(2) ACCOUNT-LEVEL AMOUNTS.—With respect to 
subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1), 
amounts shall be provided by account for each pro-
gram, project, and activity. 
(c) COORDINATION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO SPECIAL ASSISTANT.—Each 
official listed in paragraph (2) shall, by not later 
than 30 days before submitting the annual appro-
priations request for the agency under section 1108 of 
title 31, United States Code, submit to the Special As-
sistant— 
(A) the proposed appropriations request; 
and 
(B) a progress report on how the depart-
ment or agency under the official’s authority 
agency has met the responsibilities of the official 
under the National Biodefense Plan under sec-
tion 102. 
(2) COVERED OFFICIAL.—The officials referred to 
in paragraph (1) are— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(B) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(C) the Secretary of Defense; 
(D) the Secretary of Energy; 
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(E) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services; 
(F) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(G) the Secretary of State; 
(H) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
(I) the Attorney General; 
(J) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; 
(K) the Director of the National Science 
Foundation; 
(L) the Postmaster General of the United 
States; and 
(M) heads of other Federal departments and 
agencies as considered appropriate by the Spe-
cial Assistant. 
(d) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.—Periodically, 
but at least annually, the Special Assistant for Biodefense 
shall consult with the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Budg-
et Committees of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, the Appropriations Committees of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and the Congressional Budget 
Office. 
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TITLE II—INTELLIGENCE 
MATTERS 
SEC. 201. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY FOR COUN-
TERING THE THREAT FROM WEAPONS OF 
MASS DESTRUCTION. 
(a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the heads of other appro-
priate Federal departments and agencies, shall de-
velop and implement— 
(A) a strategy designed to improve the ca-
pabilities of the United States to collect, analyze, 
and disseminate intelligence related to weapons 
of mass destruction; and 
(B) a plan to implement such strategy. 
(2) TITLE.—The strategy required under para-
graph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘National Intel-
ligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from 
Weapons of Mass Destruction’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) identify and address core capabilities needed 
for successful intelligence collection on weapons of 
mass destruction; 
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(2) include methods for the recruitment, train-
ing, and retention of a workforce with expertise in the 
collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence 
related to all types of weapons of mass destruction 
and science and technology related to weapons of 
mass destruction, as well as expertise in science and 
technology relating to risks posed by weapons of mass 
destruction; and 
(3) include methods for information sharing and 
collaboration, as appropriate, with non-Federal na-
tional biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—The plan for imple-
menting the strategy required under subsection (a) shall in-
clude— 
(1) actions necessary to increase the effectiveness 
and efficiency of the sharing of intelligence on weap-
ons of mass destruction throughout the Intelligence 
Community and with other Federal partners, includ-
ing a description of statutory, regulatory, policy, 
technical, security, or other barriers that impede such 
sharing, and, as appropriate, the development of uni-
form standards across the Intelligence Community for 
such sharing; 
(2) methods to disseminate intelligence products 
to national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders in 
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classified and unclassified formats to increase the ef-
fectiveness and efficiency of the sharing of informa-
tion; 
(3) actions necessary to provide open-source in-
telligence relating to weapons of mass destruction 
to— 
(A) appropriate Federal departments and 
agencies; 
(B) State, local, and tribal authorities; and 
(C) private entities; 
(4) specific objectives to be accomplished, with 
corresponding schedule, for each year of the 5-year pe-
riod that begins on the date on which the strategy is 
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 
under subsection (e) and tasks to accomplish such ob-
jectives, including— 
(A) a list prioritizing such objectives and 
such tasks; and 
(B) a schedule for meeting such objectives 
and carrying out such tasks; 
(5) assignments of roles and responsibilities to 
elements of the Intelligence Community to implement 
the strategy; and 
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(6) a schedule for assessment of the effectiveness 
and efficiency of the strategy, including metrics, and 
a description of the components of the assessment. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall coordinate with State, local, and tribal govern-
ment authorities, the private sector, and nongovernmental 
organizations in the development of the National Intel-
ligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from Weapons 
of Mass Destruction. 
(e) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees the strategy and plan required 
under subsection (a). The submission shall be in unclassi-
fied form but with a classified annex, as appropriate. 
(f) UPDATES.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall update the implementation plan at least once every 
4 years. 
SEC. 202. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY FOR COUN-
TERING BIOLOGICAL THREATS. 
(a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
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Special Assistant to the President for Biodefense, and 
the heads of other appropriate Federal departments 
and agencies, shall develop and implement a strategy 
and a plan for implementing the strategy that is inte-
grated into the National Intelligence Strategy for 
Countering the Threat from Weapons of Mass De-
struction, as required under this title. 
(2) TITLE.—The strategy required under para-
graph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘National Intel-
ligence Strategy for Countering Biological Threats’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) identify and address target capabilities need-
ed for successful intelligence collection on biological 
threats; 
(2) include a plan for establishing in the Intel-
ligence Community a cadre of collectors and analysts 
in all relevant agencies in the Intelligence Commu-
nity that are familiar with biological threats, biologi-
cal science, and biotechnology, including— 
(A) biological scientists; 
(B) biotechnologists; and 
(C) experts with knowledge of the current 
state of technologies that could be used to develop 
a weapon of mass destruction; 
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(3) include a plan for defining the functions, ca-
pabilities, and gaps in the Intelligence Community 
workforce with respect to assessing the biological 
threat; 
(4) include methods for collaboration— 
(A) with non-Intelligence Community tech-
nical experts within Federal departments and 
agencies; and 
(B) as appropriate, with individuals with 
expertise described in paragraph (2) who are not 
employed by the Federal Government, in par-
ticular with State and local biodefense stake-
holders; 
(5) include a plan for defining, integrating, fo-
cusing, and enhancing existing capabilities in the In-
telligence Community dedicated to current and stra-
tegic biological threats; and 
(6) include a plan for ensuring the prioritization 
and sustained commitment of intelligence personnel 
and resources to address biological threats. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN.—The implementation 
plan for the strategy required under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) include actions necessary to increase the ef-
fectiveness and efficiency of the sharing of intelligence 
throughout the Intelligence Community on biological 
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weapons and organisms that could be used for biologi-
cal terrorism, including a description of statutory, 
regulatory, policy, technical, security, or other bar-
riers that prevent such sharing, and, as appropriate, 
the development of uniform standards across the In-
telligence Community for such sharing; 
(2) address strategic and tactical human intel-
ligence, measurement and signature intelligence, tech-
nical intelligence, medical intelligence, and open- 
source intelligence activities necessary to implement 
the strategy; 
(3) identify specific objectives to be accomplished 
during each year of the 5-year period that begins on 
the date on which the strategy is submitted to the ap-
propriate congressional committees under subsection 
(d) and tasks to accomplish such objectives, includ-
ing— 
(A) a list prioritizing such objectives and 
such tasks; and 
(B) a schedule for meeting such objectives 
and carrying out such tasks; 
(4) assign roles and responsibilities to elements 
of the Intelligence Community to implement the strat-
egy; 
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(5) a schedule for assessment of the effectiveness 
and efficiency of the strategy, including metrics; and 
(6) a schedule for evaluating on a regular basis 
the efforts of the Intelligence Community and progress 
on understanding and countering biological threats. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees the strategy and plan required under subsection (a). 
The report shall be in unclassified form but with a classified 
annex, as appropriate. 
(e) UPDATES.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall update the implementation plan at least once every 
4 years. 
SEC. 203. STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘State, local, and tribal’’ has 
the same meaning that term has in the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.). 
TITLE III—HOMELAND SECURITY 
MATTERS 
SEC. 301. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PREVENTION 
AND PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new title: 
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‘‘TITLE XXI—WEAPONS OF MASS 
DESTRUCTION 
PREVENTION 
AND PREPAREDNESS 
‘‘Subtitle A—Prevention 
‘‘SEC. 2101. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INTEL-
LIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis of the Department shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct intelligence and information shar-
ing activities consistent with the National Intelligence 
Strategy for Countering the Threat from Weapons of 
Mass Destruction under section 201 of the WMD Pre-
vention and Preparedness Act of 2012 and the Na-
tional Intelligence Strategy for Countering Biological 
Threats under section 202 of that Act; 
‘‘(2) support homeland security-focused intel-
ligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and 
their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, bio-
logical, radiological, and nuclear materials against 
the Nation; 
‘‘(3) support homeland security-focused intel-
ligence analysis of global infectious disease, public 
health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues; 
‘‘(4) support homeland security-focused risk 
analysis and risk assessments of the homeland secu-
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