ADDITIONAL WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CIVIL SUPPORT TEAMS.

SEC. 1403. [10 U.S.C. 12310 note] ADDITIONAL WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CIVIL SUPPORT TEAMS. (a) Establishment of Additional Teams.—The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) establish 23 additional teams designated as Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams, for a total of 55 such teams; and (2) ensure that of such 55 teams, there is at least one team established in each State and territory. (b) Establishment of Further Additional Teams.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized to have established two additional teams designated as Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams, beyond the 55 teams required in subsection (a), if— (1) the Secretary of Defense has made the certification provided for in section 12310(c)(5) of title 10, United States Code, with respect to each of such additional teams before December 31, 2011; and (2) the establishment of such additional teams does not require an increase in authorized personnel levels above the numbers authorized as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. (c) Limitation of Establishment of Further Teams.—No Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team may be established beyond the number authorized by subsections (a) and (b) unless— (1) the Secretary submits to Congress a request for authority to establish such team, including a detailed justification for its establishment; and (2) the establishment of such team is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. (d) Notification of Disestablishment of Teams.—No Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team established pursuant to this section may be disestablished unless, by not later than 90 days before the date on which such team is disestablished, the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees notice of the proposed disestablishment of the team and the date on which the disestablishment is proposed to take place. (e) Definitions.—For purposes of this section: (1) The term “Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team” means a team of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces that is established under section 12310(c) of title 10, United States Code, in support of emergency preparedness programs to prepare for or to respond to any emergency involving the use of a weapon of mass destruction. (2) The term “State and territory” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. * * * * * * *