Congressional Record: December 12, 2001 (House)
Page H9333-H9383



 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).