Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 1.djvu/308

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110 STAT. 284 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 "(2) At the end of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report for that year describing the disposition of monetary awards accepted under this section and the payment of incidental expenses under subsection (c). "(e) TERMINATION.— The authority of the Secretary under this section shall expire two years after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2610. Competitions for excellence: acceptance of monetary awards.". SEC. 378. PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIONS. Section 372 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(a) IN GENERAL.— " before "The Secretary of Defense"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (b) EMERGENCIES INVOLVING CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS.—(1) In addition to equipment and facilities described in subsection (a), the Secretary may provide an item referred to in paragraph (2) to a Federal, State, or local law enforcement or emergency response agency to prepare for or respond to an emergency involving chemical or biological agents if the Secretary determines that the item is not reasonably available from another source. "(2) An item referred to in paragraph (1) is any material or expertise of the Department of Defense appropriate for use in preparing for or responding to an emergency involving chemical or biological agents, including the following: "(A) Training facilities. "(B) Sensors. "(C) Protective clothing. "(D) Antidotes.". SEC. 379. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY AND CIVIL DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS TO RESPOND TO EMER- GENCIES RESULTING FROM A CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, OR NUCLEAR ATTACK. (a) REPORT.—(1) Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a joint report on the military and civil defense plans and programs of the Department of Defense to prepare for and respond to the effects of an emergency in the United States resulting from a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack on the United States (hereinafter in this section referred to as an "attack-related civil defense emergency"). (2) The report shall be prepared in consultation with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (b) CONTENT OF REPORT.— The report shall include the following: (1) A discussion of the military and civil defense plans and programs of the Department of Defense for preparing for and responding to an attack-related civil defense emergency arising from an attack of a type for which the Department of Defense has a primary responsibility to respond. (2) A discussion of the military and civil defense plans and programs of the Department of Defense for preparing for