their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, bio-
logical, radiological, or nuclear materials or explo-
sives against the United States; 
‘‘(2) support homeland security-focused intel-
ligence analysis of global infectious diseases, public 
health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues; 
‘‘(3) support homeland security-focused risk 
analysis and risk assessments of the homeland secu-
rity hazards described in paragraphs (1) and (2) by 
providing relevant quantitative and nonquantitative 
threat information; 
‘‘(4) leverage existing and emerging homeland se-
curity intelligence capabilities and structures to en-
hance prevention, protection, response, and recovery 
efforts with respect to a chemical, biological, radio-
logical, nuclear, or explosives attack; 
‘‘(5) share appropriate information regarding 
such threats to appropriate State, local, tribal, and 
territorial authorities, as well as other national bio-
security and biodefense stakeholders; and 
‘‘(6) perform other responsibilities, as assigned 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—Where appropriate, the Under 
Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis shall coordinate with 
the heads of other relevant Department components, includ-
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ing the Assistant Secretary, members of the intelligence 
community, including the National Counter Proliferation 
Center and the National Counterterrorism Center, and 
other Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial authori-
ties, including officials from high-threat areas, to enable 
such entities to provide recommendations on optimal infor-
mation sharing mechanisms, including expeditious sharing 
of classified information, and on how such entities can pro-
vide information to the Department. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this section and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
on— 
‘‘(A) the intelligence and information shar-
ing activities under subsections (a) and (b) and 
of all relevant entities within the Department to 
prevent, protect against, prepare for, respond to, 
mitigate, and recover from terrorist attacks and 
other high consequence events utilizing chemical, 
biological, radiological, or nuclear agents or ex-
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plosives that pose a high risk to homeland secu-
rity; and 
‘‘(B) the Department’s activities in accord-
ance with relevant intelligence strategies. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION.—Each 
report required under paragraph (1) shall also in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a description of methods established to 
assess progress of the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis in implementing this section; and 
‘‘(B) such assessment of such progress. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘in-
telligence community’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL BIOSECURITY AND BIODEFENSE 
STAKEHOLDERS.—The term ‘national biosecurity and 
biodefense stakeholders’ means officials from Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial authorities and in-
dividuals from the private sector who are involved in 
efforts to prevent, protect against, prepare for, re-
spond to, mitigate, and recover from a biological at-
tack or other phenomena that may have serious health 
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consequences for the United States, including infec-
tious disease outbreaks.’’. 
(b) AFTER ACTION AND EFFICIENCIES REVIEW.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary for the Chemical, Biological, Radio-
logical, Nuclear, and Explosives Office of the Department 
of Homeland Security (established pursuant to section 2201 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by sub-
section (a) of this section), shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report that— 
(1) reviews the functions and responsibilities of 
the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and 
Explosives Office of the Department (established pur-
suant to section 2201 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this section) to 
identify and eliminate areas of unnecessary duplica-
tion; 
(2) provides a detailed accounting of the man-
agement and administrative expenditures and activi-
ties of the Office, including expenditures related to the 
establishment of the CBRNE Office, such as expendi-
tures associated with the utilization of the Secretary’s 
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authority to award retention bonuses pursuant to 
Federal law; 
(3) identifies any potential cost savings and effi-
ciencies within the CBRNE Office or its divisions; 
and 
(4) identifies opportunities to enhance the effec-
tiveness of the management and administration of the 
CBRNE Office to improve operational impact and 
enhance efficiencies. 
(c) CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR 
AND EXPLOSIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall assess the organizational structure of 
the management and execution of the Department of 
Homeland Security’s chemical, biological, radio-
logical, nuclear, and explosives research and develop-
ment activities, and shall develop and submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate at the time the President submits 
the budget under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, for the fiscal year that follows the 
issuance of the Comptroller General review required 
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