‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The individual appointed as 
Chief Medical Officer shall be a licensed physician pos-
sessing a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of medi-
cine and public health. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Medical Officer 
shall have the responsibility within the Department for 
medical issues related to natural disasters, acts of ter-
rorism, and other man-made disasters, including— 
‘‘(1) serving as the principal advisor on medical 
and public health issues to the Secretary, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Assistant Secretary, and other Depart-
ment officials; 
‘‘(2) providing operational medical support to 
all components of the Department; 
‘‘(3) as appropriate, providing medical liaisons 
to the components of the Department, on a reim-
bursable basis, to provide subject matter expertise 
on operational medical issues; 
‘‘(4) coordinating with Federal, State, local, 
and tribal governments, the medical community, and 
others within and outside the Department, including 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of 
the Department of Health and Human Services, 
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with respect to medical and public health matters; 
and 
‘‘(5) performing such other duties relating to 
such responsibilities as the Secretary may require.’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 516. 
(d) WORKFORCE
HEALTH
AND
MEDICAL
SUP-
PORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 710. WORKFORCE HEALTH AND MEDICAL SUPPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Man-
agement shall be responsible for workforce-focused health 
and medical activities of the Department. The Under Sec-
retary for Management may further delegate these respon-
sibilities, as appropriate. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Under Secretary for 
Management, in coordination with the Chief Medical Offi-
cer, shall— 
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‘‘(1) provide oversight and coordinate the med-
ical and health activities of the Department for the 
human and animal personnel of the Department; 
‘‘(2) establish medical, health, veterinary, and 
occupational health exposure policy, guidance, strat-
egies, and initiatives for the human and animal per-
sonnel of the Department; 
‘‘(3) as deemed appropriate by the Under Sec-
retary, provide medical liaisons to the components of 
the Department, on a reimbursable basis, to provide 
subject matter expertise on occupational medical and 
public health issues; 
‘‘(4) serve as the primary representative for the 
Department on agreements regarding the detail of 
Commissioned Corps officers of the Public Health 
Service of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to the Department, except that components 
and offices of the Department shall retain authority 
for funding, determination of specific duties, and su-
pervision of such detailed Commissioned Corps offi-
cers; and 
‘‘(5) perform such other duties relating to such 
responsibilities as the Secretary may require.’’. 
(e) TRANSFERS; ABOLISHMENT.— 
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(1) TRANSFERS.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall transfer to the Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Office all personnel, budget au-
thority, and assets of— 
(A) the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, 
as in existence on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(B) the Office of Health Affairs, as in ex-
istence on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) ABOLISHMENT.—Upon completion of all 
transfers pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
(A) the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 
of the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Office of Health Affairs of the Department 
of Homeland Security are abolished; and 
(B) the positions of Assistant Secretary for 
Health Affairs and Director for Domestic Nu-
clear Detection are abolished. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OTHER OFFICERS.—Section 103(d) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(d)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4); and 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (4). 
(2) NATIONAL BIOSURVEILLANCE INTEGRATION 
CENTER.—Section 316(a) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195b(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Secretary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary for the Coun-
tering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, shall’’. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION.—Section 
317(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 195c(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Chief 
Medical Officer,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Assistant Sec-
retary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruc-
tion Office,’’. 
(4) 
FUNCTIONS
TRANSFERRED.—Section 
505(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 315(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘through (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘through (3)’’. 
(5) COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY EFFORTS RELATED TO FOOD, AGRI-
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CULTURE, 
AND
VETERINARY
DEFENSE
AGAINST 
TERRORISM.—Section 528(a) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321q(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Health Affairs,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Coun-
tering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office,’’. 
(g) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CHEM-
ICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR AC-
TIVITIES.—Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act and once every year thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide a briefing and 
report to the appropriate congressional committees (as de-
fined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 101) on— 
(1) the organization and management of the 
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear activi-
ties of the Department of Homeland Security, in-
cluding research and development activities, and the 
location of each activity under the organizational 
structure of the Countering Weapons of Mass De-
struction Office; 
(2) a comprehensive inventory of chemical, bio-
logical, radiological, and nuclear activities, including 
research and development activities, of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, highlighting areas of 
collaboration between components, coordination with 
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other agencies, and the effectiveness and accomplish-
ments of consolidated chemical, biological, radio-
logical, and nuclear activities of the Department of 
Homeland Security, including research and develop-
ment activities; 
(3) information relating to how the organiza-
tional structure of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Office will enhance the development of 
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear prior-
ities and capabilities across the Department of 
Homeland Security; 
(4) a discussion of any resulting cost savings 
and efficiencies gained through activities described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
(5) recommendations for any necessary statu-
tory changes, or, if no statutory changes are nec-
essary, an explanation of why no statutory or orga-
nizational changes are necessary. 
(h) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 709 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 710. Workforce health and medical support.’’; 
and 
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(2) by striking the item relating to title XIX 
(including items relating to section 1901 through 
section 1907) and inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE XIX—COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 
OFFICE 
‘‘Sec. 1900. Definitions. 
‘‘Subtitle A—Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office 
‘‘Sec. 1901. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Mission of the Office 
‘‘Sec. 1921. Mission of the Office. 
‘‘Sec. 1922. Relationship to other department entities and Federal agencies. 
‘‘Sec. 1923. Responsibilities. 
‘‘Sec. 1924. Hiring authority. 
‘‘Sec. 1925. Testing authority. 
‘‘Sec. 1926. Contracting and grant making authorities. 
‘‘Sec. 1927. Joint annual interagency review of global nuclear detection archi-
tecture. 
‘‘Sec. 1928. Securing the Cities program. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Chief Medical Officer 
‘‘Sec. 1931. Chief Medical Officer.’’. 
Æ 
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