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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3429

(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the official’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’. (d) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.—Such section is further amended by striking subsections (d) and (e). SEC. 1033. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND HIGH-YIELD EXPLOSIVES RESPONSE TEAMS.

Section 1414 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2314) is amended as follows: (1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 1414. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND HIGH-YIELD EXPLOSIVES RESPONSE TEAM.’’.

(2) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘or related materials’’ and inserting ‘‘radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives’’. (3) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘PLANS’’; (B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘response plans and’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Security shall incorporate into the National Response Plan prepared pursuant to section 502(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312(6)), other existing Federal emergency response plans, and’’; and (C) in the second sentence— (i) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘consultation’’ and inserting ‘‘coordination’’. SEC. 1034. REPEAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Section 1412 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2312) is repealed. SEC. 1035. REPORT ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ASSETS TO SUPPORT HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER SECURITY MISSIONS.

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of a study regarding the use of aerial reconnaissance equipment of the Department of Defense in missions in which the Armed Forces support the Department of Homeland Security in performing its international border security mission. The Secretary of Defense shall conduct the study and prepare the report in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security. (b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the current use of aerial reconnaissance equipment of the Department of Defense to conduct aerial reconnaissance over the international land and maritime borders of the United States in missions in which the Armed

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