6 U.S.C. § 321j — Procurement of security countermeasures for Strategic National Stockpile
submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 107-296 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 435 words · no verdicts yet
This section funds the purchase of security countermeasures for the Strategic National Stockpile, authorizing up to $5,593,000,000 through 2013. The President must approve funds before they can be spent, and none may pay for treatments for naturally occurring diseases. It also authorizes money through 2006 to hire threat analysts and build secure facilities for sharing classified information.
(a) Authorization of appropriations. Congress may spend up to $5,593,000,000 between 2004 and 2013 to buy "security countermeasures" for the Strategic National Stockpile. This spending is called the "security countermeasures program." There are limits on how fast the money can be used: no more than $3,418,000,000 of it may be spent between 2004 and 2008, and within that amount, no more than $890,000,000 may be spent in 2004 alone. None of this money can be used to buy countermeasures for naturally occurring diseases or other public health threats, unless those countermeasures also count as "security countermeasures" under a specific part of the law (42 U.S.C. § 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)).
(b) Special reserve fund. The term "special reserve fund" means the government's "Biodefense Countermeasures" account, or any other appropriation made under subsection (a).
(c) Availability. The money authorized in subsection (a) can only be spent on a specific purchase after the President approves that purchase, following the program's own approval rules.
(d) Related authorizations.
(1) Threat assessment capabilities. Congress may spend whatever money is necessary, from 2004 through 2006, to hire professional analysts in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. These analysts study chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats — including how such agents could be turned into weapons, and the plans of terrorists or others who might get them. Every analyst must meet the intelligence-community standards set by the Director of Central Intelligence.
(2) Intelligence sharing infrastructure. Congress may spend whatever money is necessary, from 2004 through 2006, to build or acquire secure facilities — including technology and physical space, whether temporary or permanent. The goal is to let the Secretary* receive, within 180 days of July 21, 2004, all the classified information the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is legally entitled to receive.
For the procurement of security countermeasures under section 247d–6b(c) of title 42 (referred to in this section as the “security countermeasures program”), there is authorized to be appropriated up to $5,593,000,000 for the fiscal years 2004 through 2013. Of the amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence, not to exceed $3,418,000,000 may be obligated during the fiscal years 2004 through 2008, of which not to exceed $890,000,000 may be obligated during fiscal year 2004. None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be used to procure countermeasures to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm resulting from any naturally occurring infectious disease or other public health threat that are not security countermeasures under section 247d–6b(c)(1)(B) of title 42.1
For purposes of the security countermeasures program, the term “special reserve fund” means the “Biodefense Countermeasures” appropriations account or any other appropriation made under subsection (a).
Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) become available for a procurement under the security countermeasures program only upon the approval by the President of such availability for the procurement in accordance with paragraph (6)(B) of such program.
For the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary* for terror threat assessment under the security countermeasures program, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006, for the hiring of professional personnel within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, who shall be analysts responsible for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threat assessment (including but not limited to analysis of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, the means by which such agents could be weaponized or used in a terrorist attack, and the capabilities, plans, and intentions of terrorists and other non-state* actors who may have or acquire such agents). All such analysts shall meet the applicable standards and qualifications for the performance of intelligence activities promulgated by the Director of Central Intelligence pursuant to section 403–4 1 of title 50.
For the purpose of carrying out the acquisition and deployment of secure facilities (including information technology and physical infrastructure, whether mobile and temporary, or permanent) sufficient to permit the Secretary to receive, not later than 180 days after July 21, 2004, all classified information and products to which the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is entitled under part A of subchapter II, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 521, formerly § 510, as added Pub. L. 108–276, § 3(b)(2), July 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 852; renumbered § 521, Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(7), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1395; amended Pub. L. 109–417, title IV, § 403(c), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2874; Pub. L. 110–53, title V, § 531(b)(1)(D), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 334.)
- 2004Enacted · Pub. L. 107-296 · 118 Stat. 852
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-295 · 120 Stat. 1395
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-417 · 120 Stat. 2874
- 2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-53 · 121 Stat. 334
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