S.Amdt. 757

SA 757. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 737. TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF AUTHORITY TO
OPERATE NATIONAL BIODEFENSE ANALYSIS AND
COUNTERMEASURES CENTER.

(a) In General.--There is transferred from the Department
of Homeland Security to the Department of Defense the
authority to operate the National Biodefense Analysis and
Countermeasures Center (in this section referred to as the
``Center'').
(b) Transfer of Amounts.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall transfer to the Secretary of Defense such
amounts as may be necessary to operate the Center for a two-
year period.
(c) Timing of Transfer.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall conduct an expedient transfer of authority under
subsection (a) and amounts under subsection (b) within one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Role of Department of Defense After Transfer.--After
the transfer of authority under subsection (a), the Secretary
of Defense shall--
(1) serve as the executive agent and custodian for
operations of the Center;
(2) support the activities of the Center, particularly
those activities that support Federal government customers;
(3) ensure that the needs of all customers of the Center
are met; and
(4) enter into memoranda of understanding with
beneficiaries of the Center to ensure equitable cost sharing
in the activities of the Center.
(e) Ongoing Operations.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the transfer
of authority under subsection (a) does not diminish or
curtail the ongoing operations of the Center.
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