#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cbbd  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
extend the authorization of the         
,countering ,weapons of ,mass           
,destruction ,office of the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,countering ,weapons
 of ,mass ,destruction ,extension ,act  
of #bjbc4  #b4 ,extension of            
authorization of the ,countering        
,weapons of ,mass ,destruction ,office  
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security  7a7 ,extension  7#a7         
,termination date ,section #aija of the 
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #eia7 is amended by striking  
subsection 7e7 and inserting the        
following new subsection3  7e7          
,termination ,the ,office shall         
terminate on the date that is two years 
after the date of the enactment of the  
,countering ,weapons of ,mass           
,destruction ,extension ,act of #bjbc4  

4  7#b7 ,exception ,the termination date
 specified in subsection 7e7 of section 
#aija of the ,homeland ,security ,act of
 #bjjb1 as amended by paragraph 7#a71   
shall not apply to sections #aica and   
#aicb of the ,homeland ,security ,act of
 #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eig and #eig;a2   
relating to the ,chief ,medical ,officer
 and the medical countermeasures program
 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security74  7b7 ,organizational        
accountability  7#a7 ,employee morale   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,assistant ,secretary for the           
,countering ,weapons of ,mass           
,destruction ,office of the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security shall submit a   
report to and brief the ,committee on   
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate regarding an    
employee engagement action plan and     
strategy to continuously improve morale 

within the ,office4  7#b7 ,comptroller  
,general ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall conduct a review of and  
brief the ,committee on ,homeland       
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate regarding the   
following with respect to the           
,countering ,weapons of ,mass           
,destruction ,office of the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security3  7,a7 ,the      
efforts of the ,office to prioritize the
 programs and activities that carry out 
the mission of the ,office1 including   
research and development4  7,b7 ,the    
consistency and effectiveness of the    
,office's stakeholder coordination      
across the mission of the ,department1  
including operational and support       
components of the ,department and ,state
 and local entities4  7,c7 ,the efforts 
of the ,office to manage and coordinate 

the lifecycle of research and           
development within the ,office and with 
other components of the ,department1    
including the ,science and ,technology  
,directorate4  ,passed the ,house of    
,representatives ,december #aa1         
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