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DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS IN THE

NEXT MILLENNIUM

HEARING

SUBCOMMITTEE ON YOUTH VIOLENCE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, TERRORISM, AND

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

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HEARING

SUBCOMMITTEE ON YOUTH VIOLENCE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, TERRORISM, AND

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS IN THE NEXT MILLENNIUAL

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US Senare, SUBCOMadIf7EE ON YODTH VIOLENOE, AND SDRCOMMIEPEE ON TECHNOLOGY, TERRORISM,” AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, COMXITTEP ON THE JUDI-

Washington, DC

‘The subcommittees mot, pursuant to notice, at 2:09 p.m., in room

‘SD-226, Dirksen Sonate Office Building, Hon Jeff Sessions (chair

‘man of the Subcommittee on Youth Violence) presiding

‘Also present: Senators Kyl, and Feinstein

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON, JEFF SESSIONS, A US SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA Senator Sessroys, I will ask that thie joint subcommittee hearing come to order, and { would apologize for not being here on time my self and for the others who are not here We are in, as you know,

1 serious erisis concerning the ovents in Kosovo, and T know the

‘conferences are discussing that today, and alill ongoing, with some important matters, So 1 know that is where a number of the people fare at this point, And L wish that were not so, but that is what the situation is and, in fact, heightens in some degree the interest

in this hearing, since there have been a number of predictions that Weapons of mass destruction oF terrorist aets could spring out of this military action in Kosovo, ‘Four years ago yesterday, America exporionced the worst inci- dent of domestic terrorism in its history The bomb that exploded, outside the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City took the lives of

168 Americans I'am sure We all remember the images of Panic, shock and griof that we associate with that incident We can all re- fall the pictures of emergency reseue workers as they struggled diligently to save lives

‘Although the attack in Oklahoma City caused massive damage and loss of life, a weapons of mass destruction attack would have been perhaps even worse Chemical, biological, or even, nuclear Weapons are not beyond the capability of some of the world’s terror ists, AS many have said, the question is not whether we will have such an attack, but when

Ttis clear America must be prepared to defend itself against such

fg threat to our homeland A Significant portion of the funding for domestic preparedness will come through the Department gf Jas tice's Office of Justice Programs This year, the Youth Violence Subeommittee’sj ‘was expanded to inchide oversight over

the Office of Justice Progeams Considering the importance of do- aestie preparedness, T expect that this subcommittee will spend Ficine amoune of tne exerdsing ih overnight responses

in this area would like to.thank also Senator Jon Kyl, of Arizona, for agroe- ing to this joint hearing { admire and respect the work that Sem ator Kyls Subcommittee on Teroriam performs as it works to Strengthen our capacity to deal with the threat of tercoriam They

re doing critical work in this area and T look forward to working with Senator Kyl, his subcommittee, and with the administration

to establish clear policies on domestic preparedness and providing the appropriate taining and funding to edequately prepare Our First responders in case a weapons of mass destruction ablack se

"All agree « heavy emphasis must be placed on frst responders, First responders are those State and local fire law enforcement

‘and medical workers that wil be the first to respond to a domestic terrorism incident It is the job of these people to assess tho da:

‘ue, treat the wounded, and Keop the casualties to a minimum ‘Aithough the FBI, PEMA and other Federal agencies will assume many duties in thé event of such @ terrorist incident, State and Incaloffieials will clearly have tho initial responsibility to respond

to the crisis Accordingly, any effective national damestie prepared- hess poliey must contain a plan for adequately training and ade- wuately equipping first responders to provide the services they need {h'the event of an attack ‘State and focal offiiais must be provided with enough training ® and the best available information so that if a erisis occurs, front: line responders van assess the immediate needs and take actions

to protect themselves and the public from further harm In the ‘words of Attorney General Reno, it is these persannel which must restore order out of aos Mr Cragin, who is here today, stated the situation clearly over 1a year ago before the House Committee on National Security

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Some of the challenges, including providing medical assistance, investigating the nature of the attack, and containment, are iMpor- tant, This is a challenge which faces us today Because many Ped: tral agencies perform various functions in this endeavor, success

‘ordination and management among them is erucial in response to the needs of State amd geal government, the Prosident has stated that aver $10 billion will be dedicated to this cffort, However, before we follow through on this request, Con hhas ‘sn obligation to examine the plan and strategy” behin funding to ensue that our Government is nol just heo

Aa the problem, hoping that i will solve itself’ Domest ness, obly if conducted properly and efficientiy, will save Hives sn the event of a torrorist attack ‘And I will just say Twas in the Department of Justies when we began under President Reagan a war on drags, And any of you that have been in the Government know when you have œ muldpiety

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of agencies gtting invelved and there is money on the table, a lot

of conflicts, disorganization, competition that ean be really destruc tive to the overall goal begins to take place So T am somewhat troubled about the lack of clarity in leadership in this effort,

‘So T look forward to hearing from our witnesses today, how they would explain the administration's plan to train and equip first re- spondors to the highest possible standards, so that, in a erisis we đảo not have a situation where casualties that could have been pre- vented through preparedness are lost I also encourage the wit- nesses to describe how we in Congress ean assist with this effort Tam excited about this hearing I think we have an outstanding panel, We have an oversight responsiblity, bt we ale have a re- sponsibility to assist and to make this program as effective as it possibly can be, and I would pledge to do that

‘Senator Feinstein, we are delighted to have you with us 1 have just coneluded my remarks and if you would like to make some st this time, Tam pleased to recognize you, STATEMENT OF HON DIANNE FEINSTEIN, A US, SENATOR

FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Senator FenverErv Thank you very much, Mr Chairman 7 would ask unanimous consent chat my statement go in the rooord, TẾT may Senator Sessions Without objection

Senator Feinsr=ny, Let me just say a couple of things The first

ig T think that this hearing ia very important 1 think one of the things Tam most concerned about is the threat of biological ter ovis, which really T Chink, was highlighted and began some of this subcommittee, the Tecnology and ‘Terrorism Stbeommitiee—

‘some of our concern back in 1995, when a man by the name of Lary Wayne Harris, who Was an'Ohio white supremacist, mane ged to order and receive samples of bubonic plagve through the

‘Thon cosponsored with Senator Hatch some biological agents enhanced penalties which ultimately pasted as part of the 1996 terrorism Bill And I think one of the things that we are seoing that whereas, to date, tho United States hasn't experienced a bio logical or chemical sweapons attack of any significance, we have suk fered literally hundreds of deaths around the world due to terrorist, attacks ing conventional explosives, and certainly n Đủ cnentrr

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‘That passed also as part of the 1996 bill So to sum it all up, 1 think it is very important that we look ahead and try to see thal we have the infrastracttro ia place in terms of counterterrorism, and the bills that really deal with the proliferation and sale of some of the commodities that are utilized lust very much look forward to the testimony today, an inopetul we wil fear something now “Phonk you, Mr Chairman

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Senator SESSIONS, Senator Feinstein I appreciate your leader- ship on these and other law enforeement-type issues

et me all the rst panel up if you woud, if you wil step for

ward, I will introduce Barbara Martinez She is the Deputy Diree-

tor of the National Domestic Proparedness Office, NDPO It is a nevly established office for the Department of Justice that will at~ tempt to coordinate the domestic preparedness programs between

ae lel responders including ximingering grant, program provide specialized equipment that will assist State and focal agen- Sin to respond to terrorist incidents, Before his current postion, he wwas Tespotaible for imanagement of the Bureau of Justice Assist- lance Fits, Responder to Terrorist Incident's National Training Pro- gram for fre and emorgeney medical personnel Tithink we have an excellent panel here, T would ask that you ould lee cata your rma to Binion, oemine We do sive more people that wil be talking

‘Me Martine

PANEL CONSISTING OF BARBARA Y MARTINEZ, DEPUTY DI- RECTOR, NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS OFFICE,

US, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; JAMES M HUGHES, DIREC”

‘TOR, NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES, CEN- TERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, DEPART: MENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; CHARLES 1 CRAGIN, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESERVE APFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; AND ANDY MITCHELL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE YOR STATE AND LOCAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS SUPPORT, OFFICE OF SUSTICE PROGRAMS, US, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

STATEMENT OF BARBARA Y MARTINEZ

Ms, MarriNez Good afternoon, Mr Chairman, Senator Foin- sein, Thank zou fr this opportunity to speak bare distinguished

‘Members of Congress and my colleagues rogarding the role of the National Domestic Proparedness Office in combatting terrorism within the United States Thave submitted a written statement for the record that further details my testimony here today

Senator Sessions, We will make that a part ofthe record Thank yeu, ‘Ms Maxravez, Thank you, sr MY intent is to highlight the importance of providing coordin tion Yor all of the Federal Government’ efforts thet provide Vall able assistance to propare States and local communities to faco the hallenge that teroriem presents ‘While over 40 Federal agencies have a role in response to a true terrorist attack involving weapons of mass destruction, 20 too.are many of them in & logical position to provide various forms of ex- pert assistance to thelr State and local counterparts, the men and

‘Women ofthis eountry on the frontline, whose job itis to save lives land protect the security of our communities if such an event ever Federal assistance is currently available in the form of training,

‘exercising, equipping, research and technology development, info

‘mation-sharing, planning guides, grants, and other support 10 ¢ hhanco Stato and’ local capabilities It is upon these very partner ships and concere of the Federal Government and the me response community that the National Domestie Proparedness fice, of NDPO, was founded ‘As you know, in the past few years the Prosident of the United States and Congress havo taken significant stops to increase Our national security and to promote interagency cooperation Most 12- cencly the quopergtive forts again, trrriam have Woon ex tended to inchide State and local agencies, as well as professional land private sector associations "For example, in preparation of the S-year Counterterrorism and

‘Technology Crime Plan for the administration, the Attorney Get eral of the United States directed the Department of Justice, OFKes Sof Justice Programa, to host meeting of individuals who represent the vagus eerguiey response ins that woul et ly wolved in the response to a, terrorist event, ‘More than 200 stakghalderroprescnting each of th response dsesines, Tne, ing fire servieos and HAZMAT personnel, law enforcement and bie safety personnel, emergency medical and public health Fessionals, emergency management and State government officials

fs well at various professional associations and organizations, all attended the two-day session Collectively, they made rezommendations to the Attomey Gen- eral, as well as James Lee Witt, Director of PEMA, Dr Hamire, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and other Federal officials, on ways

to Improve assistance for State and local communitics These rec: tmmendations have been incorporated into the Attorney General's Styear plan, most critical issue identified by stakeholders was the noed for a central Federal point of coordination Due to the size and

‘complexity of both the problem of terrorism and the Federal Gov ferment itself, it was no surprise that many different avenuos through which aid may be acquired by Stato and local eficals and

Ue sulting inconsiateney of those progrann wan deemed to be Sinh tmeryholning Ìn tưench Tần Federal Government, thoagh wellingentioned, was not operating in an optimal manner, nor was

it effectively sorving its constituents with rogurd to domestic pre- pagediness programs and issues Số with careful consideration of the stakeholders! rocommends- tions, the Attorney General consulted the National Security Coun

cil, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department

Gf Heaith and Human Services and other reované agencies rogard ing the creation of a single coordination point within the Federal Giivernment to better meet the needs ofthe Nation Te-wras agreed that the FBI, in conjunction with ies cxietm sponibiliies for coordinating Rederal assets during an actual ter forst event, would lead the inlerageney coordination ‘initiative, new lmown as the National Domesti¢ Preparedness Office, Its in: fended that the NDEO will serve ama much-needed clearinghosse {o provide information to local and State officials who must deter-

‘ine tho proparedneas strategy for choir own community Tn keeping with the stakeholders’ requests, the NDBO wil also provide a forum for tho establishment of agreed-apon recommended Ininimam standards upon which Federal programs should be built Federal paricjpants in tho NDPO currently incude the Depart: iment of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Environmental Protection Agency,

he era erie Progam the Regal Bure of invention the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Naưlonal Quan Bureau, and in the near future the US" Coast Guard, the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, and the Office of Vieuims of Crise ‘Rakeholders cited the need for formal representation of State and local officals with the Federal agencies in the farm of an advi- tory board to puide the development and delivery of more effective Fedora prise, ederal ayoncis ages that their participation iscritical to the whole process of domestic prepareduese ‘Therefore, in addition to the advisory ‘bos, it ie anticipated that, when fully staffed, approximately one-third of the office will

be comprised of State and local exports fom various remponce di plines, Those positions will be filed through the establishment of Interagency reimbursable agreements oF contract fires and volun cer sorview arrangements Stakeholders easily identified six broad isaue areas in need of co- ordination and aseistance—planning, training, exercise, equipment research and development, ¢nformation-shariig, and pablic health and medical services And if have time, T would Hike to just high- iight'a few of these ongoing effort ‘in the acea of planting, NDPO is coordinating with FEMA on the implementation of a WMD resource database €o detail all of the fvsilable response aasete for consequence management to anne dent involving weapons of mass destruction, NDPO wil fecitate the distribution of he U.S Government Interagency Domestic Ter forism Concept of Operations Plan and other planning guidance for tate and loeal communities through the WMD coordinators in the FBI field offices to ensure a unified response to a WMD incident,

‘The boneft of the guide isto explain to State and local planners the logistics of how Federal assets may be included in their local emergency response plans in the aren of training, NDPO is coordinating a DOD initiative nels es

to maintain n compendiuin of existing training In connection with

the information-sharing program area, the NDPO has imple- mented, in association with the FBI, 2 mechanism to grant aceose {o approved personnel gutside law enforeement to information that sul be important for preparedgess activities "in the equipmenURED aves, NDEO has esiablished a standard- ied equipment list which has been incorporated into the grant ap- plication kits used by the Office of Justice Programs in the health and medical program area, NDPO, under the guid- ance of the Public Health Service and the Department of Health and Human Services, will coordinate efforts to support the Metro politan Medical Response Systems, as) woll as’ pharmaceutical ockpiting, establishment of surveillance systems and other init tives ein going osu yp ere I see that my in sort 1 would like to thank you for the opportunity te spoake with you here today, and in the future, as the NDPO continues to mature into a one: Stop shop for dowestic preparedness, ax the Attorney General of the United States has propoted As she has recently suid, "the ac Lions of the first people the scene ean really make the difference hotiveen life ani death, ‘The key is to work together in a parmner- ship among Federal, State and lal communitve and propane c ordinated response that saves lives and provides for the safety of all involved.” She eoatinued to say that none of us could do it alone stand ready to respond to your questions, Thank you, sir Senator Sessions, Well, 1 Shank you, and you certainly are cor- root that the many thousands of State’and local law enforeement

medical, and fire departments, do need a place that they can eall

dnd not have to trace down the whole list of Federal agencies that

‘ou have just listed, So T hope that we ean move toward that, but Thy experience in Government is that it will not be'as easy as sounds ‘The prepared statement of Ms Martinez follows

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Senator SESSIONS Senator Jon Kyl is here now, and he chairs the Subcommittee on Terrorism and is an expert in these areas

‘Jon, before we continue, I would like for you to make any com- ments that you might have,

STATEMENT OF HON, JON KYL, A U.S SENATOR FROM THE

STATE OF ARIZONA Senator Kyi Well, thank you, Mr Chairman, and with the ine dulgence of the panel that ip already assembled, T-would like to male rome brio! comments because this is a critical issue and 1

‘vould like at least forthe other poople here to know what we have oon doing as well T appreciate very much’ your willingness to chair the hearing between our two subcommittees As you know, Senator ‘Feimatesn isthe ranking ‘member on sục other sub: connmitiee and she has been very helpfl on thị as well “Tiere have boen 4 number of inedents-the Word Trade Center borsbing, the use of sarin in the Tolse subay, the bombing of tae Morrah Building coupled with predictions of increased terrorist

‘lois to nequire weapons of mass destruction, thet have real shocked a lot of Amerieans into begioning to think abot how wel prepared ur communities are to addr an meident involving

‘reapona of mass destruction

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In many respects, they seo the task as daunting It involves eo- ordinating a response across many jurisdictions, as has just been pointed out, many autonomous community entities, including Iaw

‘onforcemont, fire and rescue, private and public health officials, military, intelligence, and many Federal agencies Moreover, the response needed is different in each case

‘Hor example, biological attack represents unique challenges, as individuals may be infected in one city or State and move to an- other before symptoms emerge In this case, the first responder may be a public health official, perhaps in a rural part of the State

It therefore becomes essential that information, diagnosis and anti- dotes be shared with every corner of the country, which is an un- imaginably diffeult task

‘The Nuna-Lugar-Domenici legislation from 1996 wisely fore- casted the need to coordinate these efforts to ensure an elfective overall response, Last year, the city of Phoenix, where I come from, conducted one of the proparediness drilis that resulted from the leg islation Many problems surfaced during the exercise The FBI was notified too late Hospitals were not updated about the mock chem- ical attack Mock patients were overlooked or were not decontami- nated before being transported Communication was too slow De- spile the problems, the drill was declared 85-pereent effective, not

® spectacular success, but at least not a failure,

DOD's implementation of the Domestic Preparedness Program +has met with some eriticism For example, a November 1998 report,

by GAO identified a number of challenges facing the successful im- plementation of the program, and I will be anxious to reesive re-

‘sponses frown DOD and DOM to some of the GAO criticisms

‘So, Mr Chairman, I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today [have got some very specifie questions about the operational aspects of the Domestic Preparedness Program, and if I don't get into all of them today, I will submit thom lor writing and the wit- rnogses ean respond later

So, again, thank you, and thank you to the panel for allowing me

‘going to be living in for some time

‘And I hope for the two Senators’ benefit that as we go through this we will think about not just what we want accomphshed, but how it is this Government is going to do it, because there aro so

‘many agencies involved, so many people that have a mission and

‘a desire to contribute, that we have got to make sure that they are not duplicating one another and working effectively Dr Hughes, would you make your statement at this time?

STATEMENT OF JAMES M HUGHES

Dr, Hvci#s, Mr Chairman, Senator Kyl, Senator Feinstein, thane you for the invitation to, diseusa the need to enhance the public health capncty in the United Staten fo respond to the threat

Of bigerorem wil briefly, deste OBC actions ty strengthen

ur Nation's public health laboratories and disease surveillance

sd contre programa to ensure an eective response ta aes of Be gical and chemical terrorism,

in the past, an attack with a biological agent was considered ver nlely Howover, many experts ureenty blleve thấ kín longer a matler of i, but whew such an attack will ocour, They point t0 activities by groups such as Aum Shinryko which, in addi- Bon to releasing nore gas in Tokyo's subway, experimented with, botulism and anthrax “The inital response to an attack on civilians by a bjoteroris is likely to be made by the publi health community rather than by the shiny emergancy rexponders When poole are exposed f agents auch as those causing anthrax or smallpox, they wall bạ aware of the exposure and-will not feel ick for some sme This dsiay between exposure and onset of ilies, known, as the ieuba: tion period, is characteristic of infocious diseases, The incubation period may’ range from several hours o a few weeks, depending on

hg nature of the exposure aud pathogen, Protection against terrorism requires investment in the public health eystoms This point was ‘underscored ina recent Feport Insued by Institute of Medicine, which stresses the need for Tong {erm public health improvements in surveillance epidemiology aid Inboratory capt

A lộ 05 CÚG houed “Preventing Pmerging Infectious Disease: Strabegy lọ the 2ist Century our plan for prcventing smengm diseases Te focuses on four goals, each of which has direct ral vance to prepareduoss for bioterroriam—disease surveillance and Sutbreale response, applied research, infrastructure and training, fand disease prevention and control, this plan emphasizes the need

te be prepared for the unexpected, whether it be the next natural-

‘occuring influenza pandemic or the deliberate release of organisms ausing smallpox or anthrax ‘CDC, working in collaboration with State and local health đe partments, many other publie health partners, the HIS Office of Energency Preparedness, and other Federal agencies and depast-

‘enti, has bogun the effort to upgrade national public health eapa- Bio reponse a heel frre CN cause terrorists may employ a wide range of agents, this coun; try's infectious disease turvelllance networks must have enhanced capaci to detet mua evens unidenshed agente an ex Diained illnesses in addition, State and Federal epidemiologists

te tana to cer the pouty of unalone threat Agents when a suspicious outbreak occurs and be prepared to ade difege questions related to transuuission, treatment and ‘This past February, CDC announced the availablity of nearly prevention,

$41 million in cooperative agreement funda for our State and loeal hhealth department partners who will be on the front line in the event of & bioterrorism episode, This announcement, along with tier extramural and intramural strategies, focuses on strength

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ening four components of the public health infrastructure to im- prove the national capacity to addrecs biological and chemical te First, detection of unusual events will most likely oceur at the local level inital: Therefore, es exsontial tn tram physicians and other health care forkere who may be the fist to examine and treat he victims, and to upgrade the survllance ayxteme of State Sha cleat fpr wich Beveled apn f spot une Stval patterns of digease and to idontify any additional ches as

ie henge spends thoughout th cam sả pin be Yond an Senior Ky na Second, investigation aid containment of outbreaks will also talc place the Vora level initially For this season, seis inpera:

tive that State and local health departments have sufficient re

Sources to conus timely opldemiologi inventigations, CDC is also

‘anki erable nag phanhayntini hak "Third sapidlaboratary diagnosis will bo etic sy that proven- tion and treatsent meatures can be inipemnented quiekly CDC lạ Working with publi health partners Co plan the development of 8 multsisvel nebwerk of laboratories, including hospital Tabs, com:

Ineveal fab State and lee! peble heath abe and hig spa

Eel Federal faediton, which Vill provide the most timely npnocis Gia bislogieal agent in the event of a suspected terrorist tack

af Mal gest ihe ec of gps iret ia dress biotereorim, ue wil also contribute to the overt public

health capacity to address naturally oeurriogSnfeeious diseases ourch; strengthening coordination and communication among clinicians, emergency department, infection eontral practitioners Frorpitaly’ pharmaccttieal companies, law enforcemeat and emer tengy response pertonnel and public health personnel sof para- Eijunt importante We wil alee nec to ensdre that the public is Teottôed with accuras ond timely tatorsnation, ‘GDC is working fo ensure that Foleral, State and local public health sgencios afe prepared to work with the medial emergency nhe lay cột ghen mmnties fo aden aed {nd chemical cerroism, CDC wil asst States and major cise in developing eal biolecrordam preparedness plans that afo wall int: fated inte ting serve) rsp pla at eel Sato and coral levels

Ấn conclusion, the tools we develop in response to bioterrorism threats wall enture that wo are prepared for manmade threats, And that wo are also able to recognize and control nacurally-ocur- ing ‘emerging ‘infectious diseases A strong and Hesbio publs Rout intlatfusture i the boot defence egainst any dseass ou tsa ‘Thanks you very much for your attention and T willbe happy to angirer ai queslona you may have ‘Senator Sessions Thank you,

Fike prepared statement of Dr Hughes follows

neon Sarma oF Jes M, Hoc, MD

1am Dg dames Hoey, Disa Natal Cet: lets Diseases, Co ant fs the need fo enbance the pie heath eapeciy in dhe United States to teepand at ie at eee GBB Stak fe hac

{othe threat of oterriem wil provide a tear deeusion afte curent station

and then I wil describe the actions that CDC ia taking to strengthen and mo SEE tat pu hea or si đhoue naaglinc> mu toi are

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aT tied iad tha ei het win few ante, An stack

‘rhe departnetis police, IS, and emergency room staff wil eed ae Ste Gang sa sles: fn contest wen people am exposed fo 9 mthogen {Hfesnuhex or emalipo they wil not now that Gey have boc exposed, and they may mot felsic freon to, Tardy Between exponre an neat af na

br Incunaton period; ieharacereuc of itfectous daeaee The inebation period Say sange nla several inure fo a dew weeks, depending an the exporuee and

P Đ intial responce tn sucha bislogcalatack on civilian i key tobe made

ty the pute en sommusity rather than by the mihear or emerpeney Feapons

te Thee, protection sans tervoriem nequies invesement term, This at nlerscored im a eeport, commrisioned iy the Deparcmeat of ta the pubis health ap Vieaich and ‘Human Seevises Office of Emcngency Proparedaces and secently me

Inte yh Inne of Mele at be Nain Reason Itesponse which strenes the need for lng torn pie alte Improvement mt

ve he ant epudonialgy inieesteucuce! Cones of the raport ave basa proved TÊN nh le anni cara of teu im moi vi Tan SBodect or example, without those investments, (hac been estimated that xẻ Spunding to oily unetcend and enncaqaeity uncontaledanehese tack {at reais in Tnectng 100,000 people eosld ate $20 bilan

‘A the nation's diteate prevention and control agency, itis CDC's sepinuiilty

to ovide aational Ieadelap nthe public beac and’ madiesl commer ia 8 {Gueered eer to detect disgnose, fespond f, ani prevent inesos, ineading Shove that occur ao s ess of @ deliberate reste of biological or chemical! sgante

‘he tan an intel pot of CBC overall mis fo meson de Beh tae

ins WDE Be sesued Preventing Emerging Intetious Disease: A Stratgy forthe

2151 Century” whieh evorbea CDC plan ốc eiebeUng loiny chong Wsvaste

‘aud prevenlg those of tomortow If oeuren oo four goa, of each mie ha dec Ses tạ the de hệ hương: eae svn aout me ice oo! tastrucure ‘au teaming, and dceece prevention aa’ ctl Ths Pan ewophastos the need vo be prepare for th unexpoctod~-whother by @ nati fhily‘tegurrng intuensa pandemic! or the defberate velesee of anthrax by tr Thrệc Coyie bự hy CHỦ bi hav Seen provide tthe Saoomantes,

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act of the public health efron protect the Amerleen geaple against bisterrorism fowanl thi end, CDC working in tollaboration wath State ae neal health depart

Teo thy eas publ healt vtn'y nod ihe Federal agaoue” hae toga

{be eft to uparaie national ‘public health capabilities to respond to biological and

1 rthor, boca tororiteempiora niệt rang of botpieal and chemieal agent, this enmtayr nigesous incase fareiance eters mut hace eahsnced capac {p tecge cnsaual events, unidentified agente, sd snxplained Niaesee Ta gà: {bar Se and Pedra emg stb lie to coer mon ca tone selated nh randnimllm, trưngneni nd prevention

_adg Bests 1998, CDC ssid the Bteroran Pepe and espns

‘Picnam hat ivy aaah Stee, Ông Hup duyni sả tho hôm of COCs ene or aupeta eae of loge a een a liBerslor" treponse llmyhhg 4 suspate or actal tack and feeponse t heal threes from xạ coen higlgal or chemical age Hp Februnry, ity effort to provide mapper and asitance wo State and large retropaian Gear departments ih eahertiag their aby to be prepared for ad

‘opt to' tcrort diac taatSpesoee a boleieal or chemteal spent, CDC ane

‘Bounced ‘he availablity f nearly $41,000,000 in Public Heats Proprcinoss and

te th Ñeromian oueraie grement fan, Th aanosoenent lene

‘wil er extramoval aad “airemural seeds, Tocuses on stengivening fou?

‘rmponents athe pub healthy idratracuse to igouve tual eapasity Tế

‘tide blots and shemialtereoiem,

tection of wnueual evento

‘Because the inital detection of bislgiel or chemscl terrorist attack will most

TẾ occur atthe local level, fie oneental fo adueate and rain embers of the

‘medical sommunty™both pulie and pivate—so may be the rt to examine aad {eas the vim Tes ase necessary te upgrade the survllanceeywtome of State Spd Toei heath department, whieh wil be Flied upon to spt anusual paterns

tf dience occrrente and to entity any aacitona! nace a pgeadecheogphout the eommany sad ey ness th! deesue

"Ta erate Sten sd soar eto to bal care capacity 19 moniter and detet po- wel Washes hen agi, GDC will make to 30 aah a part ot te Buble Health Proparadaene aed Respaase ta Biorrciam cooperative ereement™ CDC wil also lead the development af sew diseace survellanse net

‘worae in hospitals and other health care fetes and will evalons mey sai Ting meshaniema 2 improve the nacian's abit to date: low inedentes of nes planed neces

Invetigatin and comainment of outbreaks

"The initial response lo ea slbzeik ranged by an act of chemical and bil tan ôm i take place at te local fave Tr ie nat Hey sconce CDC

VI bố) sài vê nh ago be thời cha trưng đt my fee a Stave ar local health deparisent has recognized‘ elustor of tapes te EGE pst fault oy or tn rene es Spratt Sate {tut Deal etitn depavtstents have sulin recouncs fe conduct epidomtslgi i= Weatigstions "Tafough the cooprativo aprooment and other machasisms, CDC wilt provide see wat hước nelnrellan Beit departs ws tos vinings nn Tesobrse for acl outbreak investgnt¢ne, end help develop rapid pbc heath r- pamoe eapcity atthe lea, Statasand Redorl levels Mã đun All in tho erent

‘Ceoperag or ati ata, COC wa be prepared an Sat hae dept

‘Entel ese, din proving congllatng pn meta manages "EG i alee wosting Ud excabichce National Pharmaccnal Steckula which will sqsare the svailabiity of drugy, vacaes, prophvacie medicines, dhercal an

‘Dtegpedical supply, 4nd equment chat triển be heed in stdin! response {ola blogical or ehemial tervorie indent

Laboratory diagnosis

‘nthe event of bile or chemical terorat attack, rapid diagnosis will be ceil "ia paent td enti ares ab ci

tunder'the coopesttve agreeent io iprove Engashy T dagmoee blog treat

‘gents, At the same time, CDC will mae up ta four sddtignal awards to enable

Solo ogee, CBC wil develop a Rapid Tons Seren hat can anes exposure

to 180 diferent chemical agents CDC wil develop guidelines and quality assurance I hr te anfo an seute cllecin, storage, teanaport, and protesting ef

‘od soomstl le,Wosing thor oral atnre, G

<tvel Hap Asay and eco, rons Inbar gut nil ato (ge tad chelals tt aghe be nocd by terrriate and serve 9 tage labor nay, CDC ie woking with nlc bel priate to plan the developmen of

SN Ôn cnet th wl ocr te ae ae

‘nctwork wll ultseatelyiclude hesptel aborstrie commer! reference Iors: nen Sente and loa! oaite laboratories, and highly specalied Federal Teese NHÍ ni nmy enbano pc haaith cpsdty vo Shhcse luoErrsrtea, hạ ao ca {elute ắc srờnH pc hat cục 0 max nay oeuming ni dhmy

Chordinaton and Communication inthe even fan inten release of «chemical r blog] agent, rid and

Tem ml pradtbnen, kezplala pharmactuscal companies, and puble

nh nen đam morte yar fo soar owt eft

‘Se santa, EDC wil see tahigatn sate nan eal Ge green ope na cn ws the FH yw te ed sea ciding ihe Fd ted'Grog Remission OA, Nato Tatas of fig Ate 0g9, and ie Feder mene Mrgene! ey Hn heres af vor ata re nv Cue Sh bi pre wes i scent iron no feo i ly oe

‘stein gan to ongoing ciation if secre pd tpt orm

{on wil hetp calm public earn and lini collateral efeta ofthe atch, Thal el mony wl fad on GAs wile Wl HEA Captain unde iuglout te wld Yee Tinea om enarutpotleynm eign Stern, and ober etre at

CDC working ensure thal vel of th pial commasity— eer

‘Sod themtea terror, CDC wil assist States and major elles in developing fea) ‘Energy taper past Ge aan and Perl level rab eath errors rere lane eel nen is rn Cpt cen

peace wil help Siales conc dis un exercac o ance ical readiness

Teli, at, DOD, aad eter epi ae appring nd nora

east to aidene sce anus salted te terran For example for several

nh SH Sirus ye eel cate ap poe bự đao toa Se at lage poe of pale perl (os beng ov Sema en wh et a rey ee ene tte nod to fears more aitut the pathganesis and opideminlogy of these tre de

"oe ea tay iced tay vi te tt eo late of hte dane sa bat ate eco Sipe Disease expertn at CDC are considering various atrateiee for preventing the gyrend of dicease during nd aftr Botrrrit attack Strtegis ule eration

‘Bs ceaing potas ân ìmmnring xui ppiaons, lng ae ra: Tsufgutrding Fo snd water from defberate cntaninston” and exploring vat {@ inplove Hnkiages between suisal abd human dacesesurvelance aotworks singe {het agents that afc both humane and annals may fw be detected in sai (COC'E echancing ses ongoing fora te fmt the eafe desi and operation af

‘Biowfety Lavel 8 thd 4 laboratories, which are requined for handing’ dangerous

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Tạ csndlurien, thẻ bợ paBlc heath bơi tạ protest, respend and defend the

beni of esis agninst chemical and brological terrors in te evelopment, anton and eakuneemest of feanving public health prevention tls, Such fovke {Selude expanded State puble heath abnetaryeapactyneeased svellane apd futheeae favestigation Capac, aed heath Gmmmuniestions and ning tat

AE Sa nnd Federal levels Te tools wo devolop in responce to Hoterroriem

‘hretis are “doa ge” ols Nor ony wil they entre that we are prepared for

“mm mon that, ve the he encore dat we wll beable t9 resgaze end com

đê the naturally gerarring emerging infgtious duraans and the Ea nckeek mạn fal ineldent af the nth etntry A strong and floc public heal lle

‘ued fs the best defense against any deans outbreak, "Thanks you very much fr your alenton'T wil be bappy to answer any questions you may have

Senator SzSsIons, Mr Cragi

‘STATEMENT OF CHARLES L CRAGIN

Mr CRaGiN Chairman Sessions, Chairman Kyl, Senator Foin- stun, thankyou very tịch nh hing le tạ tham bebme Tư, today to discuss some of the activities of the Department of De- fense, I have submitted a prepared statement and'T would request that it be entered into the record ofthis bearing ‘Let me try to summarize the Department's overall approach to domestic WMD preparedness, Since President Clinton signed Presi dential Decision Directive 62 last May, significant advances have taken place in regard to our efforts to support, State end local a= thorities PDD-62, also known as the Combatting Terrorism Direc:

‘ive, highlighted ‘the growing threat of unconventional attacks fainst the United States It detailed a new and more eystematic Incthod of fighting terrorism here at home, and st brought about a Program management approsch to our national counterterrorism efforts ‘The directive, as you are aware, also established within the Na- tional Security ‘Couell the Office of the National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counterterrorism, who is tasked with overseeing these efforta, Secretary Cohen, our Doputy

Secretary, John Hamre, Attorney General Reno, FEMA Director

Witt and ‘Director Clarke at the NSC are thoroughly engaged and are giving the challenges associated with this procoss their direct Sand contineing attention

‘With the interagency coordination process having been formal: ized under the auspices of the NSC, multiple subgroups have beon formed to implement tho guidance provided by PDD-62 This nov approach fips fo ensure\n cohesive effort, ad for the first tne

it integrates Federal efforts to provide support to State agencies and local first responders 1 have observed firsthand thet this Structure can work and that we are making important headway For example, since 1997 the Department of Defense has been re- sponsible for administering the Domestic Preparedness Program, which provides WMD proparedness training for 120 of America’s Inrgest tities and wan referred to by Senator Kyl This program, founded on legislation sponsored by Senators Nunn, Laigar and omeniei fieuses on providing initial awareness, provsetion, decor tamination and detection trai

‘The US Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command and the Army's Director of Military Support sorve af the Department's

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mitment to train the remainder of the originally designated 120 cit-

‘During the fiseal year 2000 tsansition period, the Department of

Justice will coordinate with DOD in the city training planning hases and will begin to provide grant funding for equipment fat Eraining The transition will occur in stages to accommodate exist- Ing budgets and ‘BOD Toeus, beginsing in fiscal year 2001, will be to continue to program plans enhance the readiness ofits WMD response units, a well as ts ine Stalation responders The Department of Justice wil contribute itaing to bebe fm the Deron leone fro The sproved re sponse program beginning in fseal year 2001 doint planning wi

đố conduicted through a multi-agency task force to coordinate both the improvements of State and local response capabilites and DOD's efforts to enhance its response elements, ‘Mr Chairman, 1 would be happy to respond to your questions, iknow my time fs up for my opening statement, but I look forward 4o your Inquiries or Sessions, Thank you, We appreciate that, and just one question The Department of Defense willingly even fequested that {nother agency take over this problem, is that correct? ‘Mr CRAGIN I don’ think ie would be accurate to character it as.a request, Me Chairman | think what transpired is that as part

at the studies that were ongoing at the Department of Defense, we

‘met with many first responder representatives from around the Nation We alto were receiving input through the after action re- ports as we trained the various cities with respect to the ĐẸP, "AL the Same time, the Department of Justi was conducting frst responder focus groups, for'a number of reasons, including the fact that the Attorney General had been tasked with developing a= 8t cinteiertrigm plan To a person, the ennsntene contongys ivas one-stop shopping? We have confusion, we have division We need to have a condistent conduit for our ativiti ‘Dr Hare, Attorney General Reno, James Lee Witt, the FEMA Director, Bear Bryant from the FBI, and Dick Clarke met to dis- use fuk and there wae = consents developed that i wou be ta transfor tho training aspect to the Department of Justice, Inaamuch as it was being tasked on a continuing and escalating basis to provide equipment to first responders, So we really had the disconnect of one entity waa doing the training and anotuer entity

‘was doing the equipping And as said, everybody reached the con

sensus we needed one-stoy Tế ‘Benator Sessions, Well I think Dr Hamre raised a question or rade the point—1 think it was in his testimony that it was a bit beyond the normal demands on the military to conduct a national training program He felt comfortable or he thought it was a good Idea to shift to ancther agency ‘Mr Cracin That is ight

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Ue frotre of daunting our snteroney ties and developing e coonliaatel op tpt We at the Department af Defence realise that this approach ie nesseary [Fe ae to'avoid confusion, both Within th Todor goveranunt and ty tame of 10 te emamuniate cifciavV xin the ñret nude community We are

‘working hard to understand the concerns ofthe stats apd eel autharites roger Ing thera la penny eats we ha ân une concer fspecnly mncding tho need for la? fedora agency for WMD snd the need

‘he fedral goverment "hie Departmen, slong wth le federal agency to ep with ove ole an tis tal soe portasrs, DOH, PEMA, PHS, DOE,

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FI WAKD fel coitrs to proic taminrmaon om argnney mses and

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te heÐi tang ‘Gece provides policy guidance and overight of the city triningenercies, jipaeat lense, and exper utiatanee propran aspotte af the Domestic Prepated

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” the Army Medica! Department, the Ravisonmentsl Protection Agacr, the Naiomai Fige Academy, the US Army Medical Eeoercb laedhue lạc hd ae Dieeeee, SMAC and the Department ct dvetce's Cotes for Domesic Preparedness

ne afetine mans of channeling federal support to fist seaponders wil come caywupi the Naclnal Guard und eorve The Guard te pour aliay fe Sasi fad age Hanse, a the Deputy Secretary of Delence, enoned sch wl wally te st utay awe on he scene ae i hs nesta teat

‘Bony Slave the Sense Agmel Services Commitee, ie Netonal Guard and Re Tưng (ores ere orward played ll ver Aunerica” When i comes WMD fe

Spon, the wiembere af our National Guard and our other Reserve eamponente are yw fe bon, Ty hese wk Han aan os haa ca

‘luvs And thay ghen have las Hake with thie: peli, and emergency tale rol le it on he ee A te ar and servo en

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‘te wil ged to call un Reserve component medical expanse aud cqulpment The

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of WMD inchieng nh fo beter harna:s ches inherent capabilities and make our national pla for ee

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“hha, each of dhe Reserve component i being called pon to play an ex: spe ale 2 Siren." Heal yen 2000, will tes and equip 19 Nuclear, Bulogieal, aml Cheascl reo Bez dể Dong linh ve 8

BA Hệ elements aad 127 deepetamination cleienia iy the Army avery Ale Foe Heverves Ary’ National Gaaed and Ale National Guard, enabling hein #0 sre efectivoly respond ta a WMD atadk, Th addlsion, svat the daecton of Congess, the Departament ig working to estab- sig đã miên support dstachigents, whic ve eter To ae RAID ght teams

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n't fen of roar and fenutes management, an interagency boạnh (AB)

wat caneeued i davelop standaedaed equipment st (SPL) lr domsetie response

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“gác onantuatone Ultimately cis iat wil alo support te negulreuents of tata

‘ti Teal iret responder organaalons 'DeB alga has # fnfted loci wf medica eyppiog and posactive gear, which git, Wa nk upon dprva ly Str of Done: Wo are

‘Sapper rogram and the Technical Support Working Gevsp (TSW) to develop per

‘Sinclprotoeton,egont detection and Mentieation equipment, sod migation nd

‘enstamination eespment for ose by She responders, Tho topper provided by

‘Dab willbe based wpm the reroute within she operant, ou mediate prox (hy loa iuatien, te sat and cope of Use anton Ít eegortaet tr no

again, however, that DoD remains supporting player in the larger combined fad cet thee Gougies, i the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act af 109, di ses ke ttablshnent aan adsorp! to eat dtc espa Eapebi {lero terarem tavelving weapons af nace destrtion This legilation dự the Sen) af Deleae, ia comuliation with the Aetrngy General, the Depa

‘lent of Entre and Health Spd Hunan Services and PRUA, tạ cghưan vith 9

‘erally funded rneasch and development center PFADC), v0 establish the panel

‘rh hae knowledge an eapertoe tn emergency veepagse haltate lise: {airs provide to Congress an ina report wii 8 month of he, tt me SResand asa! repre he roar wl ale eens to he Frene

fn Congnors fr improving Federal, Stat, sd loa damese emergency prepeed: fae go Neapund so nelents involving WA The RAND Corperation hag bens sẹ

‘Ra eth and apport th embers ft pana, td he pel wil ad

Se Departasent of Defence i committed to work with our interageney pactners

to establdh elective vatonal decade pogesms an polices thet wil extame she Propapednese ail nvels ef governanedt fe eespand the asl conanquences of E'WM tence thane sos fe the opparanity to speak ta you tad al F stand

$end to respond to any questions sox may Bar,

Senator SESSIONS Andy, your comments, please

STATEMENT OF ANDY MITCHELL

Mr Mrroust, Thank you, Chairman Sessions, Chairman Ky good afternoon On behalf of Attorney General Reno and Assistant

‘Attorney General Laurie Robinson, 1am pleased to bo hero today jscuss our programs that are dedicated to enhancing the eapa-

ss of State and local first responders throughout this Nation, Thave submitted a written statement for the record,

Tn 1998, the Attorney General delegated authorily for key facets

of the Department of Justice's Domestic Preparedness Program to the Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Justice Programs, who in turn proposed the ereation of the Offiee for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support, a program office to develop and administer eritically needed financial and training support to the

‘Nation's first responders

Under this initiative, OJP is focusing on interrelated areas, First, we are conducting needs assessments on a national, Stato and local level to help allocate resources and direct our design of training and exercise programs to meet the needs of the first re- ssponders as they define those needs

Second, the office is providing financial assistance to enable State and local jurisdictions t0 buy much needed specialized equip- ment, In fiscal year 1999, OJP's plan will award nearly $90 million

to over 870 ities and counties’ in all 50 States, inelnding each

‘State capital, as well as grants to the 80 States to allow them to begin to address the equipment needs of the balance of jurisdic

‘ions within their respective States We feel this approach provides

a solid framework for building enhanced capacity nationwide, not Just in a select number of jurisdictions,

‘Third, OJP offers a broad spectrum of training to ensure that State and local emergency response personnel and public officials have the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to respond more safely and effectively to a terrorist incident,

Fourth, OJP will support State and local exercises to provide an

‘opportunity to identify strengths and weaknesses within State and

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local emergency response plans and to test their response eapsabi {Hos and structures ‘And, fifth, we vil offer technical assistance to help transfor Jnovladge and assist State and local agencies to make ential det sions domestic preparedness requires ‘in delivering this training and equipment to emergency per- sonnel, OJP wil elosely coordinate and cooperate with the Depart:

‘ments National Domestie Preparediness Office which has been pro- posed, as Barbara has discusced, to coordinate Federal domestic Propane natives and to sive an that single poi of contact for first responders for information on Federal preparedness pro-

Te formulating these plans, OJP has strived to make sure that

the efforts of existing and anticipated domestic proparedness pro:

‘grams sponsored by other Federal agencies are considered We are

‘Working closely with NDPO and the interagency family to ensure

‘that our programs are integrated seth these efforts and that pro- fram funding is maximized to deliver the best training available In particular, the Department of Defense and the Department of Justis ae panning the trans of the Nann-Lugar Domenie Dox tnestic Preparedness Program, T am confident that the program G38 liom sil be seals and rest fn much fore ohare and comprohionsive Federal traning program for the Nature first ro- Sponcers, enabling OJP to intograte our training and other domes- tie preparedness assets with the Domestic Preparedness: Program implementation T also want t0 mention the National Domestic Preparedness Con- sortium and its vital role in providing specialized training to the Nation's first responders Bach of the five consortium member in- stitutions—Lovisiana State University, Texas A&M University, the New Mexico Institate of Mining and Technology, the Department

of Energy’s Nevada test site, and the Office of Justice Programs

Center for Domestic Preparednesshas unique eapablites ard ox pertise that will contribute to a more diverse, well rounded training Program for the first response community For example, OJP's Conter for Domestic Preparedness at Fort MeClellan, AL’ provides the ability to conduct training in a live chemical agent environment and 80 conduct feld exercises, critic cally necessary training which ean only be provided through this Unique fais In less than a year of gperation the Center has al- ready trained nearly 1,000 first responders in advanced operations, Ingdont comin sod nsident management roughott the development of FP programs, we have made ame every effort to keep in close touch with thove that we are here to serve, the Nations first responders With their help and constant Feedback, we will continue to develop and improve our programs #0 that they ean enhance the Nations ability €0 deal with events we all hope wil never oeeur

“Thank you for this epportunity to diseuss these programs and 1 willbe happy to answer any questions you may have (The prepared statement of Mr, Mitchell follows!)

"hiPaito SIa0EMEXT oE ÂNDY ME

Mr, Chairman and Members ofthe Swbeomites Mỹ name ie Aly Mitchell ant

Lê the Depts Deon of he ice fr Sat ah Coa Dasa Prepares Suppare (OSLDPS), Olen fustice Programe (OAD, On bohalt of the Attorney GepialHesg and cant ataraey Gee! Loa bi, Tam pete fb

TH cas and loc! i Ueetonders tn degli the tent of deste for fort involsing weapons of macs destuction (WMD

“The catastrophic potential fons tamarit uee of Weapons of Mase Destroction {hi ie prea and the teat fe real The Oklahoma City and Would Tae Conc ombings ‘ne wel ar che Tuy subway attacks, see vid reminders thst we are fst risk in'n eeanging word incr the ping sẽ thie fer, Use Federal Bureau

ff Investigation has lagged approximately ope WAID tres» dy The feaeral got: Seva seperate, rit te anat ofte A

‘Sinwtston and: Congres taat Amercr'® elisa population iat rink and’ Ch lommoitiee mat have egately trained and equigned frat responders, "Te Arsistaut Atiomey General forthe Ofice of Sentee Programa i responsible for the admisicteaton af ey fest of the dustin Departments domestic prepared: Tết nh cấu 9 deen of abaya yp Aleaey Ceara on

‘prt, 1998" The Departrent TA th Of fe SR oe Lal Bost repens Str COHLDPS a of Justice Ollce d dearke Programe propre cro {pot deliver nancial an einen suppor oat mondo communis cost

‘Under this titative, QJPIOSLDPS fheue is pursuing five intereated eae inh OUPOSLDIS i cnductng end sacar ao), eat, nd a

‘ileal Jorelcions, Second, OJPIOSLDES fo providing fnaneal asistence n= Able aia an ical joriediione to, bey mckenecded equipment ‘Thial OJP!

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‘deny strengths nnd wraknensee within sete nad loel emergency response gian" an! w practge veeponse drs wih key equipment ire và aehgl vent Aa

4, OJMOSEDPS wil oor tachmes! sureties fo lp im having the information

‘okie the etal devistoas domes propareaiese rere GaP “egiiein anhomd đạp tế mem e mi ig theca laws: she ater ad Effective Death Penalty Act of 1986)" aad the "Departneats ot CCominerot, Juste, nd Stats, tho Jeary and elated Agencies Appropriations

‘Sea Sn and 1500" ‘GSLLDPS, in delivering training and equipment ta emersencypertoonc, wil las

ty tordinate and copetiee withthe Depantvent vwedoose ice (WDPO) hich ns Bren proposed tr sm hen to coonisate lederal of Jomiee's Nese Domestic De vse ptepareaes latter and to are as sngln point of contact for Rest

‘sggender fr lnemgtion Ôn ng lệ pans OLDS he en coin the eters on feral prpreness programe of exiting and

‘We ae wosling with NDDPO ty cate tht oct program are nrograted with these

‘dunt The challenge fr OBLDPS is to incorporate ‘taleuve sod logel gaogeas that bath eulances the exnemliies of ist respond th ober feel iar to fan delivera povepnite tesining equipment, ahd excises to every Anericas Sart fs mle, OSLDES integrating new taining nttives into exist ing BOM programe At the Urging rỆ tre) gene SOUL" we are plagaing fr

‘GELBPS ashame reepansibuty for the Nung-Liger-Domesiat Domestic Proparod ‘Departnent of Defence,

‘eat Drgeain which currently adsualeed by

Acsesmente are sn etetive tool for praising eu allocating seroures wo de

op prapremeticalatone “cystine, equipmetis ad exrese) dnt lean halons vainerabiny ta poreite teenie WD inciiets, Assessments ere

Tô meteunm taken to reduce vulnerniies ae stable sd tout reacures re Sppropriately targeted a adres idesited ede,

a7 Forma) agseesments, have been laren abeent from most federal programs dic secnd' at adress WAID verrorigm, USLDPS ews, aeersmente af Ue ora

‘lone ef ez wate and loc! comentic proparednesy ella lạt cụ

đế ÔS ĐI grant sositance se bald aeband 4 se administered

"though it would have been seal todo needs asssements pre to propaty ime plamertation, Inedate conmanscy need requ chat some aactesmient a i havent i hae eocaren [OSLDPS fy engaged in & number of dierent agsessment activi The current

‘nero tre now necevsrent forded by OSLDPS te inten ty provide a sation Nghe ch ND regan eaxienment OSLDIS i bul om the

‘ener which are intended {@ help individual janedetions pinpoint vulnerabilities

in cig an bie hn or fe ler of WA trie pa

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fe expesence and ered reeommended conres af ston ‘The eanearas and re bamendatvons for ackon that emerged tom hee fram have provided inealsable Buidaner to planners inthe deeloptent ofthe OSLDPS progeame and to ether fed

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ASSESSMENTS LATED TO EQUIP CRANES

‘The Departeent of Jusioe equipment program was innugurated ip fal year

2008 wil the ppropiston of 12 walon fr te Sats a Lent Bomar Fre:

Tiến Tế VN emergenties To secelve 8 eran ueedicows were aakelt peolde

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‘ated the coreaton bet thay oqapment needs and Thelt asessmant of te oplcant needs for petonal protective equipment, chemicalfileseat detection scant, apd Sommaicains equipment wot eeamine ng 8 eed

[Advanced levels Applicants move tothe next et only after the basse equipment re-

‘urement forthe previus tay tp ed "eT get [lin fle Ua Sats were eet aly fo he

‘eal yar OU eutmont gant program, Compe grant swans were a to

để đợc hd ng puro ulpnet tp four tegoreeperonal ote

Sac yoo 1099, the Stats and Lac Domestic Preparedness Baipment Sap sat Prog hae epd beyond the 120 1 Scent jertetone to intede HEE secon rt somber Delaer io ofthe legen copia ore

ican cut fe tater one ate cot (era a ere

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ff asses te eqaipmeat "vidios tele OU goed bused Morsaes on the eter of BAZMAT teams on the Her level asaessmez

in pone Nata adn el te perf nla,

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SP enim nạ ea ht Eee 'HAUMIAT, emergency medical, and law entore

“Thitinfurmatin slows OSLDES to determine che WMD training that is available

api eine ed by veins oc ment Ton cma Se

fespenslre aswell as tony raing resoree pepe for each juretiction The i

ions ll se he development net HE atria sel can NT item

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fnerase municipal fie and emecgotey service dspartments equipment SS Feil Mada eel aa Rama PB DĐ tp Bit allay and trang

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.OSLDPS & Ieljatg a program af local an stato assessments to dontifr gui cevalonte rsa expatlifier n,n form, develops cntaomue of need These a iauments wil provide deta anaiveeintensed to neset wth planing Asse:

‘mene tame wil nt jorteetions al nett Tos pisaners, responders, ad pele [Bslere with Hentitving poets! problems sna lealusing the romania’ Se

‘pance aren prengthe hr al pulenaen tạ pide ae remrco no rec i the owt een and weaknonats The reiting Gingell rable lca plan

‘ae posable, while aloo allaing federal support to be tore ellectvelytaegeted to

laddetie specie need We intel to formal communeate the asesament raul {bth cea writen Pooet ad 92 an oral precantation during the Senor Bases” five Court, whieh Iwi desrbe later in ty Catnony

‘fete readiness for WAMD teerorsem ie far from comprehensive Federal nnd state ain silly ei fr Generel sen oyu spc ooeeel

‘noted sie eo ‘or 2 dle apo oH bi manh

29 fil ncading toto and stati epee to WMD roi ies, An

TH An Hệ prac fhe eect of res arch Wil ae

"The Dopartngot af Defence and’ the, Depattonnt of Jastic ue wotking on Memorandum af Unerstanding fr the tanaton of te Nonn-Lagar Dement Teo"

BE The two departsints are working well together, with excelent cooperation

‘ama Dod, whet tui make tae transit sexiness, with no impact on the eter Involved nh th trang

-3wieliclem rmaing equipment grant for the fre mn emergency medi!

selces darts are recta tein in hayllng crylseea eemiliv chem,

‘ea ae Bll gcdente thay OSES as bls on the fe nga

‘Wht ke Sena 155 large acoicuns, OSEOES tae the ae

‘sea indi ae he grant apis to cee ein a eercln frm onl risgion, pi he magia nan’ i devel,

“The National Domestic Preparedness Conortivm (NDPC) i key eletet of the ted nhe Hee Tàn TRỢ trại ty ao et {ponders vi sa Em tang seeEulp dang tpi to WAD i eof deat rn ile sig ng Đi eo pee

SRG AAmSG wh diver hae wap 09 aston the Conor ce {isd Sear” 198 "the Concordat wil aly ening needs, develop taming

orphan liver equeen to iret reponse in fur mane mentees, Te Thy chamd ma tim cm apease and ND neiiol smegermenk "ihe Crag inorgrsts tie several orgaiaton hae haw reed Sanding nie the OFPs donate preparedaets ite ito ange cooniaated an ưng hao progant ek of to Sve NPC members hae eae a Inike thelr ổn Hai set se uniquely qulied f provide specalizad WMD tate

1 ve National nergetic Materials Research and Testing Center at the New Mex sep Inatitate fining and Technology proves ve pc taining snd eld wx

‘The Nganal Center for BirMedical Research and Trsiing at Louisiana State University provides expertce sad Usining in bilagica agents and inlaw enforce

‘The National Bimergency and Response and Nesoue Trnining Center at Tex

AGA Univernty provides the nity to condetfinktexercnes at cxperte an fae

fates (or triniag on ri search end ren lrbniqoen wits empha on EO

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