12 2 STA T .3 3 7PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 cent e rfo rt h e p ro vis ionofs u pport a n d assistance to the advisor y pane l re q uired b y subsection ( a ) in carryin g out its duties under this section .S uch support and assistance shall include the establish m ent of the procedures of the advisory panel under subsection (b)( 4 ). ( 2 ) DEADLIN E FORC ON T RACT. —T he Secretary shall enter into the contract required by this subsection not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this A ct. (d) D U TIE S OF P ANEL.—The advisory panel required by sub - section (a) shall— ( 1 ) evaluate the authorities and capabilities of the Depart- ment of Defense to conduct operations in support to U nited States civil authorities in the event of a chemical , biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield e x plosive incident, including the authorities and capabilities of the military departments, the Defense Agencies, the combatant commands, any supporting commands, and the reserve components of the Armed F orces (including the N ational G uard in a Federal and non-Federal status)
(2) assess the adequacy of existing plans and programs of the Department of Defense for training and equipping dedi- cated, special, and general purposes forces for conducting oper- ations described in paragraph (1) across a broad spectrum of scenarios, including current National Planning Scenarios as applicable; ( 3 ) assess policies, directives, and plans of the Department of Defense in support of civilian authorities in managing the consequences of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive incident; (4) assess the adequacy of policies and structures of the Department of Defense for coordination w ith other department and agencies of the Federal Government, especially the Depart- ment of H omeland Security, the Department of E nergy, the Department of J ustice, and the Department of Health and Human Services, in the provision of support described in para- graph (1); ( 5 ) assess the adequacy and currency of information avail- able to the Department of Defense, whether directly or through other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, from State and local governments in circumstances where the Department provides support described in paragraph (1) because State and local response capabilities are not fully ade- quate for a comprehensive response; (6) assess the equipment capabilities and needs of the Department of Defense to provide support described in para- graph (1); ( 7 ) develop recommendations for modifying the capabilities, plans, policies, equipment, and structures evaluated or assessed under this subsection in order to improve the provision by the Department of Defense of the support described in para- graph (1); and ( 8 ) assess and ma k e recommendations on— (A) whether there should be any additional W eapons of M ass Destruction C ivil Support Teams, beyond the 55 already authori z ed and, if so, how many additional Civil Support Teams, and where they should be located; and
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