‘‘(1) The term ‘participating laboratory’ means 
a laboratory that has been accepted as a member of 
the Laboratory Response Network for Biological 
Terrorism that— 
‘‘(A) is fully equipped to detect and re-
spond quickly to acts of biological terrorism; 
‘‘(B) provides biocontainment and micro-
biological analysis in support of the Department 
and relevant law enforcement agencies with re-
sponsibilities for investigating biological inci-
dents; and 
‘‘(C) supports assay evaluation, research 
and development. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘assay’ means any scientific test 
that is designed to detect the presence of a biological 
threat agent that is of a type selected under criteria 
established by the Secretary. 
‘‘SEC. 2122. RAPID BIOLOGICAL THREAT DETECTION AND 
IDENTIFICATION AT PORTS OF ENTRY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall require the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology, in consultation with the heads of other rel-
evant operational components of the Department of 
Homeland Security, to assess whether the development of 
technological screening capabilities for biological agents, 
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pandemic influenza, and other infectious diseases should 
be undertaken by the Directorate of Science and Tech-
nology to support entry and exit screening at ports of 
entry and for other homeland security purposes. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS.—If the Under 
Secretary determines that the development of such screen-
ing capabilities should be undertaken, the Secretary shall, 
to the extent possible, initiate development of safe and ef-
fective methods to— 
‘‘(1) rapidly screen incoming persons at ports of 
entry for biological agents, pandemic influenza, and 
other infectious diseases; and 
‘‘(2) obtain results of such screening near the 
point of entry. 
‘‘SEC. 2123. EVALUATING DETECTION TECHNOLOGY. 
‘‘To inform the purchase of detection technology, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, may carry 
out a program to— 
‘‘(1) establish near-term minimum performance 
metrics to support public safety actionable activities, 
based to the greatest extent practicable on voluntary 
consensus standards, to evaluate the effectiveness of 
detection technology for high-priority biological 
agents and toxins and high-priority chemical agents; 
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‘‘(2) establish a process for voluntary testing 
and evaluation of technology by an accredited lab-
oratory to demonstrate conformance to such con-
sensus standards, or performance metrics if stand-
ards do not exist, for the effective detection of high- 
priority biological agents and toxins and high-pri-
ority chemical agents, including incentivization for 
the program through potential cost sharing with 
technology manufacturers and for SAFETY Act cer-
tification or placement on the authorized equipment 
list, or both; and 
‘‘(3) with permission from the detection tech-
nology manufacturer, make available to Federal de-
partments and agencies, State, territorial, local, and 
tribal entities, and the private sector the results of 
detection system testing and evaluation under para-
graph (2). 
‘‘SEC. 2124. DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL 
NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE. 
‘‘(a) SECURING THE CITIES.—The Director of the 
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office shall establish and 
maintain a multilayered system of detection technologies, 
programs, and guidelines designed to enhance the Na-
tion’s ability to detect and prevent a radiological or nu-
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clear attack in high-risk United States cities, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) SURGE CAPABILITIES.—The Director shall de-
velop a surge capability for radiological and nuclear detec-
tion systems that can be deployed within the United States 
rapidly in response to actionable intelligence or warnings, 
and includes procurement of appropriate technology, 
training, and exercises. 
‘‘(c) INTEGRATION.—The programs under sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall be integrated into the Global 
Nuclear Detection Architecture and shall inform architec-
ture studies, technology gaps, and research activities of 
the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Response 
‘‘SEC. 2131. FIRST RESPONDER GUIDANCE CONCERNING 
CHEMICAL, 
BIOLOGICAL, 
RADIOLOGICAL, 
AND NUCLEAR ATTACKS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTARY GUIDANCE.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, the Attorney General, and the heads of 
other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, 
shall— 
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‘‘(1) develop for police, fire, emergency medical 
services, emergency management, and medical and 
public health personnel, voluntary guidance for re-
sponding to a release of chemical, biological, radio-
logical, and nuclear material; 
‘‘(2) make such guidance available to State, 
local, and tribal authorities, including primary and 
secondary schools and other educational institutions, 
nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, 
and the public; and 
‘‘(3) in developing the guidance under para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) review the experiences of other coun-
tries and the expertise of academic institutions 
and nongovernmental organizations; and 
‘‘(B) consider the unique needs of children 
and other vulnerable populations. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The guidance developed under 
subsection (a)(1) shall be voluntary, risk-based guidance 
that shall include— 
‘‘(1) protective action guidance for ensuring the 
security, health, and safety of emergency response 
providers and their families and household contacts; 
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‘‘(2) specific information regarding the effects 
of the chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear 
material on those exposed to the agent; and 
‘‘(3) best practices for emergency response pro-
viders to effectively diagnose, handle, and otherwise 
manage individuals affected by an incident involving 
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW AND REVISION OF GUIDANCE.—The 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) review the guidance developed under sub-
section (a)(1) at least once every 2 years; 
‘‘(2) make revisions to the guidance as appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(3) make any revised guidance available to 
State, local, and tribal authorities, nongovernmental 
organizations, the private sector, and the public. 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING AND REVISING 
GUIDANCE.—In carrying out the requirements of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall establish procedures to— 
‘‘(1) enable members of the first responder and 
first provider community to submit recommendations 
of areas in which guidance is needed and could be 
developed under subsection (a)(1); 
‘‘(2) determine which entities should be con-
sulted in developing or revising the guidance; 
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‘‘(3) prioritize, on a regular basis, guidance 
that should be developed or revised; and 
‘‘(4) develop and disseminate the guidance in 
accordance with the prioritization under paragraph 
(3). 
‘‘SEC. 2132. INTEGRATED PLUME MODELING FOR COLLEC-
TIVE RESPONSE. 
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ac-
quire, use, and disseminate the best available inte-
grated plume models to enable rapid response activi-
ties following a chemical, biological, nuclear, or radi-
ological attack or event. 
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) identify Federal, State, and local 
needs regarding plume models and ensure the 
rapid development and distribution of inte-
grated plume models that meet those needs to 
appropriate officials of the Federal Government 
and State, local, and tribal authorities to enable 
immediate response to a chemical, biological, 
radiological, or nuclear attack or event; 
‘‘(B) establish mechanisms for dissemina-
tion by appropriate emergency response officials 
of the integrated plume models described in 
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paragraph (1) to nongovernmental organiza-
tions and the public to enable appropriate col-
lective response activities; 
‘‘(C) ensure that guidance and training in 
how to appropriately use such models are pro-
vided; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that lessons learned from as-
sessing the development and dissemination of 
integrated plume models during exercises ad-
ministered by the Department are put into the 
lessons learned information sharing system 
maintained by the Department. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘plume model’ means the assess-
ment of the location and prediction of the spread of 
agents following a chemical, biological, radiological, 
or nuclear attack or event. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘integrated plume model’ means 
a plume model that integrates protective action guid-
ance and other information as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
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‘‘SEC. 2133. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT 
AND 
VALIDATION 
FOR 
EMERGENCY 
RE-
SPONDERS (SAVER) PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Secretary shall carry out a program for system 
assessment and validation of emergency response equip-
ment at the Department, to be known as the ‘SAVER Pro-
gram’. The Secretary shall ensure that such program— 
‘‘(1) conducts objective, impartial, practitioner- 
relevant, and operationally oriented assessments and 
validations of commercial emergency responder 
equipment and systems, including hand-held detec-
tors for chemical, biological, radiological, and nu-
clear agents; 
‘‘(2) prioritizes such evaluation based on the 
technical results obtained from the program estab-
lished under section 2123, if available; 
‘‘(3) is supported by a network of scientists 
who, in coordination with subject matter experts, 
perform the assessment and validation activities 
using strict scientific and testing protocols; 
‘‘(4) provides results along with other relevant 
equipment information to the emergency response 
provider community in an operationally useful form; 
‘‘(5) provides information on equipment that 
falls within the categories listed in the Department’s 
authorized equipment list; 
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‘‘(6) provides information that enables decision-
makers and responders to better select, procure, use, 
and maintain emergency responder equipment; and 
‘‘(7) shares such information nationally with 
the emergency response provider community. 
‘‘SEC. 2134. PAYMENT FOR LABORATORY RESPONSE SERV-
ICES. 
‘‘In carrying out their functions, responsibilities, au-
thorities, and duties to counter biological terrorism, the 
Secretary, the Attorney General, and the heads of other 
participating Federal agencies are authorized, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, to enter into contracts 
with laboratories that comprise the Laboratory Response 
Network for Biological Terrorism and other federally 
networked laboratories that agree to participate in such 
a contract, for the provision of laboratory testing services 
on a fee-for-service basis or on a prepayment or other 
similar basis. Prior to entering into such a contract with 
any laboratory in the Laboratory Response Network for 
Biological Terrorism, the Secretary, the Attorney General, 
or the head of any other participating Federal agency shall 
inform the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
‘‘SEC. 2135. BIOFORENSICS CAPABILITIES. 
‘‘(a) BIOFORENSICS ANALYSIS CENTER.—There is 
authorized in the Department a bioforensics analysis cen-
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ter to provide support for law enforcement and intel-
ligence-related investigations and actions to— 
‘‘(1) provide definitive bioforensics analysis in 
support of the executive agencies with primary re-
sponsibilities for preventing, deterring, responding 
to, attributing, and recovering from biological at-
tacks; and 
‘‘(2) undertake other related bioforensics activi-
ties. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT
FOR SERVICES.—The center shall 
charge and retain fees to reimburse the cost of any service 
provided to an executive agency that requested such serv-
ice. 
‘‘(c) DETAILEE PROGRAM.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary may implement a 
program under which executive agencies as considered ap-
propriate by the Secretary provide personnel, on a reim-
bursable basis, to the center for the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) providing training and other educational 
benefits for such stakeholders to help them to better 
understand the policies, procedures, and laws gov-
erning national bioforensics activities; and 
‘‘(2) bolstering the capabilities and information 
sharing activities of the bioforensics analysis center 
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authorized under subsection (a) with national bio-
security and biodefense stakeholders. 
‘‘SEC. 2136. METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
Metropolitan Medical Response System Program, that 
shall assist State and local governments in preparing for 
and responding to public health and mass casualty inci-
dents resulting from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, 
and other man-made disasters. 
‘‘(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
through the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, may make 
grants under this section to State and local gov-
ernments to assist in preparing for and re-
sponding to mass casualty incidents resulting 
from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and 
other man-made disasters. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In developing guid-
ance for grants authorized under this section, 
the Administrator shall consult with the Chief 
Medical Officer. 
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‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant made under this 
section may be used to support the integration of 
emergency management, health, and medical sys-
tems into a coordinated response to mass casualty 
incidents caused by any hazard, including— 
‘‘(A) to strengthen medical surge capacity; 
‘‘(B) to strengthen mass prophylaxis capa-
bilities including development and maintenance 
of an initial pharmaceutical stockpile sufficient 
to protect first responders, their families, and 
immediate victims from a chemical or biological 
event, including the procurement of home med-
ical kits that are approved pursuant to the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
301 et seq.) or the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), as applicable; 
‘‘(C) to strengthen chemical, biological, ra-
diological, nuclear, and explosive detection, re-
sponse, and decontamination capabilities; 
‘‘(D) to develop and maintain mass triage 
and pre-hospital treatment plans and capabili-
ties; 
‘‘(E) for planning; 
‘‘(F) to support efforts to strengthen infor-
mation sharing and collaboration capabilities of 
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regional, State, and urban areas in support of 
public health and medical preparedness; 
‘‘(G) for medical supplies management and 
distribution; 
‘‘(H) for training and exercises; 
‘‘(I) for integration and coordination of the 
activities and capabilities of public health per-
sonnel and medical care providers with those of 
other emergency response providers as well as 
other Federal agencies, the private sector, and 
nonprofit organizations, for the forward move-
ment of patients; and 
‘‘(J) for such other activities as the Ad-
ministrator provides. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), any jurisdiction that received 
funds through the Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse System Program in fiscal year 2009 
shall be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL JURISDICTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) UNREPRESENTED STATES.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subparagraph (C), the Ad-
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ministrator may make grants under 
this section to the metropolitan statis-
tical area with the largest population 
in any State in which no jurisdiction 
received funds through the Metropoli-
tan Medical Response Program in fis-
cal year 2009, or in which funding 
was received only through another 
State. 
‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—For each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2016, no 
jurisdiction that would otherwise be 
eligible to receive grants under sub-
clause (I) shall receive a grant under 
this section if it would result in any 
jurisdiction under subparagraph (A) 
receiving less funding than such juris-
diction received in fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(ii) OTHER JURISDICTIONS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subparagraph (C), the Administrator 
may determine that additional juris-
dictions are eligible to receive grants 
under this section. 
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‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—For each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2016, the 
eligibility of any additional jurisdic-
tion to receive grants under this sec-
tion is subject to the availability of 
appropriations beyond that necessary 
to— 
‘‘(aa) ensure that each juris-
diction eligible to receive a grant 
under subparagraph (A) does not 
receive less funding than such ju-
risdiction received in fiscal year 
2009; and 
‘‘(bb) provide grants to ju-
risdictions eligible under clause 
(i). 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall distribute grant funds under this section 
to the State in which the jurisdiction receiving 
a grant under this section is located. 
‘‘(B) PASS
THROUGH.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (C), not later than 45 days after the 
date on which a State receives grant funds 
under subparagraph (A), the State shall provide 
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the jurisdiction receiving the grant 100 percent 
of the grant funds, and not later than 45 days 
after the State releases the funds, all fiscal 
agents shall make the grant funds available for 
expenditure. 
‘‘(C) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Administrator 
may permit a State to provide to a jurisdiction 
receiving a grant under this section 97 percent 
of the grant funds awarded if doing so would 
not result in any jurisdiction eligible for a grant 
under paragraph (3)(A) receiving less funding 
than such jurisdiction received in fiscal year 
2009. 
‘‘(5) REGIONAL COORDINATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that each jurisdiction that re-
ceives a grant under this section, as a condition of 
receiving such grant, is actively coordinating its pre-
paredness efforts with surrounding jurisdictions, 
with the official with primary responsibility for 
homeland security (other than the Governor) of the 
government of the State in which the jurisdiction is 
located, and with emergency response providers from 
all relevant disciplines, as determined by the Admin-
istrator, to effectively enhance regional prepared-
ness. 
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‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—The Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordi-
nation with the Chief Medical Officer, and the National 
Metropolitan Medical Response System Working Group, 
shall issue performance measures within 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section that enable objective 
evaluation of the performance and effective use of funds 
provided under this section in any jurisdiction. 
‘‘(d) METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM 
WORKING GROUP DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘National Metropolitan Medical Response System Working 
Group’ means— 
‘‘(1) 10 Metropolitan Medical Response System 
Program grant managers, who shall— 
‘‘(A) include 1 such grant manager from 
each region of the Agency; 
‘‘(B) comprise a population-based cross 
section of jurisdictions that are receiving grant 
funds under the Metropolitan Medical Response 
System Program; and 
‘‘(C) include— 
‘‘(i) 3 selected by the Administrator of 
the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency; and 
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‘‘(ii) 3 selected by the Chief Medical 
Officer; and 
‘‘(2) 3 State officials who are responsible for 
administration of State programs that are carried 
out with grants under this section, who shall be se-
lected by the Administrator. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $42,000,000 to carry out 
the program for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘Subtitle D—Recovery 
‘‘SEC. 2141. IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING GAPS IN RE-
COVERY CAPABILITIES. 
‘‘(a) RISK ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) TAILORED RISK ASSESSMENT.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology and in coordination with the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall conduct tailored risk assessments to 
inform prioritization of national recovery activities 
for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear in-
cidents, to be updated as necessary. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the risk 
assessments under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
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‘‘(A) consult with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of the Interior, the Chair-
man of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
and the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies; 
‘‘(B) consider recovery of both indoor 
areas and outdoor environments; and 
‘‘(C) consider relevant studies previously 
prepared by other Federal agencies, or other 
appropriate stakeholders. 
‘‘(3) COLLABORATION.—Upon completion of the 
risk assessments required by this section, the Sec-
retary shall provide the findings to the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency and 
heads of other relevant Federal agencies in order to 
inform ongoing and future work, including research 
and guidance development, undertaken by those 
agencies in recovery and remediation from chemical, 
biological, radiological, or nuclear incidents. 
‘‘(b) RESEARCH.—The results of the risk assessment 
under this section shall inform appropriate Federal re-
search to address the high-risk capability gaps uncovered 
by each assessment. 
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‘‘(c) SUBMISSION
TO CONGRESS.—The results of 
each risk assessment shall be submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees within 30 days after completion 
of the assessment. 
‘‘SEC. 2142. RECOVERY FROM A CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, 
RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR ATTACK OR 
INCIDENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF GUIDANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall develop and issue guidance for clean-up and 
restoration of indoor and outdoor areas, including subways 
and other mass transportation facilities, that have been 
exposed to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear 
materials. The Secretary shall develop and issue the guid-
ance, within 24 months after the date of enactment of this 
section, in consultation with— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Commerce; 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of Education; 
‘‘(4) the Secretary of the Interior; 
‘‘(5) the Attorney General; 
‘‘(6) the Secretary of Labor; 
‘‘(7) the Secretary of Transportation; 
‘‘(8) the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment; 
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‘‘(9) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices; 
‘‘(10) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
‘‘(11) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
‘‘(12) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; and 
‘‘(13) the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The guidance developed under 
subsection (a) shall clarify Federal roles and responsibil-
ities for assisting State, local, and tribal authorities and 
include risk-based recommendations for— 
‘‘(1) standards for effective decontamination of 
affected sites; 
‘‘(2) standards for safe post-event occupancy of 
affected sites, including for vulnerable populations 
such as children and individuals with health con-
cerns; 
‘‘(3) requirements to ensure that the decon-
tamination procedures for responding organizations 
do not conflict; 
‘‘(4) requirements that each responding organi-
zation uses a uniform system for tracking costs and 
performance of clean-up contractors; 
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‘‘(5) maintenance of negative air pressure in 
buildings; 
‘‘(6) standards for proper selection and use of 
personal protective equipment; 
‘‘(7) air sampling procedures; 
‘‘(8) development of occupational health and 
safety plans that are appropriate for the specific risk 
to responder health; and 
‘‘(9) waste disposal. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW AND REVISION OF GUIDANCE.—The 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) not less frequently than once every 2 
years, review the guidance developed under sub-
section (a); 
‘‘(2) make revisions to the guidance as appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(3) make the revised guidance available to the 
Federal Government, State, local, and tribal authori-
ties, nongovernmental organizations, the private sec-
tor, and the public. 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING AND REVISING 
GUIDANCE.—In carrying out the requirements of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall establish procedures to— 
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‘‘(1) prioritize issuance of guidance based on 
the results of the risk assessment under section 
2131; 
‘‘(2) inventory existing relevant guidance; 
‘‘(3) enable the public to submit recommenda-
tions of areas in which guidance is needed; 
‘‘(4) determine which entities should be con-
sulted in developing or revising the guidance; 
‘‘(5) prioritize, on a regular basis, guidance 
that should be developed or revised; and 
‘‘(6) develop and disseminate the guidance in 
accordance with the prioritization under paragraph 
(5). 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATIONS.—The Secretary shall develop 
and revise the guidance developed under subsection (a), 
and the procedures required under subsection (d), in con-
sultation with— 
‘‘(1) the heads of other Federal departments 
and agencies that are not required to be consulted 
under subsection (a), as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(2) State, local, and tribal authorities; and 
‘‘(3) nongovernmental organizations and private 
industry. 
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‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall provide appropriate congressional com-
mittees with— 
‘‘(1) a description of the procedures established 
under subsection (d); 
‘‘(2) any guidance in effect on the date of the 
report; 
‘‘(3) a list of entities to which the guidance de-
scribed in paragraph (2) was disseminated; 
‘‘(4) a plan for reviewing the guidance de-
scribed in paragraph (2), in accordance with sub-
section (e); 
‘‘(5) the prioritized list of the guidance required 
under subsection (d)(4), and the methodology used 
by the Secretary for such prioritization; and 
‘‘(6) a plan for developing, revising, and dis-
seminating the guidance. 
‘‘SEC. 2143. EXERCISES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate recovery from a 
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack or 
other incident involving chemical, biological, radiological, 
or nuclear materials and to foster collective response to 
terrorism, the Secretary shall develop exercises in con-
sultation with State, local, and tribal authorities and other 
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appropriate Federal agencies, and, as appropriate, in col-
laboration with national level exercises, including exercises 
that address, to the best knowledge available at the time, 
analysis, indoor environmental cleanup methods, and de-
contamination standards, including those published in the 
guidance issued under section 2142. 
‘‘(b) LESSONS LEARNED FOR NATIONAL LEVEL EX-
ERCISES.—The Secretary shall provide electronically, to 
the maximum extent practicable, lessons learned reports 
to each designated representative of State, local, and tribal 
jurisdictions and private sector entities that participate in 
National Level Exercises of the Department. Each lessons 
learned report shall be tailored to convey information on 
that exercise that could be leveraged to enhance prepared-
ness and response.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following new items: 
‘‘TITLE XXI—WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PREVENTION 
AND PREPAREDNESS 
‘‘Subtitle A—Prevention 
‘‘Sec. 2101. Weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing. 
‘‘Sec. 2102. Risk assessments. 
‘‘Sec. 2103. National Export Enforcement Coordination. 
‘‘Sec. 2104. Communication of threat information. 
‘‘Sec. 2105. Individual and community preparedness for chemical, biological, 
radiological, and nuclear attacks. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Protection 
‘‘Sec. 2121. Detection of biological attacks. 
‘‘Sec. 2122. Rapid biological threat detection and identification at ports of 
entry. 
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‘‘Sec. 2123. Evaluating detection technology. 
‘‘Sec. 2124. Domestic implementation of the Global Nuclear Detection Architec-
ture. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Response 
‘‘Sec. 2131. First responder guidance concerning chemical, biological, radio-
logical, and nuclear attacks. 
‘‘Sec. 2132. Integrated plume modeling for collective response. 
‘‘Sec. 2133. Establishment of the system assessment and validation for emer-
gency responders (SAVER) program. 
‘‘Sec. 2134. Payment for laboratory response services. 
‘‘Sec. 2135. Bioforensics capabilities. 
‘‘Sec. 2136. Metropolitan Medical Response System Program. 
‘‘Subtitle D—Recovery 
‘‘Sec. 2141. Identifying and addressing gaps in recovery capabilities. 
‘‘Sec. 2142. Recovery from a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear at-
tack or incident. 
‘‘Sec. 2143. Exercises.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 316 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195b), and the 
item relating to such section in section 1(b) of such Act, 
are repealed. 
(d) METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE PROGRAM 
REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Chief 
Medical Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, and the National Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse System Working Group shall conduct a re-
view of the Metropolitan Medical Response System 
Program authorized under section 2136 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this 
section, including an examination of— 
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(A) the extent to which the program goals 
and objectives are being met; 
(B) the performance metrics that can best 
help assess whether the Metropolitan Medical 
Response System Program is succeeding; 
(C) how the Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse System Program can be improved; 
(D) how the Metropolitan Medical Re-
sponse System Program complements and en-
hances other preparedness programs supported 
by the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Department of Health and Human Services; 
(E) the degree to which the strategic goals, 
objectives, and capabilities of the Metropolitan 
Medical Response System Program are incor-
porated in State and local homeland security 
plans; 
(F) how eligibility for financial assistance, 
and the allocation of financial assistance, under 
the Metropolitan Medical Response System Pro-
gram should be determined, including how allo-
cation of assistance could be based on risk; 
(G) implications for the Metropolitan Med-
ical Response System Program if it were man-
aged as a contractual agreement; and 
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(H) the resource requirements of the Met-
ropolitan Medical Response System Program. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and 
the Chief Medical Officer 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 the results of the review under this section. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall con-
sult with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices in the implementation of paragraph (1)(E). 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection the term 
‘‘National Metropolitan Medical Response System 
Working Group’’ has the meaning that term has in 
section 2136 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by this section. 
SEC. 302. ENHANCING LABORATORY BIOSECURITY. 
(a) 
FEDERAL
EXPERTS
SECURITY
ADVISORY 
PANEL.— 
(1) PANEL.— 
(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
President 
shall establish a permanent advisory panel to be 
known as the Federal Experts Security Advi-
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sory Panel to make technical and substantive 
recommendations on biological agent and toxin 
security. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the 
Panel— 
(i) shall consist of the voting members 
appointed under subparagraph (D) and the 
nonvoting members appointed under sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (E), shall each be an official or em-
ployee of the Federal Government. 
(C) CO-CHAIRS.—The voting members of 
the Panel appointed under clauses (i), (v), and 
(vi) of subparagraph (D) shall serve jointly as 
the Co-Chairs of the Panel. 
(D) VOTING MEMBERS.—The voting mem-
bers of the Panel shall consist of 1 voting rep-
resentative of each of the following Government 
entities, appointed (except with respect to the 
National Security Council) by the head of the 
respective entity: 
(i) The Department of Agriculture. 
(ii) The Department of Commerce. 
(iii) The Department of Defense. 
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(iv) The Department of Energy. 
(v) The Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(vi) The Department of Homeland Se-
curity. 
(vii) The Department of Justice. 
(viii) The Department of Labor. 
(ix) The Department of State. 
(x) The Department of Transpor-
tation. 
(xi) The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
(xii) The Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
(xiii) The National Security Council, 
which shall be represented by the Special 
Assistant to the President for Biodefense. 
(xiv) The Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence. 
(xv) Any other department or agency 
designated by the Co-Chairs. 
(E) NONVOTING
MEMBERS.—The non-
voting members of the Panel shall consist of— 
(i) such additional representatives of 
the Government entities listed in subpara-
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graph (D) as may be appointed by the 
heads of the respective entities; and 
(ii) a representative of the public 
health laboratory community or biological 
laboratory community (or both). 
(F) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall pro-
vide to the Panel such facilities, staff, and sup-
port services as may be necessary for the Panel 
to carry out its responsibilities under paragraph 
(2). 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Panel shall, with respect to biological agent 
and toxin security, deliver to the Secretaries of Agri-
culture, Health and Human Services, and Homeland 
Security plurality recommendations, including any 
statements of dissent, concerning— 
(A) the designation as highest risk of that 
subset of biological agents and toxins listed pur-
suant to section 351A(a)(1) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)) that 
presents the greatest risk of deliberate misuse 
with significant potential for mass casualties or 
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devastating effects to the economy, informed 
by— 
(i) any biological or bioterrorism risk 
assessments conducted by the Department 
of Homeland Security and relevant assess-
ments by other agencies; and 
(ii) determinations made by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security pursuant to 
section 319F–2(c)(2)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(2)(A)); 
(B) the development of a set of minimum 
risk-based prescriptive laboratory security per-
formance standards based on the risk at the 
lowest level, allowing for enhancements as risk 
increases; 
(C) the establishment of appropriate stand-
ards and practices to improve vetting and moni-
toring of, and ensure reliability of, personnel 
with access to highest risk biological agents and 
toxins at facilities registered under section 
351A(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 262a(d)); 
(D) the establishment of appropriate prac-
tices for physical security and cyber security for 
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facilities that possess highest risk biological 
agents or toxins; 
(E) standards for training of laboratory 
personnel in security measures; 
(F) other emerging policy issues relevant 
to the security of biological agents and toxins; 
(G) adequacy of information sharing proto-
cols with biodefense and biosecurity stake-
holders; and 
(H) any other security standards deter-
mined necessary. 
(b) REVISION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.— 
(1) PROPOSED
RULES.—The Secretaries of 
Health and Human Services and Agriculture, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
no later than 1 year after the date of receipt of rec-
ommendations under subsection (a)(2), shall, as ap-
propriate, propose rules under section 351A of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a) estab-
lishing security standards and procedures that are 
specific to highest risk biological agents and toxins. 
(2) FINAL RULES.—The Secretaries of Health 
and Human Services and Agriculture, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, no 
later than 24 months after the date of the enact-
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ment of this section, shall promulgate final rules de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(c) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL OVERSIGHT.—To 
ensure that the Federal Government provides for com-
prehensive and effective oversight of biological agents and 
toxins security, the heads of the Government entities listed 
in subsection (a)(1)(D) shall for facilities in which the en-
tity supports biological agent or toxin laboratory activities 
and by no later than 6 months after the submission of 
recommendations under subsection (a)(2), develop and im-
plement a plan for the coordination of biological agents 
and toxins security oversight that— 
(1) articulates a mechanism for coordinated in-
spections of and harmonized administrative practices 
for facilities registered under section 351A(d) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a(d)), pur-
suant to subsection (d) of this section; and 
(2) ensures consistent and timely identification 
and resolution of biological agents and toxins secu-
rity and compliance issues. 
(d) COMMON INSPECTION PROCEDURES.—The heads 
of the entities listed in subsection (a)(1)(D) shall coordi-
nate or consolidate laboratory inspections and ensure that 
such inspections are conducted using a common set of in-
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spection procedures across such entities in order to mini-
mize the administrative burden on such laboratory. 
(e) INSPECTION REPORTS.—Any inspection report 
resulting from an inspection described in paragraph (1) 
shall be available to— 
(1) each Federal agency that supports biological 
agent or toxin laboratory activities at the laboratory 
that is the subject of the inspection report; and 
(2) the laboratories that are the object of in-
spection. 
(f) LABORATORY BIOSECURITY INFORMATION SHAR-
ING.— 
(1) FEDERAL
SHARING.—The Secretaries of 
Health and Human Services and Agriculture shall— 
(A) develop a process for sharing of infor-
mation pertaining to biological agents and tox-
ins with agencies that support biological agent 
or toxin laboratory activities, that identifies the 
purpose for sharing, and a mechanism for se-
curing, such information; 
(B) share relevant information pertaining 
to biological agents and toxins, including identi-
fication of laboratories possessing highest risk 
biological agents and toxins, and compliance 
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issues with the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
and 
(C) share relevant information pertaining 
to biological agents and toxins, including identi-
fication of laboratories possessing highest risk 
biological agents and toxins, with appropriate 
State, local, and tribal government authorities, 
including law enforcement authorities and 
emergency response providers. 
(2) CLASSIFIED
AND
SENSITIVE
INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretaries of Agriculture and Health 
and Human Services shall ensure that any informa-
tion disseminated under this section is handled con-
sistently with— 
(A) the authority of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence to protect intelligence sources 
and methods under the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) and related 
procedures or similar authorities of the Attor-
ney General concerning sensitive law enforce-
ment information; 
(B) section 552a of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Privacy 
Act of 1974’’); and 
(C) other relevant laws. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘biological agent’’ and ‘‘toxin’’ 
refer to a biological agent or toxin, respectively, list-
ed pursuant to section 351A(a)(1) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(1)). 
(2) The term ‘‘highest risk’’ means, with re-
spect to a biological agent or toxin, designated as 
highest risk as described in subsection (a)(2)(A). 
(3) The term ‘‘Panel’’ means the Federal Ex-
perts Security Advisory Panel under subsection (a). 
(4) The term ‘‘State, local, and tribal’’ has the 
same meaning that term has in the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.). 
SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(19) The term ‘Intelligence Community’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
‘‘(20) The term ‘national biosecurity and bio-
defense stakeholders’ means officials from the Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal authorities and individ-
uals from the private sector who are involved in ef-
forts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and re-
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cover from a biological attack or other biological in-
cidents that may have serious health or economic 
consequences for the United States, including wide- 
scale fatalities or infectious disease outbreaks.’’. 
SEC. 304. DUAL-USE TERRORIST RISKS FROM SYNTHETIC 
BIOLOGY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the field of synthetic biology has the potential 
to facilitate enormous gains in fundamental discovery, 
public health, and biotechnological applications, but that 
it also presents inherent dual-use homeland security risks 
that must be managed. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF RISK.—Not less frequently than 
once every two years, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology, shall undertake a risk assessment of the dual-use 
and other risks associated with synthetic biology. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 
six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall develop and provide to the heads of 
all departments and agencies that fund life sciences re-
search, guidance on compliance with United States laws, 
arms control agreements to which the United States is a 
party or signatory, and individual department and agency 
policy, including consideration of— 
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