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[CITE: 50USC2317]

 
                   TITLE 50--WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
         CHAPTER 40--DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
 
                   SUBCHAPTER I--DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
 
Sec. 2317. Rapid response information system


(a) Inventory of rapid response assets

    (1) The head of each Federal Response Plan agency shall develop and 
maintain an inventory of physical equipment and assets under the 
jurisdiction of that agency that could be made available to aid State 
and local officials in search and rescue and other disaster management 
and mitigation efforts associated with an emergency involving weapons of 
mass destruction. The agency head shall submit a copy of the inventory, 
and any updates of the inventory, to the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency for inclusion in the master inventory 
required under subsection (b) of this section.
    (2) Each inventory shall include a separate listing of any equipment 
that is excess to the needs of that agency and could be considered for 
disposal as excess or surplus property for use for response and training 
with regard to emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction.

(b) Master inventory

    The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
compile and maintain a comprehensive listing of all inventories prepared 
under subsection (a) of this section. The first such master list shall 
be completed not later than December 31, 1997, and shall be updated 
annually thereafter.

(c) Addition to Federal response plan

    Not later than December 31, 1997, the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall develop and incorporate into existing 
Federal emergency response plans and programs prepared under section 
5196(b) of title 42 guidance on accessing and using the physical 
equipment and assets included in the master list developed under 
subsection \1\ to respond to emergencies involving weapons of mass 
destruction.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``subsection (b) of this 
section''.
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(d) Database on chemical and biological materials

    The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall prepare a database on 
chemical and biological agents and munitions characteristics and safety 
precautions for civilian use. The initial design and compilation of the 
database shall be completed not later than December 31, 1997.

(e) Access to inventory and database

    The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall design 
and maintain a system to give Federal, State, and local officials access 
to the inventory listing and database maintained under this section in 
the event of an emergency involving weapons of mass destruction or to 
prepare and train to respond to such an emergency. The system shall 
include a secure but accessible emergency response hotline to access 
information and request assistance.

(Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1417, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 
Stat. 2724.)
