6 U.S.C. § 321j : US Code - Section 321J: Procurement of security countermeasures for Strategic National Stockpile

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(a) Authorization of appropriations
For the procurement of security countermeasures under section
247d-6b(c) of title 42 (referred to in this section as the
"security countermeasures program"), there is authorized to be
appropriated up to $5,593,000,000 for the fiscal years 2004 through
2013. Of the amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence, not
to exceed $3,418,000,000 may be obligated during the fiscal years
2004 through 2008, of which not to exceed $890,000,000 may be
obligated during fiscal year 2004. None of the funds made available
under this subsection shall be used to procure countermeasures to
diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm resulting from any
naturally occurring infectious disease or other public health
threat that are not security countermeasures under section 247d-
6b(c)(1)(B) of title 42.(!1)
(b) Special reserve fund
For purposes of the security countermeasures program, the term
"special reserve fund" means the "Biodefense Countermeasures"
appropriations account or any other appropriation made under
subsection (a).
(c) Availability
Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) become available for a
procurement under the security countermeasures program only upon
the approval by the President of such availability for the
procurement in accordance with paragraph (6)(B) of such program.
(d) Related authorizations of appropriations
(1) Threat assessment capabilities
For the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the
Secretary for terror threat assessment under the security
countermeasures program, there are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004
through 2006, for the hiring of professional personnel within the
Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure
Protection, who shall be analysts responsible for chemical,
biological, radiological, and nuclear threat assessment
(including but not limited to analysis of chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear agents, the means by which such agents
could be weaponized or used in a terrorist attack, and the
capabilities, plans, and intentions of terrorists and other non-
state actors who may have or acquire such agents). All such
analysts shall meet the applicable standards and qualifications
for the performance of intelligence activities promulgated by the
Director of Central Intelligence pursuant to section 403-4 (!1)
of title 50.
(2) Intelligence sharing infrastructure
For the purpose of carrying out the acquisition and deployment
of secure facilities (including information technology and
physical infrastructure, whether mobile and temporary, or
permanent) sufficient to permit the Secretary to receive, not
later than 180 days after July 21, 2004, all classified
information and products to which the Under Secretary for
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection is entitled
under part A of subchapter II of this chapter, there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006.