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Legislation Introduced To Reauthorize DHS CWMD Office, Transfer Health Security

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 29th, 2022

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Legislation Introduced To Reauthorize DHS CWMD Office, Transfer Health Security

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday introduced a bill to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office and authorize and transfer the new Office of Health Security, which currently resides within the CWMD Office. DHS proposed in its fiscal year 2023 budget request to transfer the Office of Health Affairs to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management and rename it the Office…

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