§2316 Actions to Increase Civilian Expertise

Summary

The President must take steps to make civilian police and law enforcement less dependent on the Department of Defense when facing the threat or possible use of biological or chemical weapons of mass destruction in the United States. Those steps must include growing civilian law enforcement skills to handle such threats and improving how civilian law enforcement works with other civilian experts, both inside and outside the federal government. The President must also send three reports to Congress. Within 90 days after September 23, 1996, a report on the roles and functions of federal agencies in countering these threats. Within one year after September 23, 1996, a report on the planned actions to carry out the measures above and their costs. Within three years after September 23, 1996, an updated report including the steps actually taken.