,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #abf #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cbbd
 ,report ,no4 #aah-aei ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#aa1 #bjbc,mr4 ,d',esposito 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,green of ,tennessee1 and 
,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,july #bg1 #bjbc;,additional sponsor3 
,mr4 ,la,lota  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,reported
 from the ,committee on ,homeland       
,security2 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed  ,a
 ,,bill  ,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 ,in general ,subsection 7e7 of     
section #aija of the ,homeland ,security
 ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eia7 is   
amended by striking #e years after the  
date of the enactment of the ,countering
 ,weapons of ,mass ,destruction ,act of 
#bjah and inserting seven years after   
the date of the enactment of the        
,countering ,weapons of ,mass           
,destruction ,extension ,act of #bjbc4  
7#b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 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  ,july #bg1               
#bjbc;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed