6 U.S.C. § 106 — Update of national biodefense implementa-

Page 14 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 105 plan under subsection (c), the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States shall conduct a review of the strategy and implementation plan to ana- lyze gaps and resources mapped against the re- quirements of the National Biodefense Strategy and existing United States biodefense policy documents. (f) Appropriate congressional committees de- fined In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- sional committees’’ means the following: (1) The congressional defense committees. (2) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- sions of the Senate. (3) The Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs of the Senate. (4) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1086, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2423; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1704, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1797.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2019—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted ‘‘March 1, 2025’’ for ‘‘March 1, 2019’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ‘‘CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES’’ DEFINED Congressional defense committees means the Com- mittees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, see section 3 of Pub. L. 114–328, 130 Stat. 2025. See note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces. § 105. Biodefense analysis and budget submission (a) Annual analysis For each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— (1) conduct a detailed and comprehensive analysis of Federal biodefense programs; and (2) develop an integrated biodefense budget submission. (b) Definition of biodefense In accordance with the National Biodefense Strategy, the Director shall develop and dis- seminate to all Federal departments and agen- cies a unified definition of the term ‘‘bio- defense’’ to identify which programs and activi- ties are included in the annual budget submis- sion required under subsection (a). (c) Requirements for analysis The analysis required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) the display of all funds requested for bio- defense activities, both mandatory and discre- tionary, by agency and categorized by bio- defense enterprise element, such as threat awareness, prevention, deterrence, prepared- ness, surveillance and detection, response, at- tribution (including bioforensic capabilities), recovery, and mitigation; and (2) detailed explanations of how each pro- gram and activity included aligns with bio- defense goals and objectives as part of the Na- tional Biodefense Strategy required under sec- tion 104 of this title. (d) Submittal to Congress The Director, in consultation with the Sec- retary of Health and Human Services, shall sub- mit to Congress the analysis required under sub- section (a) for a fiscal year concurrently with the President’s annual budget request for that fiscal year. (Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title III, § 363, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3547.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, and not as part of the Homeland Secu- rity Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter. § 106. Update of national biodefense implementa- tion plan (a) In general The Secretaries of Health and Human Serv- ices, Defense, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and all other Departments and agencies with re- sponsibilities for biodefense, such as the Depart- ment of State, in consultation with the Assist- ant to the President for National Security Af- fairs and the Director of the Office of Manage- ment and Budget, as appropriate, shall jointly, after reviewing the biodefense threat assessment described in subsection (d) and any relevant input from external stakeholders, as appro- priate, update the National Biodefense Imple- mentation Plan developed under section 104 of this title to clearly document established proc- esses, roles, and responsibilities related to the National Biodefense Strategy. (b) Specific updates The updated National Biodefense Implementa- tion Plan shall— (1) describe the roles and responsibilities of the Federal departments and agencies, includ- ing internal and external coordination proce- dures, in identifying and sharing information between and among Federal departments and agencies, as described in section 104(b)(4) of this title and consistent with the statutory roles and authorities of such departments and agencies; (2) describe roles, responsibilities, and proc- esses for decisionmaking, including decisions regarding use of resources for effective risk management across the enterprise; (3) describe resource plans for each depart- ment and agency with responsibility for bio- defense to support implementation of the Page 15 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 111 1 So in original. strategy within the jurisdiction of such de- partment or agency, including for the Bio- defense Coordination Team, as appropriate; (4) describe guidance and methods for ana- lyzing the data collected from agencies to in- clude non-Federal resources and capabilities to the extent practicable; and (5) describe and update, as appropriate, short-, medium-, and long-term goals for exe- cuting the National Biodefense Strategy and metrics for meeting each objective of the Strategy. (c) Submittal to Congress The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agri- culture, and the Secretary of Homeland Secu- rity shall, not later than 6 months after the date of the completion of the assessment in sub- section (d)(1)(A), submit the updated Implemen- tation Plan to the appropriate congressional committees. (d) Updated biodefense threat assessment (1) In general The Secretaries of Health and Human Serv- ices, Defense, Agriculture, and Homeland Se- curity, shall jointly, and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, and other agency heads as appropriate— (A) conduct an assessment of current and potential biological threats against the United States, both naturally occurring and man-made, either accidental or deliberate, including the potential for catastrophic bio- logical threats, such as a pandemic; (B) not later than 1 year after January 1, 2021, submit the findings of the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A) to the Federal officials described in subsection (d)(1)and 1 the appropriate congressional committees described in subsection (e); (C) not later than 30 days after the date on which the assessment is submitted under subparagraph (B), conduct a briefing for the appropriate congressional committees on the findings of the assessment; (D) update the assessment under subpara- graph (A) biennially, as appropriate, and provide the findings of such updated assess- ments to the Federal officials described in subsection (d)(1) and the appropriate con- gressional committees; and (E) conduct briefings for the appropriate congressional committees as needed any time an assessment under this paragraph is updated. (2) Classification and format Assessments under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified format and in- clude a classified annex, as appropriate. (e) Appropriate congressional committees de- fined In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- sional committees’’ means the following: (1) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- sions of the Senate. (3) The Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs of the Senate. (4) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (5) The Permanent Select Committee on In- telligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (6) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (f) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter, limit, or duplicate the roles, responsibil- ities, authorities, or current activities, as estab- lished in statute or otherwise through existing practice or policy, of each Federal department or agency with responsibilities for biodefense or otherwise relevant to implementation of the Na- tional Biodefense Strategy. (Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title III, § 364, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3548.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, and not as part of the Homeland Secu- rity Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter. SUBCHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY § 111. Executive department; mission (a) Establishment There is established a Department of Home- land Security, as an executive department of the United States within the meaning of title 5. (b) Mission (1) In general The primary mission of the Department is to— (A) prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; (B) reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; (C) minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States; (D) carry out all functions of entities transferred to the Department, including by acting as a focal point regarding natural and manmade crises and emergency planning; (E) ensure that the functions of the agen- cies and subdivisions within the Department that are not related directly to securing the homeland are not diminished or neglected except by a specific explicit Act of Congress; (F) ensure that the overall economic secu- rity of the United States is not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland;