sequence events utilizing chemical agents that pose a high 
risk to homeland security, including the following: 
‘‘(1) Developing and maintaining the Depart-
ment’s strategy against chemical threats. 
‘‘(2) Serving as the Department representative 
for chemical threats and related activities with other 
Federal departments and agencies. 
‘‘(3) Providing oversight of the Department’s 
preparedness, including operational requirements, for 
chemical threats. 
‘‘(4) Enhancing the capabilities of Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and 
private entities as appropriate, against chemical 
threats. 
‘‘(5) Evaluating and providing guidance to Fed-
eral, State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, 
and private entities as appropriate, on detection and 
communication technology that could be effective in 
terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events 
utilizing chemical agents. 
‘‘(6) Supporting and enhancing the effective 
sharing and use of appropriate information generated 
by the intelligence community (as such term is de-
fined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), law enforcement agencies, 
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other Federal, State, local tribal, and territorial gov-
ernments, and foreign governments, on chemical 
threats. 
‘‘SEC. 2212. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may, subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, partner 
with high-risk urban areas or facilities to conduct dem-
onstration projects to enhance, through Federal, State, local, 
tribal, and territorial governments, and private entities, ca-
pabilities of the United States to counter terrorist attacks 
and other high-consequence events utilizing chemical agents 
that pose a high risk to homeland security. 
‘‘(b) GOALS.—The Director may provide guidance and 
evaluations for all situations and venues at risk of terrorist 
attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing chemical 
agents, such as at ports, areas of mass gathering, and tran-
sit facilities, and may— 
‘‘(1) ensure all high-risk situations and venues 
are studied; and 
‘‘(2) ensure key findings and best practices are 
made available to State, local, tribal, and territorial 
governments and the private sector. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Director 
shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
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Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate not later 
than 30 days before initiating a new demonstration 
project.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States 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 an assessment of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity’s programs and activities related to terrorist attacks 
and other high-consequence events utilizing chemical agents 
that pose a high risk to homeland security. 
SEC. 4. BIOLOGICAL DIVISION. 
Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by section 2 of this Act and as amended by section 
3 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Biological Division 
‘‘SEC. 2221. BIOLOGICAL DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
CBRNE Office a Biological Division, headed by a Director 
of the Biological Division (in this subtitle referred to as 
the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(b) MISSION
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office 
shall be responsible for coordinating departmental strategy 
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and policy relating to terrorist attacks and other high-con-
sequence events utilizing biological agents that pose a high 
risk to homeland security, including the following: 
‘‘(1) Developing and maintaining the Depart-
ment’s strategy against biological threats. 
‘‘(2) Serving as the Department representative 
for biological threats and related activities with other 
Federal departments and agencies. 
‘‘(3) Providing oversight for the Department’s 
preparedness, including operational requirements, for 
biological threats. 
‘‘(4) Enhancing the capabilities of Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and 
private entities as appropriate, against biological 
threats. 
‘‘(5) Supporting and enhancing the effective 
sharing and use of appropriate information generated 
by the intelligence community (as such term is de-
fined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), law enforcement agencies, 
other Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial gov-
ernments, and foreign governments, on biological 
threats. 
‘‘(6) Achieving a biological detection program. 
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‘‘(7) Maintaining the National Biosurveillance 
Integration Center, authorized under section 316.’’. 
SEC. 5. NUCLEAR DIVISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XXII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002, as added by section 2 of this Act and 
as amended by sections 3 and 4 of this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle D—Nuclear Division 
‘‘SEC. 2231. NUCLEAR DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall include 
within the CBRNE Office the Nuclear Division under title 
XIX, headed by the Director of the Nuclear Division (in 
this subtitle referred to as the ‘Director’) pursuant to section 
1901. 
‘‘(b) MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 
the responsibilities specified in title XIX, the Director shall 
also be responsible for coordinating departmental strategy 
and policy relating to terrorist attacks and other high-con-
sequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological mate-
rials, and for coordinating Federal efforts to detect and pro-
tect against the unauthorized importation, possession, stor-
age, transportation, development, or use of a nuclear explo-
sive device, fissile material, or radiological material in the 
United States, and to protect against an attack using such 
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devices or materials against the people, territory, or inter-
ests of the United States, in accordance with title XIX.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘DOMES-
TIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘NUCLEAR DIVISION’’; 
(2) in section 1901 (6 U.S.C. 591)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DOMES-
TIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE’’ and in-
serting ‘‘NUCLEAR DIVISION’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘There 
shall be established in the Department a Domes-
tic Nuclear Detection Office’’ and inserting 
‘‘There is in the Department a Nuclear Division, 
located in the CBRNE Office’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Director 
for Domestic Nuclear Detection, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President’’ and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Nuclear Division’’; 
(3) in subsection (a) of section 1902 (6 U.S.C. 
592)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Annual’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Biennial’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘each year’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘every two years’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘previous year’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘previous two years’’; 
(D) in the heading of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; 
and 
(E) subsection (b)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AN-
NUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘odd-numbered’’ after ‘‘each’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 1908. DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL 
NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE. 
‘‘In carrying out the mission of the Office under sub-
paragraph (A) of section 1902(a)(4), the Director of the Nu-
clear Division shall provide support for planning, organiza-
tion, equipment, training, exercises, and operational assess-
ments to Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial govern-
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ments to assist such governments in implementing radio-
logical and nuclear detection capabilities in the event of ter-
rorist attacks or other high-consequence events utilizing nu-
clear or other radiological materials that pose a high risk 
to homeland security. Such capabilities shall be integrated 
into the enhanced global nuclear detection architecture re-
ferred to in such section 1902(a)(4), and shall inform and 
be guided by architecture studies, technology needs, and re-
search activities of the Office.’’. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The individual serving as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act as the Director for 
Domestic Nuclear Detection of the Department of Homeland 
Security may continue to serve as the Director of the Nu-
clear Division of the Department on and after such date. 
(d) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, or rule to the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office or 
the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the Nuclear Division or the Director of the Nuclear 
Division, respectively, of the Department. 
SEC. 6. EXPLOSIVES DIVISION. 
Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by section 2 of this Act and as amended by sections 
3, 4, and 5 of this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subtitle: 
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‘‘Subtitle E—Explosives Division 
‘‘SEC. 2241. EXPLOSIVES DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the CBRNE Office an Explosives Division, headed by a Di-
rector of the Explosives Division (in this subtitle referred 
to as the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(b) MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director 
shall be responsible for coordinating departmental strategy 
and policy relating to terrorist attacks and other high-con-
sequence events utilizing explosives that pose a high risk 
to homeland security, including the following: 
‘‘(1) Developing and maintaining the Depart-
ment’s strategy against explosives threats. 
‘‘(2) Serving as the Department representative 
for explosives threats and related activities with other 
Federal departments and agencies. 
‘‘(3) Providing oversight of the Department’s 
preparedness, including operational requirements, for 
explosives threats. 
‘‘(4) Enhancing the capabilities of Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and 
private entities as appropriate, to counter terrorist 
attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing ex-
plosives. 
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‘‘(5) Evaluating and providing guidance to Fed-
eral, State, local, tribal, and territorial governments 
and appropriate private entities on detection and 
communication technology that could be effective dur-
ing terrorist attacks or other high-consequence events 
utilizing explosives. 
‘‘(6) Supporting and enhancing the effective 
sharing and use of appropriate information generated 
by the intelligence community (as such term is de-
fined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), law enforcement agencies, 
other Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial gov-
ernment agencies, and foreign governments, on explo-
sives threats.’’. 
SEC. 7. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall change the authority of the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to lead the emergency management system of the 
United States. Nothing in this Act shall alter the responsi-
bility of the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security to serve as the principal advisor to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency on medical 
and public health issues pursuant to paragraph (1) of sec-
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tion 516(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
321e(c)). 
SEC. 8. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to title XIX and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘TITLE XIX—NUCLEAR DIVISION’’; 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 1901 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1901. Nuclear Division.’’; 
(3) by striking the item relating to section 1903; 
(4) by adding after the item relating to section 
1907 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1908. Domestic Implementation of the global nuclear detection architec-
ture.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE XXII—CBRNE OFFICE 
‘‘Subtitle A—Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Office 
‘‘Sec. 2201. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Office. 
‘‘Sec. 2202. Composition of the CBRNE Office. 
‘‘Sec. 2203. Hiring authority. 
‘‘Sec. 2204. Grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions and contracts. 
‘‘Sec. 2205. Terrorism risk assessments. 
‘‘Sec. 2206. CBRNE communications and public messaging. 
‘‘Sec. 2207. Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives intelligence 
and information sharing.’’. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Chemical Division 
‘‘Sec. 2211. Chemical Division. 
‘‘Sec. 2212. Demonstration projects.’’. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Biological Division 
‘‘Sec. 2221. Biological Division.’’. 
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‘‘Subtitle D—Nuclear Division 
‘‘Sec. 2231. Nuclear Division.’’. 
‘‘Subtitle E—Explosives Division 
‘‘Sec. 2241. Explosives Division.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 255 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3875 
[Report No. 114–334] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish within the Department of Homeland 
Security a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, 
Nuclear, and Explosives Office, and for other 
purposes. 
NOVEMBER 16, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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