6 U.S.C. § 195i — Chemical Security Analysis Center

(a) In general: The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, must designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory, using the authority under section 188(c)(2) of this title. This laboratory conducts studies, analyses, and research to assess and address domestic chemical security events. (b) Laboratory described: This is the laboratory known, as of December 23, 2022, as the Chemical Security Analysis Center. (c) Laboratory activities: Using the authority under section 182(4) of this title, the Chemical Security Analysis Center must: (1) identify and develop approaches and mitigation strategies for domestic chemical security threats, including developing comprehensive, research-based, definable goals for those approaches and strategies; (2) provide an ongoing, science-based capability to analyze chemical threats and hazards; (3) provide expertise in risk and consequence modeling, chemical sensing and detection, analytical chemistry, acute chemical toxicology, synthetic chemistry and reaction characterization, and both nontraditional chemical agents and emerging chemical threats; (4) staff and run a technical assistance program that provides operational support and subject matter expertise, designs and carries out laboratory and field tests, and maintains a comprehensive, continuously updated knowledge repository of chemical threat information drawn from scientific, intelligence, operational, and private sector sources; (5) consult, as appropriate, with the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to help mitigate, prepare for, and respond to threats, hazards, and risks tied to domestic chemical security events; and (6) carry out other activities authorized under this section that the Secretary decides are appropriate. (d) Special rule: Nothing in this section amends, alters, or affects: (1) the responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office; or (2) the activities or requirements of other federal entities, including the Environmental Protection Agency's duties under section 7412(r) of title 42, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (commonly called "Superfund").