sections 201(d)(1), 302(2), and 502(3) of such Act, 
with respect to the biodefense mission of the Depart-
ment. 
(2) DEADLINES.—The Secretary shall—
(A) develop the biodefense strategy not 
later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) regularly update such strategy as nec-
essary, but not less than every four years. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The biodefense strategy shall set 
forth the following: 
(1) The objectives, missions, and priorities, in-
cluding how such objectives, missions, and priorities 
were established and will be updated. 
(2) A description of the biological threats to 
and vulnerabilities of the Nation, including a 
prioritization of such threats in terms of risk. 
(3) A specification of each Federal agency with 
research and development responsibilities regarding 
such objectives, missions, and priorities, and a de-
scription of such responsibilities. 
(4) A specification of each Federal agency with 
other responsibilities regarding such objectives, mis-
sions, and priorities (including surveillance, threat
and risk analysis, and incident response), and a de-
scription of such responsibilities. 
(5) The mechanisms by which coordination 
among the Federal agencies described in paragraphs 
(3) and (4) will be achieved. 
(6) The role of State and local governments and 
private sector institutions in the biodefense strategy, 
as identified by the Federal agencies described in 
paragraphs (3) and (4) with the responsibility and 
mission to coordinate and communicate with State 
and local governments and private sector institu-
tions. 
(7) The mechanisms by which the Federal 
agencies referred to in paragraph (6) coordinate and 
communicate with State and local governments and 
private sector institutions. 
(8) 
Performance 
benchmarks 
to 
measure 
progress in achieving the objectives of the biodefense 
strategy, including a specification of expected time-
frames for implementation. 
(c) OTHER AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall obtain the concurrence of the relevant Federal 
agency head with respect to such other agency’s respon-
sibilities or activities covered by this section.
(d) SUBMISSION.—Upon its completion, the Sec-
retary shall transmit a copy of the biodefense strategy to 
the Congress in an unclassified form with a classified 
annex as appropriate. 
SEC. 507. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO MITIGATE THE RADIO-
LOGICAL AND NUCLEAR THREAT. 
(a) STRATEGY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the provi-
sions of section 505 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 315) and subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 304 of such Act (6 U.S.C. 184), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, 
shall develop a comprehensive national strategy (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘strategy’’) for meet-
ing the requirements, responsibilities, and authori-
ties of the Department of Homeland Security under 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (including sec-
tions 201(d)(1), 302(2), and 502(2) and (3) (6 
U.S.C. 121(d)(1), 182(2), and 312(2) and (3))) with 
respect to mitigating the radiological and nuclear 
threat. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall develop 
the strategy not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy shall include—
(1) radiological and nuclear mitigation objec-
tives, missions, and priorities, including a descrip-
tion of how they were established and will be up-
dated; 
(2) a description of the radiological and nuclear 
threats to and vulnerabilities of the Nation, includ-
ing a prioritization of such threats in terms of risk; 
(3) a specification of each Federal agency with 
research and development responsibilities regarding 
such objectives, missions, and priorities, and a de-
scription of such responsibilities; 
(4) a specification of each Federal agency with 
other responsibilities regarding such objectives, mis-
sions, and priorities (including surveillance, threat 
and risk analysis, and incident response), and a de-
scription of such responsibilities; 
(5) the mechanisms by which coordination 
among the Federal agencies specified in paragraphs 
(3) and (4) will be achieved; and 
(6) 
performance 
benchmarks 
to 
measure 
progress in achieving the strategy, including a speci-
fication of expected timeframes for implementation. 
(c) OTHER AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall obtain the concurrence of the relevant Federal
agency head with respect to such other agency’s respon-
sibilities or activities covered by this section. 
(d) SUBMISSION.—Upon its completion, the Sec-
retary shall transmit a copy of the strategy to the Con-
gress in an unclassified form, with a classified annex as 
appropriate. 
TITLE VI—SECURITY ENFORCE-
MENT AND INVESTIGATIONS 
SEC. 601. PLAN FOR ENHANCED COORDINATION AND 
INTEROPERABILITY OF MARITIME AND AIR-
BORNE HOMELAND SECURITY ASSETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall develop and submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101)) a plan to ensure—
(1) coordination of the operational planning and 
deployment of the maritime and airborne assets of 
the Directorate of Border and Transportation Secu-
rity that are used for homeland security purposes in 
order to enhance mission capacity, improve efficiency 
of operations, and reduce duplication of efforts; 
(2) coordination of the modernization plans of 
the assets described in paragraph (1) in order to en-