Congressional Record: December 12, 2001 (House)
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 CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1438, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
                            FISCAL YEAR 2002

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                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 107-333)

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    SEC. 1511. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE WITH RESPECT TO HOMELAND SECURITY.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study on the appropriate role of the Department of Defense 
     with respect to homeland security. The study shall identify 
     and describe the policies, plans, and procedures of the 
     Department of Defense for combating terrorism, including for 
     the provision of support for the consequence management 
     activities of other Federal, State, and local agencies. The 
     study shall specifically identify the following:
       (1) The strategy, roles, and responsibilities of the 
     Department of Defense for combating terrorism.
       (2) How the Department of Defense will interact with the 
     Office of Homeland Security and how intelligence sharing 
     efforts of the Department of Defense will be organized 
     relative to other Federal agencies and departments and State 
     and local governments.
       (3) The ability of the Department of Defense to protect the 
     United States from airborne threats, including threats 
     originating from within the borders of the United States.
       (4) Improvements that could be made to enhance the security 
     of the people of the United States against terrorist threats 
     and recommended actions (including legislative action) and 
     programs to address and overcome existing vulnerabilities.
       (5) The policies, plans, and procedures relating to how the 
     civilian official in the Department of Defense responsible 
     for combating terrorism and the Joint Task Force Civil 
     Support of the Joint Forces Command will coordinate the 
     performance of functions for combating terrorism with--
       (A) teams in the Department of Defense that have 
     responsibilities for responding to acts or threats of 
     terrorism, including--
       (i) weapons of mass destruction civil support teams when 
     operating as the National Guard under the command of the 
     Governor of a State, the Governor of Puerto Rico, or the 
     Commanding General of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard;
       (ii) weapons of mass destruction civil support teams when 
     operating as the Army National Guard of the United States or 
     the Air National Guard of the United States under the command 
     of the President;
       (iii) teams in the departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government other than the Department of Defense that have 
     responsibilities for responding to acts or threats of 
     terrorism;
       (iv) organizations outside the Federal Government, 
     including any State, local and private entities, that 
     function as first responders to acts or threats of terrorism; 
     and
       (v) units and organizations of the Reserve Components of 
     the Armed Forces that have missions relating to combating 
     terrorism;
       (B) the Director of Military Support of the Department of 
     the Army;
       (C) any preparedness plans to combat terrorism that are 
     developed for installations of the Department of Defense by 
     the commanders of the installations and the integration of 
     those plans with the plans of the teams and organizations 
     described in subparagraph (A);
       (D) the policies, plans and procedures for using and 
     coordinating the integrated vulnerability assessment teams of 
     the Joint Staff inside and outside the United States; and
       (E) the missions of Fort Leonard Wood and other 
     installations for training units, weapons of mass destruction 
     civil support teams and other teams, and individuals in 
     combating terrorism.
       (6) The appropriate number and missions of the teams 
     referred to in paragraph (5)(A)(i).
       (7) How the Department of Defense Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Civil Support Teams should interact with the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency during crisis response and consequence 
     management situations.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report including the findings of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).