A24F4B67B8E32E6F97672DC8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Registry
agents</header>
<subparagraph id="id9AA1AFC8D4834600B385C7A83FCC0073"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish and
maintain by regulation a list of biological agents and toxins that have the
potential to pose a serious threat to public, animal, or plant health but for
which the potential to be used effectively in a biological attack has not been
clearly established.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id387EED456A234A43BDF3069CE150F948"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Agents
listed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be designated as <quote>Registry
Agents</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA5BF1351F339490882D1BFDE9ECE2EE5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion of
select agents</header><text>In determining whether to designate a biological
agent or toxin as a Registry Agent, the Secretary shall exclude agents or
toxins listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section and section
212(a)(1) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6D1F862619E541A282B91A562E01A426"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>In
addition to any other penalties that may apply under law, any person who
violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the United States
for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $25,000 in the case of an
individual and $50,000 in the case of any other person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCC130F7A40C54805BC828F42554205CA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Access to
database</header><text>The Secretary shall make the database established under
paragraph (1) available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and such agencies
as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id13AB53138A7E4F9BA9C591B69A24C697"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Biosecurity and
biosafety best practices</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary Homeland Security and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall promote
biosecurity and biosafety best practices to entities registered under paragraph
(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id38322B9BAB4548B6A789FA50080B732E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision of the
list of biological agents and toxins</header>
<paragraph id="idE8DDE963F515452FAB0CC2E03D2FE854"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review of listed
agents</header>
<subparagraph id="idCB5BEC50E5B747A6B4B474E0C5E1AF81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Review by
Secretary of Health and Human Services</header><text>Not later than 180 days
after the establishment of the list pursuant to subsection (f)(4) of section
351A of the Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (a)), the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a comprehensive review of
the list of biological agents and toxins maintained pursuant to subsection
(a)(1) of such section to determine which listed agents and toxins more
accurately fit the criteria for Registry Agents (as described under such
subsection (f)(4)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93E3A2E8327E43C599E747A5DE13A6AA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Revision by
Secretary of Agriculture</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the
establishment of the list pursuant to subsection (f)(4) of section 351A of the
Public Health Service Act (as amended by subsection (a)), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall conduct a comprehensive review of the list of biological
agents and toxins maintained pursuant to section 212(a)(1) of the Agricultural
Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(a)(1)) to determine which
listed agents and toxins more accurately fit the criteria for Registry Agents
(as described under such subsection (f)(4)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB601FF6B834A4D7ABD4F11B795529EB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments to
the Public Health Service Act</header><text>Section 351A(a)(1)(B)(i) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID46ff60602b2a447f8863f708ee899a4d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause
(III), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd177d9121378468981ad176f71f2c8eb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subclause (IV) as subclause (V); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ea3a6d2e7ae4b83a8431d60bbc103aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subclause (III) the following:</text>
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<subclause id="ID2a0fdff6a64340e19f16fbc740da0d8d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>security risks
identified by biological risk assessments conducted by the Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department
of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, and other relevant agencies and
entities;
and</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf8ba1ae5884d4ff9bc9e7514b0562611"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amendment to the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002</header><text>Section
212(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 8401(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDfdecde12b6b84b09a8c769719aa993d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause
(III), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f26cb9dadae4dcf9488200c194674e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subclause (IV) as subclause (V); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4dae63f317e64a9f8e9c5939cbf05cd7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subclause (III) the following:</text>
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<subclause id="ID7743c66b56324d838d86ab7bef71fdf1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>security risks
identified by biological risk assessments conducted by the Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department
of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, and other relevant agencies and
entities;
and</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe66f0c97bd784f92815e7244a395b895"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary Homeland Security
and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall report to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and to the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Agriculture,
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives regarding
the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5797284c236343c789047f1fe350881e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id675331AB2706474D88BDC2A5D026C48E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id239FC239572C432B8D4310D3A603727C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public Health
Service Act</header><text>Section 351A of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 262a) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id90A0C670B2F547FB84D014BA04479633"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(7)(B)(ii) by striking <quote>subsection (h)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (i)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC87352E694DF4BDFB6539F753EAAB740"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)(1)(E), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>subsection (f)</quote> and
inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0017A68139ED41E2A0220DE9163B1118"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (k),
as so redesignated, by striking <quote>subsection (l)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (m)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0DE0B6BEDECE4ABE8EFA1F7C49552D9A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (l),
as so redesignated, by striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (k)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF347209B45CE4793BCC4BD7A63752AD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agricultural
Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002</header><text>Section 212(g)(1)(E) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(g)(1)(E)) is
amended by striking <quote>351A(g)(3)</quote> and inserting
<quote>351A(h)(3)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id020EC5D7C70C46A4937D874589118D15"><enum>104.</enum><header>Background
checks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 351A(e)(3)(A)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(e)(3)(A)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: <quote>In identifying whether an individual is within
a category specified in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), the Attorney General shall
consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine if the Department
of Homeland Security possesses any information relevant to the identification
of such an individual by the Attorney General.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDeb2f2319cd56451c8521f315017a8575"><enum>105.</enum><header>Biological
laboratory protection</header>
<subsection id="id983D237DFE49402F994BC43977735C65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Academic and
nonprofit high containment biological laboratory protection grants</header>
<paragraph id="id6ED1469B20A0438E86E5BF72ABF6A87F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, may award grants to academic and nonprofit organizations to
implement security improvements at laboratories that handle Tier I agents or
toxins, as so designated under section 351A(a)(2) of the Public Health Service
Act or section 212(a)(2) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of
2002.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID492645299cfc45b491f2e6856cc9b66e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Homeland Security to carry out this subsection, $50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD3AF7871BCFB4059AB35723395BC68ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Voluntary
vulnerability assessments</header><text>In carrying out section 201(d)(2) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)(2)), the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall encourage the voluntary participation of laboratories
working with biological agents and toxins, as so designated under section
351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)) or section
212(a)(1) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8401(a)(1)), commensurate with the risks such agents and toxins pose.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id657D8C16D6C941CCA123F61F9CD326B8"><enum>106.</enum><header>Biosecurity
information sharing</header>
<subsection id="ID69d4c6a037a2476591b32f3bc46daf0f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
181 et seq.), as amended by section 102, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<section id="ID12c7a86e93434d30a198196c336ff299"><enum>319.</enum><header>Biosecurity
information sharing</header>
<subsection id="ID6e89351421fb40aa8fab0ce1ccbf4862"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with the responsibilities under section
201(d), the Secretary shall ensure that State, local, and tribal governments
have access to relevant safety and security information relating to biological
laboratories and facilities in or in close proximity to the jurisdiction of the
State, local, or tribal government, as the Secretary determines
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3d1bda78266d41c58f62bd28332b9c15"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access to
information in databases</header><text>In carrying out this section, the
Secretary may disseminate to State, local, and tribal governments relevant
information from the national databases established under subsections (d)(2)
and (f)(1) of section 351A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a)
and section 212(d)(2) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8401(d)(2)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb6a61a4797a24dbe8a2c0275de1fb395"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Classified and
sensitive information</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that any
information disseminated under this section is disseminated consistent
with—</text>
<paragraph id="ID97aaf188e7ee400f827b5fe700078697"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the authority of
the Director of National Intelligence to protect intelligence sources and
methods under the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) and
related procedures or similar authorities of the Attorney General concerning
sensitive law enforcement information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID95491fc8a15e4d6bb1526c6f5212de17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 552a of
title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act of 1974);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb5f66112cab04e0688f3fca2e68c776d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other relevant
laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id62F4D5897888457096A18D05E1423BDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 318, as added by section 102, the
following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry idref="ID12c7a86e93434d30a198196c336ff299" level="section">Sec. 319. Biosecurity information
sharing.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Response to a
weapon of mass destruction attack</header>
<subtitle id="id759B924578814246ABB11E50E9F32F74"><enum>A</enum><header>Ensuring access to
medical countermeasures during emergencies</header>
<section id="idC18FAF2AB3F54650B9E5EA7F3B41A8FE"><enum>201.</enum><header>National
Medical Countermeasure Dispensing Strategy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 319M the
following:</text>
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<section id="id49B16138DB024D798DB862F9883838B5"><enum>319N.</enum><header>National
Medical Countermeasure Dispensing Strategy</header>
<subsection id="IDb912b19824c3433ab3be9460b998368d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID60ecb6dd8ebb44cfbe90e26b8da53c79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa47f5dd3b5c24304bb625251e6587d29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4bee6af6d74441392a106b1df1f0ad7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4D1367CD56914D7CA76FADA6A290EAE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>dispense</term> means to provide prophylaxis and other related medical
material to an affected population in response to a threat or incident;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id293AB1AB825844C38085ACA27388A817"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>medical countermeasures</term> means a drug or biological product used to
mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms
that cause an infectious disease) or toxin or chemical, radiological, or
nuclear threat that may cause a public health emergency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd3acfaf707d8451d8048301e0e649605"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Postmaster General, shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a National Medical
Countermeasure Dispensing Strategy (referred to in this section as the
<quote>National MCM Dispensing Strategy</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe80c53d0f753422193ddd3c718d417a5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
National MCM Dispensing Strategy shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1085f985a37540f48054812ef9374a52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encompass all
aspects of the Federal role in dispensing medical countermeasures (referred to
in this section as <quote>MCMs</quote>) and describe methods by which the
Federal Government may assist State, local, and tribal governments to dispense
MCMs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1572e7cb9b284899b731759f0ba7adb2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>address a variety
of geographical areas, population densities, and demographics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3634ee719a5547f1895d20b348639f21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>create a
multilayered approach for the dispensing of MCMs that includes
redundancies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID684e101472e5432a8bf48b27e3f35658"><enum>(4)</enum><text>address—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb32873b81f944128be4911a179b54faa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a staffing plan
for dispensing MCMs, including—</text>
<clause id="ID9a677e76e0a040f3b381f2e36f4c828b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for MCM dispensing
locations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2f0e55496ec64bc9a67b1838cb8979ea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for dispensing
through the United States Postal Service;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID23a52335ffe14346acacdba36228f164"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requirements for
timeliness of MCM dispensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe61b4ef901004d319028d9b4ee69781d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>appropriateness,
effectiveness, and efficiency of differing methods of MCM dispensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7abc851bd2d84eec975c416a47f155b0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>measures and
evaluations of MCM dispensing effectiveness and efficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06037bdf90f343a8aeae7a5eb5ab19c2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>liability issues
associated with MCM dispensing, considering—</text>
<clause id="IDf55c1d44242e45138d06491e52f6524a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the volunteer
force;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa9d51563977e4bda809f78adec962b04"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>medical
personnel;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID80fe9e3182124ee8a8b5943deb209bc2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>potential
adverse reactions to medications;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe98e3388152e4c12bac8efccaf892471"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>participating
employees of the United States Postal Service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdc619439aaea4cd49e715d21a7bb3570"><enum>(v)</enum><text>security
personnel;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20fed5fc15444af7be49b13dfc3a0ac6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>security issues,
including—</text>
<clause id="ID72649a2e94d14741a6bba90af4d55591"><enum>(i)</enum><text>partnerships with
law enforcement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0772be0db9e2450f866efadb8cff550e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>necessary levels
of security to protect MCM dispensing locations and related personnel,
participating employees of the United States Postal Service, and transportation
of MCMs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8dadd807dab941a299448610c63da2fc"><enum>(G)</enum><text>communications
issues, including—</text>
<clause id="IDc524b0418c8f4930baea36feede1c37d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>communications
between the Federal, State, local, and tribal government officials that may be
involved in dispensing MCMs;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDba9e9dedd2a3436fb35e5cdf8ec40397"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>communications
between the government and private sector; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0e6904eb3e814f46aa2783ba62a78650"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the creation of
prescripted public message statements informing people how they can acquire
MCMs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0fef8e9611a94c1bb72e601503219fdb"><enum>(H)</enum><text>transportation of
MCMs to dispensing locations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a030704d656465c9951cb48b3139274"><enum>(I)</enum><text>implementation and
operations of dispensing plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDafa95fb4d8c8406b86abd36e3147d3c5"><enum>(J)</enum><text>necessary levels
of Federal technical assistance in developing MCM dispensing capabilities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ec5773067804f0b91b416ebb8ad60f4"><enum>(K)</enum><text>any other topics
that the Secretary determines appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDccc7fd6b02b0491cb0520e74faf2315f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in coordination
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, include a plan to develop a
pre-incident public information campaign that will inform the public of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID45fb48bc30c8422a86131d6289df48dd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>personal
preparedness for a biological attack or naturally occurring disease
outbreak;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa96a8cc8d9e94ef799372c5fd6547e2c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>options for
obtaining MCMs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID224c57b4933748c3ac2f9b92e9806295"><enum>(C)</enum><text>options for
receiving medical care during a public health emergency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0c489a0334e7466c979d7076a568e24e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other issues
that the Secretary determines appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID884dee01de6348f18413cc88af9cada6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>be exercised
regularly in various jurisdictions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDca095879aafe425596df72609ef55d11"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Where
appropriate, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security and the Postmaster General, shall coordinate with State, local, and
tribal government officials, private sector, and nongovernmental organizations
in development of the National MCM Dispensing Strategy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd86a76ecab1643e89465df4db63bcaf3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="id77F81300B73B42169A7E219B42A63421"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Postmaster General, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe5ca782e72f443deb0de5a31f0fd2694"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this section, submit the National MCM
Dispensing Strategy to the appropriate committees of Congress; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86b06387bc324d378648b97027b4064b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 180
days after the submission of the Strategy under subparagraph (A), submit an
implementation plan for such Strategy to the appropriate committees of
Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7fdba56860b2423bb9e0c64278124ecd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Status
report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the submission of the
implementation plan under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General, shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the status of the
activities taken pursuant to the implementation
plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDa6588020ffb84f0f888bcc737ecc7239"><enum>202.</enum><header>Tailoring of
the national medical countermeasure dispensing strategy</header>
<subsection id="ID3c709c2f8fb44b91adaad2d392886785"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="id32451D51543346819C03D5B7A66D15B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plans</header><text>The
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and, where appropriate, the Postmaster General, shall tailor
the National MCM Dispensing Strategy established under section 319N of the
Public Health Service Act (as added by section 201) for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3470249c78de4402b47de027d052026c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Cities Readiness
Initiative jurisdictions and other densely populated metropolitan areas deemed
at highest risk of being the target of a terrorist attack;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2aac561b17524eccae7947f97639a45c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representative
localities of varying geographic sizes, population densities, and demographics;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf8cc1f6ec6a64013b8f5226026893f5e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other unique
or specific local needs the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEDF6BB4B0F8D439FAE474ADA6DA447EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation
with State, local, and tribal governments</header><text>In fulfilling the
requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and, where appropriate,
the Postmaster General, shall consult with State, local, and tribal
officials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a273be7171e43eeb41b4a87a6f56ae1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security, during and in conjunction with the creation of
tailored National MCM Dispensing Strategy plans under paragraph (1),
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0aba6b370bb441dbb80173a5e50a3cb9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide a review
of transportation and logistics capabilities for moving medical countermeasures
from State, local, and tribal receiving, staging, and storing sites to
dispensing locations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec44d941907b480889a366b7d2fb02f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review security
plans and capabilities for protecting transportation of medical countermeasures
and dispensing locations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5f829fa0ff5f4761894a9ff0c0de0d6a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>work in
coordination with the Postmaster General to review security for protecting
United States Postal Service employees performing dispensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06696f6ec586400582fdd43f5898c8de"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assist State,
local, and tribal governments in building partnerships with law enforcement to
perform security for medical countermeasure transportation and
dispensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6975659ec14d47aa81547a58429360a2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assist State,
local, and tribal governments in working with emergency response providers to
create appropriate roles for their participation in the tailored Strategy
plans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4b59dddab7b94aa7aa2035cf3ce2954b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>determine other
assistance that may be offered to State, local, and tribal governments with
respect to logistics, transportation, security, or other issues that the
Secretary of Homeland Security determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA237AAB0589C4798941A6A2796A2029F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>emergency response provider</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID213ba5cfbb464d598f42429bcf63c6a0"><enum>203.</enum><header>Expansion in
the use of the U.S. Postal Service to deliver medical countermeasures</header>
<subsection id="IDe97e8601a5e842f186a745ecdc4dbdeb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Postmaster General and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall expand existing pilot programs to utilize the United States
Postal Service to deliver medical countermeasures in a public health
emergency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8e16418e87fd485181b3ac49187f425f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timeline</header><text>The
Postmaster General shall increase the ability of the United States Postal
Service to deliver medical countermeasures to homes in—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9b3eef9e258447e091df8e03ce817f74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>5 additional
Cities Readiness Initiative jurisdictions not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb057797bd4a44649bbb5019a47b7c233"><enum>(2)</enum><text>15 additional
Cities Readiness Initiative jurisdictions not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7aeb31cc31f34d4a89c31d638b938068"><enum>(c)</enum><header>USPS
Medkits</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Postmaster General and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall, on a biennial basis, reevaluate the contents of medkits
provided to enrolled United States Postal Service employees under the U.S.
Postal Service Dispensing Plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6B92A550033B442AB731FFBE4DAA89C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Content
consideration</header><text>In establishing the appropriate contents for
medkits under subsection (c), the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id5F891CE9881E440BB3DC41FF7AC9A346"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider
information available from any biological or bioterrorism risk assessments
conducted by the Department of Homeland Security or other relevant assessments
by other departments or the intelligence community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59137DD27807410A9ABE98C7B6D4B22E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider the
criteria described in section 351A(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)(B));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id537514BC5DB041D49838A7E1A44A980B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consult with
private and public organizations, as appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7efc4028a4cc428fad8eb0e246d91cb7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider such
other criteria and information that the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Secretary of Homeland Security determine appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0649D39ED2404DA3AAE6D0D629771425"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, the Postmaster General, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id18760D50D6844ABD80EF1811CAA5183E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3fad6dd60ac1438aa4087fde28a6a970"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdf535ee9e10a43cc9481a326ec8f136d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID34afff038d9a4a4f9c21bdeeeb34956c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id39BDC17D51794BA99BD5B119A5BC0AF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>medkit</term> means a cache of antibiotics and other medical
countermeasures to be used during a public health emergency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD98005EB64A543D5B81D3B2BEB017F96"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>public health emergency</term> means a public health emergency declared
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc95ceedbc69d46c2ae8b86b701054bc3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDf097838938f541afb7cfec898263c74f"><enum>204.</enum><header>Dispensing
medical countermeasures through employers</header>
<subsection id="idDADF057941194C38B6DA658D7D9E028E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa50f73ddcb1945f48ba480b138e5fb96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID528dafe327164b95a32c8f1d0b8d9586"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb5db5b3c0c54cac8090f052203b1004"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9F8A91F97DA484896DCDE2D3CED0D38"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the terms <term>biological agent</term> and
<term>toxin</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 178 of title
18, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD26F8B46F144AD091845D87472FC201"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>covered Federal facility</term> means a Federal facility determined by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary
of Homeland Security, to be of sufficient size, workforce level, and geographic
location to warrant developing a plan for receiving and dispensing medical
countermeasures to employees working in the Federal facility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5A68FCBF1D614A5481976C41A335D4A2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>dispense</term> means to provide prophylaxis and other related medical
material to an affected population in response to a threat or incident;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id55AEFA90EFE24512B6D218EF50EE83F2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>medical countermeasures</term> means a drug or biological product used to
mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms
that cause an infectious disease) or toxin or chemical, radiological, or
nuclear threat that may cause a public health emergency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id365FAAFA139C4C589020E1C89AB32BD3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
plan</header>
<paragraph id="id86215232F0754A2B9AC05EE82631F834"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of each
executive agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop a plan to
receive and dispense medical countermeasures to individuals employed by the
executive agency—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF6D2FCBA9CD14EAC87FFDA06DEC86B67"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the individuals work in a covered
Federal facility that is likely the target, or located in an area that is
likely a target, of an act of terrorism involving a biological agent or toxin;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10875D59175647C5BD630F13B6D7B721"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the event of a
naturally occurring outbreak of an infectious disease that may result in a
national epidemic.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID61ae6b91bd9446988013d11903c97df2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
plans developed under paragraph (1) shall identify individuals in the covered
Federal facility who will be performing receiving and dispensing of medical
countermeasures to employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe31609b7de8d43a98f523ca374a8a206"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall review and approve the plans developed under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID12ffe0fdba6f4cd293c606a709a1acb5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exercises</header><text>On
a biennial basis, the head of each executive agency shall conduct exercises of
the plan developed by the head of the executive agency under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6740903e1a6f4c90b541bd8796408335"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other
employers</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a set of best
practices to guide and promote medical countermeasure dispensing capabilities
among private sector entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD54731A9E4894EF1B01BA7666AF79362"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID77c6cfe9f9974b4a8692e4501a0e42dc"><enum>205.</enum><header> Personal
medkits for emergency response providers</header>
<subsection id="id3F254A267FD74FAF8ACBFF7E5F22DBEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
181 et seq.), as amended by section 106, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA3E7D01184341CDA5DE7744B5F1C2EB" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<section id="id62B5C067DDD64402AEAE46A33CC6F2D1"><enum>320.</enum><header>Personal
medkits for emergency responders</header>
<subsection id="IDb1c40371b81243b3ad1ce05837aff5b9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6cfb82d420b8486eaa728c3b89349e9a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc13f7a9aef2740578d2d4739d8147521"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b5129b740c8421f8c288b5a6a81ead9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcafe92c477684da99719b1de659bb301"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>emergency responders</term> means an emergency response provider or an
active member of a local citizen preparedness organization, including Community
Emergency Response Teams, the Medical Reserve Corps, the Fire Corps, and the
citizen preparedness programs of the American Red Cross;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29783f1591d846558545b61747c5e982"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>immediate family member</term> means an individual who is a cohabitating
family member or domestic partner;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID922e56a6a885468bbef2428ada8aa047"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>medkit</term> means a cache of antibiotics and other medical
countermeasures to be used during a public health emergency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0A5FB0B878B84A27A7C970CC3218345F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>medkit program</term> means the program established under subsection (b);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59D6E6DA034A480DB10676CBBC8D837B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>public health emergency</term> means a public health emergency declared
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe18892600efb4799a56257192f238a75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
shall establish a program to distribute medkits to emergency responders and
immediate family members of emergency responders.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID435151435f0e4852b0836f475d978522"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Medkit program
components</header>
<paragraph id="id4FC2758F891444A1A5F98C6CEEC31962"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An emergency responder or immediate family member of an
emergency responder participating in the medkit program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9C07DB856C52433C9E1A80FBC2B489DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>register with the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1b12d741f7445ba8dc0de1f973115b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>before the
distribution of a medkit, receive training regarding—</text>
<clause id="ID28c73b75b2fa472d9cf6fc28e659d863"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the proper use and
dosing of medical countermeasures;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID22e7f8786c6046bd8d16db810b22b0a0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reporting of the
use of a medkit;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID06f056db67574b8497ba5951431a9514"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the proper
storage of a medkit; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc75d984d26c4476899435b6b457b1cd1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other topic
determined appropriate by the Secretary;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda8776cac81f4109b135a3a2e4375134"><enum>(C)</enum><text>before the
distribution of a medkit, undergo appropriate medical screening; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc41f619f62dc46a4bdc69aafb4ee4016"><enum>(D)</enum><text>report the use of
a medkit within a reasonable time period, as established by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID94f5e0c2d5c4418c8d10a665e3cf0786"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct an annual inventory of medkits distributed under the
medkit program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbcf6c91dd8eb457fb8078078cf4db2da"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
and contents</header>
<paragraph id="id11B24588C8F7422DA5BEBEEEA93943B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2B57755B416342CD8B6B1D8CD3F07C08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seek a
pre-incident emergency use authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3) to allow distribution and use of
medkits under the medkit program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F32128BE7614168B02400151BCA01B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish the
appropriate contents for medkits distributed under the medkit program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdeb34af7876542fa96dfa1c4e27c80d1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content
consideration</header><text>In establishing the appropriate contents for
medkits under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID90102f95c1164ff881a2a308772ec9bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider
information available from any biological or bioterrorism risk assessments
conducted by the Department of Homeland Security or other relevant assessments
by other departments or the intelligence community;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ed32b2bf623442ebd251409e47bc992"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider the
criteria described in section 351A(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)(B));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfebb89f4e06640ea80ebfebc35f69b5e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult with
relevant private and public organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45c182b1394e4bcca330dea3d43f5321"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consider such
other criteria and information that the Secretary and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services determine appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4F865602811B47208F566C78C93E84E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7CC22EE76B35468796A6368C67064A39"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id250C0769904645CF99E8ED16D76975AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 319, as added by section 106 of this Act,
the following:</text>
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<toc-entry idref="id62B5C067DDD64402AEAE46A33CC6F2D1" level="section">Sec. 320. Personal medkits for emergency
responders.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><section id="ID3660d117b79847faac59356e75d61c89"><enum>206.</enum><header>General public
medkit pilot program</header>
<subsection id="ID75d3a56ab4c04a90998a44bf87ed0708"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id9B40C7FA64774233957D3830EC065F77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>medical countermeasures</term> means a drug or biological product used to
mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms
that cause an infectious disease) or toxin or chemical, radiological, or
nuclear agent that may cause a public health emergency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3C97F0E9F88D44059401118D5A9809EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>medkit</term> means a cache of antibiotics and other medical
countermeasures to be used during a public health emergency declared by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd9ab74d7a8df4420b580f3032e83c189"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a pilot
program to study the feasibility of providing personal medkits to the
public.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID824ef291356545b2a6ac1bcdcb17cfd5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8f69cbcd0f2d49e5a51ec1ccd0d93837"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enrollment of
participants in the pilot program encompasses a diverse range of municipality
sizes, various geographic locations, and different socioeconomic
statuses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID05849e9be0d741d0a2dc2fee2b4ffa1b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
enrolled participants in the program shall be expanded significantly beyond the
number of those enrolled in the 2006 St. Louis Medkit evaluation study,
conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to at least 10,000
participants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb582875549f4032b1131742690d3cd6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the program shall
evaluate the ability of households to maintain medkits in the home as directed
and reserve for emergency use; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID660cfb3b26f04b45a36499adf8cc3c16"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prior to obtaining
a medkit, participants are required to receive training regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa8fd1ff1d3a6443cb0c9b080b15f932c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proper use and
dosing of medical countermeasures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6f9921e90965403ea8041c52e8f72f44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reporting of use
of medkits;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d935b035cdc4fd0bb44c3f448821278"><enum>(C)</enum><text>proper storage of
medkits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f27b263d2d8400aa0c2698d6d513c26"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
information that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
of Homeland Security determine appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3fdd5754349249b89be25dcb667b7916"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
and content</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs—</text>
<paragraph id="idBB4FC81C9758499EA3A280D5FAE57445"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to obtain an
emergency use authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3) to allow distribution of medkits for the
purpose of the pilot program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID790cb4a51bb348e0bc19230d9e096d62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish the
appropriate contents of medkits to the public for the pilot program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID601d3312836744fc95c8964b13ea27ad"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="id241652CE64C146559A02D4471BAF5079"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
committees of Congress</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb39a2f7c7ba541faa47f6dad33983b2f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4346d538172940418eba61c3f79d6c49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4381E33BFA28423DA09F52F41C9B7462"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after completion of the program under this section, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the conclusions of such program. The report shall include
recommendations and conclusions on the feasibility of creating a national
medkit program, through which medkits would be distributed widely to the
public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID28a3839efdfe4e528a24e491b816b294"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id23FC80E6C3E94A488C985F0A2F4D5AAA"><enum>B</enum><header>Bioforensics
capabilities and strategy</header>
<section id="idCE548914FEBE4708B41A94BC6FD952C0"><enum>211.</enum><header>Bioforensics
capabilities and strategy</header>
<subsection id="idFA50FBF3F6964A2B95DF80C79791928B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
181 et seq.), as amended by section 205, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<section id="ID527a22109bed4cf687cbac3b1343e4f3"><enum>321.</enum><header>Bioforensics
capabilities and strategy</header>
<subsection id="id1B34F21C9E6E4808B65D8225EDE4E9DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idDBE7B84130DE4ECD87FCCD8039AE92E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE12FAF4C8480493AA3BF952352DE515E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id024BD73AE774476DA6559DC07CB7DE78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE9654AC5E93C4DC3A2F1728897BB7AB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>bioforensic</term> means the scientific discipline dedicated to analyzing
evidence from a bioterrorism act, biological agent or toxin based criminal act,
or inadvertent biological agent or toxin release for attribution
purposes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id33094127C23A42B0B68CC0E1FB1FADE8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>National Bioforensics Analysis Center</term> means the National
Bioforensics Analysis Center established under subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id301A9DFE949B44CE930517B558EE02FC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>national bioforensics repository collection</term> means the national
bioforensics repository collection established under subsection (c)(1);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3A917AFFB2014BD2A062827EA6D09D19"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>national bioforensics strategy</term> means the national bioforensics
strategy developed under subsection (d)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id77B83713618D4678804679BB108E498F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
Bioforensics Analysis Center</header><text>There is in the Department a
National Bioforensics Analysis Center which shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf5e69a5bdc9a40579121da413fadf733"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve as the lead
Federal facility to conduct and facilitate bioforensic analysis in support of
the executive agency with primary responsibility for responding to the
biological incident;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID256bc12d35054366a9cf2139823538fa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>maintain the
national bioforensics repository collection as a reference collection of
biological agents and toxins for comparative bioforensic identifications;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID245eed96c7074c6e8c04984df856db10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support threat
agent characterization studies and bioforensic assay development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa23fe16798334f3e85f05511b6e8294f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National
bioforensic repository collection</header>
<paragraph id="ID7061588acd2145c0ab7ae7704c761854"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Bioforensics Analysis Center shall maintain
a national bioforensics repository collection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCBAE6E7DE87C4C1E8B11EA3F197A3686"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The
national bioforensics repository collection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb1dc4a0072124f3a912b5c9a9b357a55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receive, store,
and distribute biological threat agents and toxins and related biological
agents and toxins;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6dcec2b48f7743f5b179aed8767993a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve as a
reference collection for comparative bioforensic identifications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf836993b65ab42a480da92b2c5e987aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support threat
agent characterization studies and bioforensic assay development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2bcf2feebc7e4d01b51cb806ecc33a3f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participation</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5bbacc56d4ea46a289990849290cf16c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Defense, and the head of any other appropriate executive agency with a
biological agent or toxin collection that is useful for the bioforensic
analysis of biological incidents, performance of biological threat agent
characterization studies, or development of bioforensic assays shall provide
all relevant biological agents and toxins, as determined by the Secretary,
which shall not include any variola virus, to the national bioforensics
repository collection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e79b18ec978474ca108387c9fcba64a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other biological
agents and toxins</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage the contribution
of public and private biological agent and toxin collections to the national
bioforensics repository collection that were collected or created with support
from a Federal grant or contract and that support the functions described in
paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID540461ebd9324271b1563035e8d1e239"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb229502bf5174978bc7856e93575d77a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide an
executive agency that submits a biological agent or toxin to the national
bioforensics repository collection with access to the national bioforensics
repository collection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID465d5325a6884a428a38f23012aadcb4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish a
mechanism to provide public and private entities with access to the national
bioforensics repository collection, as appropriate, for academic analysis of a
biological agent or toxin in the national bioforensics repository
collection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa09e662f5b7b464090250b5a38e358d4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="idB82529E4789A4A70920BC5BEE4C79AB5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other appropriate executive agency
that will participate in or contribute to the national bioforensics repository
collection, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
regarding the national bioforensics repository collection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74F5130ED046469FBC234C4CFC7F0B10"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="ID2bd6ec7b85c14842a66acae23f4b049e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>discuss the status
of the establishment of the national bioforensics repository collection;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID83f1a4ace67c4e3cbfb65711c39ef81f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify domestic
and international biological agent and toxin collections that would prove
useful in carrying out the functions of the national bioforensics repository
collection;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe7878219a32c41619e84b7b9974a06f5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>examine any
access or participation issues affecting the establishment of the national
bioforensics repository collection or the ability to support bioforensic
analysis, threat characterization studies, or bioforensic assay development,
including—</text>
<subclause id="ID6af61c28eba74591a44b8df6e1c3bf9e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>intellectual
property concerns;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID9da7581c64ea4f90b812cf8bee5f4edb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>access to
collected or created biological agent or toxin collections funded by a Federal
grant or contract;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDeb364e0a632c40c2be2496a897419584"><enum>(III)</enum><text>costs for the
national bioforensics repository collection associated with accessing domestic
and international biological agent and toxin collections;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID93dee053946043e994c7d6c14e600598"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>costs incurred by
domestic and international biological agent and toxin collections to allow
broad access or contribute biological agents or toxins to the national
bioforensics repository collection; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3d01556e231a4de4a54408db1c279d35"><enum>(V)</enum><text>access to the
national bioforensics repository collection by public and private researchers
to support threat characterization studies and bioforensic assay development;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDcd1d860627714931a671d55801d54a40"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other issues
determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDec7a8dcec5d74928ae2b77d006f1d382"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National
bioforensic strategy</header>
<paragraph id="IDbd2776ab1a8b40e6a00de0b79e6bb9ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Attorney General,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other appropriate executive agency,
as determined by the Secretary, shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a
national bioforensics strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDea1aab3630be44b1b405a56cbe2abcdd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
national bioforensics strategy shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf18d7fbaa27b47e8abbb6046a21ee985"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for a
coordinated approach across all executive agencies with responsibilities for
analyzing evidence from a bioterrorism act, biological agent or toxin based
criminal act, or inadvertent biological agent or toxin release for attribution
purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c4e85bfcce94c228db391652b9e5ef1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe the roles
and responsibilities of all relevant executive agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc344397b203c418f98c4d1d96cdec199"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish
mechanisms, in coordination with State, local, and tribal governments, for
coordinating with law enforcement agencies in analyzing bioforensic
evidence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca966e7a4dcd4a92ba6e608efe027020"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include guidance
for collecting, processing, and analyzing samples; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID67c558b2c22b44338c61da0ed8799a06"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide for a
coordinated approach across all executive agencies to support threat agent
characterization research, funding, and assay development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9ef9c1c89e184dc89c6aa19c1b59982e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary,
in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, and the head
of any other appropriate executive agency, as determined by the Secretary,
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the national
bioforensics strategy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFADD1E2324014502B2AA9DA0DA112489"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id4BF5220A98C04293ACD9BE96839BD5C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 320, as added by section 205 of this Act,
the following:</text>
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<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry idref="ID527a22109bed4cf687cbac3b1343e4f3" level="section">Sec. 321. Bioforensics capabilities and
strategy.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idC2DB266AB7D845DC8A51C8B2A7631686"><enum>C</enum><header>Communications
planning</header>
<section id="id440596CDC0544377B741034B0543D965"><enum>221.</enum><header>Communications
planning</header>
<subsection id="id47B9DB560A2D4E0DAE7B8488EE48F8E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="idF4541E9DE0DA49838C179DE10EF350A6"><enum>525.</enum><header>Communications
planning</header>
<subsection id="idC17F637BE0E345AB905869C676447ED9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Incorporation of
communications plans</header>
<paragraph id="id77492CB1662042598FB234BC43CE1D93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall incorporate into each operational
plan developed under sections 653(a)(4) and 653(b) of the Post-Katrina
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 701 note) a communications
plan for providing information to the public related to preventing, preparing
for, protecting against, and responding to imminent natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including incidents involving the use
of weapons of mass destruction and other potentially catastrophic
events.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id33DCD3A7167841ADA2DBE778754B222C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
developing communications plans under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
consult with State, local, and tribal governments and coordinate, as the
Administrator considers appropriate, with other Federal departments and
agencies that have responsibilities under the National Response Framework and
other relevant Federal departments and agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBCC4F5B7FDC84088870C3FCA6E6464AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prescripted
messages and message templates</header>
<paragraph id="idE40AA125E4CF4AA694139F61FB289725"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As part of the communication plans, the Administrator
shall develop prescripted messages or message templates, as appropriate, to be
included in the plans to be provided to State, local, and tribal officials so
that those officials can quickly and rapidly disseminate critical information
to the public in anticipation or in the immediate aftermath of a disaster or
incident.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA0C5124FD5E9494DB411C8849966FA9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development and
design</header><text>The prescripted messages or message templates
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB7F815547E7E49C3BF2E70E352969EE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be developed, as
the Administrator determines appropriate, in consultation with State, local,
and tribal governments and in coordination with other Federal departments and
agencies that have responsibilities under the National Response Framework and
other relevant Federal departments and agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2986B4E7CC744EBBAE92F601036A2EA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be designed to
provide accurate, essential, and appropriate information and instructions to
the population directly affected by a disaster or incident, including
information related to evacuation, sheltering in place, and issues of immediate
health and safety; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CCEDFA46A7343498ADD42EFCEFBDB4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be designed to
provide accurate, essential, and appropriate technical information and
instructions to emergency response providers and medical personnel responding
to a disaster or incident.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6DD29553FFA84ED4A882DD691FE2A12A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Communications
formats</header><text>In developing the prescripted messages or message
templates required under subsection (b), the Administrator shall develop each
such prescripted message or message template in multiple formats to ensure
delivery—</text>
<paragraph id="id9CD7894DFF254D5497B3BE752A04F4E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in cases where the
usual communications infrastructure is unusable as a result of the nature of a
disaster or incident; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEBF4ADDBFFEA4AA59828DE6705208733"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to individuals
with disabilities or other special needs and individuals with limited English
proficiency in accordance with section 616 of the Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 701 note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8B8A7224700D418597450D76BA58ACF1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Dissemination
and technical assistance</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure that all
prescripted messages and message templates developed under this section are
made available to State, local, and tribal governments so that those
governments may incorporate them, as appropriate, into their emergency plans.
The Administrator shall also make available relevant technical assistance to
those governments to support communications planning.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0BFE8FBCA0574E54979A2B852875435F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exercises</header><text>To
ensure that the prescripted messages or message templates developed under this
section can be effectively utilized in a disaster or incident, the
Administrator shall incorporate such prescripted messages or message templates
into exercises conducted under the National Exercise Program described in
section 648 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6
U.S.C. 701 note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id777FE22CF9F24D9A93E918B5533224A1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives a copy of the communications plans required to be
developed under this section, including prescripted messages or message
templates developed in conjunction with the plans and a description of the
means that will be used to deliver such messages in a natural disaster, act of
terrorism, or other man-made
disaster.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="idFD3BB8F64A4542618CBE4650D04A3AB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 524 the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 525. Communications
planning.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section id="id5F76911576E5412E9BCD940FA3AD15B4"><enum>222.</enum><header>Plume
modeling</header>
<subsection id="id86E246DF065D4F6FA4BC73A3058764DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id586E4BB6B00E46B89A8422F9FCE2984E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF59A4BA2CBCF4A5B8697CF0E07E005DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA8BDCB70AA94898AA28BB4416BEB8B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id38D86C5DC6CE4AA58347E61B3CD54A8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>executive agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 2 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA928DF4F8FEA46D5AA86C2A937EB9B66"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>integrated plume model</term> means a plume model that integrates
protective action guidance and other information as the Secretary of Homeland
Security determines appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1820CA2B752E40B38EEC8F043B2959B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>plume model</term> means the assessment of the location and prediction of
the spread of nuclear, radioactive, or chemical fallout and biological
pathogens resulting from an explosion or release of nuclear, radioactive,
chemical, or biological substances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF5169F9D5FE34A219EAD69EAAE28CD79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development</header>
<paragraph id="id16F5EBA6BB5C4FC0ACB8C67BFEB842FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and
disseminate integrated plume models to enable rapid response activities
following a nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological explosion or
release.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD28C8711EA3246EA87352B3C90A7DB4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFDCA7D3383F74B47AF61175EB24DD77A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure the rapid
development and distribution of integrated plume models to appropriate
officials of the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments to
enable immediate response to a nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological
incident; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id464FC8BCD35F4A02B8A3FAE5DD8AEB0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish
mechanisms for dissemination by appropriate emergency response officials of the
integrated plume models described in paragraph (1) to nongovernmental
organizations and the public to enable appropriate response activities by
individuals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB8CEA7C3D34948B5A585E6A7A96C0018"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation
with other departments and agencies</header><text>In developing the integrated
plume models described in this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall consult, as appropriate, with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id76FC1E8630384790A9FC2BD8DAC6389F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
and the heads of other executive agencies determined appropriate by the
Secretary of Homeland Security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD575BB1FBF2D4664B98865A10DA62B0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State, local, and
tribal governments and nongovernmental organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05AACEBE76944C37A675DA1199463EA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exercises</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the development and
dissemination of integrated plume models are assessed during exercises
administered by the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1D7ED40354904E4988D7C3A0B05691C1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="idF9DF4644F09541B582EE277A8A34EC77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development
and dissemination of integrated plume models under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64B9BEB3D4584242B8FF7251D515BD2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lessons learned
from assessing the development and dissemination of integrated plume models
during exercises administered by the Department of Homeland Security, and plans
for improving the development and dissemination of integrated plume models, as
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>International
Measures to Prevent Biological Terrorism</header>
<subtitle id="idB493ECFBF27547B2A723C81FD2C1EBCC"><enum>A</enum><header>Prevention and
protection against international biological threats</header>
<section id="id694CE2CB23F04E70B4DC61A27B966804"><enum>301.</enum><header>International
Threat Assessment: Tier I Pathogen Facilities</header>
<subsection id="ID9accbbe910cc45bd96e2e6f2b5e65ed1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Agriculture, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies,
shall complete a global review of international biological security threats to
the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4ea34f37ad9a4c0f81885edcbca5e6f6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
review under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb67af4b30c664c25a9bb9b3a9182d8b3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess global
biological risks, including by describing regions or countries with the
greatest biological security risk, taking into account factors such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID80b2e36b75974738958741c8b9be1d9b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the presence and
capabilities of a foreign terrorist organization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3d496aa6a504d42a0f683857550f972"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the location of
highest risk pathogen collections; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66fe1d10b2354eac923ac3135030974a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the location of
biological laboratories operating with inadequate security measures; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE290E441465F473BA17D212F3F06C2B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess any gaps in
knowledge about international biosecurity threats.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe6913cc323154251a495aa2c33a25de5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Director shall update the review under this section as new or revised
intelligence becomes available, but not less frequently than biennially.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7f29ddbc34e3428390664fd1279be383"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission of
review or update</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit the
classified review or update to—</text>
<paragraph id="id2EE0BB73A19A4C26BFBEE5A8955C832B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SLIN00">Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCF3010A015484AB385D8D7E0D747D04E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSAS00">Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate;</committee-name></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA75AAD87542A4587B86D55F24516CDE6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4A44C3FE3038444E888579026233E693"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8319494BE8C74D018E781B6A271B060B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Submission of
unclassified summary and classified annex</header><text>Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the
Director shall submit an unclassified report and a classified annex summarizing
the review or update to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID32d4b4eac6a845e888fdf7c504d583c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on
Agriculture of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcbfed0738a4540aa92a414604858b3a2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0eaaca91ab9248bca6d5af17c409a3b1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d8faf93263d45f99cabe39337fab9c0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of the Representatives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d1172f0aedb49179df51e2afee81092"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f948d98a6d44f55a673c57aab724e8a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa0dea9a6aa09477a89288885d21ec78d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sunset
date</header><text>The requirements specified in subsections (c), (d), and (e)
of this section shall terminate four years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID153e4c3293b84b58bbe6799dea8aa35a"><enum>302.</enum><header>Strengthening
international biosecurity</header>
<subsection id="ID759eaf554272461a88398238e6f5e7ec"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical and
financial assistance authorized</header><text>The Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other appropriate
agencies, shall provide technical and financial assistance, including the
activities described in subsection (b), to countries or regions identified by
the Threat Assessment mandated in section 301.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE0D487DC7BC74DB49E066A11E382919F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header>
<paragraph id="ID2ce9ca1efbef4b5eb38a3b267f2a9b61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reducing and
securing dangerous pathogen collections</header><text>The Secretary of State
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID57356ef96d744fa0bf8a4285436b989f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide assistance
to remove or consolidate an agent or toxin designated as a Tier I agent under
section 351A(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act or section 212(a)(2) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (in this subtitle referred to
as a <quote>Tier I agent</quote>) and other dangerous pathogen collections
spread among multiple locations within a country or region into facilities with
appropriate safety and security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfbde467b11944df0996866fca0931f9c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide assistance
to replace dangerous or obsolete pathogen isolation techniques with modern
diagnostic tools to improve safety and security and to reduce the number and
size of dangerous pathogen collections in high risk regions and
countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b7cb9ddad954d4c8f5970fd496d3718"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encourage
countries to eliminate stores of Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogen
collections in exchange for facilitating access to state-of-the-art civilian
research at international facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID36957b7a5a71466f9d23e6f9b170accb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide assistance
to identify and secure Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogen collections
in high risk regions and countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18c605c234c1492a8edf9c9415c1f91a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carry out such
other activities as the Secretary of State considers necessary to achieve the
purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID24fcccf60af747f7a24e3c99a93c032f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prevention and
protection</header><text>The Secretary of State shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7753ef118b0c470993ab72cda98258a4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>raise awareness of
international biological threats with foreign governments, academic
institutions, and industrial laboratories handling Tier I agents and other
dangerous pathogen collections through conferences, seminars and
workshops;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b22bc5cca9e4d7b8ccfe1ede9fa69a8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide physical
security upgrades at high risk laboratories;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22f31ea2fb27435c951e169bcbc29825"><enum>(C)</enum><text>train foreign
partners in high risk regions on best laboratory biosecurity practices within
facilities handling Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogen
collections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe7ff4cc1b5f24185b38df84870893685"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assist foreign
countries in establishing personnel reliability measures, as part of a
comprehensive laboratory management system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1806a4c9dcb4645bfa48ad8790774f0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>partner with
foreign governments, laboratories, and scientists in activities that strengthen
and reinforce best biological safety and security practices within facilities
handling Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogen collections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa772453737da4d768388db2febd98b43"><enum>(F)</enum><text>enhance
information sharing through regular meetings of relevant United States and
foreign government agencies with subject matter expertise on pathogen security
and laboratory best practices in high risk regions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc80216d9c9544e6b962ac9fe83146ba"><enum>(G)</enum><text>increase support
for United States science and technology agreements and initiatives in high
risk regions and countries, including collaborative projects in the areas of
bioterrorism prevention, infectious disease control, disease surveillance,
bioforensics, laboratory biosafety, and hazardous waste management; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa181ff6fef9477f8eb727326f53c322"><enum>(H)</enum><text>develop laboratory
biosafety and biosecurity standards and guidelines, including personnel
reliability measures, for facilities handling Tier I agents and other dangerous
pathogen collections.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID25a03c37b161404ebc7f6218b4f79c7a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Science and
technology exchange</header><text>The Secretary of State shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbce6a373b43645509bef3d4b5a7e4ccf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote research
and development collaboration on highly infectious human, animal and plant
disease agents in facilities with appropriate safety and security
measures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5d8456eb12374449b032af57480a2bf3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide
opportunities for foreign scientists, particularly those located in highest
risk countries identified in section 301, to receive training in the United
States on biological safety and security best practices, standard operating
procedures, and maintenance for high containment facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID14d8064a09424103bfeebb124c6526ce"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitate the
secure exchange of research samples between laboratories in the United States
and foreign national laboratories for the development of vaccines and
diagnostics for Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogens.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID542adcfe6dd04657aca0ea7a6172e7f3"><enum>303.</enum><header>Promoting
secure biotechnology advancement</header>
<subsection id="IDa0d7e8d9e1454e6a85929441ef1188bb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan To promote
international adherence to international agreements</header><text>The Secretary
of State, in coordination with appropriate agencies, shall produce and
implement a plan for promoting international adherence to, and implementation
of, frameworks, treaties, and other international agreements regarding weapons
of mass destruction, including the Biological Weapons Convention, World Health
Organization International Health regulations, and United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1540.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE59CC8BF98714DFAB60972148C6044AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Biotechnology
discussions</header>
<paragraph id="idD125EF1E44984EBD8D1FBF818C07CB5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State shall pursue discussions with
government, academic, and industry representatives in countries that possess
established or emerging biotechnology sectors or are identified as high-risk
countries in the Threat Assessment required under section 301.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFD3487FC102C4332BE5DC818F2ED7386"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Topics</header><text>Topics
to be discussed under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDacbc41a552764ec196779879bbf47605"><enum>(A)</enum><text>multilateral
initiatives intended to promote safe and secure biotechnology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7acce7e31b643828e90a9671dfc1cd7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>norms and
safeguards necessary to prevent the misuse of biotechnology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9249a6d623904aedab047fc60182887e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>multilateral
initiatives intended to counter the threat of biological terrorism; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID78fa945351854c4d85c03b928556fa3f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other topics on
international biosecurity that the Secretary of State considers to be
relevant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id5E5D89504D09432DB33E17CBCFFECE89"><enum>B</enum><header>Global Pathogen
Surveillance</header>
<section id="id5E66595F16B74EDAB2997B82382E739B"><enum>321.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2009</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idE94999CAA278486183526804DF06A132"><enum>322.</enum><header>Findings;
purpose</header>
<subsection id="idA48A438448BE4F9390AC86C672BF8F66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="id27335926359A45FD84D1F61B5B2C3E89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The frequency of
the occurrence of biological events that could threaten the national security
of the United States has increased and is likely increasing. The threat to the
United States from such events includes threats from diseases that infect
humans, animals, or plants regardless of whether such diseases are introduced
naturally, accidentally, or intentionally.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38013870A0774A45B6B5232C20A2C326"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Bioterrorism poses
a grave national security threat to the United States. The insidious nature of
a bioterrorist attack, the likelihood that the recognition of such an attack
would be delayed, and the underpreparedness of the domestic public health
infrastructure to respond to such an attack could result in catastrophic
consequences following a biological weapons attack against the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4066BACB5F47490B904AF3B3981183A7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The ability to
recognize that a country or organization is carrying out a covert biological
weapons program is dependent on a number of indications and warnings. A
critical component of this recognition is the timely detection of sentinel
events such as community-level outbreaks that could be the earliest indication
of an emerging bioterrorist program in a foreign country. Early detection of
such events may enable earlier counterproliferation intervention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7D56959F14154B4DB0200B5F23ABC828"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A contagious
pathogen engineered as a biological weapon and developed, tested, produced, or
released in a foreign country could quickly spread to the United States.
Considering the realities of international travel, trade, and migration
patterns, a dangerous pathogen appearing naturally, accidentally, or
intentionally anywhere in the world can spread to the United States in a matter
of days, before any effective quarantine or isolation measures could be
implemented.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF1B10C13B01A49F99BE68CD62D7C72D8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To combat
bioterrorism effectively and ensure that the United States is fully prepared to
prevent, recognize, and contain a biological weapons attack or emerging
infectious disease, measures to strengthen the domestic public health
infrastructure and improve domestic event detection, surveillance, and
response, while absolutely essential, are not sufficient.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5BA145B027CB4C60B0E0460EFD4E1CF1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The United States
should enhance cooperation with the World Health Organization, regional
international health organizations, and individual countries, including data
sharing with appropriate agencies and departments of the United States, to help
detect and quickly contain infectious disease outbreaks or a bioterrorism agent
before such a disease or agent is spread.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5F38370082B6417094D366E0E47725DE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The World Health
Organization has done an impressive job in monitoring infectious disease
outbreaks around the world, notably in the April 2000 establishment and
subsequent operation of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBEB9C574B2944CC0B888055774FE72D4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The capabilities
of the World Health Organization depend on the timeliness and quality of the
data and information the Organization receives from the countries that are
members of the Organization, pursuant to the 2005 revision of the International
Health Regulations. Developing countries, in particular, often lack the
necessary resources to build and maintain effective public health
infrastructures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB9EB1FE5F1634960BB239ADC99B52B6F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Developing
countries could benefit from—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCBF2293108CC4A778E61ECAEEE5620BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>better trained
public health professionals and epidemiologists to recognize disease
patterns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25171609C85A46B5AED27694479D3BF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate
laboratory equipment for diagnosis of pathogens;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA4D061E54294E90929FD8D918831DB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disease reporting
systems that—</text>
<clause id="id57B99E1411324C77899CD345BDDCDF24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are based on
disease and syndrome surveillance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC3D0596E19344F86B04B921C31CD6E4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>could enable an
effective response to a biological event to begin at the earliest possible
opportunity;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3110CFF4F0F54219B7F9142777C596DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a narrowing of the
existing technology gap in disease and syndrome surveillance capabilities,
based on reported symptoms, and real-time information dissemination to public
health officials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4010A1758843422E853801027B36696C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>appropriate
communications equipment and information technology to efficiently transmit
information and data within national, international regional, and international
health networks, including inexpensive, Internet-based geographic information
systems and relevant telephone-based systems for early recognition and
diagnosis of diseases.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C1C1FBCC11E43D4B0EF391DE6696AEB"><enum>(10)</enum><text>An effective
international capability to detect, monitor, and quickly diagnose infectious
disease outbreaks will offer dividends not only in the event of biological
weapons development, testing, production, and attack, but also in the more
likely cases of naturally occurring infectious disease outbreaks that could
threaten the United States. Furthermore, a robust surveillance system will
serve to deter or contain terrorist use of biological weapons, mitigating the
intended effects of such malevolent uses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id064C76A3353B467FB2D4962CAE79828D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this subtitle are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="idF263EDE870AF4D62A71F17C491585AE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To enhance the
capability of the international community, through international health
organizations and individual countries, to detect, identify, and contain
infectious disease outbreaks, whether the cause of those outbreaks is
intentional human action or natural in origin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD0908DDEF76841BF87F18BFEC27D8F1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To enhance the
training of public health professionals and epidemiologists from eligible
developing countries in advanced Internet-based disease and syndrome
surveillance systems, in addition to traditional epidemiology methods, so that
such professionals and epidemiologists may better detect, diagnose, and contain
infectious disease outbreaks, especially such outbreaks caused by the pathogens
that may be likely to be used in a biological weapons attack.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF8FAC79B07A54643A9831C6E1B3B552E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To provide
assistance to eligible developing countries to purchase appropriate
communications equipment and information technology to detect, analyze, and
report biological threats, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id16F4AC8831884610A1FE2640D4BDA96B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relevant computer
equipment, Internet connectivity mechanisms, and telephone-based applications
to effectively gather, analyze, and transmit public health information for
infectious disease surveillance and diagnosis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ED697D6BBCB46F3AD4EBF979F60F0F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate
computer equipment and Internet connectivity mechanisms—</text>
<clause id="id3BD27250E6DA4ACCB23105A8FB306F01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to facilitate the
exchange of Geographic Information Systems-based disease and syndrome
surveillance information; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5ECCF04112E04F26A9C78572C5BDCE6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to effectively
gather, analyze, and transmit public health information for infectious disease
surveillance and diagnosis.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1EBCD915F3BD4F16BB57504BC15C0208"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To make available
greater numbers of public health professionals who are employed by the
Government of the United States to international regional and international
health organizations, international regional and international health networks,
and United States diplomatic missions, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id709FEEEA80524A47B4B426A53035C5AE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To expand the
training and outreach activities of United States laboratories located in
foreign countries, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or
Department of Defense laboratories, to enhance the public health capabilities
of developing countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3125ADCC1EE14F8B974CC24465709479"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To provide
appropriate technical assistance to existing international regional and
international health networks and, as appropriate, seed money for new
international regional and international networks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9C8903AE4F184BE8955E57A840E5720D"><enum>323.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="idDAA27C83025C43649C0E187FAFED9E1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
developing country</header><text>The term <term>eligible developing
country</term> means any developing country that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9F41BC008CFE49B986377816CE887F69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has agreed to the
objective of fully complying with requirements of the World Health Organization
on reporting public health information on outbreaks of infectious
diseases;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2987D5BFB4564B7281F8068C85A208B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not been
determined by the Secretary of State, for purposes of section 40 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2780), section 620A of the <act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961</act-name> (22 U.S.C. 2371), or section 6(j) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of 1979</act-name>
(as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), to have repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism, unless the Secretary of State exercises a waiver
certifying that it is in the national interest of the United States to provide
assistance under the provisions of this subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D2C7B439AAD41C6B96E30E7BF5C343C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is a party to the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of
Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, done
at Washington, London, and Moscow April 10, 1972 (26 UST 583).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA60ABA8B2F984F89B8551A4CF9861B9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
national</header><text>The term <term>eligible national</term> means any
citizen or national of an eligible developing country who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idF76D716DC7254A6C852B77F4B9734D3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not have a
criminal background;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC3966E38B27F4A77992465DE1EA9A05F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not on any
immigration or other United States watch list; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id90E469C529D042A0AB107E60F891CAB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not affiliated
with any foreign terrorist organization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD928203887F2400E89219C4270F7A4F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>International
health organization</header><text>The term <term>international health
organization</term> includes the World Health Organization, regional offices of
the World Health Organization, and such similar international organizations as
the Pan American Health Organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3150EB49E8BA4E4D8CFE774D1B597477"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Laboratory</header><text>The
term <term>laboratory</term> means a facility for the biological,
microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological,
biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other medical examination of
materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information
for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or
the assessment of the health of, human beings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEFA67BBD98DB4288AF39A295F6978DE2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Disease and
syndrome surveillance</header><text>The term <term>disease and syndrome
surveillance</term> means the recording of clinician-reported symptoms (patient
complaints) and signs (derived from physical examination and laboratory data)
combined with simple geographic locators to track the emergence of a disease in
a population.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idBD3B5DB899B44B31880B1F276976832A"><enum>324.</enum><header>Eligibility for
assistance</header>
<subsection id="idF2D8FB55C65A4F6491E9CF9D0B39C705"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (b), assistance may be provided to an eligible developing country
under any provision of this subtitle only if the government of the eligible
developing country—</text>
<paragraph id="idD61A43AACC944065A1022115956BEFA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permits personnel from the World Health
Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate
outbreaks of infectious diseases within the borders of such country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id723D06ADB78648D4B6F3CE98F39B9B89"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides pathogen surveillance data to the
appropriate agencies and departments of the United States and to international
health organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id51E1C3978CAD4DB99E3B0E9C5ABD81D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary of State may waive the prohibition set out in subsection (a) if the
Secretary of State determines that it is in the national interest of the United
States to provide such a waiver.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id966FE6E5D60D48819DC51D16ED9725A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prior notice of
waivers</header><text>A waiver pursuant to subsection (b) may not be executed
until 15 days after the Secretary of State provides to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives written notice of the intent to issue such waiver and the
reasons for doing so.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id60F5A567D2B540ABA8DE85D1157EBD44"><enum>325.</enum><header>Restriction</header>
<subsection id="id3DE0ADD762674BE5B0FC12B73615D1C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header> In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, no
foreign national participating in a program authorized under this subtitle
shall have access, during the course of such participation, to a select agent
or toxin described in section 73.4 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or
any corresponding similar regulation) or an overlap select agent or toxin
described in section 73.5 of such title (or any corresponding similar
regulation) that may be used as, or in, a biological weapon, except in a
supervised and controlled setting.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id95B23675A5AE4D80AC7155B3FFB726FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relationship to
regulations</header><text>The restriction set out in subsection (a) may not be
construed to limit the ability of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
prescribe, through regulation, standards for the handling of a select agent or
toxin or an overlap select agent or toxin described in such subsection.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id9756DDB98B5349F3B153DD4098F179DF"><enum>326.</enum><header>Fellowship
program</header>
<subsection id="id3983B70323C949D59762B3410221F697"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a fellowship program under which the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
of Homeland Security and subject to the availability of appropriations, shall
award fellowships to eligible nationals to pursue public health education or
training, as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="id4E53C9E647E84E1CA454C67AE93A2362"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Master of public
health degree</header><text>Graduate courses of study leading to a master of
public health degree with a concentration in epidemiology from an institution
of higher education in the United States with a Center for Public Health
Preparedness, as determined by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7A1623433A414DEEB845A8D0FDB6A412"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advanced public
health epidemiology training</header><text>Advanced public health training in
epidemiology for public health professionals from eligible developing countries
to be carried out at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an
appropriate facility of a State, or an appropriate facility of another agency
or department of the United States (other than a facility of the Department of
Defense or a national laboratory of the Department of Energy) for a period of
not less than 6 months or more than 12 months.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1B6B60DE84FB485993BF5877F29A17A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specialization
in bioterrorism response</header><text>In addition to the education or training
specified in subsection (a), each recipient of a fellowship under this section
(in this section referred to as a <quote>fellow</quote>) may take courses of
study at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or at an equivalent
facility on diagnosis and containment of likely bioterrorism agents.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE97B1FA5193849CB8C5431154C633ECE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fellowship
agreement</header>
<paragraph id="id6CB5A61BB9EB4E3095875E2AF43974F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A fellow shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary
of State under which the fellow agrees—</text>
<subparagraph id="id40D31D7E758646578F8A8F5A571CF2D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to maintain
satisfactory academic progress, as determined in accordance with regulations
issued by the Secretary of State and confirmed in regularly scheduled updates
to the Secretary of State from the institution providing the education or
training on the progress of the fellow’s education or training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B26E5C3A61B4363AE1A0D134F3A416B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>upon completion of
such education or training, to return to the fellow’s country of nationality or
last habitual residence (so long as it is an eligible developing country) and
complete at least 4 years of employment in a public health position in the
government or a nongovernmental, not-for-profit entity in that country or, with
the approval of the Secretary of State, complete part or all of this
requirement through service with an international health organization without
geographic restriction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDCB279091355414A8A42BBB152CDC8F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that, if the
fellow is unable to meet the requirements described in subparagraph (A) or (B),
the fellow shall reimburse the United States for the value of the assistance
provided to the fellow under the fellowship program, together with interest at
a rate that—</text>
<clause id="id462E326262934EF0B09A4AB219766D0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is determined in
accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA0A072921FB54C9CBBAE0704BCBEBC9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is not higher
than the rate generally applied in connection with other Federal loans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6FB7E6A53B90487EBEA91381E8BFBC68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text>The
Secretary of State may waive the application of subparagraph (B) or (C) of
paragraph (1) on a case by case basis if the Secretary of State determines
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id86E7144580D14D74A3093171C22DB34C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>it is in the
national interest of the United States to provide such a waiver; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB68E93E0ACFD40D89CDA92B9C237B012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>humanitarian
considerations require such a waiver.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD0A068EE00804EF899FDAD5865C69FBC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>The
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, is authorized to enter into an
agreement with the government of an eligible developing country under which
such government agrees—</text>
<paragraph id="id950F605EEA004F2DA7ADC8224D598BCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to establish a
procedure for the nomination of eligible nationals for fellowships under this
section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBC00D386D9D94C9DA8B33E41C292C1DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to guarantee that
a fellow will be offered a professional public health position within the
developing country upon completion of the fellow’s studies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD5C4436710F54F909291EA5CEFFFBCF0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to submit to the
Secretary of State a certification stating that a fellow has concluded the
minimum period of employment in a public health position required by the
fellowship agreement, including an explanation of how the requirement was
met.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3CD4BA9787DE4AB8A5EA8F38D26D4907"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Participation of
United States citizens</header><text>On a case-by-case basis, the Secretary of
State may provide for the participation of a citizen of the United States in
the fellowship program under the provisions of this section if—</text>
<paragraph id="id95B0607499D7481892039D105B87DA88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State determines that it is in the national interest of the United States to
provide for such participation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id172B51E4D71E42B3B0B7F16817072B36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the citizen of the
United States agrees to complete, at the conclusion of such participation, at
least 5 years of employment in a public health position in an eligible
developing country or at an international health organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF3388123621F4676BF463924494C8325"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of existing
programs</header><text>The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, may elect to use existing programs of
the Department of Health and Human Services to provide the education and
training described in subsection (a) if the requirements of subsections (b),
(c), and (d) will be substantially met under such existing programs.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id178A3F6EE8FA45FDB1A708F37A7B7EA7"><enum>327.</enum><header>In-country
training in laboratory techniques and disease and syndrome
surveillance</header>
<subsection id="id9BCE8395BCD442429656282F2A7682A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Laboratory
techniques</header>
<paragraph id="idEC9BF82B6EBD44F8B84A89B5F36B8031"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security and in conjunction with elements of those
departments that engage in activities of this type overseas, and subject to the
availability of appropriations, shall provide assistance for short training
courses for eligible nationals who are laboratory technicians or other public
health personnel in laboratory techniques relating to the identification,
diagnosis, and tracking of pathogens responsible for possible infectious
disease outbreaks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95E40B2C0CFD43D490E54989CF6BF8CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The
training described in paragraph (1) shall be held outside the United States and
may be conducted in facilities of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention located in foreign countries or in Overseas Medical Research Units
of the Department of Defense, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D6933BB75BD41AC960A789E1968B16B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination
with existing programs</header><text>The Secretary of State shall coordinate
the training described in paragraph (1), where appropriate, with existing
programs and activities of international health organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8FCED233763C4F8A82A1CFF10FD784FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disease and
syndrome surveillance</header>
<paragraph id="id5DE91473F3AE40FD9E0C5BBA87F6C36B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security and in conjunction with elements of those
departments that engage in activities of this type overseas, and subject to the
availability of appropriations, shall establish and provide assistance for
short training courses for eligible nationals who are health care providers or
other public health personnel in techniques of disease and syndrome
surveillance reporting and rapid analysis of syndrome information using
geographic information system tools.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06DE360054134D5C8A44ADB8B9BE64EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The
training described in paragraph (1) shall be conducted via the Internet or in
appropriate facilities located in a foreign country, as determined by the
Secretary of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB1C806E40B644EDF88F0F2F3ED49E101"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination
with existing programs</header><text>The Secretary of State shall coordinate
the training described in paragraph (1), where appropriate, with existing
programs and activities of international regional and international health
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idA9EB6AE479F84CBEACFE869F4A2FB087"><enum>328.</enum><header>Assistance for
the purchase and maintenance of public health laboratory equipment and
supplies</header>
<subsection id="id60A1155F11F54125AF64D6AB8C42B57B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
President is authorized to provide, on such terms and conditions as the
President may determine, assistance to eligible developing countries to
purchase and maintain the public health laboratory equipment and supplies
described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id247504BA67434C489C7074E2273D1941"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Equipment and
supplies covered</header><text>The equipment and supplies described in this
subsection are equipment and supplies that are—</text>
<paragraph id="id4979FBE7525E49E98841E100AB41B172"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appropriate, to
the extent possible, for use in the intended geographic area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6CD0817C000848CDBE1CD3F5D0BF268F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>necessary to
collect, analyze, and identify expeditiously a broad array of pathogen strains,
which may cause disease outbreaks or may be used in a biological weapon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFA315DEB10C04272B46E957C08A7D58F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>compatible with
general standards set forth by the World Health Organization and, as
appropriate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to ensure
interoperability with international regional and international public health
networks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC0841090420F435A8863849A6BFC916B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>not defense
articles, defense services, or training, as such terms are defined in the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id29520C82F35747B49A3D18B852504044"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt
the exporting of goods and technology from compliance with applicable
provisions of the <act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of
1979</act-name> (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id58B4CDA82FB94506A8926092994343A3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Amounts
appropriated to carry out this section shall not be made available for the
purchase from a foreign country of equipment or supplies that, if made in the
United States, would be subject to the <act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms
Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or likely be barred or
subject to special conditions under the <act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export
Administration Act of 1979</act-name> (as in effect pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idAC980DA105694C9ABC21FE43CC439027"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procurement
preference</header><text>In the use of grant funds authorized under subsection
(a), preference should be given to the purchase of equipment and supplies of
United States manufacture. The use of amounts appropriated to carry out this
section shall be subject to section 604 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">Foreign Assistance Act of 1961</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2354).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB5741C584EFC4C33AF5FCE458487E00B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Country
commitments</header><text>The assistance provided under this section for
equipment and supplies may be provided only if the eligible developing country
that receives such equipment and supplies agrees to provide the infrastructure,
technical personnel, and other resources required to house, maintain, support,
secure, and maximize use of such equipment and supplies.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id360483D7A0A6457EB580F2ABAF36D120"><enum>329.</enum><header>Assistance for
improved communication of public health information</header>
<subsection id="idA843061652CE45D4801048F38416900E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance for
purchase of communication equipment and information
technology</header><text>The President is authorized to provide, on such terms
and conditions as the President may determine, assistance to eligible
developing countries to purchase and maintain the communications equipment and
information technology described in subsection (b), and the supporting
equipment, necessary to effectively collect, analyze, and transmit public
health information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBC9AA004358246D0BC7024B7F264A080"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
equipment</header><text>The communications equipment and information technology
described in this subsection are communications equipment and information
technology that—</text>
<paragraph id="id4E8FFC0DA2EB4F7A9AC76EF642F44887"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are suitable for
use under the particular conditions of the geographic area of intended
use;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2D7CFE8BDF13462B8ABE8FA5507D73E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>meet the standards
set forth by the World Health Organization and, as appropriate, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, to ensure interoperability with like equipment of
other countries and international organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7B619EF5ED434E06B29A0ABDFD3A4740"><enum>(3)</enum><text>are not defense
articles, defense services, or training, as those terms are defined in the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5B8143442D494F2BAC1972B302E61F46"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt
the exporting of goods and technology from compliance with applicable
provisions of the <act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of
1979</act-name> (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFA2CFECBF6C94C88A056297BE2FAAA15"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Amounts
appropriated to carry out this section shall not be made available for the
purchase from a foreign country of communications equipment or information
technology that, if made in the United States, would be subject to the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.) or likely be barred or subject to special conditions under the
<act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of 1979</act-name>
(as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCFAFA607C31C4EA3BF77BEBCF0198FFD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procurement
preference</header><text>In the use of grant funds under subsection (a),
preference should be given to the purchase of communications equipment and
information technology of United States manufacture. The use of amounts
appropriated to carry out this section shall be subject to section 604 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">Foreign Assistance Act of 1961</act-name> (22
U.S.C. 2354).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id962638B1565E4694B6453DFE0B7E3011"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Assistance for
standardization of reporting</header><text>The President is authorized to
provide, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, technical
assistance and grant assistance to international health organizations to
facilitate standardization in the reporting of public health information
between and among developing countries and international health
organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1FBE5B731E754F8CA5137C37FBF2CED7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Country
commitments</header><text>The assistance provided under this section for
communications equipment and information technology may be provided only if the
eligible developing country that receives such equipment and technology agrees
to provide the infrastructure, technical personnel, and other resources
required to house, maintain, support, secure, and maximize use of such
equipment and technology.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idFB19C8A471134C55AF00FFCDBC0E6A4E"><enum>330.</enum><header>Assignment of
public health personnel to United States missions and international
organizations</header>
<subsection id="id9226EC81371445B8B1F59F192B4C980C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon the request of the chief of a diplomatic mission of
the United States or of the head of an international regional or international
health organization, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and of
the employee concerned, the head of an agency or department of the United
States may assign to the mission or the organization any officer or employee of
the agency or department that occupies a public health position within the
agency or department for the purpose of enhancing disease and pathogen
surveillance efforts in developing countries.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE1D5277AB4B04561837BA4C569DAC85A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
costs incurred by an agency or department of the United States by reason of the
detail of personnel under subsection (a) may be reimbursed to that agency or
department out of the applicable appropriations account of the Department of
State if the Secretary of State determines that the agency or department may
otherwise be unable to assign such personnel on a non-reimbursable
basis.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idF0BB846BAD5B474A96C3F60BE7EB62F9"><enum>331.</enum><header>Expansion of
certain United States Government laboratories abroad</header>
<subsection id="id3E35EEFBA60F4F47BE1E395787B1B7FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations and with
the concurrence of the government of each host country, the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Secretary of Defense shall
each—</text>
<paragraph id="id70E3D5D958B6427B9953292E868E9B7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase the
number of personnel assigned to laboratories of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention or the Department of Defense, as appropriate, located in
eligible developing countries that conduct research and other activities with
respect to infectious diseases; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF369D0D7359544C8AC990379D0C87747"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expand the
operations of such laboratories, especially with respect to the implementation
of on-site training of foreign nationals and activities affecting the region in
which the country is located.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB539BD97E4AA4140B74BC17F57483229"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperation and
coordination between laboratories</header><text>Subsection (a) shall be carried
out in such a manner as to foster cooperation and avoid duplication between and
among laboratories.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE53154F958774045AB1E3CDF54CA9E17"><enum>332.</enum><header>Assistance for
international health networks and expansion of Field Epidemiology Training
Programs</header>
<subsection id="id8AA5A470630E49D8A545861E89D56331"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
President is authorized, on such terms and conditions as the President may
determine, to provide assistance for the purposes of—</text>
<paragraph id="id8499DD4C92AA46ED98EF9E3CE6CFF9D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhancing the
surveillance and reporting capabilities of the World Health Organization and
existing international regional and international health networks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEFE26B83AAB6475BBE7AFEEF4F6CE727"><enum>(2)</enum><text>developing new
international regional and international health networks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id33AAB727FD1B4DCC8CC953A92BBC378A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expansion of
Field Epidemiology Training Programs</header><text>The Secretary of Health and
Human Services is authorized to establish new country or regional international
Field Epidemiology Training Programs in eligible developing countries, with the
concurrence of the government of each host country.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id97139A43E42A459B87D98947AE9C4766"><enum>333.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of
programs under this subtitle, including an estimate of the level of funding
required to carry out such programs.</text>
</section><section id="id46E8F620FD5D44A1A77FF9B8C53F5B01"><enum>334.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="idA2C9878033F240268AA6D198819A4D6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), there are authorized to
be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out activities under this subtitle
the following amounts:</text>
<paragraph id="id187E53E8DEFF4E6E983F24973042332B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3BCE35FA0CF3499BAEF281CD8DD6AA23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id719D4DADAB364E358E6D5EF27601BAFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>The amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) are
authorized to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB42C2152A6684C59BD48D4C04EBCEA1D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on
obligation of funds</header><text>Not more than 10 percent of the amount
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) may be obligated before the date on
which a report is submitted, or required to be submitted, whichever first
occurs, under section 333.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Government
organization</header>
<section id="IDc5f47a2c89144a87a8402974de296fcc"><enum>401.</enum><header>Intelligence on
weapons of mass destruction</header>
<subsection id="ID9118d0bc36cd4fcea2e51150529f72bc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id46B9555FCD4245FDAFE20BCC7D45759D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
committees of Congress</header><text>The term <term>appropriate committees of
Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5AC831E67A604DA6847B993D05322181"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Select
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA73A2A66624D4239B22D90F57D18FFC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0317466F620E43DFB95B3BFFD23A372B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <term>Director</term> means the Director of National Intelligence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id07464C1909874B4995B924EAF8C2CF02"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intelligence
community</header><text>The term <term>intelligence community</term> has the
meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 401a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEC80F6E3F4E14A51AA9D3854EAD7628D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Weapons of mass
destruction</header><text>The term <term>weapons of mass destruction</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID745f96380aa24d0d885d2cd7598c95e9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any weapon that is
designed, intended, or has the capability to cause death, illness, or serious
bodily injury to a significant number of persons through the release,
dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or their
precursors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf60082ad79e4433188a2a2dfcb92cefe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any weapon
involving a biological agent, toxin, or vector (as such terms are defined in
section 178 of title 18, United States Code) that is designed, intended, or has
the capability to cause death, illness, or serious bodily injury to a
significant number of persons; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a887daba0df4742a23873838d211e6e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any weapon that is
designed, intended, or has the capability to release radiation or radioactivity
causing death, illness, or serious bodily injury to a significant number of
persons.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa39b73b0d15d4051be281223e86829e9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy for
improving intelligence capabilities</header>
<paragraph id="idA28EA627EF384A469CA24D3F72A046CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
strategy</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director shall develop, implement, and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for improving the capabilities of
the United States for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of
intelligence related to weapons of mass destruction, including intelligence
related to the relationship between weapons of mass destruction and
terrorism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a31e782f6474656812474ca2039eecb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include a description of each of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb6c3cb6deb2d43b1b0e439089e4ee91b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Methods for
recruitment, training, and retention of individuals with expertise in the
collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence related to weapons of
mass destruction, including appropriate scientific and technical
expertise.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7101d9f7077e43dfa7ec4d9e491762e6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Methods for
collaboration, as appropriate, with individuals with expertise described in
subparagraph (A) who are employed by nongovernmental entities or who are
foreign nationals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4ebb8caef89948039c46dc3df8a07f4d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Analytic questions
and gaps in information related to intelligence on weapons of mass destruction,
including such intelligence concerning state actors and nonstate actors, such
as smugglers, criminal enterprises, and financiers, that will be used to guide
intelligence collection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id923EC161480545DE9A37893177E3F006"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Activities for the
development of innovative human and technical intelligence collection
capabilities and techniques.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4ec71b9757db41148b5b7464a162ba64"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Actions necessary
to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the sharing of intelligence on
weapons of mass destruction throughout the intelligence community, including a
description of statutory, regulatory, policy, technical, security, or other
barriers that prevent such sharing, and, as appropriate, the development of
uniform standards across the intelligence community for such sharing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc32b3d7a8cfc4947b960b9be9cfcfbef"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Actions necessary
to identify and overcome activities by a foreign government or person to deny
or deceive the intelligence community concerning intelligence regarding weapons
of mass destruction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa6dd1a92b8744c584e13110af7c1294"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Specific
objectives to be accomplished during each year of the first 5-year period after
the strategy is submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress and tasks
to accomplish such objectives, including—</text>
<clause id="id31513DEDC0AC4737A67A6383B9D42C81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list
prioritizing such objectives and tasks; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id132B6BEC6A614583B1E91AAFCFBA58DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a schedule for
meeting such objectives and carrying out such tasks.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdba6fed77cbb46a1b330831c9ab7b44d"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Assignments of
roles and responsibilities to elements of the intelligence community to
implement the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID724e346f3c5444668fa070dcb81e294f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The personnel,
financial, and other resources necessary to implement the strategy and a plan
for obtaining such resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbbe0e8f03d2c4f87b9fcaf8753ad01be"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Metrics for
measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32404B16CC824B7ABF84D4FDF15E74FA"><enum>(K)</enum><text>A schedule for
assessment, review, and, as appropriate, revision of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID02033f9c7f774893bcfb242dc75b2e8c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement to
consult</header><text>In developing the strategy required by paragraph (1), the
Director shall consult with appropriate officials of the United States
including the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department
of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfba5d19203f94f46ad718795deb1533d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
strategy required by paragraph (1) may be submitted in a classified
form.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb502e40d3f9b44728cbcd7a2ce175589"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for
reports</header>
<paragraph id="ID50656f35bc234db68c470d3a5997c09a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not less frequently than once during each 180-day period
after the date of the submission of the strategy required by subsection (b)(1)
to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Director shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of such
strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID89674ae0ba714b56b5a16fcaa8a5c551"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Each
report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0d255ab164e94796bc57c79797783f41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of
whether the objectives and tasks referred to in subsection (b)(2)(G) have been
accomplished in accordance with the proposed schedule.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad4be1a0203842c5ac7be4823f71b690"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Data corresponding
to the metrics required by subsection (b)(2)(J) for measuring the effectiveness
and efficiency of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID122558a716a6431a8b9c3600bafa8fda"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An assessment of
the actions of the elements of the intelligence community to implement the
strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1220f184c53462ca530d76ae95b82bd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of
whether the personnel, financial, and other resources available are sufficient
to implement the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38fcb9ee6bf6421ebf95479bd97b68a8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A description of
any revisions to, or plans to revise, any component of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID71ecf485a8ac4097a799681353139f6a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset
date</header><text>The requirement set forth in paragraph (1) shall terminate
three years after the date of the submission of the strategy required by
subsection (b)(1) to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID43108d02ea154c4b8f11d491e33436e7"><enum>402.</enum><header>Intelligence
community language capabilities and cultural knowledge</header>
<subsection id="idDA125F4A94524E72B0243F5E9070CF01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>, <term>Director</term>,
<term>intelligence community</term>, and <term>weapons of mass
destruction</term> have the meaning given such terms in section 401.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc8c98acf1931416d8a6733a227c47faa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy for
improving language capabilities and cultural knowledge</header>
<paragraph id="id28C7A6A53B544971A6CE0E91A5170CE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
strategy</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director shall develop, implement, and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for improving the recruiting,
training, and retention of employees of the elements of the intelligence
community who possess critical language capabilities and cultural backgrounds
relevant to countering terrorism or collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
intelligence related to weapons of mass destruction, including individuals who
are first or second-generation United States citizens and United States
citizens with immediate relatives who are foreign nationals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4fe80cdbeca344b6974eb7bae2ea1b30"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include a description of each of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbe14daf22c5148939c762b2bf6fdba42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The current and
projected needs of the intelligence community during the ten-year periods,
beginning on the date the strategy is submitted to the appropriate committees
of Congress, for employees with critical language capabilities and cultural
backgrounds relevant to countering terrorism or collecting, analyzing, and
disseminating intelligence related to weapons of mass destruction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa745eb8eeb76456e8d93d0a4cc88877d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Actions necessary
to recruit, train, and retain employees with such capabilities or
backgrounds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID54d661e4659c44d092c2fa5951fc79f2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Barriers to
effective recruitment, training, and retention of employees with such
capabilities or backgrounds, including security clearance processing, and
actions necessary to overcome such barriers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID809185f1f1a8451ea5e8846e1c714794"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Specific
objectives to be accomplished during each year of the first 5-year period
beginning on the date that the strategy is submitted to the appropriate
committees of Congress and tasks to accomplish such objectives,
including—</text>
<clause id="idB743C8A23C7241608D560B912E2B25A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list
prioritizing such objectives and tasks; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB54B781C43A84F4F8CD9EB37AB2BB5B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a schedule for
meeting such objectives and carrying out such tasks.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6cf8b358adf74fd2909ba23cc70feb3f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Assignments of
roles and responsibilities to elements of the intelligence community to carry
out the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc0fc21b6fd3b43eca9d3f507efed92af"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The personnel,
financial, and other resources necessary to implement the strategy, and a plan
for obtaining such resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd45d91d43a2e4a8b89e2e00cb9a06bfc"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Metrics for
measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe74602f01f47433bacac211a9464608f"><enum>(H)</enum><text>A schedule for
assessment, review, and, as appropriate, revision of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id83C51326B0D1465BB0DC4AE540935878"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for
reports</header>
<paragraph id="ID8c9ac60f000c4f7ea4402b1850b06913"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not less frequently than once during each 180-day period
after the date of the submission of the strategy required by subsection (b)(1)
to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Director shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of such
strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff5ff488cd424f8d913d0d759b177778"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Each
report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID19e757779ef54ead8cebf8b9aeec9de6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of
whether the objectives referred to in subsection (b)(2)(D) have been
accomplished in accordance with the proposed schedule.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf8321df4e1e4a1fb18cc065282b90ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Data corresponding
to the metrics required by subsection (b)(2)(G) for measuring the effectiveness
and efficiency of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7779210ebc4342f4a4b041506c15e6e1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An assessment of
the actions by the elements of the intelligence community to implement the
strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID330e3f15bfbf4f6596fb858d7f153c94"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of
whether the personnel, financial, and other resources available are sufficient
to implement the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98d29a3bc7e040b4bb688a9413a41bb5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A description of
any revisions to, or plans to revise, any component of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID89fe79c311b545758cc4d5b655708d73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset
date</header><text>The requirement set forth in paragraph (1) shall terminate 5
years after the date of the submission of the strategy required by subsection
(b)(1) to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id09AC2C2BBE814925BEB917F98E4FD439"><enum>403.</enum><header>Counterterrorism
technology assessments</header>
<subsection id="ID6a712d2904d04a2a9324252e284ac9a5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agency
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>agency</term> means any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive branch of the
Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa2ab2cc522584e6eb407eaaafa64fe9c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for
interdisciplinary capability of the Congressional Research Service</header>
<paragraph id="idA394FD92E4D14AA1B31428D08977F8DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the Congressional Research Service shall
establish an interdisciplinary capability to further the Congressional Research
Service’s responsibilities to advise Congress pursuant to section 203(d) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(d)) concerning technology
or technological applications developed or used for countering
terrorism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID63e27bdb90df4512a6eb13b0a6b6c725"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to
implement this subsection the following amounts:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID973307bc5e984f1baf56966a1aba13e7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2011, $1,500,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28b9a3039f704c58a83c55da1d82b85a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2012, $3,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeae3b56281b047bd9f607cada9d98313"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2013, $4,500,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID569bc3c955c04077aa81436fa5a35b96"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2014, $6,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc86beaa830f4ab4979447f9c52aad8a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2015 and for each fiscal year thereafter, $7,500,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID083403a2244545ecb8cd0f69538ea512"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessments of
available technology</header>
<paragraph id="ID5d502b064ca049289bc9286812c7b843"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
assessments</header><text>Pursuant to section 717 of title 31, United States
Code, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct assessments of
technology or technological applications that are—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID34ee672a75d349f7b0e467858802d568"><enum>(A)</enum><text>being developed or
used or are available to be used for countering terrorism by a program or
activity that is carried out by an agency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf7ad8fbb6a0e4cbcbf777da4b07ae891"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proposed to be
developed or used or are potentially available to be used pursuant to—</text>
<clause id="IDd9b1b1e3972b4ff3999687eb53224521"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a legislative
proposal under consideration by a committee of the Senate or the House of
Representatives; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID085b4c78918b46cb9fc09aaa21a85d36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a recommendation
submitted to Congress by the President or an agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb27a746ce024bff971e352fb8d63bdc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of
assessment</header><text>Each assessment of a technology or technological
application carried out under paragraph (1) shall evaluate the actual or
anticipated impact, effectiveness, or efficiency of the technology or
technological application for countering terrorism, including
evaluating—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3be0ca56ba194e7a8079c5eed9cdf1df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any test results
related to the technology or technological application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc5ebb14cee14351822cc4ba5c0de288"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any alternatives
to the technology or technological application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d298f8dd98e4c62b17f325b3e317cf6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the actual or
anticipated operational requirements of the technology or technological
application, including the logistical needs, personnel training, and procedures
for utilizing the technology or technological application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe45dfce793f1425cb873a0031522328d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the actual or
anticipated costs, as compared to the actual or anticipated benefits of the
technology or technological application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID487197b1d0f9486badb87a349633beed"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any actual or
anticipated countermeasures to the technology or technological application by
terrorists; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeadd7e0081c74c9c9a1d378ea705a44e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>technology
assessments or related reports prepared by or for an agency for the technology
or technological application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID884c5c25a19a48f8aea7d062474f8a0e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technology
assessment capability</header>
<subparagraph id="ID49d9950c79d94410a44e61b8b5580868"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement to
establish</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
establish an interdisciplinary capability to perform the assessments required
by paragraph (1) that includes officers and employees who have expertise in
science, engineering, technology, homeland security, counterterrorism, or other
fields that the Comptroller General considers appropriate to conduct such
assessments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd18c30032b9b4b63a784bd166ea2c598"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appointment and
procurement</header><text>The Comptroller General shall appoint, pay, and
assign officers and employees pursuant to subsection (a) of section 731 of
title 31, United States Code, and may procure the services or assistance of
experts and consultants pursuant to subsection (e) of such section, in order to
acquire the expertise in science, technology, or other fields necessary to
conduct the assessments required by paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID65eb2ab10ccb46d98319298652da435d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to
implement this subsection the following amounts:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0bded05f2e174ca19baa7f440984395b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2011, $2,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac77135a299143e6990b2011981db4d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2012, $5,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59415264a90f47baa5fbccac7225bc98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2013, $8,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf653de14fa9748cd85d4ee6850945933"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2014, $12,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd81033cad8e5443b96b837a7de93578a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2015 and for each fiscal year thereafter, $15,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID46e389746ed5479dbfa2342684634370"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessments of
future technology</header>
<paragraph id="ID06f3c78fbbc747a9bdaafeb4005e5774"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
assessments</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall,
as appropriate, enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences
to assess technology and technological applications that are being developed or
could be developed for purposes of countering terrorism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f67d64065f14811aedab97f1e466fd4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of
assessments</header><text>Each assessment carried out under paragraph (1) shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd4fcb4f33283458da9ee8b71f7c93fa1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determining trends
related to the development of technology or technological applications and
their implications for countering terrorism;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID39f8d2b6891046d29d17527699fce3d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying
particular technology or technological applications that potentially may become
available or are necessary for countering terrorism; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd4615f56a4e54081b338b5a815b87dba"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommending
investments to be made by an agency in the development of particular technology
or technological applications.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ca76e6bba0d4179ad0e460f6e3e26fb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to
implement this subsection the following amounts:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID39e126d103604e33a24a73c0fd9ced0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2011, $1,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5d78df75c4946e59ab4b2248d04c33f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2012, $2,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID17e6ac199be644dba248bd7552121de9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2013, $3,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb201887a491443bbcd2e57976e19e7d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2014, $4,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe35cd57508364f9e8ddef5065edd2399"><enum>(E)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2015 and for each fiscal year thereafter, $5,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Emergency
management and citizen engagement</header>
<section id="idD7367ED9561C4015A80FDD89AA02EC58"><enum>501.</enum><header>Communication
of threat information and alerts</header>
<subsection id="id5E57F59B276241B0BF17FC90A4473812"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferation and Terrorism recommended that <quote>the Federal Government
should practice greater openness of public information so that citizens better
understand the threat and the risk this threat poses to them.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF424E3D29332421C8D7B35EC2E1A7146"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terrorism Threat
Awareness</header><text>Section 203 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 124) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id57B5300516554A608E68BE343460C629" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id6F117A8D827440359018A9892C99A58F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terrorism Threat
Awareness</header>
<paragraph id="id6427C88534C54A23B15DD540979268F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terrorism threat
awareness</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall ensure that information concerning
terrorist threats is available to the general public within the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC5C040FAE20D4D87915F75B84F4ECE3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Threat
bulletins</header>
<subparagraph id="id6CE95335BC5C42E280735F5B0726275B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with the requirements of subsection (b), the
Secretary shall on a timely basis prepare unclassified terrorism-related threat
and risk assessments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16EAAEB18EA04289B4CBDC782F2E3163"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each
assessment required under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="idF4B31BCCEEAA4D54BE69E1F1B221F75E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include guidance
to the general public for preventing and responding to acts of terrorism;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD52993F53D424C2E8EC726F929533086"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be made available
on the website of the Department and other publicly accessible websites,
communication systems, and information networks.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id885432E79F6A46FEACFC9AC7341BA473"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guidance to
State, local, and tribal governments</header><text>The Secretary shall provide
to State, local, and tribal governments written guidance on how to disseminate
information about terrorism-related threats and risks to the general public
within their jurisdictions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC0BB99E18EFE48C28307D784F68C4D19"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of existing
resources</header><text>The Secretary shall use websites, communication
systems, and information networks in operation on the date of an assessment
under this subsection to satisfy the requirements of paragraph
(2)(B)(ii).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idC4E319F5835E4992B672DD08847DD1CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of the Secretary</header><text>Section 201(d)(8) of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)(8)) is amended by striking <quote>and to agencies of
State</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>to State, local,
tribal, and private entities with such responsibilities, and, as appropriate,
to the general public, in order to assist in deterring, preventing, or
responding to acts of terrorism against the United States.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id25CB935F7FC6438DB2D3A604BB1F2D84"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the
implementation of section 203 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended
by subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id51EF4A24664A4B3C8EBFFD4610876B81"><enum>502.</enum><header>Guidelines
concerning weapons of mass destruction</header>
<subsection id="idA3E718B9CC4B465F8D76C9F192CB062C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
guidelines</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id2C7C78B28E5C404A835BF821DB499E55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop
guidelines, in coordination with State, local, and tribal governments and
representatives of emergency response provider organizations, for police, fire,
emergency medical services, emergency management, and public health personnel,
for responding to an explosion or release of nuclear, biological, radiological,
or chemical material; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA2261E26E8B6407EB6A1D047B0B4608A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the
guidelines developed under paragraph (1) available to State, local, and tribal
governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1ccf0cb75fc74c55a0c64132462d4409"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
guidelines developed under subsection (a)(1) shall contain, at a
minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="ID231d65ab719546d9ae9b7c7a4ef671a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>protective action
guidelines for ensuring the health and safety of emergency response
providers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01fba74be11d4bde8533d0f0b8121a06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information
regarding the effects of the biological, chemical, or radiological agent on
those exposed to the agent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDce1cd14cf35f4a9e8d3d4d33c8d442ac"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information
regarding how emergency response providers and mass care facilities may most
effectively deal with individuals affected by an incident involving a nuclear,
biological, radiological, or chemical material.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id824C4DDC064649F78A6785399B989F88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review and
revision of guidelines</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id635BF92AB2D74FEFB0ACA86B3D7EDC4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less
frequently than every 2 years, review the guidelines developed under subsection
(a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC174372D473F4BDD9204ECB8AB7271B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make revisions to
the guidelines as appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCF89ADA68B1B415A8641A8020A497F8E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make the revised
guidelines available to State, local, and tribal governments, nongovernmental
organizations, the private sector, and the general public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE6587680CFB64199A53B96F8A593ADB3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Procedures for
developing and revising guidelines</header><text>In carrying out the
requirements of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish procedures—</text>
<paragraph id="ID844520c33e3b440baa4fed9c947b81ee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to inventory any
existing relevant hazardous material response guidelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID261924cf9ec546878e87b10948e3fc94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to enable the
public to submit recommendations of areas for which guidelines could be
developed under subsection (a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC3410C9BD71A4D09B6ED387D1AD3B24E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to determine which
entities should be consulted in developing or revising the guidelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06d389b30b7545a091ef210a66be9609"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to prioritize, on
a regular basis, guidelines that should be developed or revised; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c1982fd688c4fb8be8728df75b44974"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to develop and
disseminate the guidelines in accordance with the prioritization under
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA3A59140D42246048A8A8AB2C585FD3A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultations</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and revise the guidelines
developed under subsection (a)(1), and the procedures required under subsection
(d), in consultation with—</text>
<paragraph id="id134AD012D03A4B23AF56985C7E222BBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D612199CA3C458D8855671DCD16C214"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Health and Human Services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3477D8F184A349BEBFCF794BB7498777"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other Federal
departments and agencies, as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1B9EC209D7BE4F41A1467B49403406E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the National
Advisory Council established under section 508 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 318);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id622EB904C3244A14A6E58EE5B77752ED"><enum>(5)</enum><text>State, local, and
tribal governments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCB07AFC555C14B959052D315F4B9C125"><enum>(6)</enum><text>nongovernmental
organizations and private industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id608D29BC285642028233DF4C5BCEA581"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, 1 year after such date of enactment, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security
of the House of Representatives with—</text>
<paragraph id="id12D069CFA6F4400CBA5EACB9439B4EB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
the procedures established under subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5DBE6E6D44B14BABA57AB8E9C86C9E7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any guidelines in
effect on the date of the report;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id797B09529E9443A98F2A30BAAEBBBF51"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a list of entities
that to which the guidelines described in paragraph (2) were
disseminated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA806E782B6D74B6093355F4082A74822"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a plan for
reviewing the guidelines described in paragraph (2), in accordance with
subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97FD101ED6B043D19A4214D38E7C97A1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the prioritized
list of the guidelines required under subsection (d)(4), and the methodology
used by the Secretary of Homeland Security for such prioritization; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id73F852BA0B38409CBE628C970B615BA9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a plan for
developing, revising, and disseminating the guidelines.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB3A2A0B936704ADCA9AF8E6947A07389"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>emergency response provider</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idEE1F678C302A41DDBF4FA3153210E351"><enum>503.</enum><header>Individual and
community preparedness</header>
<subsection id="id22128B5CE2654499A45F42E21F62F6DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Individual and
Community Preparedness</header><text>Title V of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by section 221, is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id2DD86740B36F49C1A78003ED26D04420" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<section id="idEF226409BC1B4AA4B8CC4FCFF3E7C37E"><enum>526.</enum><header>Individual and
community preparedness</header>
<subsection id="id0C20E2D826E7477D86FDF07AD3887E68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall assist State, local, and tribal
governments in improving and promoting individual and community preparedness
for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters,
including incidents involving the use of weapons of mass destruction and other
potentially catastrophic events, by—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6183cc802b5b4afc8fec1185d28da9b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing
guidelines and checklists of recommended actions for individual and community
prevention and preparedness efforts and disseminating such guidelines and
checklists to communities and individuals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id933652D25E3C4043AD607C4B9A5D5AFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminating the
guidelines developed under section 502 of the <short-title>Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness
Act of 2009</short-title> to communities and individuals, as
appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1763923E908F47D3AA7C8B3A9352A59B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>compiling and
disseminating information on best practices in individual and community
preparedness;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE2DD05AE84EE4AF39B8431EC997B44E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing
information and training materials in support of individual and community
preparedness efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0094545AC6A342848B9F37A39CD19AD6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>conducting
individual and community preparedness outreach efforts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBD310F6D504E4243AAC261DA0D53D134"><enum>(6)</enum><text>such other actions
as the Administrator determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id59D82ED80CD44A8EA00CC913BC3921C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Where
appropriate, the Administrator shall coordinate with private sector and
nongovernmental organizations to promote individual and community
preparedness.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id424E0A21C90941FDABF25A59CB1434A0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Support for
Voluntary Programs</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities described
in subsection (a), the Administrator shall, where appropriate, work with and
provide support to individual and community preparedness programs, such as the
Community Emergency Response Team Program, Fire Corps, Medical Reserve Corps
Program, Volunteers in Police Service, USAonWatch-Neighborhood Watch, and other
voluntary programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFEE3D51249224FA1BDDE923C090E154F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
Administrator shall appoint a Director of Community Preparedness to coordinate
and oversee the individual and community preparedness efforts of the
Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2CEF2C160F8A44CC81B349E85B7F6106"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="idE372F8814F624FEDA881C3D1788ED38D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator may make grants to States to support
individual and community preparedness efforts, including through the Citizen
Corps Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D03C47728FB4A1D880C5A691A4E3891"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriations</header><text>There
are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf0d6af81b0a44de1917436fae948168b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f28b79855344dcc90916b2377822cff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID651d3490a4484f18bc190bd0c84dca94"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$25,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd531f4139cef479e8b2f926342f2cf8e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a5bcd15f89d44448dcfad1dd46d3f88"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$35,000,000 for
fiscal year 2014; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb6bb0d8410694dbe8041a5883938ac22"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$40,000,000 for
fiscal year
2015.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id3D050033A5494F70B7E3ED4D042A43DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enhancing
preparedness</header><text>Section 504(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 314(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id37F5DB237205417083E97EC9288F762B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (20) and (21) as paragraphs (21) and (22), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id061944EA42914FE7AF6597CA2D814101"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (19) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id8B49AD1ED2114C7381CFD98B4DC10841" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id52D1612EB5DD4C11B42DADC8BB0D2C82"><enum>(20)</enum><text>enhancing and
promoting the preparedness of individuals and communities for natural
disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made
disasters;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF3A54946F5F644E8BD474AE2D8B35D64"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Table of
Contents</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), as amended by section 221, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 525 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id5e3c4aea-4612-4b12-9dab-616892ba76ea" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
<toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 526. Individual and community
preparedness.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section>
1.Short title; and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness
Act of 2009
or the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; and table
of contents.
TITLE I—Enhanced
biosecurity
Sec. 101. Designation of Tier I
agents.
Sec. 102. Enhanced biosecurity
measures.
Sec. 103. Laboratory and facility registration
and database.
Sec. 104. Background checks.
Sec. 105. Biological laboratory
protection.
Sec. 106. Biosecurity information
sharing.
Sec. 107. Research with the Variola virus
genome.
TITLE II—Response to a weapon of
mass destruction attack
Subtitle A—Ensuring access to medical
countermeasures during emergencies
Sec. 201. National Medical Countermeasure
Dispensing Strategy.
Sec. 202. Tailoring of the national medical
countermeasure dispensing strategy.
Sec. 203. Expansion in the use of the U.S.
Postal Service to deliver medical countermeasures.
Sec. 204. Dispensing medical countermeasures
through employers.
Sec. 205. Personal medkits for emergency
response providers and members of preparedness organizations.
Sec. 206. General public medkit pilot
program.
Sec. 207. Report on the use of expiring
countermeasures.
Subtitle B—Bioforensics capabilities and
strategy
Sec. 211. Bioforensics capabilities and
strategy.
Subtitle C—Communications planning
Sec. 221. Communications planning.
Sec. 222. Plume modeling.
TITLE III—International Measures
to Prevent Biological Terrorism
Subtitle A—Prevention and protection against
international biological threats
Sec. 301. International Threat Assessment: Tier
I Pathogen Facilities.
Sec. 302. Strengthening international
biosecurity.
Sec. 303. Promoting secure biotechnology
advancement.
Subtitle B—Global Pathogen
Surveillance
Sec. 321. Short title.
Sec. 322. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 323. Definitions.
Sec. 324. Eligibility for
assistance.
Sec. 325. Restriction.
Sec. 326. Fellowship program.
Sec. 327. In-country training in laboratory
techniques and disease and syndrome surveillance.
Sec. 328. Assistance for the purchase and
maintenance of public health laboratory equipment and supplies.
Sec. 329. Assistance for improved communication
of public health information.
Sec. 330. Assignment of public health personnel
to United States missions and international organizations.
Sec. 331. Expansion of certain United States
Government laboratories abroad.
Sec. 332. Assistance for international health
networks and expansion of Field Epidemiology Training Programs.
Sec. 333. Reports.
Sec. 334. Authorization of
appropriations.
Subtitle C—Strengthening the Oversight of
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Sec. 351. Definitions.
Sec. 352. Report on United States nuclear
nonproliferation efforts.
Sec. 353. Report on United States work with
IAEA on nuclear nonproliferation.
Sec. 354. Authorization of
appropriations.
Subtitle D—Energy Development Program
Implementation
Sec. 361. Findings.
Sec. 362. Definitions.
Sec. 363. Energy development program
implementation.
Sec. 364. Reports.
TITLE IV—Government
organization
Sec. 401. Intelligence on weapons of mass
destruction.
Sec. 402. Intelligence community language
capabilities and cultural knowledge.
Sec. 403. Counterterrorism technology
assessments.
TITLE V—Emergency management and
citizen engagement
Sec. 501. Communication of threat information
and alerts.
Sec. 502. Guidelines concerning weapons of mass
destruction.
Sec. 503. Individual and community
preparedness.
<enum>I</enum><header>Enhanced
biosecurity</header>
<section id="idbdff531a-4b37-4038-b4f1-c3f0733eee04"><enum>101.</enum><header>Designation of Tier I
agents</header>
<subsection id="idc7f2b1f8-4db1-476a-be2e-09f97c6a58c2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments to the
Public Health Service Act</header><text>Section 351A of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a) is amended in subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="idd262103c-3bd2-47e9-98d5-3acd826b15c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9f6e1619-c2a4-4ec8-afa4-fdc6f3ba5443"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idfb3221a0-350d-4554-bdd5-b34615c1f496"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tier I agents</header>
<subparagraph id="id9d2cb7a1-8ff7-4bda-9aba-c1900b3fc2ed"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Designation of tier I
agents</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and
Preparedness Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall by regulation designate as <quote>Tier I
agents</quote> those agents and toxins—</text>
<clause id="ideef71712-91f3-4d80-88dc-ecdbe35ee241"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which the Secretary
of Homeland Security has issued a Material Threat Determination under section
319F–2(c)(2) regarding the agent or toxin, unless the Secretary of Health and
Human Services determines, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, that such designation is unwarranted; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idf8ec4793-6aff-4ef4-a752-c8feee5e3a80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that meet the criteria
under subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1cfc3aa-8256-4b76-9310-dcd2d3eeafbe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
determining whether to designate an agent or toxin as a Tier I agent under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall consider—</text>
<clause id="id74f80ff7-925b-4625-95ef-e882130277cc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the agent or
toxin has clear potential to be used effectively in a biological attack that
causes significant casualties;</text>
</clause><clause id="id53a4a398-de5d-4eca-8968-46a90d394b5a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information available
from any biological or bioterrorism risk assessments conducted by the
Department of Homeland Security or relevant assessments by other agencies;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2190e360-6599-443b-b080-762f08848c5c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such other criteria and
information that the Secretary determines appropriate and relevant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida6694e47-adf0-43dd-ab9a-90e1fb6c6dc7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inclusion of agents and
toxins not previously listed</header><text>All agents or toxins designated by
the Secretary as Tier I agents shall be included on the list maintained by the
Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80c0d2ba-9e85-4599-884b-e2bfa827f990"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Evaluation of Tier I
agents</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall—</text>
<clause id="id4a768d1e-5fbf-4c74-a9eb-2f585634b269"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on an ongoing basis,
consider the inclusion of additional agents or toxins on the list of Tier I
agents, as appropriate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idb12bd681-2eb7-463f-84da-4eccd2ac0182"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least biennially,
review the list of Tier I agents to determine whether any agents or toxins
should be removed from the list.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id577156d6-2423-43cf-840f-ebd1e4d18e9c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), as so
redesignated, by striking <quote>list under paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting
<quote>lists under paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8120c53d-9e39-4610-a738-1bdcdf34ec56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002</header><text>Section 212(a)
of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id96fdf7d7-e495-4571-84d9-20b1a6c1118a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id82af2035-9857-43c7-97d2-02b3bdee98e0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ida0a6ef4e-1a38-4211-b228-d502f662e873"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tier I agents</header>
<subparagraph id="idb68ed30a-4db4-40e4-b099-b301ebaa8225"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Designation of tier I
agents</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and
Preparedness Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall by regulation designate as <quote>Tier I
agents</quote> those agents and toxins—</text>
<clause id="id13c67f9e-2785-4737-9c0e-d8b88cf6ab46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which the Secretary
of Homeland Security has issued a Material Threat Determination under section
319F–2(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(2))
regarding the agent or toxin, unless the Secretary of Agriculture determines,
in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, that such designation
is unwarranted; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idd6f476e2-9e86-443f-b3b2-ad91241ad58f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that meet the criteria
under subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb535cb04-853b-4e22-9348-f74b3cb0041f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
determining whether to designate an agent or toxin as a Tier I agent under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall consider—</text>
<clause id="id91393c66-3d37-49e8-9bd2-6bc9c823c25c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the agent or
toxin has clear potential to be used effectively in a biological attack that
causes catastrophic consequences;</text>
</clause><clause id="id44d68e28-2453-4290-b6a1-d640825eb0ff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information available
from any biological or bioterrorism risk assessments conducted by the
Department of Homeland Security or relevant assessments by other agencies;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5fe1198b-b2bb-4d16-90e8-2bc1654870fe"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such other criteria and
information that the Secretary determines appropriate and relevant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idacde031f-13a6-48c4-a64e-5bb52aec56ef"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inclusion of agents and
toxins not previously listed</header><text>All agents or toxins designated by
the Secretary as Tier I agents shall be included on the list maintained by the
Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b63659d-756f-4c18-89bf-f5c9e0c49ac7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Evaluation of Tier I
agents</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall—</text>
<clause id="idca168e76-d4ae-4d9a-9d41-8ae7adf15ada"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on an ongoing basis,
consider the inclusion of additional agents or toxins on the list of Tier I
agents, as appropriate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idec25e1cf-718e-4250-a3ae-b2b373bad5be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least biennially,
review the list of Tier I agents to determine whether any agents or toxins
should be removed from the list.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfda4e5c5-1361-4d33-836d-566dfc34ca71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>list
under paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>lists under paragraphs (1) and
(2)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4dbc91e9-8baf-4062-86dd-1b3144d91559"><enum>102.</enum><header>Enhanced biosecurity
measures</header>
<subsection id="id6156e1ec-86a4-49f6-8e33-3d74aa0404d1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 181 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id4a0060d5-8029-489c-a39e-6fa27680db61"><enum>318.</enum><header>Enhanced biosecurity
measures</header>
<subsection id="iddc1e74cb-7726-4f0f-80ba-a3e03ef6dcd8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID5850759a2fe84d67b599836ed3cd0987"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Listed
agent</header><text>The term <term>listed agent</term> means an agent or toxin
included on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id447E8B9A9FB94691A8F8F01270185E81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the list established and
maintained by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section
351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA34C91A789A34A80917B5593FB556CBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the list established and
maintained by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 212(a)(1) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(a)(1)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e964d16e120472d80914d98f0ea26c9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Person</header><text>The
term <term>person</term> has the meaning given that term in section 351A(l)(6)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(l)(6)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7828152b-4e7d-4716-8942-cdf78750c844"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tier I
agent</header><text>The term <term>Tier I agent</term> means an agent or toxin
designated as a Tier I agent under section 351A(a)(2) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(2)) or section 212(a)(2) of the Agricultural
Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(a)(2)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5769e2a4-a0a7-4e56-a101-72ca207b9761"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and
the Secretary of Agriculture, shall through a negotiated rulemaking under
subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, establish enhanced
biosecurity measures for persons that possess, use, or transfer Tier I agents,
which shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="id94d31ea2-394c-4bd3-9a2d-917fb5197bbd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>standards for personnel
reliability programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4cb5873f-429c-42f6-9c41-56f93b739718"><enum>(2)</enum><text>standards for biosecurity
training of responsible officials, laboratory personnel, and support personnel
employed by such persons;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id327950a1-ea21-49f1-93ec-e98c5648d97f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>standards for performing
laboratory risk assessments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf527d247-6e80-4881-bdf0-3e8b5dcf9e37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>risk-based laboratory
security performance standards; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45e999f3-1658-488d-ad41-a719076e57df"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other security
standards jointly determined necessary by the Secretary and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide1f43a6e-e401-4adb-a2f2-032145fdade9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Negotiated rulemaking
committee</header><text>The negotiated rulemaking committee established by the
Secretary under subsection (b) shall include representatives from—</text>
<paragraph id="idf59b075c-facb-4b28-9aa6-5aed3ced19c7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1d9c3a89-a7d5-407e-80f7-eddd163fc662"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Department of Health
and Human Services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id50ff0655-d7f8-4129-81a3-311d62d2950a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Department of
Agriculture;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7a64d98a-8c74-486e-8d2f-c9c58c9cf7e8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB507FD4952844B5A949E82F84843A625"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Department of
Energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1eb9ad7f-2ef2-40a9-a692-0fe1ee10dbeb"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Department of
Justice;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfdd2981d-4401-4495-9bc6-dcc2dc2efa92"><enum>(7)</enum><text>for profit research
institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6b5993a1-fcc9-4738-9f1e-fa137f042d4a"><enum>(8)</enum><text>academic research
institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddd8f231d-749a-4e58-b8ce-a75ab83d09c5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>nonprofit research
institutions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idda09d9ea-1e0d-4915-b7e1-ffec17568fa4"><enum>(10)</enum><text>other interested
parties, as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3210729a-772a-45f7-b8c1-2c02187471dc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Time
requirement</header><text>The procedures for the negotiated rulemaking
conducted under subsection (b) shall be conducted in a timely manner to ensure
that—</text>
<paragraph id="id36271b5f-b64b-498b-8c49-c8b65e426d8f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any recommendations with
respect to proposed regulations are provided to the Secretary not later than 6
months after the date of enactment of this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id849c5385-8c71-4f99-a662-861883081a7a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a final rule is
promulgated not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8e1d3688-f159-4d90-8c11-760707157d57"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Factors To Be
Considered</header><text>In developing proposed and final standards under
subsection (b), the Secretary and the negotiated rulemaking committee shall
consider factors including—</text>
<paragraph id="id298f4e80-427a-46c7-8b8c-903735747eaa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the recommendations of
the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation
and Terrorism (established under section 1851 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 121
Stat. 501)), the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (established
under section 205 of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (Public Law
109–417; 120 Stat. 2851)), the Trans-Federal Task Force on Optimizing Biosafety
and Biocontainment Oversight, and any working group established under Executive
Order 13486 (74 Fed. Reg. 2289) relating to strengthening laboratory
biosecurity; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd93052ba-7aee-40c9-bc27-45d9935a85a9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how any disincentives to
biological research arising from enhanced biosecurity measures can be
minimized.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id85c6f681-ca25-4318-bc68-edf98c528edc"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Implementation of
enhanced biosecurity measures</header>
<paragraph id="id522b69fc-fab9-41ad-9931-566acd1bc030"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation as appropriate with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall enforce the standards
promulgated under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id14578cbb-cebd-4c3f-87bf-7d3a0d114c0f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training
programs</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
consultation with the Secretary, shall develop or approve training programs
that meet the standards promulgated under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf1344c1a-1c92-4f3b-a842-5f74276e5f8d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Harmonization of
regulations</header>
<subparagraph id="idb98d1a4a-c7b1-4d68-b066-10ca37ab96a6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations under
Public Health Service Act</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the
Secretary promulgates regulations or amendments thereto pursuant to this
section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall amend regulations
promulgated under the Select Agent Program under section 351A(b)(1) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(b)(1)) to ensure that such
regulations do not overlap or conflict with the regulations promulgated by the
Secretary under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67217308-9099-4431-96ff-79d953aaeef4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulations under
Agriculture Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002</header><text>Not later than
120 days after the Secretary promulgates regulations or amendments thereto
pursuant to this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall amend regulations
promulgated under the Select Agent Program under section 212(b)(1) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(b)(1)) to
ensure that such regulations do not overlap or conflict with the regulations
promulgated by the Secretary under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idba0b7811-3d41-4518-b036-215d5249cffb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="id3aca66de-2493-4c47-906c-c09794fa7b30"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Civil money
penalty</header><text>In addition to any other penalties that may apply under
law, any person who violates any provision of regulations promulgated under
subsection (b) shall be subject to a civil money penalty in an amount not
exceeding $250,000 in the case of an individual and $500,000 in the case of any
other person that possesses, uses, or transfers a Tier I agent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ided1d2de9-4a8a-42b9-9bee-038ddf900ce6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Intermediate
sanctions</header>
<clause id="id00efed6c-1bc1-45e9-aec5-686814db279d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a person has violated
any provision of regulations promulgated under this section, the Secretary may
impose intermediate sanctions in lieu of the actions authorized by subsection
(A).</text>
</clause><clause id="id9776d1cb-a847-4813-8639-03905749907a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Types of
sanctions</header><text>The intermediate sanctions which may be imposed under
paragraph (1) shall consist of—</text>
<subclause id="id6ed49f9b-9ba7-4918-8b8b-01b6a71e711d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>directed plans of
correction;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idd9f212e3-7ca1-4b38-ab32-1421d7fda16c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>civil money penalties in
an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each violation of, or for each day of
substantial noncompliance with, the regulations promulgated under this
section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ide9ee546f-0464-403c-9eb5-2bef6d35c827"><enum>(III)</enum><text>payment for the costs
of onsite monitoring; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ida8acac43-c513-4400-9e17-080a2276efa4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any combination of the
actions described in subclauses (I), (II), and (III).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id274F5808EB194FE8AE91D056219B4E4E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Suspension of research
and funding</header>
<clause id="ID700d9222aa444259a035fc38f94a8a03"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a person has violated
any provision of the regulations promulgated under subsection (b) and that the
violation has endangered security, the Secretary may suspend the authority of
the person to possess, use, or transfer Tier I agents until the violation has
been remedied.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe79341fc66b44a0790a001d5a10462c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>If
the Secretary suspends the authority of a person to possess, use, or transfer
Tier I agents under clause (i), the Secretary shall notify each executive
agency that provides funding for research on Tier I agents by the
person.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe5b29cceb50c400a8cfc7531fef94b5a"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Suspension</header><text>If
the head of an executive agency receives notice under clause (ii), the head of
the executive agency may suspend the provision of funds to the person for
research on Tier I agents.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID775482bf5ecd4b02b1016b3ff75b8668"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to
limit or modify the authority to suspend the authority of a person to possess,
use, or transfer Tier I agents, or to suspend funding for research under any
other provision of law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb90c1134-8f53-4b57-88d0-184334b58ac3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop and implement procedures with respect to when and how
penalties or intermediate sanctions are to be imposed under this paragraph.
Such procedures shall provide for notice to the person, a reasonable
opportunity to respond to the proposed penalty or intermediate sanction, and
appropriate procedures for appealing determinations relating to the imposition
of a penalty or intermediate sanction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6a997599-8956-4cca-8be2-62eeaa66e33d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Simultaneous laboratory
inspections</header>
<subparagraph id="idef859a2b-e4e4-45ee-b708-51096c79ba34"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inspections by the
department of homeland security</header><text>The Secretary shall have the
authority to inspect persons subject to the regulations promulgated under
subsection (b) to ensure compliance with the regulations by such
persons.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf235b5b25ea5433c93e77e22cabaa45f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Simultaneous
inspections</header><text>All Federal agencies conducting inspections of a
person to ensure compliance with regulations promulgated under subsection (b),
regulations promulgated under section 351A(b)(1) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(b)(1)), regulations promulgated under section 212(b)(1) of
the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(b)(1)), or
security standards applicable under a contract between a Federal agency and the
person shall be conducted simultaneously to the extent practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54d5c030-a7cb-4b91-b562-b585cda27ab4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Joint inspection
procedures</header><text>Federal agencies conducting simultaneous inspections
of a person under this paragraph shall cooperate, to the maximum extent
practicable, to ensure that the inspections are conducted efficiently and in a
manner that minimizes the administrative burden on the person.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id114a8598-9a4c-4a30-ba98-cf223e10100a"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Inspection
reports</header><text>Any report of inspection of a person conducted by a
Federal agency to enforce regulations promulgated under subsection (b),
regulations promulgated under section 351A(b)(1) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(b)(1)), regulations promulgated under section 212(b)(1) of
the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(b)(1)), or
security standards applicable under a contract between the Federal agency and
the person shall be made available to any other Federal agency that enforces
any such regulations with respect to the person or that funds research of a
Tier I agent or a listed agent by the
person.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idab89a3a1-2d4c-4efa-b07f-78fb4393973b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section and the amendments made by this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idade77ae4-7ae4-4f0e-8d5a-315199dc3aab"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 317 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id204f7ff7-cd18-4543-9817-45f4dbaa0f56" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="id2DC9FAC50C18498BA4DB620C78D2B4C8" level="section">Sec. 318. Enhanced biosecurity
measures.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id484C003D8A0840F8830D82633322CB19"><enum>103.</enum><header>Laboratory and
facility registration and database</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id630086ABEF76431CB52AAD2AF448BDDF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 351A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
262a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37FCBC8379A64DA88EB71696B1E4D9EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (f) through (m) as (g) through (n) respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E91366D181A404096386635BF2B0C02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (e) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AD449E8514D495085A50DFBA7651464" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACB47A4F591B4C929F2AC4F8DED4F4FD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Laboratory and facility
registration and database</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7258D0F8631D4011BC805AF4D094B2DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall by regulation
establish criteria defining characteristics, features, or equipment that could
facilitate the misuse of a laboratory or other facility for the purposes of
developing a biological weapon, which may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID648cb13bdd31453f92dfe83f60ee9131"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technology that is
particularly suitable to the development of an effective biological weapon,
such as technology that would enable synthesis of Tier I agents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID900f6490b7c94f15987dbd1765124f69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>features that would
enable an individual to develop a biological weapon while escaping detection;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5e12807c3fc438781e0f1fd85608aaf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other
characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id95A03369A4B945ABB5C4BFCBDE8439E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Registry
agents</header>
<subparagraph id="id68B0FECB0B5B4425A66DD316CDE28959"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish and
maintain by regulation a list of biological agents and toxins that have the
potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal, or plant health but for
which the potential to be used in a biological attack has not been
established.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6767C8A8C534B6F89A014DF846118C5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Agents
listed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be designated as <quote>Registry
Agents</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDED0F23C4AFD41FD9D64932454FB55E3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion of select
agents</header><text>In determining whether to designate a biological agent or
toxin as a Registry Agent, the Secretary shall exclude agents or toxins listed
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section and section 212(a)(1) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id380BA30FEC0D4A20871C0DACAFBD08B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations governing
registration and database</header>
<subparagraph id="id727A703516BB418F88ED95060683818D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations requiring
registration</header><text>The Secretary shall by regulation require the
registration with the Secretary of laboratories or other facilities
that—</text>
<clause id="idBEA1B62EE65C4F3C9E32AB8E730E2E3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet the criteria
established pursuant to paragraph (1); or</text>
</clause><clause id="idBE3458AB54B44548BAC46241C3E6FAC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>possess, use, or
transfer Registry Agents designated under paragraph (2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9188D5279A64B6AAE79FFB72F8366F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Database</header><text>The
Secretary shall maintain a national database that includes the locations of
each laboratory or other facility required to be registered under this
subsection, the criteria established pursuant to paragraph (1) that are
applicable to the laboratory or facility, the Registry Agents that are
possessed or used at or transferred by the laboratory or facility, and the name
of the person that owns or controls the laboratory or facility.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1E9BF25C5B484A80A0F0AEB9AF075537"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional registration
requirements</header><text>An individual who possesses, uses, or transfers
Registry Agents at a location other than a laboratory or other facility shall
be required to register with the Secretary pursuant to this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id88B4102E2D444667B052864A73330AC1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>In
addition to any other penalties that may apply under law, any person who
violates any provision of this subsection shall be subject to the United States
for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $25,000 in the case of an
individual and $50,000 in the case of any other person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57BE66DC3C5F401298283307F48208C1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Access to
database</header><text>The Secretary shall make the database established under
paragraph (3) available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and such agencies
as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF7D335659AFD4D359C259B6847AAE656"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Biosecurity and
biosafety best practices</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall promote
biosecurity and biosafety best practices to entities registered under paragraph
(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id813D1338903D4941AB552BAF21F37489"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Disclosure of
information</header><text>No Federal agency shall disclose under section 552 of
title 5, United States Code, any information contained in the database
established pursuant to paragraph
(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4C0D37EF88FA45968F24C2A4987E27E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision of the list of
biological agents and toxins</header>
<paragraph id="idB78E75F281494A478B1D7491EBB3E9D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review of listed
agents</header>
<subparagraph id="id32FD757EBAD64680BA14EB1CFDCEF6D3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Review by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the
establishment of the list pursuant to subsection (f)(2) of section 351A of the
Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (a)), the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall conduct a comprehensive review of the list of
biological agents and toxins maintained pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of such
section to determine which listed agents and toxins should instead be listed as
Registry Agents (as described under such subsection (f)(2)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12D405E6AAD04244851A7713F4B13594"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review by the Secretary
of Agriculture</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the establishment of
the list pursuant to subsection (f)(2) of section 351A of the Public Health
Service Act (as amended by subsection (a)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall
conduct a comprehensive review of the list of biological agents and toxins
maintained pursuant to section 212(a)(1) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism
Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(a)(1)) to determine which listed agents
and toxins should instead be listed as Registry Agents (as described under such
subsection (f)(2)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC2DDC66D993740979A6A1A4AE956B1F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments to the
Public Health Service Act</header>
<subparagraph id="id326F7FF19D744BA08E504190233592FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>Section
351A(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)(B)(i))
is amended—</text>
<clause id="idADD87F6F6B874A8CA865214C6567DC0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating
subclauses (III) and (IV) as subclauses (IV) and (V), respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6114C3CFCA3A4942BBAB1A0617E30DCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after
subclause (II) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FE28338658A4432AAFB9B0115FC624A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="idBB2CD353168D4FE7A6ECCCA39A0D5F69"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the suitability of the
agent or toxin to be used in a biological
attack;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C470C78DAB34C91A25039F2A8BE47B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemptions for clinical
or diagnostic laboratories</header><text>Section 351A(h)(1) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(h)(1)), as redesignated by subsection (a),
is amended by striking <quote>subsections (b) and (c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsections (b), (c), and (f)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id01391BE408F548F3B6FC40B19A92E167"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amendments to the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act</header><text>Section 212(a)(1)(B)(i)
of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8401(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id392333099B5144BE9D45454209682887"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subclauses (III) and (IV) as subclauses (IV) and (V), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46E48DE8CC054193A73742A56C9C798F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
subclause (II) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE83323265CBB4755845482245C1A3F83" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="id3933013B56D74217AC4C895D6757D906"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the suitability of the
agent or toxin to be used in a biological
attack;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id95F008BF6BCA4EE6802371001EA025F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id042C7DA85C0D4783B4E9519D9757966D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id36129424EACF4A5F8E1D2F1B28CAC9A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public Health Service
Act</header><text>Section 351A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
262a) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID40fb625edece4165b94f8110e54b4482"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(7)(B)(ii) by striking <quote>subsection (h)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (i)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5d1fa94e8cc643ae8740e17dbed509a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1)(E),
as redesignated by subsection (a), by striking <quote>subsection (f)</quote>
and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaab74caee68540d4bdc93a5df97d029f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (k), as so
redesignated, by striking <quote>subsection (l)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (m)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9a758bcae6e64a94b6ef88864ec00816"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (l), as so
redesignated, by striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (k)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A8F7D60D03D4E58A2B4857A422D12B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agricultural
Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002</header><text>Section 212(g)(1)(E) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(g)(1)(E)) is
amended by striking <quote>351A(g)(3)</quote> and inserting
<quote>351A(h)(3)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idaea561bf-d2f1-4024-b1e8-1c542e6762ca"><enum>104.</enum><header>Background
checks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 351A(e)(3)(A)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(e)(3)(A)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: <quote>In identifying whether an individual is within
a category specified in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), the Attorney General shall
consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine if the Department
of Homeland Security possesses any information relevant to the identification
of such an individual by the Attorney General.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id1eff2849-2390-4a02-b35b-a66685c082e3"><enum>105.</enum><header>Biological laboratory
protection</header>
<subsection id="id936a12b5-e7ad-4acb-9be6-98ce88923d1c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Academic and nonprofit
high containment biological laboratory protection grants</header>
<paragraph id="ide3bde809-254f-4e21-9c02-646d7fe82d91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, may award grants to academic and nonprofit organizations and
to State, local, and tribal governments to implement security improvements at
laboratories of such organizations and governments that possess, use, or
transfer Tier I agents or toxins, as so designated under section 351A(a)(2) of
the Public Health Service Act or section 212(a)(2) of the Agricultural
Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, as amended by this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbe0a94dd-0b65-4d5c-ab85-ffd96862da9e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Homeland Security to carry out this subsection, $50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62d7d7c6-b1f2-4188-93db-4233f46e2e3f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Voluntary vulnerability
assessments</header><text>In carrying out section 201(d)(2) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)(2)), the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall encourage the voluntary participation of laboratories working with
biological agents and toxins, as so designated under section 351A(a)(1) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)) or section 212(a)(1) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(a)(1)),
commensurate with the risks such agents and toxins pose.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idb25bf30e-4db0-4eb5-a213-a73e96d90504"><enum>106.</enum><header>Biosecurity
information sharing</header>
<subsection id="id37BD24817F164C1596C408750ED36ED4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to the Public
Health Service Act</header><text>Section 351A(d) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(d)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id306CA82040A5482CBEB931CF6D70A449" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID55edc8be02c4465ca5419d3f618faf81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal agency
access</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure access to the database
established pursuant to paragraph (2) by the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of Defense, and any other Federal agency that the Secretary
determines
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id649D01F061934838880FE26097F7AEF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment to the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002</header><text>Section 212(d)
of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(d)) is
amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42A8D9A615B9408C8ABAFEE8DC512270" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID4b55e6ed469a45cbbe3dbc8a2b5f8232"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal agency
access</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure access to the database
established pursuant to paragraph (2) by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and any other Federal agency
that the Secretary determines
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id39b2a5a7-ddc0-438e-be75-2053cad48a18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendment to the
Homeland Security Act of 2002</header><text>Title III of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), as amended by section 102, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida69b3915-6d23-44a9-b1fb-3cec38704e4a" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="id6af3a996-dca9-4a8b-82ef-6184984b06be"><enum>319.</enum><header>Biosecurity
information sharing</header>
<subsection id="idec827269-52d1-4f53-95ae-7449e1719a60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with the responsibilities under section
201(d), the Secretary shall ensure that State, local, and tribal governments
have access to relevant safety and security information relating to biological
laboratories and facilities in or in close proximity to the jurisdiction of the
State, local, or tribal government, as the Secretary determines
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb7ad5dd8-18b4-4d4d-a295-4ab57731ca93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access to information
in databases</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may
utilize information from the national databases established under subsections
(d)(2) and (f)(3) of section 351A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
262a) and section 212(d)(2) of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401(d)(2)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9ab5b892-1c5c-4b44-a25c-33408e374777"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Classified and
sensitive information</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that any
information disseminated under this section is disseminated consistent
with—</text>
<paragraph id="idb9175e8e-4a24-43fd-80ad-364020f6cbed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the authority of the
Director of National Intelligence to protect intelligence sources and methods
under the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) and related
procedures or similar authorities of the Attorney General concerning sensitive
law enforcement information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd7e77435-a27c-4ca6-834d-41403af59b9d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 552a of title 5,
United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act of 1974);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26726823-a2ac-4f09-8fec-a6f63b89fcd1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other relevant
laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idaf8d0211-3924-44fc-b13c-faee6eea27e7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 318, as added by section 102, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id50367a37-9b50-4ff2-b230-2888f56b0ccd" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="ID12c7a86e93434d30a198196c336ff299" level="section">Sec. 319. Biosecurity information
sharing.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id1896D9BF9DEB48FEA06CE1508428682D"><enum>107.</enum><header>Research with the
Variola virus genome</header>
<subsection id="idE1BEA43A200B4939A2BF2F5F4A92FF74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>For
the purposes of preventing a reengineering of the live Variola virus from
Variola virus DNA fragments or parts of the Variola virus genome, not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
shall promulgate regulations governing the distribution, synthesis, and
handling of Variola virus DNA.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id52F974CC1FFD4AB3969C9367C4CC9205"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall take into account—</text>
<paragraph id="id3DEC46C2A80A45889466E8F6E8CAE5B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the recommendations
issued by the World Health Organization concerning the distribution, handling,
and synthesis or Variola virus DNA in May 2008; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6209B78FD8804A1099743F901317483D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the continuing importance
of research by the legitimate scientific community with fragments of the
Variola virus genome for the purposes of preventing smallpox or developing
vaccines or treatments against smallpox.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id38D0921E066249BF9D4C89578E6D4F7E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall include regulations
regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8f42bbfba44847449791d8335c938173"><enum>(1)</enum><text>which research entities
are qualified to receive Variola virus DNA fragments taking into account
adequate security and safety measures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC50F708ADA2B4D1CA9B8070AB979319E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the rules under which
distribution to qualifying research entities may occur;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD7977A8A4BF437897208320B8280C32"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the appropriate limits on
the numbers of and length of base pairs of Variola virus DNA that can be
handled by a qualifying laboratory;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53F85D63C17A4033B53A1258E75C23FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the appropriate limits on
the total genome size of Variola virus DNA fragments that may be handled by a
qualifying laboratory;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id48EB2A88A0324A548DB0F6F5D9A57EAA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the appropriate limits on
synthesizing Variola virus DNA; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id046275137B844C34B1DE74B8B3D8E0A6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other matters
determined necessary by the Secretary to carry out the purposes of section
351A(a) of the Public Health Service Act (as amended by this Act).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Response to a weapon of
mass destruction attack</header>
<subtitle id="id67b29979-5d43-4a9b-995d-06e24adbd2c2"><enum>A</enum><header>Ensuring access to
medical countermeasures during emergencies</header>
<section id="idc65af05a-e920-494b-8043-050eeb4e9d4f"><enum>201.</enum><header>National Medical
Countermeasure Dispensing Strategy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 319M the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida14cfa81-3b45-483f-ad5a-029531fabdec" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="id24c182c8-8c85-4628-b2c1-152fffd479e7"><enum>319N.</enum><header>National Medical
Countermeasure Dispensing Strategy</header>
<subsection id="id4c422951-4a5c-426d-8baf-8fcc8b578170"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ideb58712e-4cc5-4992-91a0-1131ca9e4b0e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0698d67e-5e57-48ed-9b61-7216cdab94ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc528bc2c-3e50-4d8a-b2f5-0093be9e9515"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform of the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ided1dd4df-ae51-441d-8301-4b6f9cdf11cb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>dispense</term> means to provide medical countermeasures to an affected
population in response to a threat or incident;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcec31e17-1590-4b58-9850-4916977ba9d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>medical
countermeasure</term> means a drug (as that term is defined in section
201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), a device (as that term
is defined in section 201(h) of such Act), or a biological product (as that
term is defined in section 351 of this Act), to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDfd521c5c77cf44e49573012dbbb5b6c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>diagnose, mitigate,
prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms that
cause an infectious disease) or toxin, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent
that may cause a public health emergency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2e6f1f06163b4e24ad45683c5005fffd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diagnose, mitigate,
prevent, or treat harm from a condition that may result in adverse health
consequences or death and may be caused by administering a drug, biological
product, or device; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF6D2483710834D708DE4874427A8AD2B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <term>public
health emergency</term> means a public health emergency declared by the
Secretary under section 319.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idad622479-5d7b-4393-af46-cd8e4c216ca1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Postmaster General, shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a National Medical
Countermeasure Dispensing Strategy (referred to in this section as the
<quote>National MCM Dispensing Strategy</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id972c8a8f-3ae4-4b6e-8969-48da9b3afa59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
National MCM Dispensing Strategy shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idab2350a1-0fd2-42c7-a71f-8c1b6ae7e0a2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encompass all aspects of
the Federal role in dispensing medical countermeasures (referred to in this
section as <quote>MCMs</quote>) and describe methods by which the Federal
Government may assist State, local, and tribal governments to dispense
MCMs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id585b9702-60e2-4b16-a850-92782ba7806b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>address a variety of
geographical areas, population densities, and demographics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9918a348-ed47-4ca4-b71a-5ebebc432ab3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>create a multilayered
approach for the dispensing of MCMs that includes redundancies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8f7df240-09e3-42d0-92a3-f24034d4bacf"><enum>(4)</enum><text>address—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8320378d-f129-48f1-bd66-6c49084e8855"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a staffing plan for
dispensing MCMs, including—</text>
<clause id="id2fa11018-fa14-49f4-afb0-20830a532d58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for MCM dispensing
locations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3648b465-e06f-4024-918d-b6336092e516"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for dispensing through
the United States Postal Service;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcec36258-f55c-40ef-9661-ebea12dae4cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requirements for
timeliness of MCM dispensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9d0a015-d419-4ec3-91ad-3c3f0d6600d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>appropriateness,
effectiveness, and efficiency of differing methods of MCM dispensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id225617fb-f25e-4668-8776-111286d31846"><enum>(D)</enum><text>measures and evaluations
of MCM dispensing effectiveness and efficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61b2eb32-f415-4f4c-915e-a5c3843b747c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>liability issues
associated with MCM dispensing, considering—</text>
<clause id="id5ab7fb11-88c4-45f0-8f13-87fc65a9c47b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the volunteer
force;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4d6d30c0-b379-47e5-961d-ab035252748d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>medical
personnel;</text>
</clause><clause id="id698a902c-54a1-46e6-b292-f24cc7aed20b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>potential adverse
reactions to medications;</text>
</clause><clause id="idae60d006-6edd-44b3-bd35-b94cf17dd1c3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>participating employees
of the United States Postal Service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4cf6ab14-6342-40cb-a2d4-13630d479621"><enum>(v)</enum><text>security
personnel;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f1d8209-f974-45f7-9b95-100c1ae27d5b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>security issues,
including—</text>
<clause id="idd37bbaf3-226c-48cf-9162-7ffb03096f2a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>partnerships with law
enforcement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1da128ee-dc5a-44f9-ab01-81358ad18c75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>necessary levels of
security to protect MCM dispensing locations and related personnel,
participating employees of the United States Postal Service, and transportation
of MCMs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc06683aa-3c89-489d-8d9b-1003cc808dab"><enum>(G)</enum><text>communications issues,
including—</text>
<clause id="id1fc1b8fa-87bd-4f4d-ab08-d1182417a8dd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>communications between
the Federal, State, local, and tribal government officials that may be involved
in dispensing MCMs;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6c473808-f30a-4a56-9171-fa2cdeaa6f34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>communications between
the government and private sector; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9f940ef3-3b32-408e-a921-13ed88109772"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the creation of
prescripted messages or message templates so that information about how people
can acquire MCMs can be disseminated quickly in anticipation of or in the
immediate aftermath of a biological attack or a naturally occurring disease
outbreak;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e913ed2-3c66-4f9b-b52c-cd718bd0208c"><enum>(H)</enum><text>transportation of MCMs to
dispensing locations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5cc60691-3cd6-48ba-a731-e83a39ca715a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>implementation and
operations of dispensing plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf597e9ba-5b44-49e9-840b-f7bb1bd11ba2"><enum>(J)</enum><text>necessary levels of
Federal technical assistance in developing MCM dispensing capabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97147ED7FA144E7A9AF11D234A17D1A4"><enum>(K)</enum><text>measures that are
necessary in order so that actions taken pursuant to the National MCM
Dispensing Strategy will comply with applicable requirements of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and of section 351 of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb843d71-3d25-4545-be1f-4a0798c4843a"><enum>(L)</enum><text>any other topics that the
Secretary determines appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ideb8202b7-3957-4cab-895e-6c734b307be5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>be exercised regularly in
various jurisdictions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idefa9494a-e9cb-4373-b248-80202671597b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Where
appropriate, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security and the Postmaster General, shall coordinate with State, local, and
tribal government officials, private sector, and nongovernmental organizations
in development of the National MCM Dispensing Strategy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf68277ca-af6a-40ab-8343-3cf477a2682c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="id8637294f-d778-4fcd-b46b-f7abf88ed4d2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Postmaster General, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id26dbe937-c543-4f31-804e-a2afcd429d9d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this section, submit the National MCM Dispensing
Strategy to the appropriate committees of Congress; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6adc3053-03ac-4a98-a76d-cff2477fd020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 180 days
after the submission of the Strategy under subparagraph (A), submit an
implementation plan for such Strategy to the appropriate committees of
Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1446c33-3cd4-4050-8fb8-dd477517efc5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Status
report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the submission of the
implementation plan under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General, shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the status of the
activities taken pursuant to the implementation
plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ide9859312-b064-4010-af2c-8fa803bf40f9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Tailoring of the
national medical countermeasure dispensing strategy</header>
<subsection id="idf50064d8-c477-4b87-83e9-c8172b92842b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="idbdbad36f-230c-4b1c-82a9-a40859f4be64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plans</header><text>The
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and, where appropriate, the Postmaster General, shall tailor
implementation of the National MCM Dispensing Strategy established under
section 319N of the Public Health Service Act (as added by section 201)
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6973ade1-ccfd-4b00-a162-05121129bf6b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Cities Readiness
Initiative jurisdictions and other densely populated metropolitan areas deemed
at highest risk of being the target of a terrorist attack;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ee7cd09-b5ac-4fe6-86d5-1f8b6a0e503c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representative localities
of varying geographic sizes, population densities, and demographics; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c3037ad-5ceb-419e-8781-471324313f9e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other unique or
specific local needs the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1e498623-cf23-47d8-9b92-fcfc0109d616"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation with
State, local, and tribal governments</header><text>In fulfilling the
requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and, where appropriate,
the Postmaster General, shall consult with State, local, and tribal
officials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id335d10a3-9d48-42d2-abfb-861d23c4a080"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security, during and in conjunction with the creation of
tailored National MCM Dispensing Strategy plans under paragraph (1),
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc1cc9c08-8a41-4585-89be-ff4282184c65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide a review of
transportation and logistics capabilities for moving medical countermeasures
from State, local, and tribal receiving, staging, and storing sites to
dispensing locations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9d7556a-2940-4957-9877-509acd56d362"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review security plans and
capabilities for protecting transportation of medical countermeasures and
dispensing locations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id630e2c68-50a5-4cd1-b550-4eefa7e62210"><enum>(C)</enum><text>work in coordination with
the Postmaster General to review security for protecting United States Postal
Service employees performing dispensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id082f699e-8896-4f2d-8a7a-d73702b8036c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assist State, local, and
tribal governments in building partnerships with law enforcement to perform
security for medical countermeasure transportation and dispensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide1855993-98c4-4dbc-ad85-84f466e23825"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assist State, local, and
tribal governments in working with emergency response providers to create
appropriate roles for their participation in the tailored Strategy plans;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9cf2c8f-56ca-4310-add7-eb762e324b1e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>determine other
assistance that may be offered to State, local, and tribal governments with
respect to logistics, transportation, security, or other issues that the
Secretary of Homeland Security determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb9c33ac8-50e0-49a0-8130-fbe5d36a8c70"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>emergency response provider</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ida1b47091-3e65-4eb6-a0a2-87258e9d2035"><enum>203.</enum><header>Expansion in the use
of the U.S. Postal Service to deliver medical countermeasures</header>
<subsection id="ideb20f503-7c2b-4eb8-93bc-d626b08d2972"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Postmaster General and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and in a manner that complies with the applicable requirements of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and of section 351
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), shall expand existing pilot
programs to utilize the United States Postal Service to deliver medical
countermeasures in an emergency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6015df08-163b-49df-814e-4b1f5cc43e63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timeline</header><text>The
Postmaster General shall increase the ability of the United States Postal
Service, contingent on the voluntary participation of additional jurisdictions,
to deliver medical countermeasures to homes in—</text>
<paragraph id="idd9a93be4-919d-4b49-94c9-7e8bc688b314"><enum>(1)</enum><text>5 additional Cities
Readiness Initiative jurisdictions not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8a34031a-74f4-4077-b066-16c032439003"><enum>(2)</enum><text>15 additional Cities
Readiness Initiative jurisdictions not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5dcdf412-526b-4dcb-b99b-44d9ab927691"><enum>(c)</enum><header>USPS
Medkits</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Postmaster General and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall, on a biennial basis, reevaluate the contents of medkits
provided to enrolled United States Postal Service employees and immediate
family members of those employees under the U.S. Postal Service Dispensing
Plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5882ab7a-0ec4-4519-b79e-08806ce70a31"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Content
consideration</header><text>In establishing the appropriate contents for
medkits under subsection (c), the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idaa7b93b4-8fd1-4b8c-978c-928d1ddb3a35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider information
available from any biological or bioterrorism risk assessments conducted by the
Department of Homeland Security or other relevant assessments by other
departments or the intelligence community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2feff6e8-3ab3-4b37-b8c4-bab637257e23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider the criteria
described in section 351A(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
262a(a)(1)(B));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8102f928-9ab6-4e84-b153-1debf62ed32c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consult with private and
public organizations, as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id61E3052C68154A1590E7B244672A32EC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>comply with applicable
requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et
seq.) and of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida793260a-94ee-4149-bc97-6b3f03126039"><enum>(5)</enum><text>consider such other
criteria and information that the Secretary of Health and Human Services
determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id36cf510a-3292-4173-854e-4f65fdea1aa4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, the Postmaster General, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd57d50ba-214d-40a7-b92c-11c38bc38d19"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id3efcbe8d-c05d-4aab-8174-732b6eab2bc5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5f7124b6-4dcc-427d-8da1-ce9568dc27c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0d4b756e-832b-431a-9759-fc14c14498b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform of the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ided2df4b1-6e0c-42b7-a373-56a8422decf8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>medkit</term> means a cache of antibiotics and other medical
countermeasures to be used during a public health emergency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27fce61b-9605-4c39-bb68-9ab9143506fa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>public
health emergency</term> means a public health emergency declared by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca84dace-a8a6-42cf-9fe9-9f3c56f3fa75"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idc643f16c-388b-4b34-a8d9-43570744c9c0"><enum>204.</enum><header>Dispensing medical
countermeasures through employers</header>
<subsection id="id48139309-03f9-4a61-acfb-cc18844db5f4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idcfd75243-3b0a-43f5-accb-3fc2c5832b91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6a75006f-afd0-40a5-93d0-8fb33a6630d4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cad693f-7e51-489a-b596-48aae6a25e2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6686c046-89da-4759-acbf-11162e95d862"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the terms <term>biological agent</term> and
<term>toxin</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 178 of title
18, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bcc12ee-4415-4c83-a119-a17ba3c536ca"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>covered
Federal facility</term> means a Federal facility determined by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, to be of sufficient size, workforce level, and geographic location to
warrant developing a plan for receiving and dispensing medical countermeasures
to employees working in the Federal facility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide4b11dd8-82ba-49eb-9dc6-20e48929f9d7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>dispense</term> means to provide medical countermeasures to an affected
population in response to a threat or incident;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf91ae8df-fb29-47da-89f8-959fe43d8893"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term <term>medical
countermeasure</term> means a drug (as that term is defined in section
201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), a device (as that term
is defined in section 201(h) of such Act), or a biological product (as that
term is defined in section 351 of this Act), to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5B71328212A44E589ED990F79064834B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>diagnose, mitigate,
prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms that
cause an infectious disease) or toxin, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent
that may cause a public health emergency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E5314601F0A46DF8F25828064351DA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diagnose, mitigate,
prevent, or treat harm from a condition that may result in adverse health
consequences or death and may be caused by administering a drug, biological
product, or device; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF75C98D18BA349DCB6E231558FCA7A08"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term <term>public
health emergency</term> means a public health emergency declared by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9f0433c2-6548-4c86-8ea5-656ae8bcd65d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal plan</header>
<paragraph id="idf467373e-6df9-429e-a160-4dda35b6092b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of each
executive agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, and in a manner that complies
with the applicable requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 262), shall develop a plan to receive and dispense medical
countermeasures to individuals employed by the executive agency—</text>
<subparagraph id="id497d2124-5a7d-43dc-a3b5-5f0d0da3c6f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the individuals work in a covered
Federal facility that is likely the target, or located in an area that is
likely a target, of an act of terrorism involving a biological agent or toxin;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c02f366-6c3c-42d6-a4ef-a968be46a559"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the event of a
naturally occurring outbreak of an infectious disease that may result in a
national epidemic.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id02ad3d44-9401-4523-b1cc-c2049dbf6c08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
plans developed under paragraph (1) shall identify individuals in the covered
Federal facility who will be performing receiving and dispensing of medical
countermeasures to employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb60d8645-e9fe-4472-a565-8aab7edc63c7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall review and approve the plans developed under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2abdb0ff-c43b-4638-8764-b1f7b69712d1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exercises</header><text>On
a biennial basis, the head of each executive agency shall conduct exercises of
the plan developed by the head of the executive agency under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9cede524-aa44-4403-a68f-62bb3ca00d23"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other
employers</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a set of best
practices to guide and promote medical countermeasure dispensing capabilities
among private sector entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5941f25a-8db7-4129-9bf5-7777998bd436"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idC8EC0631AAF94C8585E9198A066D902D"><enum>205.</enum><header> Personal medkits for
emergency response providers and members of preparedness organizations</header>
<subsection id="id4f87cf06-3d0e-4c1c-9101-f9bdddb250ca"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
181 et seq.), as amended by section 106, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<section id="id87e04014-cf4b-4248-9078-997d57146251"><enum>320.</enum><header>Personal medkits for
emergency response providers and members of preparedness organizations</header>
<subsection id="id65af55ec-b369-4302-ada0-bb7e22c540f3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idb22874dc-6d4a-4f49-94f6-0492fb562c9d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3f62b771-0861-4a3d-8e93-de69c986111e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id047c6b2b-4e17-4119-8195-32b556653461"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb6ed6e3-0242-4404-83de-b0ac38b91beb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>immediate
family member</term> means an individual who is a cohabitating family member or
domestic partner;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7cce7afb4b604973b55e69533622f06d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>preparedness organization</term> means an organization that contributes
to State or local preparedness for an emergency or major disaster (as those
terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)), including Community Emergency
Response Teams, the Medical Reserve Corps, the Fire Corps, and the citizen
preparedness programs of the American Red Cross;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3e8588af-97de-4d32-a35e-165eabd012fe"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>medkit</term> means a cache of antibiotics and other medical
countermeasures to be used during a public health emergency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idadd309de-d8bf-4d2f-915e-5ddb3b837e0d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term <term>medkit
program</term> means the program established under subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida9c01c64-de2b-4b72-9107-10828afdb5f0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term <term>public
health emergency</term> means a public health emergency declared by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide74237e9-d347-4822-9a32-82b16cef5da9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and
in a manner that complies with applicable requirements of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and of section 351 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), shall establish a program to distribute
medkits to emergency response providers, members of preparedness organizations,
and immediate family members of an emergency response provider or member of a
preparedness organization.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd1c27316-a69d-4c26-9bd5-1a9e26ab31bf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Medkit program
components</header>
<paragraph id="idb421facf-091d-4cac-b1d5-4586559456b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An emergency response provider, member of a preparedness
organization, or immediate family member of an emergency response provider or
member of a preparedness organization participating in the medkit program
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc3ff6ed5-313e-4011-bae0-62e3e74548c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>register with the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51622c6e-1a22-4578-bf99-3dd1ab7ca750"><enum>(B)</enum><text>before the distribution
of a medkit, receive training regarding—</text>
<clause id="id6f0b9aa0-cba0-4dbe-a034-96e301e03a95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the proper use and dosing
of medical countermeasures;</text>
</clause><clause id="id847008bd-4d04-4487-bbd1-da84e692f471"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reporting of the use of
a medkit;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9f99b496-6af1-4aea-96d2-f349643cd9ac"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the proper storage of a
medkit; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2cd51bee-a458-473e-bccc-beb34aad330e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other topic
determined appropriate by the Secretary;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5886f556-f6c3-4a8f-a4b8-df61de9cedf4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>before the distribution
of a medkit, undergo appropriate medical screening; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44f85b8d-8268-4599-bdda-8efb4d4c4ec2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>report the use of a
medkit within a reasonable time period, as established by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4bf45020-f111-473a-9ddd-f7e477e1d2e7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct an annual inventory of medkits distributed under the
medkit program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id97d3c80f-f966-48cd-8301-2c8a78dcf247"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization and
contents</header>
<paragraph id="id4c2e4764-98ad-477b-8dda-4119f40b87d8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idebae7180-0d44-437f-8908-d6d5aa5eb544"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seek an emergency use
authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 360bbb–3), if needed, to allow distribution and use of medkits under the
medkit program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c876829-e010-464b-90cc-6c22d08fa21d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish the appropriate
contents for medkits distributed under the medkit program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbafe206c-c097-4813-ac3e-3fa4d0f5efe0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content
consideration</header><text>In establishing the appropriate contents for
medkits under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id020247a0-7f6e-496e-b09d-bfc4cb9ed536"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider information
available from any biological or bioterrorism risk assessments conducted by the
Department of Homeland Security or other relevant assessments by other
departments or the intelligence community;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a610bd1-4ba7-473d-97ac-b59b4c995c77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider the criteria
described in section 351A(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
262a(a)(1)(B));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc2e3244c-ea75-4d07-9660-eede84dfd6c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult with relevant
private and public organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7e33beb-9c61-46b9-a63a-4229ff45719c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consider such other
criteria and information that the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide4932dc3-6f42-4877-a34b-1c51603efe05"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id31d6c7ce-b0f8-49b0-99af-ea17560bf94d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011
through
2013.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ida133e30f-b13e-40ff-8f4d-0055a7a71165"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 319, as added by section 106 of this Act,
the following:</text>
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<toc-entry idref="id62B5C067DDD64402AEAE46A33CC6F2D1" level="section">Sec. 320. Personal medkits for emergency
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organizations.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section id="id22185772-d4b5-436b-81e2-e4e39fe6f777"><enum>206.</enum><header>General public medkit
pilot program</header>
<subsection id="id76045220-9888-44fa-b647-de161bc375a8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ida04fcefd-8468-4ca5-9edf-8ed7de1a7584"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>medical
countermeasures</term> means a drug or biological product used to mitigate,
prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms that
cause an infectious disease) or toxin or chemical, radiological, or nuclear
agent that may cause a public health emergency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfa43f7ba-9079-49d0-9291-12ff3b665c05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>medkit</term> means a cache of antibiotics and other medical
countermeasures to be used during a public health emergency declared by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idaaa666c4-1845-467c-8758-093dcb53766b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a pilot
program to study the feasibility of providing personal medkits to the
public.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8bacf30b-4f7a-4228-ade3-36494b9d6a7f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and in a manner that
complies with applicable requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 262), shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="id617b47e9-6460-4800-9a72-a381bef7ebfd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enrollment of
participants in the pilot program encompasses a diverse range of municipality
sizes, various geographic locations, and different socioeconomic
statuses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id989ccacd-ab50-4bbb-bb6b-93c75b55210f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of enrolled
participants in the program shall be expanded significantly beyond the number
of those enrolled in the 2006 St. Louis Medkit evaluation study, conducted by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida329177f-66ef-447e-b395-fc50eff40b1d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the program shall
evaluate the ability of households to maintain medkits in the home as directed
and reserve for emergency use; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id04d8c0e3-5119-4937-9938-710dffa4e851"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prior to obtaining a
medkit, participants are required to receive training regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb4cf3912-a016-472c-ad12-8cf491e7cab1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proper use and dosing of
medical countermeasures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8b4284f-17db-4469-b068-375ab76ad881"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reporting of use of
medkits;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idefa9e77d-4428-4440-9dc8-d140acd55183"><enum>(C)</enum><text>proper storage of
medkits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33f9268c-28d9-4661-aeb9-82bcb5810407"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other information
that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland
Security determine appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idee94a570-4dcd-4ff4-ac01-6611f7d423b4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization and
content</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs—</text>
<paragraph id="id2012bfe2-9cc2-4333-8a55-9e248180dbdf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to seek an emergency use
authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 360bbb–3), if needed, to allow distribution of medkits for the purpose
of the pilot program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2e23a748-bb07-49ca-b9ca-2d8cebf51ba2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish the
appropriate contents of medkits to the public for the pilot program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd8ab9167-d6da-4654-b585-a137a99022bd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="idba013bc5-3daa-4086-9a31-8cf99e30c4c5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate committees
of Congress</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>appropriate
committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd30e45d4-ff34-46a2-82f6-699563164258"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c415c1c-42d0-40e0-9770-931b6d718013"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb77ef3b-372f-4e2b-8366-43bed19af84d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after completion of the program under this section, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the conclusions of such program. The report shall include
recommendations and conclusions on the feasibility of creating a national
medkit program, through which medkits would be distributed widely to the
public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5a540d55-cf95-4606-a7f9-26035c136665"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID51e22841b04a42d28faf2b76ada36de5"><enum>207.</enum><header>Report on the use of
expiring countermeasures</header>
<subsection id="IDf3beebb0c3a14a0485d90b9b71724c52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall contract
with the Director of the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study to be
completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act that
examines the feasibility and effectiveness of alternative uses of medical
countermeasures (as defined in section 319N of the Public Health Service Act,
as added by section 201 of this Act), including vaccines, in the Strategic
National Stockpile before the expiration of the medical countermeasures.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF5352C3AF07941638E1DD07591086E4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Areas</header><text>The
study under subsection (a) shall include the examination of—</text>
<paragraph id="ID213c15a86bb946edb6bbcca133ceaae6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the effectiveness of
allowing States to access medical countermeasures approaching expiration in a
timely way to allow emergency response providers (as defined in section 2 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) in those States to
voluntarily choose pre-event or post-event vaccination or treatment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa2e2637de635402b8794a56e208f622b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the ability of States to
effectively determine which personnel should receive pre-event treatment using
the medical countermeasures approaching expiration from the Strategic National
Stockpile.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id53a96943-b766-490f-840b-e709a85d80dc"><enum>B</enum><header>Bioforensics capabilities
and strategy</header>
<section id="idcb15db2a-3bad-498b-ae8e-051ece068386"><enum>211.</enum><header>Bioforensics
capabilities and strategy</header>
<subsection id="idc421239c-6caf-4ee7-bca7-194627357b7b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
181 et seq.), as amended by section 205, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<section id="id6f6b0194-4982-4d6c-a171-0abcc0ef6aed"><enum>321.</enum><header>Bioforensics
capabilities and strategy</header>
<subsection id="id41f4a50f-afad-44ea-8878-06164166df60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id9b862674-7c25-4a16-91e8-7494051921b5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id925c98e6-f156-48c5-9187-55238fa60bfc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1238a116-2281-4250-9d54-c704bf76b1b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id657ad0b9-9a17-423f-8028-ad6b164482fc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>bioforensic</term> means the scientific discipline dedicated to analyzing
evidence from a bioterrorism act, biological agent or toxin based criminal act,
or inadvertent biological agent or toxin release for attribution
purposes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id99d69cb3-eb02-4ef7-8746-2abdf7fe129b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>National
Bioforensics Analysis Center</term> means the National Bioforensics Analysis
Center established under subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8e02f186-86f1-4a05-8869-ec295ef1da92"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <term>national
bioforensics repository collection</term> means the national bioforensics
repository collection established under subsection (c)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6bc26c97-7f40-4b40-98f8-1bd84eccd54e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term <term>national
bioforensics strategy</term> means the national bioforensics strategy developed
under subsection (d)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idac2c6e45-bf7e-4e20-a0fc-35116bb99845"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Bioforensics
Analysis Center</header><text>There is in the Department a National
Bioforensics Analysis Center which shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id5e190b8b-8066-4e74-b6af-9a2ed58614d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve as the lead Federal
facility to conduct and facilitate bioforensic analysis in support of the
executive agency with primary responsibility for responding to the biological
incident;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7abec348-c03a-4e23-b911-320348f4105d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>maintain the national
bioforensics repository collection as a reference collection of biological
agents and toxins for comparative bioforensic identifications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id04c2f897-b1a5-488f-a751-01741a9142e3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support threat agent
characterization studies and bioforensic assay development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2aabfee4-a92e-4602-a1bb-e69e943b1aae"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National bioforensic
repository collection</header>
<paragraph id="id5c636a0a-ac31-4553-bfd5-e37f82c227b1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Bioforensics Analysis Center shall maintain
a national bioforensics repository collection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3b4a3a96-6ee4-43f3-9426-9a4697e7b993"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The
national bioforensics repository collection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id01e1c0bb-3b2d-492a-8e6e-be6bde59ec8a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receive, store, and
distribute biological threat agents and toxins and related biological agents
and toxins;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5bb5b0e-25a5-4d5b-8a6c-54b6f1e2f657"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve as a reference
collection for comparative bioforensic identifications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad33dbff-5922-45aa-8553-bd80b8befa01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support threat agent
characterization studies and bioforensic assay development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id40423eb9-2b67-482c-9276-e6026fddd287"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participation</header>
<subparagraph id="id38bf7598-d5f9-4bb2-881c-d960d6d7d7ae"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Defense, and the head of any other appropriate executive agency with a
biological agent or toxin collection that is useful for the bioforensic
analysis of biological incidents, performance of biological threat agent
characterization studies, or development of bioforensic assays shall provide
samples of relevant biological agents and toxins, as determined by the
Secretary, in consultation with the head of the executive agency possessing the
agent or toxin, which shall not include any variola virus, to the national
bioforensics repository collection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3cee7e2e-9ff1-4a23-a177-6aa0e7f29231"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other biological agents
and toxins</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage the contribution of
public and private biological agent and toxin collections to the national
bioforensics repository collection that were collected or created with support
from a Federal grant or contract and that support the functions described in
paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id423c77db-2ec0-4bf6-9559-367131ba199c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id22bde5f9-a052-4215-a60f-b456bfb09a8b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide an executive
agency that submits a biological agent or toxin to the national bioforensics
repository collection with access to the national bioforensics repository
collection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaaaea672-b166-4490-aa49-2353634d8f27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish a mechanism to
provide public and private entities with access to the national bioforensics
repository collection, as appropriate, for scientific analysis of a biological
agent or toxin in the national bioforensics repository collection, with
appropriate protection for intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3215df4-212f-4cab-bfb5-b5cf52978838"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="idd11bda3a-6a15-485a-99b2-772492812dad"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other appropriate executive agency
that will participate in or contribute to the national bioforensics repository
collection, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
regarding the national bioforensics repository collection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9b2ce86-3da6-40e7-a378-2c36199423a5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="idb4e0b820-9738-402d-9c46-2f290d7439a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>discuss the status of the
establishment of the national bioforensics repository collection;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide7ecd1b6-bb2a-4b29-93df-01b01c412071"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify domestic and
international biological agent and toxin collections that would prove useful in
carrying out the functions of the national bioforensics repository
collection;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4d262dc6-3bf8-4824-b7f7-55877864c7e9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>examine any access or
participation issues affecting the establishment of the national bioforensics
repository collection or the ability to support bioforensic analysis, threat
characterization studies, or bioforensic assay development, including—</text>
<subclause id="id0e0a2ab4-a974-4fb6-9e1e-97abac06ec0d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>intellectual property
concerns;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb7862a6e-7339-4e9c-ad61-26a7266d90f6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>access to collected or
created biological agent or toxin collections funded by a Federal grant or
contract;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb5508df5-896c-421d-b85d-f775c68d9c23"><enum>(III)</enum><text>costs for the national
bioforensics repository collection associated with accessing domestic and
international biological agent and toxin collections;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id82ac2b64-0e44-4d91-b315-eb71da7d986f"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>costs incurred by
domestic and international biological agent and toxin collections to allow
broad access or contribute biological agents or toxins to the national
bioforensics repository collection; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idd8bba55a-6eed-442b-bc65-f52d02fd0b72"><enum>(V)</enum><text>access to the national
bioforensics repository collection by public and private researchers to support
threat characterization studies and bioforensic assay development; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id784f0625-527e-442a-8752-b33f1d061952"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other issues determined
appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id955625ae-8c86-45ed-8d9d-ff24096b5353"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National bioforensic
strategy</header>
<paragraph id="id0cfbee06-ba67-4688-a53b-706177af3ebe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Attorney General,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other appropriate executive agency,
as determined by the Secretary, shall develop, coordinate, and maintain a
national bioforensics strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddeb145f6-e91e-4da3-8263-bfd8d4fcdfab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
national bioforensics strategy shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3c01e3a1-93d4-4b56-9941-fe14bf63dc01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for a coordinated
approach across all executive agencies with responsibilities for analyzing
evidence from a bioterrorism act, biological agent or toxin based criminal act,
or inadvertent biological agent or toxin release for attribution
purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7733e32c-4194-4c87-9073-3cc8da0ca710"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe the roles and
responsibilities of all relevant executive agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79c0b5eb-97c4-4413-bf85-5c3fa7466ec4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish mechanisms, in
coordination with State, local, and tribal governments, for coordinating with
law enforcement agencies in analyzing bioforensic evidence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id625b6bed-3c69-4a56-95b8-908efc74cce7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include guidance for
collecting, processing, and analyzing samples; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id442a9dfc-406e-4162-aebc-f46ce89e3a8c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide for a coordinated
approach across all executive agencies to support threat agent characterization
research, funding, and assay development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ea71a17-1713-4355-adb7-5fe5186ad22e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary,
in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, and the head
of any other appropriate executive agency, as determined by the Secretary,
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the national
bioforensics strategy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3c604f17-8cd6-4b87-be2e-4e6c27962ea6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idbe8ea5a6-df69-4d2e-be4d-814038788c96"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 320, as added by section 205 of this Act,
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id6d7b44ef-8a19-4e84-b3d4-5d6e8a7b9517" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="ID527a22109bed4cf687cbac3b1343e4f3" level="section">Sec. 321. Bioforensics capabilities and
strategy.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="ida151d80e-e340-420f-88ea-8026be61f7c8"><enum>C</enum><header>Communications
planning</header>
<section id="ida131bbea-895b-405a-8f23-b4b07984dce3"><enum>221.</enum><header>Communications
planning</header>
<subsection id="id1cfe273b-850c-4cd1-a16e-6a1132913c9a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c155267-0839-4fd2-8137-793d9d918ef4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="id54be6de4-2b19-4a06-b29b-75e1c71f27ab"><enum>525.</enum><header>Communications
planning</header>
<subsection id="idb112f6f0-1416-41f7-8c39-a1ecdb41e93d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Incorporation of
communications plans</header>
<paragraph id="id8b4ae425-2d01-4621-a643-a5f805900e72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall incorporate into each operational
plan developed under sections 653(a)(4) and 653(b) of the Post-Katrina
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 701 note) a communications
plan for providing information to the public related to preventing, preparing
for, protecting against, and responding to imminent natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including incidents involving the use
of weapons of mass destruction and other potentially catastrophic
events.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8964015f-de5d-4406-a547-b956c063a30e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
developing communications plans under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
consult with State, local, and tribal governments and coordinate, as the
Administrator considers appropriate, with other Federal departments and
agencies that have responsibilities under the National Response Framework and
other relevant Federal departments and agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id54ec4b95-7c16-4e8a-9a25-5ae0660891ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prescripted messages
and message templates</header>
<paragraph id="id71cdd00c-62d1-43a9-a72e-350bb4ec78c2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As part of the communication plans, the Administrator
shall develop prescripted messages or message templates, as appropriate, to be
included in the plans to be provided to State, local, and tribal officials so
that those officials can quickly and rapidly disseminate critical information
to the public in anticipation or in the immediate aftermath of a disaster or
incident.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1973308d-7486-4c1b-a2a4-693d8c8a0242"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development and
design</header><text>The prescripted messages or message templates
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8956e518-65ad-48a4-92ec-7e19451823be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be developed, as the
Administrator determines appropriate, in consultation with State, local, and
tribal governments and in coordination with other Federal departments and
agencies that have responsibilities under the National Response Framework and
other relevant Federal departments and agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0275c23f-b9ab-472d-9197-72a820aa0298"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be designed to provide
accurate, essential, and appropriate information and instructions to the
population directly affected by a disaster or incident, including information
related to evacuation, sheltering in place, and issues of immediate health and
safety; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id681317e4-4e45-4231-8056-da1e9bc9ce35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be designed to provide
accurate, essential, and appropriate technical information and instructions to
emergency response providers and medical personnel responding to a disaster or
incident.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6de7634f-6bf4-43f5-9801-db1f0a18e202"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Communications
formats</header><text>In developing the prescripted messages or message
templates required under subsection (b), the Administrator shall develop each
such prescripted message or message template in multiple formats to ensure
delivery—</text>
<paragraph id="id5a2af97e-0621-4bbc-abf9-f19c0d64f683"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in cases where the usual
communications infrastructure is unusable as a result of the nature of a
disaster or incident; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id099b9845-e4ce-426e-bcd4-6cbfea479cb7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to individuals with
disabilities or other special needs and individuals with limited English
proficiency in accordance with section 616 of the Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 701 note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id61c7ccc7-d8c9-49eb-bf37-939c41ce517f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Dissemination and
technical assistance</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure that all
prescripted messages and message templates developed under this section are
made available to State, local, and tribal governments so that those
governments may incorporate them, as appropriate, into their emergency plans.
The Administrator shall also make available relevant technical assistance to
those governments to support communications planning.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id219cfa54-ae2b-41c6-9f4a-81c6ba12bf4e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exercises</header><text>To
ensure that the prescripted messages or message templates developed under this
section can be effectively utilized in a disaster or incident, the
Administrator shall incorporate such prescripted messages or message templates
into exercises conducted under the National Exercise Program described in
section 648 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6
U.S.C. 701 note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide58c9a75-ea0c-4c87-a9ff-d1c7a9f9075d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives a copy of the communications plans required to be
developed under this section, including prescripted messages or message
templates developed in conjunction with the plans and a description of the
means that will be used to deliver such messages in a natural disaster, act of
terrorism, or other man-made
disaster.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idabc9ef58-e9c8-4e58-b7e1-fa343f38a577"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 524 the following:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 525. Communications
planning.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idb1a5ec1c-0cfb-424e-bf37-cc2ab1cffcba"><enum>222.</enum><header>Plume
modeling</header>
<subsection id="id74dcf8cb-e1bc-42da-b9d7-e6118126a649"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id121e6170-02cb-45f6-b71d-ac48e2fa1820"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idac3c61e8-a672-4726-ad50-eb83436d5948"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb0308e9-4c8c-4c81-b095-14336d8e4787"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfbc97207-d135-40c1-8e0b-31194eb0c1ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>executive
agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbf58d315-3735-4332-9fec-ff5ffea03845"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>integrated
plume model</term> means a plume model that integrates protective action
guidance and other information as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines
appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35410bce-3f3f-4463-9ad4-51fb2cedcd88"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <term>plume
model</term> means the assessment of the location and prediction of the spread
of nuclear, radioactive, or chemical fallout and biological pathogens resulting
from an explosion or release of nuclear, radioactive, chemical, or biological
substances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id852d13f5-b6a2-4afb-bf04-ced3ea755c50"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development</header>
<paragraph id="id2a949cd1-809f-4cc9-a2de-f135bf3a86cc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and
disseminate integrated plume models to enable rapid response activities
following a nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological explosion or
release.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id721cecd5-34a4-496d-a8f7-a2d8ccbb2fdb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9631a06c-5f89-49e8-ab93-270defd589d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure the rapid
development and distribution of integrated plume models to appropriate
officials of the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments to
enable immediate response to a nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological
incident; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ac01fb3-9ea6-440b-9b1e-750de2bbf79f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish mechanisms for
dissemination by appropriate emergency response officials of the integrated
plume models described in paragraph (1) to nongovernmental organizations and
the public to enable appropriate response activities by individuals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide3ba3ee7-fad2-40f0-b050-8c1ed8dfba64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation with other
departments and agencies</header><text>In developing the integrated plume
models described in this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
consult, as appropriate, with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id169e0807-8e03-447b-8053-6eec276f3fd4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other executive agencies determined
appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2cdb5ae6-c229-4357-a658-5e11b05b2f3f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State, local, and tribal
governments and nongovernmental organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5839bb5e-ad8b-49ef-9e86-0de827b0a847"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exercises</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the development and
dissemination of integrated plume models are assessed during exercises
administered by the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id89532e64-f6f7-422a-8729-fd943d0d38dd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year
thereafter for 3 years , the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="id2d8a9b68-f3e6-4559-8967-472658ba7b18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development and
dissemination of integrated plume models under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id66677542-3384-46f6-a813-190e2ecdd694"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lessons learned from
assessing the development and dissemination of integrated plume models during
exercises administered by the Department of Homeland Security, and plans for
improving the development and dissemination of integrated plume models, as
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>International Measures
to Prevent Biological Terrorism</header>
<subtitle id="id26bddba6-0eba-4cdd-b52f-6838005ee047"><enum>A</enum><header>Prevention and protection
against international biological threats</header>
<section id="id81050496-943d-45ba-a7f9-35a45b2ce3df"><enum>301.</enum><header>International Threat
Assessment: Tier I Pathogen Facilities</header>
<subsection id="idba667ab6-9daf-438a-a8da-587f26a0974b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the heads of other
appropriate Federal agencies, shall complete a global review of international
biological security threats to the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id12548895-6022-4968-bc15-616f3e7c910e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
review under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id81db7071-0c73-4853-90f3-477e14a6aee0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess global biological
risks, including by describing regions or countries with the greatest
biological security risk, taking into account factors such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="id68d4803d-0849-44b7-b543-706cff863810"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the presence and
capabilities of a foreign terrorist organization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37b377c0-27a5-4a0e-a086-8c71c56709a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the location of highest
risk pathogen collections; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b390f2b-020f-4459-8224-b51e0b0a6278"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the location of
biological laboratories operating with inadequate security measures; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b7dcd40-b9ad-4f6e-98a3-e65198b9b8c8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess any gaps in
knowledge about international biosecurity threats.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3f6f33db-4dff-4811-a36a-b795508a6b55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Director shall update the review under this section as new or revised
intelligence becomes available, but not less frequently than biennially.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida730a811-5d89-4287-a0b2-b6976237a0f2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission of review or
update</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit the classified
review or update to—</text>
<paragraph id="idc0603f96-3405-45af-89af-502c39590a44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id79268cd5-b88c-4395-9cb5-1d681e7cc478"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID92633bf7697f453196b26e294a0a6e80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate; <committee-name committee-id="SSAS00"></committee-name></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id216c4537-7074-4cc5-bcb0-bb99b80876e4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd685ba4e-2a5b-4be0-b7b6-17269b6b19a2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID52eccd859845489e91383e43936dc87f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b008069-18b4-4a46-a743-1bee9e832140"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Submission of
unclassified summary and classified annex</header><text>Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the
Director shall submit an unclassified report and a classified annex summarizing
the review or update to—</text>
<paragraph id="idf980ead5-f03c-4d57-a31b-88efc964bfc4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on
Agriculture of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea6ff5f7-8caa-4e91-ba41-cb77c4972ca9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2afa6d7e-535c-4bc9-a3b7-e7b08bef74a4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35959905-9000-444b-9a8d-f24954c0238c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of the Representatives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd2255658-fe87-4708-a103-5d2b33e5cfdd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc24b51e7-4e51-44f2-b1b0-127a71a9b768"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf8cd1a6b-a49e-409d-92b7-4fdc2b61ec5f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sunset
date</header><text>The requirements specified in subsections (c), (d), and (e)
of this section shall terminate five years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id8f94e75f-789b-49e7-bb6b-7e44b74c15cd"><enum>302.</enum><header>Strengthening
international biosecurity</header>
<subsection id="idec8d4a27-30dc-4561-9fb6-7139f92eefa9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical and financial
assistance authorized</header><text>The Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other
appropriate agencies, shall provide technical and financial assistance,
including the activities described in subsection (b), to countries or regions
identified by the Threat Assessment mandated in section 301.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1eae3da3-dd29-40d9-ad2c-ce140a0c74f5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header>
<paragraph id="idf106f5c1-6202-40e3-b1f5-11b480228a58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reducing and securing
dangerous pathogen collections</header><text>The Secretary of State
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id15c61bc7-a277-4603-9dc2-f8413e44e776"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide assistance to
remove or consolidate an agent or toxin designated as a Tier I agent under
section 351A(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act or section 212(a)(2) of the
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (in this subtitle referred to
as a <quote>Tier I agent</quote>) and other dangerous pathogen collections
spread among multiple locations within a country or region into facilities with
appropriate safety and security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70f95e9f-0ca3-49d9-9482-2f0643ae6862"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide assistance to
replace dangerous or obsolete pathogen isolation techniques with modern
diagnostic tools to improve safety and security and to reduce the number and
size of dangerous pathogen collections in high risk regions and
countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a475381-68ad-4fe1-aedc-37869345405d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encourage countries to
eliminate stores of Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogen collections in
exchange for facilitating access to state-of-the-art civilian research at
international facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id669b08ea-6d5f-465f-803a-807c8f0727a2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide assistance to
identify and secure Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogen collections in
high risk regions and countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id598d958a-35f5-4baf-9495-35c9a7fe5a48"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carry out such other
activities as the Secretary of State considers necessary to achieve the
purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddbde2f2b-3cdb-4f5d-ba25-88b2aed5ebc6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prevention and
protection</header><text>The Secretary of State shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id683f3e1d-1241-4831-b7c7-95977e1fa906"><enum>(A)</enum><text>raise awareness of
international biological threats with foreign governments, academic
institutions, and industrial laboratories that possess, use, or transfer Tier I
agents and other dangerous pathogen collections through conferences, seminars
and workshops;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55c1eb24-f504-4240-bd5e-85baac140d8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide biosecurity
upgrades at high risk laboratories;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd056a3a8-a919-4bc1-b04d-5f9c606bdbab"><enum>(C)</enum><text>train foreign partners in
high risk regions on best laboratory biosecurity practices within facilities
that possess, use, or transfer Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogen
collections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82af0ff3-727c-4cdb-85a1-fa947e6a5b56"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assist foreign countries
in establishing personnel reliability measures, as part of a comprehensive
laboratory management system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84b3d4a9-fed7-4a20-8055-f2d5a14075cd"><enum>(E)</enum><text>partner with foreign
governments, laboratories, and scientists in activities that strengthen and
reinforce best biological safety and security practices within facilities that
possess, use, or transfer Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogen
collections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2ec6bc8-c89c-4685-895c-ff196c828dbd"><enum>(F)</enum><text>enhance information
sharing through regular meetings of relevant United States and foreign
government agencies with subject matter expertise on pathogen security and
laboratory best practices in high risk regions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4ac5a52-9fc4-48ba-9901-787b8d2f7d9d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>increase support for
United States science and technology agreements and initiatives in high risk
regions and countries, including collaborative projects in the areas of
bioterrorism prevention, infectious disease control, disease surveillance,
bioforensics, laboratory biosafety, and hazardous waste management; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcad5d662-ea6f-4e1d-8c45-d09b0b66e22d"><enum>(H)</enum><text>develop laboratory
biosafety and biosecurity standards and guidelines, including personnel
reliability measures, for facilities that possess, use, or transfer Tier I
agents and other dangerous pathogen collections.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2974f1f-fa3f-43c7-ad86-c84cb0f418a3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Science and technology
exchange</header><text>The Secretary of State shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id185110fc-5306-4bc3-bf50-fc5f4a2a4208"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote research and
development collaboration on highly infectious human, animal and plant disease
agents in facilities with appropriate safety and security measures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90f5b9a5-7730-4039-8513-07e830b8f751"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide opportunities for
foreign scientists, particularly those located in highest risk countries
identified in section 301, to receive training in the United States on
biological safety and security best practices, standard operating procedures,
and maintenance for high containment facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id104d9115-0dd6-4726-a0db-5296e2bcacf8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitate the secure
exchange of research samples between laboratories in the United States and
foreign national laboratories for the development of vaccines and diagnostics
for Tier I agents and other dangerous pathogens.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id12e936a0-1cec-4771-86e7-d12ef5a3e5f8"><enum>303.</enum><header>Promoting secure
biotechnology advancement</header>
<subsection id="id2e06bbd9-fddc-4044-aa15-a6bcc74ebeb1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan To promote
international adherence to international agreements</header><text>The Secretary
of State, in coordination with appropriate agencies, shall produce and
implement a plan for promoting international adherence to, and implementation
of, frameworks, treaties, and other international agreements regarding weapons
of mass destruction, including the Biological Weapons Convention, World Health
Organization International Health Regulations, and United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1540.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc4cf0a56-fd20-4869-bc9b-e00260fc1d77"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Biotechnology
discussions</header>
<paragraph id="id3e360966-f791-414f-811f-cf5b6f93f3c5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State, in coordination with appropriate
agencies, shall pursue discussions with government, academic, and industry
representatives in countries that possess established or emerging biotechnology
sectors or are identified as high-risk countries in the Threat Assessment
required under section 301.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5030a7cf-129a-4bc0-8eec-97e39c4e2da2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Topics</header><text>Topics
to be discussed under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id64dd24c1-1987-4b0d-a967-a072aaad958f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>multilateral initiatives
intended to promote safe and secure biotechnology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd604a9fc-8250-4c14-aa22-af1392d147ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>norms and safeguards
necessary to prevent the misuse of biotechnology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id868960e5-14b9-486c-9d7f-022ecb10567f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>multilateral initiatives
intended to counter the threat of biological terrorism; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad6e5c51-b980-472c-9290-3ec9048ed36a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other topics on
international biosecurity that the Secretary of State considers to be
relevant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id46617656-f699-4ffe-aed1-abd805c0e797"><enum>B</enum><header>Global Pathogen
Surveillance</header>
<section id="id0a8c8302-4ced-4bfc-a5ce-a2458e46e9f5"><enum>321.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote>Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2009</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id6b7dd46e-f44b-467e-8e4a-8a784cacb502"><enum>322.</enum><header>Findings;
purpose</header>
<subsection id="id74ceffa3-a3ce-4355-b8f5-598d751eca7d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="idaabbbe6e-993b-4398-848f-ea46f5c353f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The frequency of the
occurrence of biological events that could threaten the national security of
the United States has increased and is likely increasing. The threat to the
United States from such events includes threats from diseases that infect
humans, animals, or plants regardless of whether such diseases are introduced
naturally, accidentally, or intentionally.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id099efa2a-3bf3-4b0c-8ea5-eb5ef5e6f230"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Bioterrorism poses a
grave national security threat to the United States. The insidious nature of a
bioterrorist attack, the likelihood that the recognition of such an attack
would be delayed, and the underpreparedness of the domestic public health
infrastructure to respond to such an attack could result in catastrophic
consequences following a biological weapons attack against the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id92441049-5ef4-494f-b06d-3e0d024783b1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The ability to recognize
that a country or organization is carrying out a covert biological weapons
program is dependent on a number of indications and warnings. A critical
component of this recognition is the timely detection of sentinel events such
as community-level outbreaks that could be the earliest indication of an
emerging bioterrorist program in a foreign country. Early detection of such
events may enable earlier counterproliferation intervention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id788d8268-5e98-4d6b-95b1-f35e5bb61aba"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A contagious pathogen
engineered as a biological weapon and developed, tested, produced, or released
in a foreign country could quickly spread to the United States. Considering the
realities of international travel, trade, and migration patterns, a dangerous
pathogen appearing naturally, accidentally, or intentionally anywhere in the
world can spread to the United States in a matter of days, before any effective
quarantine or isolation measures could be implemented.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75f77f5a-13c3-487e-b99f-9826d6d43da5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To combat bioterrorism
effectively and ensure that the United States is fully prepared to prevent,
recognize, and contain a biological weapons attack or emerging infectious
disease, measures to strengthen the domestic public health infrastructure and
improve domestic event detection, surveillance, and response, while absolutely
essential, are not sufficient.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf52602de-be46-489c-a04f-3671aabe2c47"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The United States should
enhance cooperation with the World Health Organization, regional international
health organizations, and individual countries, including data sharing with
appropriate agencies and departments of the United States, to help detect and
quickly contain infectious disease outbreaks or a bioterrorism agent before
such a disease or agent is spread.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43c4bab4-dfd0-4597-9a63-d0784144d88b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The World Health
Organization has done an impressive job in monitoring infectious disease
outbreaks around the world, notably in the April 2000 establishment and
subsequent operation of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8aa67af4-06b0-4566-96c3-9925614c5754"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The capabilities of the
World Health Organization depend on the timeliness and quality of the data and
information the Organization receives from the countries that are members of
the Organization, pursuant to the 2005 revision of the International Health
Regulations. Developing countries, in particular, often lack the necessary
resources to build and maintain effective public health infrastructures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf7845ec0-e45f-412b-84e8-636eb0aab09a"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Developing countries
could benefit from—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc3087397-dc2e-448d-b51f-70960f38fa10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>better trained public
health professionals and epidemiologists to recognize disease patterns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d709bc3-44f7-4f23-8481-5a3c1e438ff5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate laboratory
equipment for diagnosis of pathogens;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81fdab19-5c0b-4caf-9d04-8a54a466957c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disease reporting systems
that—</text>
<clause id="id3a1dc250-c907-457a-b9c4-60ff4ed141d1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are based on disease and
syndrome surveillance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4935a12b-d86b-4f52-af07-96f006e208cd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>could enable an
effective response to a biological event to begin at the earliest possible
opportunity;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca7a961b-c702-44f9-9a45-d27b199abc33"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a narrowing of the
existing technology gap in disease and syndrome surveillance capabilities,
based on reported symptoms, and real-time information dissemination to public
health officials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida0372fb1-a352-4fda-ac9d-ee2a302222b7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>appropriate
communications equipment and information technology to efficiently transmit
information and data within national, international regional, and international
health networks, including inexpensive, Internet-based geographic information
systems and relevant telephone-based systems for early recognition and
diagnosis of diseases.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id70d34b02-b63c-4eff-b99e-b518270fab85"><enum>(10)</enum><text>An effective
international capability to detect, monitor, and quickly diagnose infectious
disease outbreaks will offer dividends not only in the event of biological
weapons development, testing, production, and attack, but also in the more
likely cases of naturally occurring infectious disease outbreaks that could
threaten the United States. Furthermore, a robust surveillance system will
serve to deter or contain terrorist use of biological weapons, mitigating the
intended effects of such malevolent uses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4904d018-cf27-4d26-a6e4-bc2ff7c63282"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this subtitle are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="idddf36c1e-eeb5-458e-a56b-ffc4edb40d54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To enhance the capability
of the international community, through international health organizations and
individual countries, to detect, identify, and contain infectious disease
outbreaks, whether the cause of those outbreaks is intentional human action or
natural in origin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id41b7fdfe-04f0-4e62-b862-95c3ce5876fd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To enhance the training
of public health professionals and epidemiologists from eligible developing
countries in advanced Internet-based disease and syndrome surveillance systems,
in addition to traditional epidemiology methods, so that such professionals and
epidemiologists may better detect, diagnose, and contain infectious disease
outbreaks, especially such outbreaks caused by the pathogens that may be likely
to be used in a biological weapons attack.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id558ba6eb-37dc-4f7b-b763-e5a2637c0b00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To provide assistance to
eligible developing countries to purchase appropriate communications equipment
and information technology to detect, analyze, and report biological threats,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id281e28b4-fe09-49fa-9da1-0606fcf04daf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relevant computer
equipment, Internet connectivity mechanisms, and telephone-based applications
to effectively gather, analyze, and transmit public health information for
infectious disease surveillance and diagnosis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfffcae6c-d74b-4547-a6fa-ce1ece3ac755"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate computer
equipment and Internet connectivity mechanisms—</text>
<clause id="id989ad3d1-7f0b-42b8-98ed-2196f0d8be33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to facilitate the
exchange of Geographic Information Systems-based disease and syndrome
surveillance information; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idee2a3458-bec9-434e-9cc0-62d4c06a12f8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to effectively gather,
analyze, and transmit public health information for infectious disease
surveillance and diagnosis.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e290c52-9849-4964-b092-8cc9bc179812"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To make available greater
numbers of public health professionals who are employed by the Government of
the United States to international regional and international health
organizations, international regional and international health networks, and
United States diplomatic missions, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id72e3c54d-88ce-4863-bea6-27edebb89597"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To expand the training
and outreach activities of United States laboratories located in foreign
countries, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or
Department of Defense laboratories, to enhance the public health capabilities
of developing countries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd94e2f34-ced6-4e98-8264-c97647f99aed"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To provide appropriate
technical assistance to existing international regional and international
health networks and, as appropriate, seed money for new international regional
and international networks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idfd73d8e3-d980-4b7b-993e-909bebf08dac"><enum>323.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="id672695c5-2108-49b9-b4d5-7386e8fe96c1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible developing
country</header><text>The term <term>eligible developing country</term> means
any developing country that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfdc9f823-8ce8-437a-aa15-e5e0121b846b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has agreed to the
objective of fully complying with requirements of the World Health Organization
on reporting public health information on outbreaks of infectious
diseases;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc9a37604-6df6-4cff-a741-d6439efe7144"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not been determined
by the Secretary of State, for purposes of section 40 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2780), section 620A of the <act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961</act-name> (22 U.S.C. 2371), or section 6(j) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of 1979</act-name>
(as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), to have repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism, unless the Secretary of State exercises a waiver
certifying that it is in the national interest of the United States to provide
assistance under the provisions of this subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09d9f8f7-fbe8-4a83-be94-a1e92f13db7b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is a party to the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of
Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, done
at Washington, London, and Moscow April 10, 1972 (26 UST 583).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id741079ec-d925-4c0c-b390-8770b74fdeee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
national</header><text>The term <term>eligible national</term> means any
citizen or national of an eligible developing country who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id54028604-793b-4b6a-9380-098b82899a28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not have a criminal
background;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id993b247b-1f6d-4e1d-831a-c8633d59f897"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not on any immigration
or other United States watch list; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida2807efa-c701-47d3-8d73-3273b0088793"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not affiliated with
any foreign terrorist organization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb14c0658-e37c-4c3b-a25b-5524508c80b1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>International health
organization</header><text>The term <term>international health
organization</term> includes the World Health Organization, regional offices of
the World Health Organization, and such similar international organizations as
the Pan American Health Organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideb5740a4-b7b4-4efb-a236-9c13a42af85f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Laboratory</header><text>The
term <term>laboratory</term> means a facility for the biological,
microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological,
biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other medical examination of
materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information
for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or
the assessment of the health of, human beings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5ac9acdd-2dfd-40d7-9527-d3ebbeafbdb3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Disease and syndrome
surveillance</header><text>The term <term>disease and syndrome
surveillance</term> means the recording of clinician-reported symptoms (patient
complaints) and signs (derived from physical examination and laboratory data)
combined with simple geographic locators to track the emergence of a disease in
a population.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idb625f341-8384-44fc-8858-580e3c303d80"><enum>324.</enum><header>Eligibility for
assistance</header>
<subsection id="id02c34762-749a-4c39-88f2-8992f2f04312"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (b), assistance may be provided to an eligible developing country
under any provision of this subtitle only if the government of the eligible
developing country—</text>
<paragraph id="ide09ded49-0147-4864-ba5c-18b2c93a82e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permits personnel from the World Health
Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate
outbreaks of infectious diseases within the borders of such country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida1a22f9e-62ab-4739-81b8-cb89733d91c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides pathogen surveillance data to the
appropriate agencies and departments of the United States and to international
health organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idae5675b5-1b5c-4995-97cc-b97a80958181"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary of State may waive the prohibition set out in subsection (a) if the
Secretary of State determines that it is in the national interest of the United
States to provide such a waiver.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id02b65cd4-00c9-4add-a07e-e134236321f1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prior notice of
waivers</header><text>A waiver pursuant to subsection (b) may not be executed
until 15 days after the Secretary of State provides to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives written notice of the intent to issue such waiver and the
reasons for doing so.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idb8fe76c2-9d3e-41b9-90cb-a27c7a6dfeca"><enum>325.</enum><header>Restriction</header>
<subsection id="id0bed6f57-32f7-49c9-962c-7ffe00951ef6"><enum>(a)</enum><header> In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, no
foreign national participating in a program authorized under this subtitle
shall have access, during the course of such participation, to a select agent
or toxin described in section 73.4 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or
any corresponding similar regulation) or an overlap select agent or toxin
described in section 73.5 of such title (or any corresponding similar
regulation) that may be used as, or in, a biological weapon, except in a
supervised and controlled setting.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id64bba23a-8068-4d04-a7aa-f4eba2f40e44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relationship to
regulations</header><text>The restriction set out in subsection (a) may not be
construed to limit the ability of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
prescribe, through regulation, standards for the possession, use, or transfer
of a select agent or toxin or an overlap select agent or toxin described in
such subsection.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idc59aab21-66d6-436a-b9cb-0d6c486bde5d"><enum>326.</enum><header>Fellowship
program</header>
<subsection id="idd6786e99-a7de-495b-ac23-2b26d1dc9df6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a fellowship program under which the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
of Homeland Security and subject to the availability of appropriations, shall
award fellowships to eligible nationals to pursue public health education or
training, as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="ide6fd299f-f902-4688-883e-c9d56a47e64f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Master of public health
degree</header><text>Graduate courses of study leading to a master of public
health degree with a concentration in epidemiology from an institution of
higher education in the United States with a Center for Public Health
Preparedness, as determined by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida98772ef-dc12-4e8e-9e3c-9e24d31a6fab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advanced public health
epidemiology training</header><text>Advanced public health training in
epidemiology for public health professionals from eligible developing countries
to be carried out at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an
appropriate facility of a State, or an appropriate facility of another agency
or department of the United States (other than a facility of the Department of
Defense or a national laboratory of the Department of Energy) for a period of
not less than 6 months or more than 12 months.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4ece33e4-a924-4cd8-ad34-4a8c7415c6e7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specialization in
bioterrorism response</header><text>In addition to the education or training
specified in subsection (a), each recipient of a fellowship under this section
(in this section referred to as a <quote>fellow</quote>) may take courses of
study at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or at an equivalent
facility on diagnosis and containment of likely bioterrorism agents.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4e240e52-f305-4305-94c9-4d00f1ce39e4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fellowship
agreement</header>
<paragraph id="id7dad8c59-9b3b-48a4-864a-3c90044cc4a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A fellow shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary
of State under which the fellow agrees—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5e212c2d-d497-4c42-965b-91685f10aa33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to maintain satisfactory
academic progress, as determined in accordance with regulations issued by the
Secretary of State and confirmed in regularly scheduled updates to the
Secretary of State from the institution providing the education or training on
the progress of the fellow’s education or training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0972c0a9-b8d5-4502-bb30-ab868ca35217"><enum>(B)</enum><text>upon completion of such
education or training, to return to the fellow’s country of nationality or last
habitual residence (so long as it is an eligible developing country) and
complete at least 4 years of employment in a public health position in the
government or a nongovernmental, not-for-profit entity in that country or, with
the approval of the Secretary of State, complete part or all of this
requirement through service with an international health organization without
geographic restriction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21f6fa5b-aeaa-49e7-a3f2-8f0080a4ec32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that, if the fellow is
unable to meet the requirements described in subparagraph (A) or (B), the
fellow shall reimburse the United States for the value of the assistance
provided to the fellow under the fellowship program, together with interest at
a rate that—</text>
<clause id="id7cbe0046-d314-4966-8009-4cf86f1d7124"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is determined in
accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf176fd3f-8290-4715-8cb7-0af6e35c921e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is not higher than the
rate generally applied in connection with other Federal loans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72a9f6eb-d7c0-44a1-bb29-edbe7fb107ec"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text>The
Secretary of State may waive the application of subparagraph (B) or (C) of
paragraph (1) on a case by case basis if the Secretary of State determines
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1c90bb44-5725-4f2a-bf3d-a4dbaac061c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>it is in the national
interest of the United States to provide such a waiver; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88b2d450-679e-413e-926e-4de89906c72d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>humanitarian
considerations require such a waiver.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7b62c29e-ae71-4eea-bf71-0a9b2ac85c3f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>The
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, is authorized to enter into an
agreement with the government of an eligible developing country under which
such government agrees—</text>
<paragraph id="idea9cb8ab-cbf0-4708-b514-6daced50ea11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to establish a procedure
for the nomination of eligible nationals for fellowships under this
section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2eb77e54-4491-4ff4-af42-eff8df724ec6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to guarantee that a
fellow will be offered a professional public health position within the
developing country upon completion of the fellow’s studies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0a41459e-71cb-4ae3-9f68-727147294939"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to submit to the
Secretary of State a certification stating that a fellow has concluded the
minimum period of employment in a public health position required by the
fellowship agreement, including an explanation of how the requirement was
met.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbf7b07ff-953b-493e-806f-e1e92b98d937"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Participation of United
States citizens</header><text>On a case-by-case basis, the Secretary of State
may provide for the participation of a citizen of the United States in the
fellowship program under the provisions of this section if—</text>
<paragraph id="ida461ad87-7e70-46f5-8aed-50c788f77c0c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of State
determines that it is in the national interest of the United States to provide
for such participation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddd5f91c6-d260-4b9f-acda-c350abffcf35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the citizen of the United
States agrees to complete, at the conclusion of such participation, at least 5
years of employment in a public health position in an eligible developing
country or at an international health organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idef4ccb97-8b1d-4ce8-afa9-c42f2e86b5e7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of existing
programs</header><text>The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, may elect to use existing programs of
the Department of Health and Human Services to provide the education and
training described in subsection (a) if the requirements of subsections (b),
(c), and (d) will be substantially met under such existing programs.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id12e57dd5-f002-4205-a316-a1def8b3de7e"><enum>327.</enum><header>In-country training in
laboratory techniques and disease and syndrome surveillance</header>
<subsection id="id77a8d449-755c-425d-8f3c-59705876e235"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Laboratory
techniques</header>
<paragraph id="id4395607a-ceaa-42fa-add7-9e91f08e676f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security and in conjunction with elements of those
departments that engage in activities of this type overseas, and subject to the
availability of appropriations, shall provide assistance for short training
courses for eligible nationals who are laboratory technicians or other public
health personnel in laboratory techniques relating to the identification,
diagnosis, and tracking of pathogens responsible for possible infectious
disease outbreaks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfe2e1893-f045-4a16-9158-7790ab6bce20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The
training described in paragraph (1) shall be held outside the United States and
may be conducted in facilities of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention located in foreign countries or in Overseas Medical Research Units
of the Department of Defense, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd77a6de1-a567-4bf4-8488-88047a51350c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with
existing programs</header><text>The Secretary of State shall coordinate the
training described in paragraph (1), where appropriate, with existing programs
and activities of international health organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb168e599-35fe-4f17-a5b2-0fb9c2feafe8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disease and syndrome
surveillance</header>
<paragraph id="id054e7f9a-88f1-4df4-95a4-af144d033064"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security and in conjunction with elements of those
departments that engage in activities of this type overseas, and subject to the
availability of appropriations, shall establish and provide assistance for
short training courses for eligible nationals who are health care providers or
other public health personnel in techniques of disease and syndrome
surveillance reporting and rapid analysis of syndrome information using
geographic information system tools.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44e6316e-964c-4709-b6d4-f5687aeece94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The
training described in paragraph (1) shall be conducted via the Internet or in
appropriate facilities located in a foreign country, as determined by the
Secretary of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id377e3723-0d65-4e4f-b9ca-5bfee07899f4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with
existing programs</header><text>The Secretary of State shall coordinate the
training described in paragraph (1), where appropriate, with existing programs
and activities of international regional and international health
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idbc294cfa-3250-4250-bd65-ce10550cef77"><enum>328.</enum><header>Assistance for the
purchase and maintenance of public health laboratory equipment and
supplies</header>
<subsection id="id6d791ff2-9b65-479f-8c27-ad7bcf619c2d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
President is authorized to provide, on such terms and conditions as the
President may determine, assistance to eligible developing countries to
purchase and maintain the public health laboratory equipment and supplies
described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida0bf0264-d8b9-48d9-917c-5efcada52e59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Equipment and supplies
covered</header><text>The equipment and supplies described in this subsection
are equipment and supplies that are—</text>
<paragraph id="id4b480fef-ee8e-44be-bc6d-7ba59b05ee2f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appropriate, to the
extent possible, for use in the intended geographic area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcfcf8d27-77a6-4249-b761-e344add9ef59"><enum>(2)</enum><text>necessary to collect,
analyze, and identify expeditiously a broad array of pathogen strains, which
may cause disease outbreaks or may be used in a biological weapon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4edcbf3e-b133-4d00-98f7-114a2525857f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>compatible with general
standards set forth by the World Health Organization and, as appropriate, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to ensure interoperability with
international regional and international public health networks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6c04050c-6519-49be-a10c-da278ca19f8d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>not defense articles,
defense services, or training, as such terms are defined in the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc900245a-2b11-4276-a1c2-a29a52f64212"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt
the exporting of goods and technology from compliance with applicable
provisions of the <act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of
1979</act-name> (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id931f11b3-87ef-408f-8fa2-e1d0cbbead4b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Amounts
appropriated to carry out this section shall not be made available for the
purchase from a foreign country of equipment or supplies that, if made in the
United States, would be subject to the <act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms
Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or likely be barred or
subject to special conditions under the <act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export
Administration Act of 1979</act-name> (as in effect pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfa1fd118-457b-479d-95bb-86bc9e665690"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procurement
preference</header><text>In the use of grant funds authorized under subsection
(a), preference should be given to the purchase of equipment and supplies of
United States manufacture. The use of amounts appropriated to carry out this
section shall be subject to section 604 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">Foreign Assistance Act of 1961</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2354).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id436caf84-d054-463f-9d90-0b32468063bb"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Country
commitments</header><text>The assistance provided under this section for
equipment and supplies may be provided only if the eligible developing country
that receives such equipment and supplies agrees to provide the infrastructure,
technical personnel, and other resources required to house, maintain, support,
secure, and maximize use of such equipment and supplies.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id67af1de1-5310-46af-96ae-367c109768b8"><enum>329.</enum><header>Assistance for
improved communication of public health information</header>
<subsection id="iddb2667b1-cb4e-47f6-9766-b71df9bee955"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistance for purchase
of communication equipment and information technology</header><text>The
President is authorized to provide, on such terms and conditions as the
President may determine, assistance to eligible developing countries to
purchase and maintain the communications equipment and information technology
described in subsection (b), and the supporting equipment, necessary to
effectively collect, analyze, and transmit public health information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id477066de-ba21-4bbf-8cba-ebac2aaa744c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
equipment</header><text>The communications equipment and information technology
described in this subsection are communications equipment and information
technology that—</text>
<paragraph id="id53c8ac44-b3c1-4c3d-85c3-b518f40edda3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are suitable for use
under the particular conditions of the geographic area of intended use;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9f9e6944-61ec-4e0f-836d-ced6551e4355"><enum>(2)</enum><text>meet the standards set
forth by the World Health Organization and, as appropriate, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, to ensure interoperability with like equipment of
other countries and international organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id500e307d-04f9-4980-ad9b-7d458248c148"><enum>(3)</enum><text>are not defense articles,
defense services, or training, as those terms are defined in the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b8e22f2-cfd9-4f87-9677-28f427d33a0f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt
the exporting of goods and technology from compliance with applicable
provisions of the <act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of
1979</act-name> (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida8e24fbf-87eb-4627-89c6-73a401f76925"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Amounts
appropriated to carry out this section shall not be made available for the
purchase from a foreign country of communications equipment or information
technology that, if made in the United States, would be subject to the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.) or likely be barred or subject to special conditions under the
<act-name parsable-cite="EAA79">Export Administration Act of 1979</act-name>
(as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfc3881c8-8549-45fa-809b-af58b6c069eb"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procurement
preference</header><text>In the use of grant funds under subsection (a),
preference should be given to the purchase of communications equipment and
information technology of United States manufacture. The use of amounts
appropriated to carry out this section shall be subject to section 604 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">Foreign Assistance Act of 1961</act-name> (22
U.S.C. 2354).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd17eab5f-86e1-40dc-9847-42d7be19c876"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Assistance for
standardization of reporting</header><text>The President is authorized to
provide, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, technical
assistance and grant assistance to international health organizations to
facilitate standardization in the reporting of public health information
between and among developing countries and international health
organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9e51b6a8-973f-4fcc-adc5-1120025251dd"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Country
commitments</header><text>The assistance provided under this section for
communications equipment and information technology may be provided only if the
eligible developing country that receives such equipment and technology agrees
to provide the infrastructure, technical personnel, and other resources
required to house, maintain, support, secure, and maximize use of such
equipment and technology.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idd302f45a-20f0-40ca-8223-50d7b8f764d5"><enum>330.</enum><header>Assignment of public
health personnel to United States missions and international
organizations</header>
<subsection id="id35d6b318-4a65-4946-b028-b190b0e61112"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon the request of the chief of a diplomatic mission of
the United States or of the head of an international regional or international
health organization, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and of
the employee concerned, the head of an agency or department of the United
States may assign to the mission or the organization any officer or employee of
the agency or department that occupies a public health position within the
agency or department for the purpose of enhancing disease and pathogen
surveillance efforts in developing countries.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id934fa5b5-6342-4f6d-ab85-ac61612e530b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
costs incurred by an agency or department of the United States by reason of the
detail of personnel under subsection (a) may be reimbursed to that agency or
department out of the applicable appropriations account of the Department of
State if the Secretary of State determines that the agency or department may
otherwise be unable to assign such personnel on a non-reimbursable
basis.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id6d906b0d-c7af-4a2f-a11e-c1d65b3f932e"><enum>331.</enum><header>Expansion of certain
United States Government laboratories abroad</header>
<subsection id="id47959e26-37ab-4302-b1c0-8d5808b5de37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations and with
the concurrence of the government of each host country, the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Secretary of Defense shall
each—</text>
<paragraph id="id3e7cc494-3660-4dac-887a-79455083845f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase the number of
personnel assigned to laboratories of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention or the Department of Defense, as appropriate, located in eligible
developing countries that conduct research and other activities with respect to
infectious diseases; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id555530ea-5d80-4c41-8070-c0b147caf4aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expand the operations of
such laboratories, especially with respect to the implementation of on-site
training of foreign nationals and activities affecting the region in which the
country is located.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb43b21c7-4686-4ff0-b9ea-662b1e087a6a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperation and
coordination between laboratories</header><text>Subsection (a) shall be carried
out in such a manner as to foster cooperation and avoid duplication between and
among laboratories.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idec8cbef3-0712-4a38-b779-0d15e1923270"><enum>332.</enum><header>Assistance for
international health networks and expansion of Field Epidemiology Training
Programs</header>
<subsection id="idc4d3f3cb-7985-468f-8409-69224dba2ff5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
President is authorized, on such terms and conditions as the President may
determine, to provide assistance for the purposes of—</text>
<paragraph id="idd781ae5c-a187-4e42-9dda-7dcb4e44d7a7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhancing the
surveillance and reporting capabilities of the World Health Organization and
existing international regional and international health networks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbe5a3153-07a8-4586-88a4-8f9428c6298f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>developing new
international regional and international health networks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf1feffe0-efac-4b10-bb4c-da0dbbb67edb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expansion of Field
Epidemiology Training Programs</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human
Services is authorized to establish new country or regional international Field
Epidemiology Training Programs in eligible developing countries, with the
concurrence of the government of each host country.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id2b981207-1293-4456-91ae-62434d0edea9"><enum>333.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of
programs under this subtitle, including an estimate of the level of funding
required to carry out such programs.</text>
</section><section id="idf877e8c0-a8eb-4e3c-8964-ada44515de5a"><enum>334.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection id="idd7570971-50a1-4ad6-ace9-9cb4970c2274"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section and the
amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a1e5cd8-6e4b-4248-af14-6846e86f60ca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
obligation of funds</header><text>Not more than 10 percent of the amount
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) may be obligated before the date on
which a report is submitted, or required to be submitted, whichever first
occurs, under section 333.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id1D6EA45828C84FACB15004744EDD1CD4"><enum>C</enum><header>Strengthening the
Oversight of Nuclear Nonproliferation </header>
<section id="IDb779dd1927bb4b2db37b7897d2dd6e0a"><enum>351.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ID2865b5773508421aa3323ec644671e58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID351aed47565f4ba6b2b32a9b6f5703f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID43315ca76a854847845408fa83bf278a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on
Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b6770fef70f4774922fa36d9ad4d1ee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The
term <term>Commission</term> means the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons
of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism established by section 1851 of
the Implementing Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law
110–53; 121 Stat. 501).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0b30058d6c474180b1c4cbc37677221c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordinator</header><text>The
term <term>Coordinator</term> means the President’s Coordinator for the
Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
established by section 1841(b)(1) of the Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 2931(b)(1)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fe2f5d9dd18421fbd9b697374b1c164"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deputy
coordinator</header><text>The term <term>Deputy Coordinator</term> means the
Deputy United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass
Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism established under section 1841(b)(2) of
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C.
2931(b)(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0dab2cb9482f4ae09f37cc4b8b285e04"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Highly enriched
uranium</header><text>The term <term>highly enriched uranium</term> means
uranium that contains at least 20 percent of the uranium isotope 235.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID77204670bb9e49058117874ee3def840"><enum>(6)</enum><header>IAEA</header><text>The
term <term>IAEA</term> means the International Atomic Energy Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7fa281b882df4c22bcb603a26ed78e75"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Special nuclear
material</header><text>The term <term>special nuclear material</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 11(aa) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2014(aa)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDa1ad8bba2e1144ea9052bdd511ad4fbb"><enum>352.</enum><header>Report on United
States nuclear nonproliferation efforts</header>
<subsection id="id5E37021CCAA74F499905661215B65AC4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Coordinator shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an unclassified report, with classified
annexes as necessary, on the findings and recommendations of the Commission
described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id94EE3EC3F77F4F91AC512D7E561E01A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="IDb04f4fb96a9443008ab26c7397e18461"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the
financial incentives the United States Government used during the previous year
to promote civilian nuclear energy abroad, including the types, amounts, and
recipients of such financial incentives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID65ba1ba754e54b5993b7c1515056e06c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of the
actions the United States Government has taken for improving the secure
civilian storage of, and minimizing the use and export of, weapons useable
highly enriched uranium during the previous year, and the amount the United
States Government spends annually to fuel United States civilian reactors that
use highly enriched uranium.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9e49d29dadbb4d3d829ab87e74451080"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of the
actions that have been taken by the United States Government to implement title
V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261 et seq.) during
the previous year and any obstacles pertaining to its implementation with
recommended actions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDea55879dfd95411bb75b1080507ff79b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of the
steps the United States Government has taken during the previous year to
upgrade the physical security of civilian nuclear reactors in the United States
that store or handle special nuclear material.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID28e3b1225c66427dba37539301d09656"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A United States
Government assessment of the capabilities of the IAEA, completed in
consultation with all relevant United States Government agencies, including the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7a3beeb866904ef7bcbc6003de373846"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the ability of IAEA to
meet its own timely detection inspection goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85850c6b35d54ac7807675417d4b7e63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ability of IAEA to
afford timely detection of possible military diversions and whether or not the
IAEA has met its own timely detection inspection goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18bf5a2e4e204b2d8a194d1f1cbf73c9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations for
whether and how the IAEA should update its definitions of how much special
nuclear material is needed to create a nuclear bomb and how long it takes to
convert such special nuclear material into nuclear bombs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2967a2e0a10d4895aa603d6c78f50d0a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations regarding
how the United States could improve the capabilities of the IAEA.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID216a1d0ef34f462fbad277af3a52d558"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Absence of the
coordinator and the deputy coordinator</header><text>The President shall submit
the report required under this section if neither the Coordinator nor the
Deputy Coordinator have been appointed pursuant to section 1841(b)(3) of the
Implementing Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C.
2931(b)(3)).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5D27AD8E4B5448C2BB5437DC22A346EB"><enum>353.</enum><header>Report on United
States work with IAEA on nuclear nonproliferation</header>
<subsection id="IDebc7b3f3091a4a90947c1132c9483179"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an unclassified report, with classified annexes as necessary, on the
findings and recommendations of the Commission under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID392d99b306554d3d9c65c23fe27e600b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall include details about the progress
of the work of the United States Government with the IAEA Director General
to—</text>
<paragraph id="id4F59D801341C4DB88F53029985E971D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a safeguards
user fee, whereby countries with inspected facilities would be assessed a fee
to help cover the costs of IAEA inspections;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDFE9804FE868443D8BA112941CC6D6C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess whether the IAEA
can meet its own inspection goals, whether those goals afford timely detection
to account for a bomb’s worth of special nuclear material, whether there are
situations in which achieving those goals is not possible, and what corrective
actions, if any, might help the IAEA to achieve its inspection goals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6ec50bd1053e41798aea1aabca32b86f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote transparency at
suspect sites and to encourage IAEA member states to maintain a registry, made
available to other IAEA members upon request, of all foreign visitors at
safeguarded sites;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb4fc6c3aeaed4950a0db7d9c93d4a63f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide for the
acquisition and implementation of near-real-time surveillance equipment in the
use of safeguards, including at sites where nuclear fuel rods are
located;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id909AD2112A0441698DC7630416731670"><enum>(5)</enum><text>require that the transfer
of all items on the Nuclear Suppliers Group dual-use and trigger lists be
reported to the IAEA in advance and develop a system to process and analyze the
information; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID459b81a2becc4230b2bcab4a7eea2ac0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide recommendations
on how the United States could improve the capabilities of the IAEA.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcd2a98f8a72342dda0fa355b4c1ba509"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Absence of the
coordinator and the deputy coordinator</header><text>The President shall submit
the report required under this section if neither the Coordinator nor the
Deputy Coordinator have been appointed pursuant to section 1841(b)(3) of the
Implementing Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C.
2931(b)(3)).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac7ffb7daae541bfbf699c251de2f76c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>354.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
reporting requirements under sections 352 and 353 for fiscal year 2010 and each
subsequent year thereafter.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id012627BAFDC84FB6BF4567A78C367DCB"><enum>D</enum><header>Energy Development
Program Implementation</header>
<section id="IDaf1753d3c3a74c98b9391c55adab7f01"><enum>361.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDfbab530b884d4d91a9d7b4ea0ab67fcb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>title V of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261 et seq.) requires the United
States to work with developing countries in assessing and finding ways to meet
their energy needs through alternatives to nuclear energy that are consistent
with economic factors, material resources, and environmental protection;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ab9e95cf2904449a6265b406ac1e22b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in December 2008, the
Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and
Terrorism noted that the Federal Government had failed to implement title V of
that Act and recommended that the Federal Government implement title V of that
Act to help reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID1ff6047743de48fd963bb50305751deb"><enum>362.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ID4563ea9887a54da491d4b9364cbe5ad5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBD704011BD294EB7B7AC5CB3138E88CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9E605A5B231D4FABB67C8802D7DCCDB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID322f1d77122c44e88ded647c15088490"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy development
program</header><text>The term <term>energy development program</term> means
the program established under title V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of
1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDB89825CDA024A2FAC37D8B07BE9385F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with
the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDe3ee60906ea3483daeea2e0ca7e9e019"><enum>363.</enum><header>Energy development
program implementation</header>
<subsection id="IDb891727daab4403493cf7017d529748c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategic and
implementation plans</header>
<paragraph id="id4EACF7C97F1F4881872E0C3715FBBA90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall develop—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7263E0638F9A48E3BA43374E9603C5BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strategic plans for the
energy development program consistent with title V of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC1E2BD187ED43FB9918897B42C98464"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implementation plans for
the energy development program consistent with title V of that Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3789951C364646928C04ACC98717DDF5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
plans</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit the strategic and implementation plans to the
appropriate congressional committees for review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID279fa9decaef4d328b30be51822d624d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date on which the plans are submitted to the
appropriate congressional committees for review under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall implement the plans.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID031d90061b67402292af02ee1c389157"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allowances, privileges,
and other benefits</header>
<paragraph id="id9A2020E8D4EE4AA79181176B69647B21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A Federal employee serving in an exchange capacity in the
energy development program shall be considered to be detailed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id050B9EAD5AF44A58998678F6076D22D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Employing
agency</header><text>For the purpose of preserving allowance, privileges,
rights, seniority, and other benefits with respect to the Federal employee, the
employee shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id50892322C6A34868B5B641CF2B8C2504"><enum>(A)</enum><text>considered an employee of
the original employing agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id030F9FBBF9784A49A908DD006F39BF2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>entitled to the pay,
allowances, and benefits from funds available to the original employing
agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID55a351d7dc554c0985bc109828e08f00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal
year thereafter.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7499fa7fe4974b7a870fc2d058def9ce"><enum>364.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="ID437ad36b7f7241799754f9d22357e99e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of implementation of
the plans under section 363(b) and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall
report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the plans
consistent with section 501 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22
U.S.C. 3261).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7e349849bb5d48a0a0e9957f0be9d0ea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on the
alternative energy corps</header>
<paragraph id="idF2B53DC3FD49484EA04689DDF012A31F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperative
Activities</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of implementation
of the plans under section 363(b), the Secretary shall report to the
appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the
cooperative activities established pursuant to section 502(c) of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3262) into an international
cooperative effort.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01DA19815CD5458086AF47F12D21E0E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
report required under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis and description
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id29BFA44844224CBB88DD6AE904D263B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an Alternative Energy
Corps that is designed to encourage large numbers of technically trained
volunteers to live and work in developing countries for varying periods of time
for the purpose of engaging in projects to aid in meeting the energy needs of
those countries through—</text>
<clause id="idAB58D97EE9CB4141AC14570AFC780594"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the search for and use of
non-nuclear indigenous energy resources; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD3AEA2486A9F441D9D1DAD341024FC9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the application of
suitable technology, including the widespread use of renewable and
unconventional energy technologies; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12824302973047b1a78da1919cc1d8fc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other mechanisms that are
available to coordinate an international effort to develop, demonstrate, and
encourage the use of suitable technologies in developing countries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Government
organization</header>
<section id="id6ec574a9-3c74-42f2-8246-3c64df2e2ed1"><enum>401.</enum><header>Intelligence on
weapons of mass destruction</header>
<subsection id="id46994d07-c3ac-40a9-8dce-9e2f034c43b7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ida45169a3-1bd4-464e-a939-6d673e8a56d0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate committees
of Congress</header><text>The term <quote>appropriate committees of
Congress</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idedafc469-8448-4007-a289-efbbd73353fa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Select Committee on
Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services,
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f384769-4fd1-4952-9fc0-5d84c574d7de"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ab64253-3d16-44d2-9c08-ae0dc272fad6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of National
Intelligence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84a582a3-75da-49bc-ad31-b2203aeddab0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intelligence
community</header><text>The term <quote>intelligence community</quote> has the
meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 401a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaba61986-68b8-414c-91f8-38b2bf3174d4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Weapon of mass
destruction</header><text>The term <term>weapon of mass destruction</term> has
the meaning given that term in section 1403 of the Defense Against Weapons of
Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2302).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87c54407-15be-4fc6-88f3-cfdb4a1baff5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy for improving
intelligence capabilities</header>
<paragraph id="id08320bf1-ebc4-432b-a6e6-59807840ff38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
strategy</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director shall develop, implement, and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for improving the capabilities of
the United States for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of
intelligence related to weapons of mass destruction, including intelligence
related to the relationship between weapons of mass destruction and
terrorism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idac79dac4-69e4-4a96-8410-62c65c49583d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include a description of each of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idc485b143-9dd2-45e4-b1bb-2b90a76312d6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Methods for recruitment,
training, and retention of individuals with expertise in the collection,
analysis, and dissemination of intelligence related to weapons of mass
destruction, including appropriate scientific and technical expertise.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf07476a-02c1-4bd3-bd91-f8922b5fe521"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Methods for
collaboration, as appropriate, with individuals with expertise described in
subparagraph (A) who are employed by nongovernmental entities or who are
foreign nationals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6d29947-c22f-4827-9ddd-c9aceeebe14b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Analytic questions and
gaps in information related to intelligence on weapons of mass destruction,
including such intelligence concerning state actors and nonstate actors, such
as smugglers, criminal enterprises, and financiers, that will be used to guide
intelligence collection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3589ce36-9530-45e3-9199-3763514b3fc3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Activities for the
development of innovative human and technical intelligence collection
capabilities and techniques.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a7396ed-267c-42b3-a171-b84bec57e7a2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Actions necessary to
increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the sharing of intelligence on
weapons of mass destruction throughout the intelligence community, including a
description of statutory, regulatory, policy, technical, security, or other
barriers that prevent such sharing, and, as appropriate, the development of
uniform standards across the intelligence community for such sharing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6d57bc4-c985-476e-9a5f-61a568ba4ef7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Actions necessary to
identify and overcome activities by a foreign government or person to deny or
deceive the intelligence community concerning intelligence regarding weapons of
mass destruction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5718a4b-213e-417c-90a0-47228c137e8e"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Specific objectives to be
accomplished during each year of the first 5-year period after the strategy is
submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress and tasks to accomplish
such objectives, including—</text>
<clause id="id89a993b8-1b53-4857-9b43-6d8e26ce4ec7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list prioritizing such
objectives and tasks; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id30e2e01a-748b-40fb-ad7c-ad44b2565aa9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a schedule for meeting
such objectives and carrying out such tasks.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78cb503a-f60d-4c9f-a1d2-cc7a807c6347"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Assignments of roles and
responsibilities to elements of the intelligence community to implement the
strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b35d5e0-372d-4685-a01d-41804d099485"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The personnel, financial,
and other resources necessary to implement the strategy and a plan for
obtaining such resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5e6af0e-1735-4bc7-ba3a-8dd77c666053"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Metrics for measuring the
effectiveness and efficiency of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18a02573-01c7-49e0-98a0-6a3eb2047d57"><enum>(K)</enum><text>A schedule for
assessment, review, and, as appropriate, revision of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id22e64d8a-f140-4403-8cdd-d78115baac8e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement to
consult</header><text>In developing the strategy required by paragraph (1), the
Director shall consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary
of Defense, and other officials as the Director determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id588fa97d-3065-4877-8b23-254419deaa5b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
strategy required by paragraph (1) may be submitted in a classified
form.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47b57287-b413-4ab4-af73-17816d63d300"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for
reports</header>
<paragraph id="id8d2632d8-765a-4639-a626-761c05c24563"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not less frequently than once during each 180-day period
after the date of the submission of the strategy required by subsection (b)(1)
to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Director shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of such
strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id587cb55b-8a1f-426a-9370-2bca47211da6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Each
report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id44bea5c1-29cb-4147-b1f0-c44dd3f75088"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of whether
the objectives and tasks referred to in subsection (b)(2)(G) have been
accomplished in accordance with the proposed schedule.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79b85cf6-3a06-4969-ae7f-76a2445ee34f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Data corresponding to the
metrics required by subsection (b)(2)(J) for measuring the effectiveness and
efficiency of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4460bb87-b44d-40d6-805a-8c80efea8a39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An assessment of the
actions of the elements of the intelligence community to implement the
strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ac5b4a6-3b61-4f6c-9727-73542c4d825a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of whether
the personnel, financial, and other resources available are sufficient to
implement the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5edca541-ca1a-4a29-a65d-7661495c3c69"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A description of any
revisions to, or plans to revise, any component of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91b1ef1a-5724-47f6-bd9c-311a380f5703"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset
date</header><text>The requirement set forth in paragraph (1) shall terminate
three years after the date of the submission of the strategy required by
subsection (b)(1) to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="iddc678623-0106-447f-9c13-879ea82424d0"><enum>402.</enum><header>Intelligence community
language capabilities and cultural knowledge</header>
<subsection id="id268f3a13-f87b-470f-9ee6-d4cfe2537380"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms
<quote>appropriate committees of Congress</quote>, <quote>Director</quote>,
<quote>intelligence community</quote>, and <quote>weapons of mass
destruction</quote> have the meaning given such terms in section 401.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id49df5a87-3a54-4306-8ffd-83d4e108b71a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy for improving
language capabilities and cultural knowledge</header>
<paragraph id="id920d0e82-6f59-47af-8c52-56ec71f064c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
strategy</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director shall develop, implement, and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for improving the recruiting,
training, and retention of employees of the elements of the intelligence
community who possess critical language capabilities and cultural backgrounds
relevant to countering terrorism or collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
intelligence related to weapons of mass destruction, including individuals who
are first or second-generation United States citizens and United States
citizens with immediate relatives who are foreign nationals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06638261-1840-4798-a992-0327ffeace66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include a description of each of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ide00d608c-5de5-4f8a-99a7-c9d3dae59f5c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The current and projected
needs of the intelligence community during the ten-year period, beginning on
the date the strategy is submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress,
for employees with critical language capabilities and cultural backgrounds
relevant to countering terrorism or collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
intelligence related to weapons of mass destruction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e170d7c-2cce-4d09-83b6-2aee2d167f9c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Actions necessary to
recruit, train, and retain employees with such capabilities or
backgrounds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2e68f50-e2df-4d97-91d0-5eee089a8b01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Barriers to effective
recruitment, training, and retention of employees with such capabilities or
backgrounds, including security clearance processing, and actions necessary to
overcome such barriers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3f8a0b3-8df8-4fbc-a1d5-ebb81dabce6a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Specific objectives to be
accomplished during each year of the first 5-year period beginning on the date
that the strategy is submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress and
tasks to accomplish such objectives, including—</text>
<clause id="idedadf366-e17d-44bd-997b-44b1341b3292"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list prioritizing such
objectives and tasks; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8fb932c2-0104-43e7-9ea8-7cec4b9592cb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a schedule for meeting
such objectives and carrying out such tasks.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5839ebf-7b7b-4c29-a76f-60666d0a3d28"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Assignments of roles and
responsibilities to elements of the intelligence community to carry out the
strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49230202-7118-4038-aa1b-0b9fe112a294"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The personnel, financial,
and other resources necessary to implement the strategy, and a plan for
obtaining such resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f17c8e4-1229-40a1-9284-cbde8f5ff978"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Metrics for measuring the
effectiveness and efficiency of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa2edf45-3281-4272-af4b-6d3f43b472b3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>A schedule for
assessment, review, and, as appropriate, revision of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0eabca1a-deeb-42fb-94bb-77485ac3c797"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for
reports</header>
<paragraph id="id54da3bf5-c5dc-471c-8b3c-a1be50e7d7ed"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not less frequently than once during each 180-day period
after the date of the submission of the strategy required by subsection (b)(1)
to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Director shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of such
strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6451f138-e8a5-4ede-a52b-965d3fa221bf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Each
report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id46ba2e08-b7ad-43c4-b8d8-e9efd47c703c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of whether
the objectives referred to in subsection (b)(2)(D) have been accomplished in
accordance with the proposed schedule.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28692af5-05a0-47d1-8f94-f533a420ef7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Data corresponding to the
metrics required by subsection (b)(2)(G) for measuring the effectiveness and
efficiency of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f90135f-bef2-4afc-bf2f-66b68ca6725c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An assessment of the
actions by the elements of the intelligence community to implement the
strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a8a8a00-699b-470b-9785-9158e0e6847a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of whether
the personnel, financial, and other resources available are sufficient to
implement the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69b37041-5bd0-466e-969b-8d2822203da7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A description of any
revisions to, or plans to revise, any component of the strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idedc6d111-9abc-438f-b1f0-5e323d9e083c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset
date</header><text>The requirement set forth in paragraph (1) shall terminate 5
years after the date of the submission of the strategy required by subsection
(b)(1) to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id192d0f5b-646e-4474-81a3-0908bb70ff40"><enum>403.</enum><header>Counterterrorism
technology assessments</header>
<subsection id="id9e5672ba-d920-4d46-a73c-78db19b0c872"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agency
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>agency</term> means any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive branch of the
Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idac7b3559-24d6-4229-887e-efdd4d418be4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for
interdisciplinary capability of the Congressional Research Service</header>
<paragraph id="id2aef2cf2-e1ae-47f1-8644-6c5c88dc60de"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the Congressional Research Service shall
establish an interdisciplinary capability to further the Congressional Research
Service’s responsibilities to advise Congress pursuant to section 203(d) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(d)) concerning technology
or technological applications developed or used for countering
terrorism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4a6cdcac-7c6d-453a-9c8d-aa688924cf54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to
implement this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through
2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8c57e218-2199-400d-a6d8-6d3275e12e76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessments of
available technology</header>
<paragraph id="idc49318de-a3fb-4595-9986-9047f2c221b8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
assessments</header><text>Pursuant to section 717 of title 31, United States
Code, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct assessments of
technology or technological applications that are—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0e279155-dae2-405c-9e7f-6f1860083be8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>being developed or used
or are available to be used for countering terrorism by a program or activity
that is carried out by an agency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff06ab10-b068-470a-8def-501089f233bd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proposed to be developed
or used or are potentially available to be used pursuant to—</text>
<clause id="id2335a811-d212-4cde-a5fe-e89a0b44437b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a legislative proposal
under consideration by a committee of the Senate or the House of
Representatives; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id3c0f2ee2-001e-4b36-8885-d416ff8d28e3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a recommendation
submitted to Congress by the President or an agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0627d1e7-e3fe-43bd-b243-33ffed8c5eb8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of
assessment</header><text>Each assessment of a technology or technological
application carried out under paragraph (1) shall evaluate the actual or
anticipated impact, effectiveness, or efficiency of the technology or
technological application for countering terrorism, including
evaluating—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4752b92b-9e74-4da0-bf42-ea39b84f19c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any test results related
to the technology or technological application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35e550cf-d407-4f88-8640-b4d04e838ad5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any alternatives to the
technology or technological application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ided231a3d-fc7c-43c9-856e-9c43161c09c5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the actual or anticipated
operational requirements of the technology or technological application,
including the logistical needs, personnel training, and procedures for
utilizing the technology or technological application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc4826bc-e930-4f79-a253-64f9a12fe60a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the actual or anticipated
costs, as compared to the actual or anticipated benefits of the technology or
technological application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3292859f-c5a1-4c08-8cd8-553d743415c0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any actual or anticipated
countermeasures to the technology or technological application by terrorists;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45e7bfa6-d714-4dd7-9ec7-57532d8eb05c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>technology assessments or
related reports prepared by or for an agency for the technology or
technological application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3321780d-139a-4e24-85e0-70889eccc241"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technology assessment
capability</header>
<subparagraph id="id0f39ddc6-087b-440b-b313-5f4f4cbeec5c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement to
establish</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
establish an interdisciplinary capability to perform the assessments required
by paragraph (1) that includes officers and employees who have expertise in
science, engineering, technology, homeland security, counterterrorism, or other
fields that the Comptroller General considers appropriate to conduct such
assessments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e53b12e-6e9f-49db-bf80-e9b8267e9599"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appointment and
procurement</header><text>The Comptroller General shall appoint, pay, and
assign officers and employees pursuant to subsection (a) of section 731 of
title 31, United States Code, and may procure the services or assistance of
experts and consultants pursuant to subsection (e) of such section, in order to
acquire the expertise in science, technology, or other fields necessary to
conduct the assessments required by paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide215c3ff-6388-470a-b524-1afaa0e9811b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to
implement this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through
2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58302b28-0bfb-42bf-87da-0c3c80f5e494"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessments of future
technology</header>
<paragraph id="idb599f148-f6b3-42de-b4c4-5012311b95d5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
assessments</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall,
as appropriate, enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences
to assess technology and technological applications that are being developed or
could be developed for purposes of countering terrorism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28b28efa-589c-4f91-8e0e-47d890befaac"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of
assessments</header><text>Each assessment carried out under paragraph (1) shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbaa66d00-cf05-46ca-a2c2-51ba4aea3b53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determining trends
related to the development of technology or technological applications and
their implications for countering terrorism;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98945588-a3aa-489c-86fb-dfe70a1c245b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying particular
technology or technological applications that potentially may become available
or are necessary for countering terrorism; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93e1fce3-8dae-4010-b459-cd21f6ff80dc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommending investments
to be made by an agency in the development of particular technology or
technological applications.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida0e4132b-d792-4680-9d0a-98f5c2665a35"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to
implement this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through
2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Emergency management and
citizen engagement</header>
<section id="id727faf23-b81d-4180-869f-78dddd924de6"><enum>501.</enum><header>Communication of
threat information and alerts</header>
<subsection id="id232056d1-bfaf-43a5-86f6-ac5e7a0f8748"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferation and Terrorism recommended that <quote>the Federal Government
should practice greater openness of public information so that citizens better
understand the threat and the risk this threat poses to them.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idaf6fb3e8-ccbc-4f0b-bbe5-4740a7d568a3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terrorism Threat
Awareness</header><text>Section 203 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 124) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id93162628-e85f-4446-b518-cdc0fbf0a64d" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idc7da9893-281b-4eac-a880-5a05beca227d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terrorism Threat
Awareness</header>
<paragraph id="id317718ff-95fe-4b24-af03-ebf25b36d63b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terrorism threat
awareness</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Attorney
General, shall ensure that information concerning terrorist threats is
available to the general public within the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id264a5007-b0b6-4dbd-8f98-af2b8c13825c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Threat
bulletins</header>
<subparagraph id="id6ebe1cb9-a387-4c3c-8bab-988110dc7cbf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with the requirements of subsection (b), the
Secretary shall on a timely basis prepare unclassified terrorism-related threat
and risk assessments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6a52452-aeea-4cf6-8a56-1d39c3dc2eba"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each
assessment required under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="idbab4fde8-135e-4b04-9dc8-ffcd754b5486"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include guidelines for
the general public for preventing and responding to acts of terrorism;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id641ff49e-6b37-404f-b718-4f5f35b5b76d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be made available on the
website of the Department and other publicly accessible websites, communication
systems, and information networks.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc6ec35e-f3a6-4f6e-ac1a-0de010594e9d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guidelines for State,
local, and tribal governments</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to
State, local, and tribal governments written guidelines on how to disseminate
information about terrorism-related threats and risks to the general public
within their jurisdictions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id40b7a7ee-d3a5-4415-a9e7-739c003f211c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of existing
resources</header><text>The Secretary shall use websites, communication
systems, and information networks in operation on the date of an assessment
under this subsection to satisfy the requirements of paragraph
(2)(B)(ii).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id30baf05e-53f6-4c21-a66c-54c198622ae3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities of the
Secretary</header><text>Section 201(d)(8) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 121(d)(8)) is amended by striking <quote>and to agencies of
State</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>to State, local,
tribal, and private entities with such responsibilities, and, as appropriate,
to the general public, in order to assist in deterring, preventing, or
responding to acts of terrorism against the United States.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1c591154-4ae3-44b0-8d4c-a8e12fb0fb2a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the
implementation of section 203 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended
by subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id60a77b6a-aed8-45f1-9b65-9282774df864"><enum>502.</enum><header>Guidelines concerning
weapons of mass destruction</header>
<subsection id="idba021833-8638-4758-a330-9a4881c600d3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
guidelines</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id8ccbc656-1dc4-46f6-8597-a08f85f7fed6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop guidelines, in
coordination with State, local, and tribal governments and representatives of
emergency response provider organizations, for police, fire, emergency medical
services, emergency management, and public health personnel, for responding to
an explosion or release of nuclear, biological, radiological, or chemical
material; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6007f74f-16b0-45f7-b82b-f6d371e00f0f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the guidelines
developed under paragraph (1) available to State, local, and tribal
governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7531d86c-bb22-476b-abb9-635681379bd1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
guidelines developed under subsection (a)(1) shall contain, at a
minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="id8e940220-5642-4f04-9ee3-eed0ce83c4e7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>protective action
guidelines for ensuring the health and safety of emergency response
providers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id77f003ee-98c4-4dd1-a631-bcef1d3e7b8d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information regarding the
effects of the biological, chemical, or radiological agent on those exposed to
the agent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaf753073-b826-4e66-a362-197114762a2f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information regarding how
emergency response providers and mass care facilities may most effectively deal
with individuals affected by an incident involving a nuclear, biological,
radiological, or chemical material.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbdc74998-c20c-4fa3-a717-a40f7fb1a8fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review and revision of
guidelines</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idbe3257db-3f5f-4304-b7e0-3b1aab128c3f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less frequently than
every 2 years, review the guidelines developed under subsection (a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4248f4bf-3272-46aa-aef2-2519ff2f7da7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make revisions to the
guidelines as appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idebdc2c39-16a6-488e-b8f0-e461dc499825"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make the revised
guidelines available to State, local, and tribal governments, nongovernmental
organizations, the private sector, and the general public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id00dca261-55ed-4cf1-8bf1-185f6ad73f99"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Procedures for
developing and revising guidelines</header><text>In carrying out the
requirements of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish procedures—</text>
<paragraph id="idbbf6886f-d76d-4db8-9974-e871c599f0cd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to inventory any existing
relevant hazardous material response guidelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8c874825-5113-4906-ad21-1d19f4e013c5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to enable the public to
submit recommendations of areas for which guidelines could be developed under
subsection (a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf2ca20e1-ab9e-4a04-b8b9-bb1ed6e36b20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to determine which
entities should be consulted in developing or revising the guidelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea4930d4-8c4d-4d10-ac55-55f059f92f8e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to prioritize, on a
regular basis, guidelines that should be developed or revised; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida1f42b22-cb4f-4144-a3f0-c7be3b78c9af"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to develop and
disseminate the guidelines in accordance with the prioritization under
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd0009805-b7cf-489e-b6c0-592de09521e5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultations</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and revise the guidelines
developed under subsection (a)(1), and the procedures required under subsection
(d), in consultation with—</text>
<paragraph id="ide66f31e0-b482-4de2-8381-3bcec20dcd3e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0a30857a-b368-4169-9501-958419ff202a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of Health
and Human Services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA40A504DE8BC44FDAABFC5143D4C2948"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7d6f46c1-b6d2-4399-9d6a-be8ff2aaedfc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other Federal departments
and agencies, as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide3b3ffec-cec7-494f-884f-0b45fecbbc2b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the National Advisory
Council established under section 508 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 318);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida333edf9-d145-4472-8f35-6dffcb40340f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>State, local, and tribal
governments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7b0e83d9-ed49-414f-aec1-778d2a2379f4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>nongovernmental
organizations and private industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idadb9772b-65a0-4c6f-a46d-f870ebc1d256"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, 1 year after such date of enactment, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security
of the House of Representatives with—</text>
<paragraph id="idf17e31d2-62b6-4852-b292-412954615fac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the
procedures established under subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2a9f3323-994d-4003-929b-7458131a8fda"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any guidelines in effect
on the date of the report;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id91c76c51-cb4f-4d48-8420-f9c60d51f156"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a list of entities that
to which the guidelines described in paragraph (2) were disseminated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id13f298e9-ec63-4a09-99a7-6b377303cbbb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a plan for reviewing the
guidelines described in paragraph (2), in accordance with subsection
(e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6669ded6-1216-499e-8fa4-472a8123b305"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the prioritized list of
the guidelines required under subsection (d)(4), and the methodology used by
the Secretary of Homeland Security for such prioritization; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc47c7348-c901-4d1c-ba64-f2a67e171559"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a plan for developing,
revising, and disseminating the guidelines.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id56ff4c05-afc5-4645-b81c-37be38422db7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>emergency response provider</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id89d6c83e-78fb-49c7-836e-f2b97e607764"><enum>503.</enum><header>Individual and
community preparedness</header>
<subsection id="idf419e880-39d5-4dd9-80c2-dc62af16434c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Individual and
Community Preparedness</header><text>Title V of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), as amended by section 221, is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="idddd72621-830f-44b6-8690-f606e2789432" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="iddf984304-3fd0-4997-9902-4241bf950bab"><enum>526.</enum><header>Individual and
community preparedness</header>
<subsection id="id7eab3fe7-933c-4f40-aae8-1c451590c10e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall assist State, local, and tribal
governments in improving and promoting individual and community preparedness
for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters,
including incidents involving the use of weapons of mass destruction and other
potentially catastrophic events, by—</text>
<paragraph id="id7fa4cc81-16de-4fc3-9566-9629cbb69b75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing guidelines and
checklists of recommended actions for individual and community prevention and
preparedness efforts and disseminating such guidelines and checklists to
communities and individuals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idda954c9e-4183-43fe-9e19-218c24c6f440"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminating the
guidelines developed under section 502 of the <short-title>Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness
Act of 2009</short-title> to communities and individuals, as
appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf8f08b65-be50-44d5-8391-6e6fd6cef68e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>compiling and
disseminating information on best practices in individual and community
preparedness;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb75baa97-eda9-45bd-a3a9-0cf575ea6625"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing information and
training materials in support of individual and community preparedness
efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf3b42843-e8d4-4778-83c9-8291f516cd25"><enum>(5)</enum><text>conducting individual and
community preparedness outreach efforts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id42b66de8-8eb8-4186-9910-ad868a8b9e61"><enum>(6)</enum><text>such other actions as the
Administrator determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide26c222f-731e-499f-b31e-71fae71ce327"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Where
appropriate, the Administrator shall coordinate with private sector and
nongovernmental organizations to promote individual and community
preparedness.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id224bff4d-2e9b-400d-b98d-940c4e7fe6aa"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Support for Voluntary
Programs</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities described in
subsection (a), the Administrator shall, where appropriate, work with and
provide support to individual and community preparedness programs, such as the
Community Emergency Response Team Program, Fire Corps, Medical Reserve Corps
Program, Volunteers in Police Service, USAonWatch-Neighborhood Watch, and other
voluntary programs, including those sponsored by nongovernmental
organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5541dac1-11c8-4f80-af5f-30b439cbfa5a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
Administrator shall appoint a Director of Community Preparedness to coordinate
and oversee the individual and community preparedness efforts of the
Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id235fb444-b231-4756-b2a5-2c73f91416b9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="id48b89db3-99f6-4cb2-a9df-170f25105312"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator may make grants to States to support
individual and community preparedness efforts, including through the Citizen
Corps Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf4e2c6f-15fc-4ee0-915e-ded6dcdba098"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriations</header><text>There
are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4449e451-1cf6-4a50-9f75-4778300813ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for fiscal
year 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id663354d4-f8f9-468f-b486-2244c61001e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f20fb87-9ca8-4f9c-a8e0-fd72f936f8d4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal
year
2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idbf50202f-65ef-43f2-981f-ad809b420e12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enhancing
preparedness</header><text>Section 504(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 314(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id04d2229f-293f-4077-8118-3eb70dcdf376"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (20) and (21) as paragraphs (21) and (22), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id991ae0ce-7887-4321-a377-4e38c079fdaf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (19) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id7b32c98a-2480-4403-8dd9-969b97c6fff9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id50d6e098-a45c-4479-ba4a-030ab7a1f74d"><enum>(20)</enum><text>enhancing and promoting
the preparedness of individuals and communities for natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, and other man-made
disasters;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide1431c92-03e8-4b9f-92be-0b3f487e683a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Table of
Contents</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), as amended by section 221, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 525 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="idde91a089-5b59-48fb-830a-7e513b9a7395" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 526. Individual and community
preparedness.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section>
December 17, 2010
Reported with an amendment