PERFORMANCE OF THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS.

SEC. 1064. PERFORMANCE OF THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS. Section 1404 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1998 (title XIV of Public Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 1404. THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS. “(a) Threat and Risk Assessments.—Assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies provided under the program under section 1402 shall include the performance of assessments of the threat and risk of terrorist employment of weapons of mass destruction against cities and other local areas. Such assessments shall be used by Federal, State, and local agencies to determine the training and equipment requirements under this program and shall be performed as a collaborative effort with State and local agencies. “(b) Conduct of Assessments.—The Department of Justice, as lead Federal agency for domestic crisis management in response to terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction, shall— “(1) conduct any threat and risk assessment performed under subsection (a) in coordination with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies; and “(2) develop procedures and guidance for conduct of the threat and risk assessment in consultation with officials from the intelligence community.”.