#aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #aedb  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
establish weapons of mass destruction   
intelligence and information sharing    
functions of the ,office of             
,intelligence and ,analysis of the      
,department of ,homeland ,security and  
to require dissemination of information 
analyzed by the ,department to entities 
with responsibilities relating to       
homeland security1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,wmd ,intelligence 
and ,information ,sharing ,act of #bjac4
  #b4 ,weapons of mass destruction      
intelligence and information sharing    
7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,a of title   
,,ii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of 
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba et seq47 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #baj;,g4 ,weapons of mass   
destruction intelligence and information
 sharing  7a7 ,in general ,the ,office  
of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the   

,department of ,homeland ,security      
shall--  7#a7 support homeland          
security-focused intelligence analysis  
of terrorist actors1 their claims1 and  
their plans to conduct attacks involving
 chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and
 nuclear materials against the ,nation2 
7#b7 support homeland security-focused  
intelligence analysis of global         
infectious disease1 public health1 food1
 agricultural1 and veterinary issues2   
7#c7 support homeland security-focused  
risk analysis and risk assessments of   
the homeland security hazards described 
in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 by providing
 relevant quantitative and              
nonquantitative threat information2     
7#d7 leverage existing and emerging     
homeland security intelligence          
capabilities and structures to enhance  
prevention1 protection1 response1 and   
recovery efforts with respect to a      
chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or  
nuclear attack2  7#e7 share information 
and provide tailored analytical support 

on these threats to ,state1 local1 and  
tribal authorities as well as other     
national biosecurity and biodefense     
stakeholders2 and  7#f7 perform other   
responsibilities1 as assigned by the    
,secretary4  7b7 ,coordination ,where   
appropriate1 the ,office of             
,intelligence and ,analysis shall       
coordinate with other relevant          
,department components1 others in the   
,intelligence ,community1 including the 
,national ,counter ,proliferation       
,center1 and other ,federal1 ,state1    
local1 and tribal authorities1 including
 officials from high-threat areas1 and  
enable such entities to provide         
recommendations on optimal information  
sharing mechanisms1 including           
expeditious sharing of classified       
information1 and on how they can provide
 information to the ,department4  7c7   
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this section and annually  
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall report 

to the appropriate congressional        
committees on--  7,a7 the intelligence  
and information sharing activities under
 subsection 7a7 and of all relevant     
entities within the ,department to      
counter the threat from weapons of mass 
destruction2 and  7,b7 the ,department's
 activities in accordance with relevant 
intelligence strategies4  7#b7          
,assessment of implementation ,the      
report shall include--  7,a7 a          
description of methods established to   
assess progress of the ,office of       
,intelligence and ,analysis in          
implementing this section2 and  7,b7    
such assessment4  7d7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3  7#a7 ,the term           
appropriate congressional committees    
means the ,committee on ,homeland       
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and any committee of   
the ,house of ,representatives or the   
,senate having legislative jurisdiction 
under the rules of the ,house of        
,representatives or ,senate1            

respectively1 over the matter concerned4
  7#b7 ,the term ,intelligence          
,community has the meaning given that   
term in section #c7d7 of the ,national  
,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#dja;a7#d774  7#c7 ,the term national   
biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders 
means officials from the ,federal1      
,state1 local1 and tribal authorities   
and individuals from the private sector 
who are involved in efforts to prevent1 
protect against1 respond to1 and recover
 from a biological attack or other      
phenomena that may have serious health  
consequences for the ,united ,states1   
including wide-scale fatalities or      
infectious disease outbreaks4  4  7b7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act 
is amended by adding at the end of the  
items relating to such subtitle the     
following3  ,sec4 #baj;,g4 ,weapons of  
mass destruction intelligence and       
information sharing4  4  #c4            
,dissemination of information analyzed  

by the ,department to ,state1 local1    
tribal1 and private entities with       
responsibilities relating to homeland   
security ,section #bja7;d77#h7 of the   
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;d77#h77 is amended by   
striking and to agencies of ,state and  
all that follows and inserting to       
,state1 local1 tribal1 and private      
entities with such responsibilities1    
and1 as appropriate1 to the public1 in  
order to assist in preventing1          
deterring1 or responding to acts of     
terrorism against the ,united ,states44 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,july #bb1 #bjac4;,clerk4