50 U.S.C. § 2317 — Rapid response information system

Page 379 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 2332 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 1 See References in Text note below. (B) the costs of such actions. (3) Not later than three years after Sep- tember 23, 1996, a report updating the informa- tion provided in the reports submitted pursu- ant to paragraphs (1) and (2), including the measures taken pursuant to subsection (d). (Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1416, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2721.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of subsecs. (d) and (e) of section 1416 of Pub. L. 104–201. Subsecs. (a) to (c) of section 1416 enacted section 382 (now 282) of Title 10, Armed Forces, and sections 175a and 2332d of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and amended section 372 of Title 10. § 2317. Rapid response information system (a) Inventory of rapid response assets (1) The head of each Federal Response Plan agency shall develop and maintain an inventory of physical equipment and assets under the ju- risdiction of that agency that could be made available to aid State and local officials in search and rescue and other disaster manage- ment and mitigation efforts associated with an emergency involving weapons of mass destruc- tion. The agency head shall submit a copy of the inventory, and any updates of the inventory, to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for inclusion in the master inventory required under subsection (b). (2) Each inventory shall include a separate listing of any equipment that is excess to the needs of that agency and could be considered for disposal as excess or surplus property for use for response and training with regard to emer- gencies involving weapons of mass destruction. (b) Master inventory The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall compile and maintain a comprehensive listing of all inventories pre- pared under subsection (a). The first such mas- ter list shall be completed not later than De- cember 31, 1997, and shall be updated annually thereafter. (c) Addition to Federal response plan Not later than December 31, 1997, the Adminis- trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall develop and incorporate into exist- ing Federal emergency response plans and pro- grams prepared under section 5196(b) of title 42 guidance on accessing and using the physical equipment and assets included in the master list developed under subsection 1 to respond to emer- gencies involving weapons of mass destruction. (d) Database on chemical and biological mate- rials The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall prepare a database on chemical and biological agents and muni- tions characteristics and safety precautions for civilian use. The initial design and compilation of the database shall be completed not later than December 31, 1997. (e) Access to inventory and database The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall design and maintain a system to give Federal, State, and local offi- cials access to the inventory listing and data- base maintained under this section in the event of an emergency involving weapons of mass de- struction or to prepare and train to respond to such an emergency. The system shall include a secure but accessible emergency response hot- line to access information and request assist- ance. (Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1417, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2724; Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 612(c), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1410.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency’’ substituted for ‘‘Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’’ wherever appearing in text on authority of section 612(c) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 313 of Title 6, Domestic Security. Any reference to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in title VI of Pub. L. 109–295 or an amendment by title VI to be con- sidered to refer and apply to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency until Mar. 31, 2007, see section 612(f)(2) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 313 of Title 6. SUBCHAPTER II—INTERDICTION OF WEAP- ONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND RE- LATED MATERIALS § 2331. Procurement of detection equipment for United States border security Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301,1 $15,000,000 is available for the procurement of— (1) equipment capable of detecting the move- ment of weapons of mass destruction and re- lated materials into the United States; (2) equipment capable of interdicting the movement of weapons of mass destruction and related materials into the United States; and (3) materials and technologies related to use of equipment described in paragraph (1) or (2). (Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1421, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2725.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 301, referred to in text, is section 301 of Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title III, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2475, which is not classified to the Code. § 2332. Sense of Congress concerning criminal penalties (a) Sense of Congress concerning inadequacy of sentencing guidelines It is the sense of Congress that the sentencing guidelines prescribed by the United States Sen- tencing Commission for the offenses of importa-