,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjba,mr4 ,swalwell introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 ,homel&  
,security1 ,natural ,res\rces1 ,=eign   
,affairs1 ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,ways &   
,means1 ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 ! ,judici>y1
 ,intellig5ce 7,p]man5t ,select71 &     
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
developm5t ( a plan = ! e/abli%m5t ( an 
int]ag5cy biodef5se task =ce on !       
attribution ( c]ta9 biological ev5ts1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,biological        
,intellig5ce ,organization &            
,attribution ,act4  #b4 ,plan =         
e/abli%m5t ( int]ag5cy biodef5se task   
=ce on biological attribution  7a7 ,plan

 requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! (ficials
 describ$ 9 subsection 7e7 %all jo9tly  
develop a plan = ! e/abli%m5t ( an      
int]ag5cy biodef5se task =ce to support 
& in=m decision mak+ bas$ on biological 
attribution4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! plan      
develop$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description ( !       
biological attribution duties ( ! task  
=ce1 includ+ an id5tification ( !       
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ext5t & nature (        
involvem5t1 if any1 ( ! task =ce 7or !  
memb] ag5cies ( ! task =ce7 9 !         
collection1 analysis1 or di/ribution (  
intellig5ce1 or o!r in=mation1 relevant 
to ! attribution ( biological ev5ts1    
includ+ any int]ag5cy coord9ation       
functions relat$ to su* collection1     
analysis1 or di/ribution4  7,b7 ,! level
 & type ( biological ev5ts t may trigg] 
an attribution det]m9ation by ! task =ce
 7or ! memb] ag5cies ( ! task =ce7      
reg>d+ ! s\rce1 cause1 or orig9 ( !     
ev5t4  7,c7 ,! process ( ! task =ce =   

mak+ an attribution det]m9ation z       
specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  7,d7 ,9   
mak+ su* an attribution det]m9ation1 !  
ext5t to :i* ! task =ce %all-- 7i7      
ensure ! accuracy1 reliability1         
timel9ess1 cr$ibility1 & def5sibility ( 
su* intellig5ce1 in=mation1 & evid5ce1  
includ+ by meet+ applicable evid5ti>y   
/&>ds2 &  7ii7 address national security
 consid]ations4  7,e7 ,! report+        
/ructure = ! task =ce foll[+ su* a      
det]m9ation1 includ+ ! report+ /ructure 
if ! task =ce has det]m9$ ! s\rce1      
cause1 or orig9 ( a biological ev5t to  
be an act ( biological w>f>e or         
biot]rorism4  7,f7 ,! ext5t & nature (  
involvem5t ( ! task =ce 9 national      
security decision mak+ foll[+ su* a     
det]m9ation1 includ+ a description ( h[ 
! task =ce %all support & in=m !        
decision mak+4  7,g7 ,any o!r           
coord9ation functions to be c>ri$ out by
 ! task =ce1 includ+-- 7i7 functions    
relat+ to intellig5ce & in=mation %>+ ) 
ag5cies o!r ?an memb] ag5cies )         

responsibilities = biodef5se2 &  7ii7 ! 
conduct ( coord9at$ ex]cises relat+ to  
biological attribution det]m9ations1    
decision mak+ foll[+ su* det]m9ations1 &
 ensur+ t su* decisions are def5sible4  
7#b7 ,a description ( ! specific roles (
 ea* memb] ag5cy ( ! task =ce 9 c>ry+   
out ! duties "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#c7 ,a 
description ( any additional au?orities 
or res\rces t may be necess>y = ! task  
=ce to c>ry out su* duties4  7#d7 ,a    
description ( h[ ! national biodef5se   
/rategy & implem5tation plan "u section 
#ajhf ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd71 includ+ any updates
 to su* plan made pursuant to section   
#cfd ( ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,?ornb]ry  
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajf71 
may require revision or fur!r update 9  
consid]ation ( ! e/abli%m5t1 & subsequ5t
 p]=mance ( duties1 ( ! task =ce4  7#e7 
,a description ( h[ ! task =ce may1 or  
%all1 contribute to ! bi5nial review (  

su* /rategy & ! fur!r update ( su*      
implem5tation plan4  7c7 ,submission to 
,congress ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! (ficials
 describ$ 9 subsection 7e7 %all submit  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees ! plan requir$ "u subsection 
7a74  7d7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( ! submission ( ! plan
 pursuant to subsection 7c71 ! (ficials 
describ$ 9 subsection 7e7 %all e/abli% !
 int]ag5cy biodef5se task =ce 9         
accordance ) su* plan4  7e7 ,cov]$      
(ficials ,! (ficials describ$ 9 ?is     
subsection are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!        
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#b7 ,!      
,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices4  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security1  7#f7 ,! ,secret>y ( 
! ,int]ior4  7#g7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4 
7#h7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,treasury4  7#i7 ,! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#aj7 ,!
 ,attorney ,g5]al4  7#aa7 ,! ,director (
 ,national ,intellig5ce4  7#ab7 ,!      

,director ( ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce      
,ag5cy4  7f7 ,appropriate congressional 
committees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,arm$      
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions1 !       
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,s]vices1 & ! ,select       
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate2 &
  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !
 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 !     
,committee on ,homel& ,security1 & !    
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4