IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROLES, MISSIONS, AND OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERPROLIFERATION AND BIOSECURITY CENTER.

SEC. 6502. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROLES, MISSIONS, AND OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERPROLIFERATION AND BIOSECURITY CENTER. Section 119A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3057) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking “biosecurity and” and inserting “counterproliferation, biosecurity, and”; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “analyzing and”; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “Establishing” and inserting “Coordinating the establishment of”; (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking “Disseminating” and inserting “Overseeing the dissemination of”; (iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting “and coordinating” after “Conducting”; and (v) in subparagraph (G), by striking “Conducting” and inserting “Coordinating and advancing”; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and analysis”; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively; (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: “(C) Overseeing and coordinating the analysis of intelligence on biosecurity and foreign biological threats in support of the intelligence needs of Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health, including by providing analytic priorities to elements of the intelligence community and by coordinating net assessments.” ; (iv) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by clause (ii), by inserting “on matters relating to biosecurity and foreign biological threats” after “public health”; (v) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by clause (ii), by inserting “and authorities” after “capabilities”; and (vi) by adding at the end the following: “(G) Enhancing coordination between elements of the intelligence community and private sector entities on information relevant to biosecurity, biotechnology, and foreign biological threats, and coordinating such information with relevant Federal departments and agencies, as applicable.” .