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 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 769 923(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking "20 megahertz" and inserting "12 megahertz". SEC. 1063. EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950. (a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. —Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking "September 30, 1999" and inserting "September 30, 2000". (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Section 711(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is amended by striking "the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999" and inserting "fiscal years 1996 through 2000". SEC. 1064. PERFORMANCE OF THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS. Section 1404 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1998 (title XIV of Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1404. THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS. "(a) THREAT AND RISK ASSESSMENTS. —Assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies provided under the program under section 1402 shall include the performance of assessments of the threat and risk of terrorist employment of weapons of mass destruction against cities and other local areas. Such assessments shall be used by Federal, State, and local agencies to determine the training and equipment requirements under this program and shall be performed as a collaborative effort with State and local agencies. "(b) CONDUCT OF ASSESSMENTS.— The Department of Justice, as lead Federal agency for domestic crisis management in response to terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction, shall— "(1) conduct any threat and risk assessment performed under subsection (a) in coordination with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies; and "(2) develop procedures and guidance for conduct of the threat and risk assessment in consultation with officials from the intelligence community.". SEC. 1065. CHEMICAL AGENTS USED FOR DEFENSIVE TRAINING. (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AGENTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may transfer to the Attorney General, in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, quantities of lethal chemical agents required to support training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Fort McClellan, Alabama. The quantity of lethal chemical agents transferred under this section may not exceed that required to support training for emergency first-response personnel in addressing the health, safety, and law enforcement concerns associated with potential terrorist incidents that might involve the use of lethal chemical weapons or agents, or other training designated by the Attorney General. (2) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall determine the amount of lethal chemical agents that shall be transferred under this section. Such amount shall be transferred from quantities of lethal chemical agents that are produced, acquired, or retained by the Department of Defense. (3) The Secretary of Defense may not transfer lethal chemical agents under this section until—

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