Sec. 201 National Intelligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction
Strategy—
Development— The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and implement—
a strategy designed to improve the capabilities of the United States to collect, analyze, and disseminate intelligence related to weapons of mass destruction; and
a plan to implement such strategy.
Title— The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall be known as the “National Intelligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction”.
Contents— The strategy required under subsection (a) shall—
identify and address core capabilities needed for successful intelligence collection on weapons of mass destruction;
include methods for the recruitment, training, and retention of a workforce with expertise in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence related to all types of weapons of mass destruction and science and technology related to weapons of mass destruction, as well as expertise in science and technology relating to risks posed by weapons of mass destruction; and
include methods for information sharing and collaboration, as appropriate, with non-Federal national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders.
Implementation plan— The plan for implementing the strategy required under subsection (a) shall include—
actions necessary to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the sharing of intelligence on weapons of mass destruction throughout the Intelligence Community and with other Federal partners, including a description of statutory, regulatory, policy, technical, security, or other barriers that impede such sharing, and, as appropriate, the development of uniform standards across the Intelligence Community for such sharing;
methods to disseminate intelligence products to national biosecurity and biodefense stakeholders in classified and unclassified formats to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the sharing of information;
actions necessary to provide open-source intelligence relating to weapons of mass destruction to—
appropriate Federal departments and agencies;
State, local, and tribal authorities; and
private entities;
specific objectives to be accomplished, with corresponding schedule, for each year of the 5-year period that begins on the date on which the strategy is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees under subsection (e) and tasks to accomplish such objectives, including—
a list prioritizing such objectives and such tasks; and
a schedule for meeting such objectives and carrying out such tasks;
assignments of roles and responsibilities to elements of the Intelligence Community to implement the strategy; and
a schedule for assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of the strategy, including metrics, and a description of the components of the assessment.
Coordination— The Director of National Intelligence shall coordinate with State, local, and tribal government authorities, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations in the development of the National Intelligence Strategy for Countering the Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Deadline for Submission— Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the strategy and plan required under subsection (a). The submission shall be in unclassified form but with a classified annex, as appropriate.
Updates— The Director of National Intelligence shall update the implementation plan at least once every 4 years.