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6 U.S.C. § 591

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

United States · Title 6 — DOMESTIC SECURITY · Status: effective

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6 U.S.C. § 591, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428100
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There is established in the Department a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. The Office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, who shall be appointed by the President. The Assistant Secretary shall serve as the Secretary’s principal advisor on— The Secretary may request that the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the heads of other Federal agencies, including elements of the intelligence community, provide for the reimbursable detail of personnel with relevant expertise to the Office. The Office shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after December 21, 2018.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 107-296(H.R. 5005)2002-11-25
    Homeland Security Act of 2002
    House: 295–132Senate: 90–9
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-387(H.R. 7213)2018-12-21
    Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally