I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6198 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2018 
Mr. DONOVAN (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 
OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘DOMES-
TIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘COUNTERING WEAPONS OF 
MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE’’; 
(2) by striking section 1901 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 1900. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY.—The term ‘As-
sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary for 
the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. 
‘‘(2) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the 
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office es-
tablished under section 1901(a). 
‘‘(3) WEAPON
OF
MASS
DESTRUCTION.—The 
term ‘weapon of mass destruction’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 101 of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 
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‘‘Subtitle A—Countering Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Office 
‘‘SEC. 1901. COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUC-
TION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Office. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The Office shall be 
headed by an Assistant Secretary for the Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall serve as the Secretary’s principal advisor on— 
‘‘(1) weapons of mass destruction matters and 
strategies; and 
‘‘(2) coordinating efforts to counter weapons of 
mass destruction.’’; 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Mission of the Office 
‘‘SEC. 1921. MISSION OF THE OFFICE. 
‘‘The Office shall be responsible for coordinating with 
other Federal efforts and developing departmental strat-
egy and policy to plan, detect, and protect against the im-
portation, possession, storage, transportation, develop-
ment, or use of unauthorized chemical, biological, radio-
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