,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bee #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #chge ,report ,no4 #aad-ccd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #b1 #bjae ,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 and ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,november #af1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,november #b1 #bjae ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to establish within the ,department of ,homeland ,security a ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 ,table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,,cbrne ,defense ,act of #bjae4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 ,table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,,cbrne ,office4 ,sec4 #c4 ,chemical ,division4 ,sec4 #d4 ,biological ,division4 ,sec4 #e4 ,nuclear ,division4 ,sec4 #f4 ,explosives ,division4 ,sec4 #g4 ,savings provision4 ,sec4 #h4 ,clerical amendments4 #b4 ,,cbrne ,office 7a7 ,in general ,the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by adding at the end the following new title3 ,,xxii ,,cbrne ,office ,a ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office #bbja4 ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,department a ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office 7referred to in this title as the ,,cbrne ,office74 ,the ,,cbrne ,office shall be comprised of the ,chemical ,division1 the ,biological ,division1 the ,nuclear ,division1 and the ,explosives ,division4 ,the ,,cbrne ,office may include a ,health ,division4 7b7 ,mission of ,office ,the mission of the ,,cbrne ,office is to coordinate1 strengthen1 and provide chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives 7,,cbrne7 capabilities in support of homeland security4 7c7 ,assistant ,secretary ,the ,office shall be headed by an ,assistant ,secretary for the ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office 7referred to in this title as the ,assistant ,secretary71 who shall be appointed by the ,president by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate4 7d7 ,responsibilities ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 develop1 coordinate1 and maintain overall ,,cbrne strategy and policy for the ,department2 7#b7 develop1 coordinate1 and maintain for the ,department periodic ,,cbrne risk assessments2 7#c7 serve as the primary ,department representative for coordinating ,,cbrne activities with other ,federal departments and agencies2 7#d7 provide oversight for the ,department's preparedness for ,,cbrne threats2 7#e7 provide support for operations during ,,cbrne threats or incidents2 and 7#f7 carry out such other responsibilities as the ,secretary determines appropriate1 consistent with this title4 7e7 ,other officers ,the ,director of the ,chemical ,division1 the ,director of the ,biological ,division1 the ,director of the ,nuclear ,division1 and the ,director of the ,explosives ,division shall report directly to the ,assistant ,secretary4 #bbjb4 ,composition of the ,,cbrne ,office ,the ,secretary shall transfer to the ,,cbrne ,office1 the functions1 personnel1 budget authority1 and assets of the following3 7#a7 ,the ,office of ,health ,affairs as in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of this title1 including the ,chief ,medical ,officer authorized under section #eaf1 and the ,national ,biosurveillance ,integration ,center authorized under section #caf4 7#b7 ,the ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection ,office authorized under title ,,xix1 as in existence on the date before the date of the enactment of this title 7and redesignated as the ,nuclear ,division74 7#c7 ,,cbrne threat awareness and risk assessment activities of the ,science and ,technology ,directorate4 7#d7 ,the ,,cbrne functions of the ,office of ,policy and the ,office of ,operations ,coordination4 7#e7 ,the ,office for ,bombing ,prevention of the ,national ,protection and ,programs ,directorate1 as in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of this title4 #bbjc4 ,hiring authority ,in hiring personnel for the ,,cbrne ,office1 the ,secretary shall have the hiring and management authorities provided in section #aaja of the ,strom ,thurmond ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #aiii 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #cajd note2 ,public ,law #aje-bfa71 except that the term of appointments for employees under subsection 7c77#a7 of such section may not exceed five years before granting any extension under subsection 7c77#b7 of such section4 #bbjd4 ,grants1 cooperative agreements1 and other transactions and contracts ,the ,assistant ,secretary1 in carrying out the responsibilities under this title1 may distribute funds through grants1 cooperative agreements1 and other transactions and contracts4 #bbje4 ,terrorism risk assessments 7a7 ,terrorism risk assessments 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall1 in coordination with relevant ,department components and other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies1 develop1 coordinate1 and update periodically terrorism risk assessments of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear threats4 7#b7 ,comparison ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall develop1 coordinate1 and update periodically an integrated terrorism risk assessment that assesses all of the threats referred to in paragraph 7#a7 and1 as appropriate1 explosives threats1 and compares each such threat against one another according to their relative risk4 7#c7 ,inclusion in assessment ,each terrorism risk assessment under this subsection shall include a description of the methodology used for each such assessment4 7#d7 ,updates ,each terrorism risk assessment under this subsection shall be updated not less often than once every two years4 7#e7 ,provision to ,congress ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall provide a copy of each risk assessment under this subsection to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate not later than #cj days after completion of each such assessment4 7b7 ,methodology ,in developing the terrorism risk assessments under subsection 7a71 the ,assistant ,secretary1 in consultation with appropriate ,federal departments and agencies1 shall-- 7#a7 assess the proposed methodology to be used for such assessments2 and 7#b7 consider the evolving threat to the ,united ,states as indicated by the intelligence community 7as such term is defined in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d7774 7c7 ,usage ,the terrorism risk assessments required under subsection 7a7 shall be used to inform and guide allocation of resources for chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear threat activities of the ,department4 7d7 ,input and sharing ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall1 for each terrorism risk assessment under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 seek input from national stakeholders and other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial officials involved in efforts to counter chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear threats2 7#b7 ensure that written procedures are in place to guide the development of such assessments1 including for input1 review1 and implementation purposes1 among relevant ,federal partners2 7#c7 share such assessments with ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial officials with appropriate security clearances and a need for the information in the classified versions of such assessments2 and 7#d7 to the maximum extent practicable1 make available an unclassified version of such assessments for ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial officials involved in prevention and preparedness for chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear events4 #bbjf4 ,,cbrne communications and public messaging 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,assistant ,secretary1 shall develop an overarching risk communication strategy for terrorist attacks and other high consequence events utilizing chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or nuclear agents or explosives that pose a high risk to homeland security1 and shall-- 7#a7 develop threat-specific risk communication plans1 in coordination with appropriate ,federal departments and agencies2 7#b7 develop risk communication messages1 including pre-scripted messaging to the extent practicable2 7#c7 develop clearly defined interagency processes and protocols to assure coordinated risk and incident communications and information sharing during incident response2 7#d7 engage private and nongovernmental entities in communications planning1 as appropriate2 7#e7 identify ways to educate and engage the public about ,,cbrne threats and consequences2 7#f7 develop strategies for communicating using social and new media2 and 7#g7 provide guidance on risk and incident communications for ,,cbrne events to ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments1 and other stakeholders1 as appropriate4 7b7 ,communication during response ,the ,secretary shall provide appropriate timely1 accurate information to the public1 governmental partners1 the private sector1 and other appropriate stakeholders in the event of a suspected or confirmed terrorist attack or other high consequence event utilizing chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or nuclear agents or explosives that pose a high risk to homeland security4 7c7 ,reports 7#a7 ,development efforts ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this title1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report on current and future efforts of the ,department to develop the communication strategy required under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,finalization ,not later than two years after the date the report required under paragraph 7#a7 is submitted1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate the communication strategy required under subsection 7a74 #bbjg4 ,chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives intelligence and information sharing 7a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department shall-- 7#a7 support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of terrorist actors1 their claims1 and their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or nuclear materials or explosives against the ,united ,states2 7#b7 support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of global infectious diseases1 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 nuclear1 or explosives attack2 7#e7 share appropriate information regarding such threats to appropriate ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial authorities1 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 ,under ,secretary of ,intelligence and ,analysis shall coordinate with the heads of other relevant ,department components1 including the ,assistant ,secretary1 members of the intelligence community1 including the ,national ,counter ,proliferation ,center and the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center1 and other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial authorities1 including officials from high-threat areas1 to enable such entities to provide recommendations on optimal information sharing mechanisms1 including expeditious sharing of classified information1 and on how such entities 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 submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report on-- 7,a7 the intelligence and information sharing activities under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and of all relevant entities within the ,department to prevent1 protect against1 prepare for1 respond to1 mitigate1 and recover from terrorist attacks and other high consequence events utilizing chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or nuclear agents or explosives that pose a high risk to homeland security2 and 7,b7 the ,department's activities in accordance with relevant intelligence strategies4 7#b7 ,assessment of implementation ,each report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall also 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 assessment of such progress4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774 7#b7 ,national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders ,the term national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders means officials from ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial authorities and individuals from the private sector who are involved in efforts to prevent1 protect against1 prepare for1 respond to1 mitigate1 and recover from a biological attack or other phenomena that may have serious health consequences for the ,united ,states1 including infectious disease outbreaks4 4 7b7 ,after action and efficiencies review ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary for the ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office of the ,department of ,homeland ,security 7established pursuant to section #bbja of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by subsection 7a7 of this section71 shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report that-- 7#a7 reviews the functions and responsibilities of the ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office of the ,department 7established pursuant to section #bbja of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by subsection 7a7 of this section7 to identify and eliminate areas of unnecessary duplication2 7#b7 provides a detailed accounting of the management and administrative expenditures and activities of the ,office1 including expenditures related to the establishment of the ,,cbrne ,office1 such as expenditures associated with the utilization of the ,secretary's authority to award retention bonuses pursuant to ,federal law2 7#c7 identifies any potential cost savings and efficiencies within the ,,cbrne ,office or its divisions2 and 7#d7 identifies opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of the management and administration of the ,,cbrne ,office to improve operational impact and enhance efficiencies4 7c7 ,chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear and explosives research and development 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall assess the organizational structure of the management and execution of the ,department of ,homeland ,security's chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities1 and shall develop and submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate at the time the ,president submits the budget under section #aaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 for the fiscal year that follows the issuance of the ,comptroller ,general review required pursuant to subsection 7d7 a proposed organizational structure for the management and execution of such chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities4 7#b7 ,organizational justification ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall include in the assessment required under paragraph 7#a7 a thorough justification and rationalization for the proposed organizational structure for management and execution of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities1 including the following3 7,a7 ,a discussion of the methodology for determining such proposed organizational structure4 7,b7 ,a comprehensive inventory of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities of the ,department of ,homeland ,security and where each such activity will be located within or outside such proposed organizational structure4 7,c7 ,information relating to how such proposed organizational structure will facilitate and promote coordination and requirements generation with customers4 7,d7 ,information relating to how such proposed organizational structure will support the development of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development priorities across the ,department4 7,e7 ,if the chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities of the ,department are not co-located in such proposed organizational structure1 a justification for such separation4 7,f7 ,the strategy for coordination between the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology and the ,assistant ,secretary for the ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office on chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities4 7,g7 ,recommendations for necessary statutory changes4 7#c7 ,limitation on action ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may not take any action to reorganize the structure referred to in paragraph 7#a7 unless the ,secretary receives prior authorization from the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate permitting any such action4 7d7 ,government ,accountability ,office review of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a review of the organizational structure of the ,department of ,homeland ,security's management and execution of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities4 7#b7 ,scope ,the review required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of the organizational structure for the management and execution of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 including identification of any overlap or duplication of effort4 7,b7 ,recommendations to streamline and improve the organizational structure of the ,department's management and execution of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives research and development activities4 7#c7 ,report ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report on the review required under this subsection4 7e7 ,dissemination of information analyzed by the ,department of ,homeland ,security to ,state1 local1 tribal1 and private entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security ,paragraph 7#h7 of section #bja7;d7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;d77 is amended by striking and to agencies of ,state and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting to ,state1 local1 tribal1 territorial1 and appropriate private entities with such responsibilities1 and1 as appropriate1 to the public1 in order to assist in preventing1 protecting against1 preparing for1 responding to1 mitigating1 and recovering from terrorist attacks against the ,united ,states44 7f7 ,technical and conforming amendments ,the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7 of section #ajc7;a7 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aac7;a771 by striking ,assistant ,secretary for ,health ,affairs1 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,legislative ,affairs1 or the ,assistant ,secretary for ,public ,affairs1 and inserting ,assistant ,secretary for ,legislative ,affairs or the ,assistant ,secretary for ,public ,affairs12 7#b7 in section #cjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ahb7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7 and 7#ad7 as paragraphs 7#ad7 and 7#ae71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ab7 the following new paragraph3 7#ac7 collaborating with the ,assistant ,secretary for the ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office on all chemical1 biological1 and explosives research and development activities2 2 7#c7 in subsection 7b7 of section #cjg 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ahg71 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#h7 ,,cbrne defense ,the ,director shall coordinate with the ,assistant ,secretary for the ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office on all chemical1 biological1 and explosives research and development activities4 2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7c7 of section #eaf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cba;e7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 including the health impacts of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 and nuclear agents and explosives after natural disasters2 7,b7 by amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3 7#b7 coordinating the ,department's policy1 strategy1 and preparedness for pandemics and emerging infectious diseases2 2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology and inserting ,assistant ,secretary for the ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office4 #c4 ,chemical ,division 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,xxii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b of this ,act1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle3 ,b ,chemical ,division #bbaa4 ,chemical ,division 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,,cbrne ,office a ,chemical ,division1 headed by a ,director of the ,chemical ,division 7in this subtitle referred to as the ,director74 7b7 ,mission and responsibilities ,the ,director shall be responsible for coordinating departmental strategy and policy relating to terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing chemical agents that pose a high risk to homeland security1 including the following3 7#a7 ,developing and maintaining the ,department's strategy against chemical threats4 7#b7 ,serving as the ,department representative for chemical threats and related activities with other ,federal departments and agencies4 7#c7 ,providing oversight of the ,department's preparedness1 including operational requirements1 for chemical threats4 7#d7 ,enhancing the capabilities of ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments1 and private entities as appropriate1 against chemical threats4 7#e7 ,evaluating and providing guidance to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments1 and private entities as appropriate1 on detection and communication technology that could be effective in terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing chemical agents4 7#f7 ,supporting and enhancing the effective sharing and use of appropriate information generated by the intelligence community 7as such term is defined in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d7771 law enforcement agencies1 other ,federal1 ,state1 local tribal1 and territorial governments1 and foreign governments1 on chemical threats4 #bbab4 ,demonstration projects 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director may1 subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose1 partner with high-risk urban areas or facilities to conduct demonstration projects to enhance1 through ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments1 and private entities1 capabilities of the ,united ,states to counter terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing chemical agents that pose a high risk to homeland security4 7b7 ,goals ,the ,director may provide guidance and evaluations for all situations and venues at risk of terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing chemical agents1 such as at ports1 areas of mass gathering1 and transit facilities1 and may-- 7#a7 ensure all high-risk situations and venues are studied2 and 7#b7 ensure key findings and best practices are made available to ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments and the private sector4 7c7 ,congressional notification ,the ,director shall notify the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate not later than #cj days before initiating a new demonstration project4 4 7b7 ,report ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate an assessment of the ,department of ,homeland ,security's programs and activities related to terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing chemical agents that pose a high risk to homeland security4 #d4 ,biological ,division ,title ,,xxii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b of this ,act and as amended by section #c of this ,act1 is further amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle3 ,c ,biological ,division #bbba4 ,biological ,division 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,,cbrne ,office a ,biological ,division1 headed by a ,director of the ,biological ,division 7in this subtitle referred to as the ,director74 7b7 ,mission and responsibilities ,the ,office shall be responsible for coordinating departmental strategy and policy relating to terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing biological agents that pose a high risk to homeland security1 including the following3 7#a7 ,developing and maintaining the ,department's strategy against biological threats4 7#b7 ,serving as the ,department representative for biological threats and related activities with other ,federal departments and agencies4 7#c7 ,providing oversight for the ,department's preparedness1 including operational requirements1 for biological threats4 7#d7 ,enhancing the capabilities of ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments1 and private entities as appropriate1 against biological threats4 7#e7 ,supporting and enhancing the effective sharing and use of appropriate information generated by the intelligence community 7as such term is defined in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d7771 law enforcement agencies1 other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments1 and foreign governments1 on biological threats4 7#f7 ,achieving a biological detection program4 7#g7 ,maintaining the ,national ,biosurveillance ,integration ,center1 authorized under section #caf4 4 #e4 ,nuclear ,division 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,xxii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b of this ,act and as amended by sections #c and #d of this ,act1 is further amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle3 ,d ,nuclear ,division #bbca4 ,nuclear ,division 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall include within the ,,cbrne ,office the ,nuclear ,division under title ,,xix1 headed by the ,director of the ,nuclear ,division 7in this subtitle referred to as the ,director7 pursuant to section #aija4 7b7 ,mission and responsibilities ,in addition to the responsibilities specified in title ,,xix1 the ,director shall also be responsible for coordinating departmental strategy and policy relating to terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials1 and for coordinating ,federal efforts to detect and protect against the unauthorized importation1 possession1 storage1 transportation1 development1 or use of a nuclear explosive device1 fissile material1 or radiological material in the ,united ,states1 and to protect against an attack using such devices or materials against the people1 territory1 or interests of the ,united ,states1 in accordance with title ,,xix4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendments ,title ,,xix of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended-- 7#a7 in the title heading1 by striking ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection ,office and inserting ,nuclear ,division2 7#b7 in section #aija 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eia7-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection ,office and inserting ,nuclear ,division2 7,b7 in subsection 7a71 by striking ,there shall be established in the ,department a ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection ,office and inserting ,there is in the ,department a ,nuclear ,division1 located in the ,,cbrne ,office2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7b71 by striking ,director for ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection1 who shall be appointed by the ,president and inserting ,director of the ,nuclear ,division2 7#c7 in subsection 7a7 of section #aijb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eib7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by inserting after responsible for the following3 coordinating departmental strategy and policy relating to terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials1 and for2 and 7ii7 by striking to protect and inserting protecting2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#aa71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection ,office and inserting ,nuclear ,division2 7#d7 by repealing section #aijc 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eic72 7#e7 in section #aijf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eif7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection and inserting the ,nuclear ,division2 and 7ii7 by striking paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 of2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 of2 7#f7 in section #aijg 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eif;a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,annual each place it appears and inserting ,biennial2 7,b7 by striking each year each place it appears and inserting every two years2 7,c7 by striking previous year each place it appears and inserting previous two years2 7,d7 in the heading of subsection 7a71 by striking ,annual and inserting ,biennial2 and 7,e7 subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking ,annual and inserting ,biennial2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting odd-numbered after each2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking annual and inserting biennial2 and 7#g7 by adding at the end the following new section3 #aijh4 ,domestic implementation of the global nuclear detection architecture ,in carrying out the mission of the ,office under subparagraph 7,a7 of section #aijb7;a77#d71 the ,director of the ,nuclear ,division shall provide support for planning1 organization1 equipment1 training1 exercises1 and operational assessments to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments to assist such governments in implementing radiological and nuclear detection capabilities in the event of terrorist attacks or other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials that pose a high risk to homeland security4 ,such capabilities shall be integrated into the enhanced global nuclear detection architecture referred to in such section #aijb7;a77#d71 and shall inform and be guided by architecture studies1 technology needs1 and research activities of the ,office4 4 7c7 ,savings provision ,the individual serving as of the date of the enactment of this ,act as the ,director for ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection of the ,department of ,homeland ,security may continue to serve as the ,director of the ,nuclear ,division of the ,department on and after such date4 7d7 ,reference ,any reference in any law1 regulation1 or rule to the ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection ,office or the ,director for ,domestic ,nuclear ,detection of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall be deemed to be a reference to the ,nuclear ,division or the ,director of the ,nuclear ,division1 respectively1 of the ,department4 #f4 ,explosives ,division ,title ,,xxii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b of this ,act and as amended by sections #c1 #d1 and #e of this ,act1 is further amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle3 ,e ,explosives ,division #bbda4 ,explosives ,division 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established within the ,,cbrne ,office an ,explosives ,division1 headed by a ,director of the ,explosives ,division 7in this subtitle referred to as the ,director74 7b7 ,mission and responsibilities ,the ,director shall be responsible for coordinating departmental strategy and policy relating to terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing explosives that pose a high risk to homeland security1 including the following3 7#a7 ,developing and maintaining the ,department's strategy against explosives threats4 7#b7 ,serving as the ,department representative for explosives threats and related activities with other ,federal departments and agencies4 7#c7 ,providing oversight of the ,department's preparedness1 including operational requirements1 for explosives threats4 7#d7 ,enhancing the capabilities of ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments1 and private entities as appropriate1 to counter terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing explosives4 7#e7 ,evaluating and providing guidance to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments and appropriate private entities on detection and communication technology that could be effective during terrorist attacks or other high-consequence events utilizing explosives4 7#f7 ,supporting and enhancing the effective sharing and use of appropriate information generated by the intelligence community 7as such term is defined in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d7771 law enforcement agencies1 other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial government agencies1 and foreign governments1 on explosives threats4 4 #g4 ,savings provisions ,nothing in this ,act shall change the authority of the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency to lead the emergency management system of the ,united ,states4 ,nothing in this ,act shall alter the responsibility of the ,chief ,medical ,officer of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to serve as the principal advisor to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency on medical and public health issues pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 of section #eaf7;c7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cba;e7c774 #h4 ,clerical amendments ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the item relating to title ,,xix and inserting the following new item3 ,,title ,,xix--,,nuclear ,,division 2 7#b7 by striking the item relating to section #aija and inserting the following new item3 ,sec4 #aija4 ,nuclear ,division4 2 7#c7 by striking the item relating to section #aijc2 7#d7 by adding after the item relating to section #aijg the following new item3 ,sec4 #aijh4 ,domestic ,implementation of the global nuclear detection architecture4 2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 ,title ,,xxii--,,cbrne ,office ,subtitle ,a--,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office ,sec4 #bbja4 ,chemical1 ,biological1 ,radiological1 ,nuclear1 and ,explosives ,office4 ,sec4 #bbjb4 ,composition of the ,,cbrne ,office4 ,sec4 #bbjc4 ,hiring authority4 ,sec4 #bbjd4 ,grants1 cooperative agreements1 and other transactions and contracts4 ,sec4 #bbje4 ,terrorism risk assessments4 ,sec4 #bbjf4 ,,cbrne communications and public messaging4 ,sec4 #bbjg4 ,chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 and explosives intelligence and information sharing4 4 ,subtitle ,b--,chemical ,division ,sec4 #bbaa4 ,chemical ,division4 ,sec4 #bbab4 ,demonstration projects4 4 ,subtitle ,c--,biological ,division ,sec4 #bbba4 ,biological ,division4 4 ,subtitle ,d--,nuclear ,division ,sec4 #bbca4 ,nuclear ,division4 4 ,subtitle ,e--,explosives ,division ,sec4 #bbda4 ,explosives ,division4 4 ,november #af1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed