counterproliferation and biosecurity

counterproliferation and biosecurity Sec. 119A. [50 U.S.C. 3057] (a) Organization.—(1) The Director of National Intelligence shall— (A) support efforts to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies; and (B) lead integration and mission management of all intelligence activities pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats. (2) The Director of National Intelligence shall appoint an appropriate official within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to oversee the efforts and activities undertaken pursuant to this section. (b) Missions and Objectives.— (1) Counterproliferation.—In carrying out this section, the Director shall address the following missions and objectives to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies: (A) Integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the United States pertaining to proliferation. (B) Ensuring that appropriate agencies have full access to and receive all-source intelligence support needed to execute their counterproliferation plans or activities, and perform independent, alternative analyses. (C) Coordinating the establishment of a central repository on known and suspected proliferation activities, including the goals, strategies, capabilities, networks, and any individuals, groups, or entities engaged in proliferation. (D) Overseeing the dissemination of proliferation information, including proliferation threats and analyses, to the President, to the appropriate departments and agencies, and to the appropriate committees of Congress. (E) Conducting and coordinating net assessments and warnings about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies. (F) Coordinating counterproliferation plans and activities of the various departments and agencies of the United States Government to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies. (G) Coordinating and advancing strategic operational counterproliferation planning for the United States Government to prevent and halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials and technologies. (2) Biosecurity.—In carrying out this section, the Director shall address the following missions and objectives to ensure the integration, mission management, and coordination of intelligence activities pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats, regardless of origin: (A) Ensuring that the elements of the intelligence community provide timely and effective warnings to the President and the Director of National Intelligence regarding emerging foreign biological threats, including diseases with pandemic potential. (B) Overseeing and coordinating the collection of intelligence on biosecurity and foreign biological threats in support of the intelligence needs of the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health, including by conveying collection priorities to elements of the intelligence community. (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. (D) Coordinating intelligence support to the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health on matters relating to biosecurity and foreign biological threats, including by ensuring that intelligence pertaining to biosecurity and foreign biological threats is disseminated among appropriately cleared personnel of such departments and agencies. (E) Coordinating with the Federal departments and agencies responsible for public health to encourage information sharing with the intelligence community. (F) Identifying gaps in the capabilities and authorities of the intelligence community regarding biosecurity and countering foreign biological threats and providing to the Director of National Intelligence recommended solutions for such gaps, including by encouraging research and development of new capabilities to counter foreign biological threats. (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.