,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cecj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ah1 #bjbj,mr4    
,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national       
,security ,act ( #aidg to require !     
,presid5t to designate an employee ( !  
,national ,security ,c\ncil to be       
responsible = p&emic prev5tion &        
response1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4        
,national ,security ,c\ncil coord9ator =
 p&emic prev5tion & response ,section   
#aja ( ! ,national ,security ,act (     
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7h7 z     
subsection 7i72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7g7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7h73  7h7 ,coord9ator = p&emic prev5tion
 & response  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t 
%all designate an employee ( ! ,national
 ,security ,c\ncil to be ! p]man5t      
coord9ator = p&emic prev5tion & response
 = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 79 ?is subsection 

ref]r$ to z ! ,coord9ator74  7#b7       
,purpose ,! ,coord9ator %all direct all 
ef=ts ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t relat+ to    
,unit$ ,/ates policy reg>d+ p&emic      
prev5tion & response1 includ+ by c>ry+  
out ! duties "u p>agraph 7#c74  7#c7    
,duties ,! ,coord9ator %all-- 7,a7 s]ve 
z ! pr9cipal advisor to ! ,presid5t     
reg>d+ p&emic prev5tion & response2     
7,b7 not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1   
coord9ate & direct all activities1      
policies1 programs1 & fund+ relat+ to   
p&emic prev5tion & response1 = all      
,f$]al ag5cies2  7,c7 direct1 z         
appropriate1 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t res\rces  
to respond to ne$s = p&emic prev5tion & 
response2 &  7,d7 lead int]ag5cy        
coord9ation = p&emic prev5tion &        
response1 includ+ regul> consultation ) 
nongov]nm5tal organizations & public    
heal? (ficials work+ to prev5t & respond
 to p&emics4  7#d7 ,au?ority to repres5t
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,! ,coord9ator may     
repres5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 bilat]al &   
multilat]al discussions & agreem5ts on  

matt]s relevant to p&emic prev5tion &   
response4  4