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6 U.S.C. § 195b — Transfer of Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Department of Agriculture

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6 U.S.C. § 195b — Transfer of Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Department of Agriculture

**(a) In general** In accordance with subchapter XII, the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the Secretary of Homeland Security the Plum Island Animal Disease Center of the Department of Agriculture, including the assets and liabilities of the Center. **(b) Continued Department of Agriculture access** On completion of the transfer of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into an agreement to ensure that the Department of Agriculture is able to carry out research, diagnostic, and other activities of the Department of Agriculture at the Center. **(c) Direction of activities** The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to direct the research, diagnostic, and other activities of the Department of Agriculture at the Center described in subsection (b). **(d) Notification** (1) **In general** — At least 180 days before any change in the biosafety level at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, the President shall notify Congress of the change and describe the reasons for the change. (2) **Limitation** — No change described in paragraph (1) may be made earlier than 180 days after the completion of the transition period (as defined in [section 541 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section541&num=0&edition=prelim)).

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6 U.S.C. § 541 — Construction

Nothing in this chapter, or the amendments made by this chapter, affects the authority of the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the Department of Commerce relating to the development and promulgation of standards or guidelines under paragraphs (1) and (2) of [section 278g–3(a) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278g–3/a&num=0&edition=prelim).

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6 U.S.C. § 195i — National Biosurveillance Integration Center

**(a) Establishment** The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, shall establish, operate, and maintain a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (referred to in this section as the “NBIC”), which shall be headed by a Directing Officer, under an office or directorate of the Department that is in existence as of August 3, 2007. **(b) Primary mission** The primary mission of the NBIC is to— (1) enhance the capability of the Federal Government to— (A) rapidly identify, characterize, localize, and track a biological event of national concern by integrating and analyzing data relating to human health, animal, plant, food, and environmental monitoring systems (both national and international); and (B) disseminate alerts and other information to Member Agencies and, in coordination with (and where possible through) Member Agencies, to agencies of State, local, and tribal governments, as appropriate, to enhance the ability of such agencies to respond to a biological event of national concern; and (2) oversee development and operation of the National Biosurveillance Integration System. **(c) Requirements** The NBIC shall detect, as early as possible, a biological event of national concern that presents a risk to the United States or the infrastructure or key assets of the United States, including by— (1) consolidating data from all relevant surveillance systems maintained by Member Agencies to detect biological events of national concern across human, animal, and plant species; (2) seeking private sources of surveillance, both foreign and domestic, when such sources would enhance coverage of critical surveillance gaps; (3) using an information technology system that uses the best available statist

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6 U.S.C. § 195b — National Biosurveillance Integration Cen-

Page 82 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 195a nications capabilities and achieve interoper- able emergency communications capabilities; and (10) conduct pilot projects, in coordination with the Director for Emergency Communica- tions,1 to test and demonstrate technologies, including data and video, that enhance— (A) the ability of emergency response pro- viders and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in the event of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; and (B) interoperable emergency communica- tions capabilities. (b) Coordination The Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility shall coordinate with the Di- rector for Emergency Communications 1 with re- spect to the SAFECOM program. (c) Sufficiency of resources The Secretary shall provide the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility the re- sources and staff necessary to carry out the re- sponsibilities under this section. (Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 314, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 672(a), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1441.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Reference to Director for Emergency Communica- tions deemed to be a reference to Assistant Director for Emergency Communications, see section 2(c)(2) of Pub. L. 115–278, set out as a note under section 571 of this title. § 195a. Emergency communications interoper- ability research and development (a) In general The Under Secretary for Science and Tech- nology, acting through the Director of the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, shall es- tablish a comprehensive research and develop- ment program to support and promote— (1) the ability of emergency response pro- viders and relevant government officials to continue to commun

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