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 PUBLIC LAW 105-114—NOV. 21, 1997 111 STAT. 2291 a capability to compete successfully for extramural funding support for research into the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the care provided under the demonstration project. SEC. 210. PRESroENTIAL REPORT ON PREPARATIONS FOR A NATIONAL RESPONSE TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ARIS- ING FROM THE TERRORIST USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. (a) REPORT. —(1) Not later than March 1, 1998, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the plans, preparations, and capability of the Federal Government and State and local governments for a national response to medical emergencies arising from the terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (2) The report should be prepared in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government that may be involved in responding to such emergencies. The President shall designate a lead agency for purposes of the preparation of the report. (b) CONTENTS. —The report shall include the following: (1) A description of the steps taken by the Federal Government to plan and prepare for a national response to medical emergencies arising from the terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction. (2) A description of the laws and agreements governing the responsibilities of the various departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and of State and local governments, for the response to such emergencies, and an assessment of the interrelationship of such responsibilities under such laws and agreements. (3) Recommendations, if any, for the simplification or improvement of such responsibilities. (4) An assessment of the current level of preparedness for such response of all departments and agencies of the Federal Government and State and local governments that are responsible for such response. (5) A current inventory of the existing medical assets from all sources which can be made available for such response. (6) Recommendations, if any, for the improved or enhanced use of the resources of the Federal Government and State and local governments for such response. (7) The name of the official or office of the Federal Government designated to coordinate the response of the Federal Government to such emergencies. (8) A description of the lines of authority between the departments and agencies of the Federal Government to be involved in the response of the Federal Government to such emergencies. (9) A description of the roles of each department and agency of the Federal Government to be involved in the preparations for, and implementation of, the response of the Federal Government to such emergencies.

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