House Subcommittee on Prevention Of Nuclear and Biological Attack
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| House Subcommittee on Prevention Of Nuclear and Biological Attack | |
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The House Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack is one of six subcommittees under the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the subcommittee focuses on the prevention of terrorist attacks involving nuclear and biological weapons on the United States, including:
- Department of Homeland Security's role in nuclear and biological counter-proliferation and detection of fissile materials, biological weapons, precursors, and production equipment;
- Department of Homeland Security's role in detecting and interdicting commerce in and transit of nuclear and biological weapons, components, precursors, delivery systems, and production equipment;
- development and deployment of sensors to detect nuclear and biological weapons, components, precursors, and production equipment;
- inspections conducted domestically and abroad to detect and interdict nuclear and biological weapons, components, precursors, delivery systems, and production equipment;
- nuclear and biological threat certification and characterization;
- preventative use of technology, including forensic analytic techniques, to attribute nuclear and biological weapons-related samples to their sources;
- border, port, and transportation security designed to prevent nuclear and biological attacks on the United States;
- integration of federal, state, and local efforts to prevent nuclear and biological attacks, including coordination of border security initiatives for this purpose;
- conducting relevant oversight;
- and other matters referred to the Subcommittee by the Chairman.
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Department of Homeland Security
DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
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Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity • Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response • Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment • Investigations • Management, Integration and Oversight • Prevention Of Nuclear and Biological Attack |
