Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§247d–7d Security for Countermeasure Development and Production
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part B — Federal-State Cooperation › § 247d–7d
Summary
The Secretary, with the Attorney General and Secretary of Defense, may give technical help to secure people or facilities that handle priority countermeasures and may issue security guidelines to help eligible entities protect their sites from terrorist attack.
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Title 42, §247d–7d
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(a)In general
The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense, may provide technical or other assistance to provide security to persons or facilities that conduct development, production, distribution, or storage of priority countermeasures (as defined in section 247d–6(e)(4) of this title).
(b)Guidelines
The Secretary may develop guidelines to enable entities eligible to receive assistance under subsection (a) to secure their facilities against potential terrorist attack.
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Amendments
2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–22 substituted “section 247d–6(e)(4)” for “section 247d–6(h)(4)”.
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42 U.S.C. § 247d–7d
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110