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‘‘(4) make available resources to enhance deter-
rence, prevention, detection, protection, mitigation, 
and response capabilities for terrorist explosive 
threats and attacks in the United States, including 
coordination and communication, to better integrate 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial and private sector 
capabilities and assets, as appropriate, with Federal 
operations; 
‘‘(5) make available augmenting resources, as 
appropriate, to enable State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial governments to sustain and refresh their capa-
bilities; 
‘‘(6) track performance in meeting the goals 
and associated plans of the provision of such tech-
nical assistance; and 
‘‘(7) include any other assistance the Secretary 
determines necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 2243. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DEPARTMENT COM-
PONENTS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary 
under this subtitle shall not affect or diminish the author-
ity or the responsibility of any officer of any other Federal 
agency with respect to the command, control, or direction 
of the functions, personnel, funds, assets, or liabilities of 
any other such Federal agency. 
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‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT COMPONENTS.—Nothing in this 
subtitle or any other provision of law may be construed 
to affect or reduce the responsibilities of— 
‘‘(1) the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruc-
tion Office or the Assistant Secretary of the Office, 
including with respect to any asset, function, or mis-
sion of the Office or the Assistant Secretary, as the 
case may be; 
‘‘(2) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or the Administrator of the Agency, includ-
ing the diversion of any asset, function, or mission 
of the Agency or the Administrator as the case may 
be; or 
‘‘(3) the Transportation Security Administra-
tion or the Administrator of the Administration, in-
cluding the diversion of any asset, function, or mis-
sion of the Administration or the Administrator, as 
the case may be.’’. 
(b) STRATEGY AND REPORTS.— 
(1) STRATEGY.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of 
the Office for Bombing Prevention of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security (established pursuant to 
section 2241 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by subsection (a)), in consultation with the 
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heads of other components of the Department and 
the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 
shall develop a strategy to align the Office’s activi-
ties with the threat environment and stakeholder 
needs, and make the public and private sector aware 
of the Office’s capabilities. Such strategy shall in-
clude the following elements: 
(A) Information on terrorist explosive 
threats, tactics, and attacks in the United 
States. 
(B) Information, by region of the United 
States, regarding public and private sector enti-
ties likely to be targeted by terrorist explosive 
threats and attacks in the United States, in-
cluding historically black colleges and univer-
sities and minority serving institutions, places 
of worship, health care facilities, transportation 
systems, commercial facilities, and government 
facilities. 
(C) Guidance on how outreach to owners 
and operators of critical infrastructure (as such 
term is defined in section 1016(e) of Public 
Law 107–56 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))) in a region 
should be prioritized. 
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