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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3224 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend the authorization 
of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2023 
Mr. D’ESPOSITO (for himself, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, and Mr. CARTER of 
Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend 
the authorization of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, 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 Extension Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF THE COUN-
TERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 
OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 
1901 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 591) is amended by striking ‘‘5 years after 
the date of the enactment of the Countering Weap-
ons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘seven years after the date of the enactment of the 
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Extension 
Act of 2023’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to sections 1931 and 1932 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 597 and 597a; relat-
ing to the Chief Medical Officer and the medical 
countermeasures program of the Department of 
Homeland Security). 
(b) ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) EMPLOYEE MORALE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Office of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit a report to and 
brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate regarding an employee engagement action 
plan and strategy to continuously improve morale 
within the Office. 
(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a review of and brief the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the fol-
lowing with respect to the Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Office of the Department of 
Homeland Security: 
(A) The efforts of the Office to prioritize 
the programs and activities that carry out the 
mission of the Office, including research and 
development. 
(B) The consistency and effectiveness of 
the Office’s stakeholder coordination across the 
mission of the Department, including oper-
ational and support components of the Depart-
ment and State and local entities. 
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(C) The efforts of the Office to manage 
and coordinate the lifecycle of research and de-
velopment within the Office and with other 
components of the Department, including the 
Science and Technology Directorate. 
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