6 U.S.C. § 105 — Biodefense analysis and budget submission

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