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50 U.S.C. § 2315 — Nuclear, chemical, and biological emergency response
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**(a) Department of Defense** The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense is responsible for the coordination of Department of Defense assistance to Federal, State, and local officials in responding to threats involving nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical weapons, or high-yield explosives or related materials or technologies, including assistance in identifying, neutralizing, dismantling, and disposing of nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical weapons, and high-yield explosives and related materials and technologies.
**(b) Department of Energy** The Secretary of Energy shall designate an official within the Department of Energy as the executive agent for—
(1) the coordination of Department of Energy assistance to Federal, State, and local officials in responding to threats involving nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons or related materials or technologies, including assistance in identifying, neutralizing, dismantling, and disposing of nuclear weapons and related materials and technologies; and
(2) the coordination of Department of Energy assistance to the Department of Defense in carrying out that department’s responsibilities under subsection (a).
**(c) Funding** Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301,11 See References in Text note below. $15,000,000 is available for providing assistance described in subsection (a).
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**(a) Department of Defense** The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense is responsible for the coordination of Department of Defense assistance to Federal, State, and local officials in responding to threats involving nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical weapons, or high-yield explosives or related materials or technologies, including assistance in identifying, neutralizing, dismantling, and disposing of nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical weapons, and high-yield explosives and related materials and technologies.
**(b) Department of Energy** The Secretary of Energy shall designate an official within the Department of Energy as the executive agent for—
(1) the coordination of Department of Energy assistance to Federal, State, and local officials in responding to threats involving nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons or related materials or technologies, including assistance in identifying, neutralizing, dismantling, and disposing of nuclear weapons and related materials and technologies; and
(2) the coordination of Department of Energy assistance to the Department of Defense in carrying out that department’s responsibilities under subsection (a).
**(c) Funding** Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301,11 See References in Text note below. $15,000,000 is available for providing assistance described in subsection (a).
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**(a) Emergencies involving nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological weapons**
(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and carry out a program for testing and improving the responses of Federal, State, and local agencies to emergencies involving nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons and related materials.
(2) The program shall include exercises to be carried out in accordance with sections 112(c) and 238(c)(1) of title 6.
(3) In developing and carrying out the program, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of any other Federal, State, and local government agencies that have an expertise or responsibilities relevant to emergencies described in paragraph (1).
**(b) Annual revisions of programs** The Secretary of Homeland Security shall revise the program developed under subsection (a) not later than June 1 in each fiscal year covered by the program. The revisions shall include adjustments that the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate on the basis of the lessons learned from the exercise or exercises carried out under the program in the fiscal year, including lessons learned regarding coordination problems and equipment deficiencies.
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 2315
AMENDMENTS
2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 1033(1), substituted ‘‘Chemical,
biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explo-
sives response team’’ for ‘‘Chemical-biological emer-
gency response team’’ in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–163, § 1033(2), substituted ‘‘ra-
diological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives’’ for ‘‘or
related materials’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163, § 1033(3), in heading, sub-
stituted ‘‘plans’’ for ‘‘plan’’ and, in text, substituted
‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Security shall incorporate
into the National Response Plan prepared pursuant to
section 312(6) of title 6, other existing Federal emer-
gency response plans, and’’ for ‘‘Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 1997, the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall develop and incorporate into
existing Federal emergency response plans and’’ in first
sentence and ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’ for
‘‘Director’’ and ‘‘coordination’’ for ‘‘consultation’’ in
second sentence.
§ 2315. Testing of preparedness for emergencies
involving nuclear, radiological, chemical,
and biological weapons
(a) Emergencies involving nuclear, radiological,
chemical, or biological weapons
(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
develop and carry out a program for testing and
improving the responses of Federal, State, and
local agencies to emergencies involving nuclear,
radiological, biological, and chemical weapons
and related materials.
(2) The program shall include exercises to be
carried out in accordance with sections 112(c)
and 238(c)(1) of title 6.
(3) In developing and carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall coordinate with the
Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigat
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