PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 110 STAT. 2721 tise or responsibilities relevant to emergencies described in paragraph (1). (c) ANNUAL REVISIONS OF PROGRAMS.— The olTicial responsible for carrying out a program developed under subsection (a) or (b) shall revise the program not later than June 1 in each fiscal year covered by the program. The revisions shall include adjustments that the official determines necessary or appropriate on the basis of the lessons learned from the exercise or exercises carried out under the program in the fiscal year, including lessons learned regarding coordination problems and equipment deficiencies. (d) OPTION TO TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITY.— (1) The President may designate the head of an agency outside the Department of Defense to assume the responsibility for carrying out the program developed under subsection (a) beginning on or after October 1, 1999, and relieve the Secretary of Defense of that responsibility upon the assumption of the responsibility by the designated official. (2) The President may designate the head of an agency outside the Department of Energy to assume the responsibility for carrying out the program developed under subsection (b) beginning on or after October 1, 1999, and relieve the Secretary of Energy of that responsibility upon the assumption of the responsibility by the designated official. (e) FUNDING.— Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301, $15,000,000 is available for the development and execution of the programs required by this section, including the participation of State and local agencies in exercises carried out under the programs. SEC. 1416. MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INVOLVING BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL WEAPONS. (a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.— (1) Chapter 18 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
- §382. Emergency situations involving chemical
or biological weapons of mass destruction "(a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of Defense, upon the request of the Attorney General, may provide assistance in support of Department of Justice activities relating to the enforcement of section 175 or 2332c of title 18 during an emergency situation involving a biological or chemical weapon of mass destruction. Department of Defense resources, including personnel of the Department of Defense, may be used to provide such assistance if— "(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General jointly determine that an emergency situation exists; and "(2) the Secretary of Defense determines that the provision of such assistance will not adversely affect the military preparedness of the United States. "(b) EMERGENCY SITUATIONS COVERED.—In this section, the term 'emergency situation involving a biological or chemical weapon of mass destruction* means a circumstance involving a biological or chemical weapon of mass destruction— "(1) that poses a serious threat to the interests of the United States; and "(2) in which—
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