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 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-261 (3) Section 7300 of such title is amended by striking "section 2553" and inserting "section 2563". SEC. 1034, REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST THE THREAT OF BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM. (a) REPORT REQUIRED. —Not later than March 31, 2001, the President shall submit to Congress a report on domestic preparedness against the threat of biological terrorism. (b) REPORT ELEMENTS. —The report shall address the following: (1) The current state of United States preparedness to defend against a biologic attack. (2) The roles that various Federal agencies currently play, and should play, in preparing for, and defending against, such an attack. (3) The roles that State and local agencies and public health facilities currently play, and should play, in preparing for, and defending against, such an attack. (4) The advisability of establishing an intergovernmental task force to assist in preparations for such an attack. (5) The potential role of advanced communications systems in aiding domestic preparedness against such an attack. (6) The potential for additional research and development in biotechnology to aid domestic preparedness against such an attack. (7) Other measures that should be taken to aid domestic preparedness against such an attack. (8) The financial resources necessary to support efforts for domestic preparedness against such an attack. (9) The deficiencies and vulnerabilities in the United States public health system for dealing with the consequences of a biological terrorist attack on the United States, and current plans to address those deficiencies and vulnerabilities. (c) INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.— (1) Not later than March 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an intelligence estimate, prepared in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, containing— (A) an assessment of the threat to the United States posed by a terrorist using a biological weapon; and (B) an assessment of the relative consequences of an attack against the United States by a terrorist using a biological weapon compared with the consequences of an attack against the United States by a terrorist using a weapon that is a weapon of mass destruction other than a biological weapon or that is a conventional weapon. (2) The intelligence estimate submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a comparison of— (A) the likelihood of the threat of a terrorist attack against the United States through the use of a biological weapon, with (B) the likelihood of the threat of a terrorist attack against the United States through the use of a weapon that is a weapon of mass destruction other than a biological weapon or that is a conventional weapon. SEC. 1035. REPORT ON STRATEGY, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS TO COM- BAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit

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