In accordance with title XV, there shall be transferred to
the Secretary the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities
of the following entities:
(1) The following programs and activities of the
Department of Energy, including the functions of the
Secretary of Energy relating thereto (but not including
programs and activities relating to the strategic
nuclear defense posture of the United States):
(A) The chemical and biological national
security and supporting programs and activities
of the nonproliferation and verification
research and development program.
(B) The nuclear smuggling programs and
activities within the proliferation detection
program of the nonproliferation and
verification research and development program.
The programs and activities described in this
subparagraph may be designated by the President
either for transfer to the Department or for
joint operation by the Secretary and the
Secretary of Energy.
(C) The nuclear assessment program and
activities of the assessment, detection, and
cooperation program of the international
materials protection and cooperation program.
(D) Such life sciences activities of the
biological and environmental research program
related to microbial pathogens as may be
designated by the President for transfer to the
Department.
(E) The Environmental Measurements
Laboratory.
(F) The advanced scientific computing
research program and activities at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory.
(2) The National Bio-Weapons Defense Analysis
Center of the Department of Defense, including the
functions of the Secretary of Defense related thereto.
SEC. 304. [6 U.S.C. 184] CONDUCT OF CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH-RELATED
ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--With respect to civilian human health-
related research and development activities relating to
countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological, and
nuclear and other emerging terrorist threats carried out by the
Department of Health and Human Services (including the Public
Health Service), the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall set priorities, goals, objectives, and policies and
develop a coordinated strategy for such activities in
collaboration with the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure
consistency with the national policy and strategic plan
developed pursuant to section 302(2).
(b) Evaluation of Progress.--In carrying out subsection
(a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
collaborate with the Secretary in developing specific
benchmarks and outcome measurements for evaluating progress
toward achieving the priorities and goals described in such
subsection.
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SEC. 305. [6 U.S.C. 185] FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
CENTERS.
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for
Science and Technology, shall have the authority to establish
or contract with 1 or more federally funded research and
development centers to provide independent analysis of homeland
security issues, or to carry out other responsibilities under
this Act, including coordinating and integrating both the
extramural and intramural programs described in section 308.