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PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1273 "(C) security reviews and investigations and vulnerability assessments; and "(D) any other activity relating to physical security. "(c) PRIORITY.— The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund, should give priority consideration to emergency or emergent unforeseen high-priority requirements for combating terrorism. "(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FUNDING. —Any amount provided by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a fiscal year out of the Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund for an activity referred to in subsection (b) shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for that activity for that fiscal year. "(e) LIMITATION. — Funds may not be provided under this section for any activity that has been denied authorization by Congress.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 166a the following new item: "166b. Combatant commands: funding for combating terrorism readiness initiatives.". SEC. 1513. CONVEYANCES OF EQUIPMENT AND RELATED MATERLfVLS LOANED TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS ASSIST- ANCE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO A USE OR THREAT- ENED USE OF A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. Section 1412(e) of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (title XIV of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2718; 50 U.S.C. 2312(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) A conveyance of ownership of United States property to a State or local government, without cost and without regard to subsection (f) and title II of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (or any other provision of law relating to the disposal of property of the United States), if the property is equipment, or equipment and related materials, that is in the possession of the State or local government on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 pursuant to a loan of the property as assistance under this section.". SEC. 1514. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF ADVISORY PANEL TO ASSESS DOMESTIC RESPONSE CAPABILITIES FOR TERRORISM INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. (a) EXTENSION OF ADVISORY PANEL. —Section 1405 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (50 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (h)(2), by striking "2001" and inserting "2003"; and (2) in subsection (1), by striking "three years" and inserting "five years". (b) PAY AND EXPENSES OF MEMBERS. —(1) Subsection (k) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(k) COMPENSATION OF PANEL MEMBERS. —The provisions of paragraph (4) of section 591(c) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(d) of division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-212)), shall apply to members of the panel 89-194O-03 -10 OL3Part2