Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

6 U.S.C. § 321j

Procurement of security countermeasures for Strategic National Stockpile

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

section 247d–6b(c) of title 42section 247d–6b(c)(1)(B) of title 421

1 See References in Text note below.
For the procurement of security countermeasures under (referred to in this section as the “security countermeasures program”), there is authorized to be appropriated up to $5,593,000,000 for the fiscal years 2004 through 2013. Of the amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence, not to exceed $3,418,000,000 may be obligated during the fiscal years 2004 through 2008, of which not to exceed $890,000,000 may be obligated during fiscal year 2004. None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be used to procure countermeasures to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm resulting from any naturally occurring infectious disease or other public health threat that are not security countermeasures under .

(b)

Special reserve fund

For purposes of the security countermeasures program, the term “special reserve fund” means the “Biodefense Countermeasures” appropriations account or any other appropriation made under subsection (a).

(c)

Availability

Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) become available for a procurement under the security countermeasures program only upon the approval by the President of such availability for the procurement in accordance with paragraph (6)(B) of such program.

(d)

Related authorizations of appropriations

(1)

Threat assessment capabilities

1For the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary for terror threat assessment under the security countermeasures program, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006, for the hiring of professional personnel within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, who shall be analysts responsible for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threat assessment (including but not limited to analysis of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, the means by which such agents could be weaponized or used in a terrorist attack, and the capabilities, plans, and intentions of terrorists and other non-state actors who may have or acquire such agents). All such analysts shall meet the applicable standards and qualifications for the performance of intelligence activities promulgated by the Director of Central Intelligence pursuant to section 403–4  of title 50.

(2)

Intelligence sharing infrastructure

For the purpose of carrying out the acquisition and deployment of secure facilities (including information technology and physical infrastructure, whether mobile and temporary, or permanent) sufficient to permit the Secretary to receive, not later than 180 days after , all classified information and products to which the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is entitled under part A of subchapter II, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006.

Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 521Pub. L. 108–276, § 3(b)(2)118 Stat. 852Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(7)120 Stat. 1395Pub. L. 109–417, title IV, § 403(c)120 Stat. 2874Pub. L. 110–53, title V, § 531(b)(1)(D)121 Stat. 334(, formerly § 510, as added , , ; renumbered § 521, , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 247d–6b(c)(1)(B) of title 42, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “section 319F–2(c)(1)(B)”, which was translated as meaning section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Section 403–4 of title 50Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1011(a)118 Stat. 3660section 3035 of Title 50, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), was repealed and a new section 403–4 enacted by , , , and subsequently editorially reclassified to , War and National Defense; as so enacted, section 3035 no longer relates to promulgation of standards and qualifications for the performance of intelligence activities.

Pub. L. 107–296116 Stat. 2145Part A of subchapter II of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), was in the original “subtitle A of title II”, meaning subtitle A of title II of , , , which is classified generally to part A (§ 121 et seq.) of subchapter II of this chapter. For complete classification of part A to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

section 320 of this titlePub. L. 109–295Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–53, § 531(b)(1)(D)(i)2007—Subsec. (d)(1). , substituted “Office of Intelligence and Analysis” for “Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection”.

Pub. L. 110–53, § 531(b)(1)(D)(ii)Subsec. (d)(2). , substituted “Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis” for “Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection”.

Pub. L. 109–417Pub. L. 107–296Pub. L. 109–295, § 611(7)2006—Subsec. (a). , which directed amendment of section 510(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, , by inserting a new last sentence, was executed to subsec. (a) of this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the redesignation of section 510(a) as 521(a) by .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 108–458section 3001 of Title 50Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of , set out as a note under , War and National Defense.