HR 5498 · 111th Congress · Emergency Management

WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010

Introduced 2010-06-10· Sponsored by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]· House

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Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 411.(2010-12-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop and implement: (1) a National Intelligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); and (2) a National Intelligence Strategy for Countering Biological Threats. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a unit for WMD intelligence and information sharing. Directs the DHS Secretary to: (1) produce biennial Bioterrorism Risk Assessments to identify and assess the evolving terrorist risk of a biological attack or other phenomena that may have serious health consequences for the United States; and (2) establish enhanced biosecurity measures for persons or laboratories that possess, use, or transfer Tier I Material Threat Agents (agents and toxins that are determined by the Secretary to present a material threat to the population). Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to: (1) award grants based on risk to academic and nonprofit organizations and to state, local, and tribal governmen…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5498, WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010

Oct 26, 2010

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 23, 2010</p>

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H.R. 5498, WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010

Oct 26, 2010

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 23, 2010

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (11)

7 Democrats4 Republicans