ADVANCE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STRATEGY AND STRUCTURE

FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT TO
THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS
OF THE ADVISORY PANEL TO ASSESS
DOMESTIC RESPONSE CAPABILITIES
FOR TERRORISM INVOLVING
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

IV. IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL

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The Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction was established by Section 1405 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, Public Law 105-261 (105th Congress, 2nd Session) (October 17, 1998), as amended by Section 1514 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2002, Public Law 107-107 (107th Congress, 1st Session) (December 28, 2001). That Act directed that a federally funded research and development center provide research, analytical, and other support to the Advisory Panel during the course of its activities and deliberations. RAND has been providing that support, under contract from the Department of Defense, since the Advisory Panel's inception.

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THE ADVISORY PANEL TO ASSESS DOMESTIC RESPONSE CAPABILITIES FOR

TERRORISM INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

James S. Gilmore, III
Chairman

L. Paul Bremer
George Foresman
Michael Freeman
William Garrison
Ellen M. Gordon
James Greenleaf
William Jenaway
William Dallas Jones
Paul M Maniscalco
John O. Marsh, Jr.
Kathleen O'Brien
M. Patricia Quinlisk
Patrick Ralston
William Reno
Joseph Samuels, Jr.
Kenneth Shine
Alan D. Vickery
Hubert Williams

John Hathaway
U.S. Department of
Defense Representative

Michael Wermuth
RAND Executive
Project Director

Jennifer Brower
RAND Co-Project
Director

To Our Readers:

November 15, 2002

We are now past the first anniversary of the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001,
and the subsequent anthrax attacks in the fall of last year. In those intervening
months, we have seen some important changes in law dealing with terrorism, most
notably at the Federal level the USA PATRIOT Act of 2002. With the publication in
July of the first National Strategy for Homeland Security, we now have an initial,
focused approach for dealing with terrorism inside the United States.

Federal, State and local agencies, as well as key segments of the private sector, have improved planning and enhanced response capabilities for terrorist attacks. Yet, much remains to be done. Congress has, for example, not completed action on legislation to create a new Department of Homeland Security. It will apparently take up that issue as a matter of priority during the "lame duck" session that began this week.

With that in mind, I am pleased to provide, on behalf of the Advisory Panel, certain advance recommendations that will be contained in the Fourth Annual Report of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, entitled IV. Implementing the National Strategy. We are releasing these recommendations in advance in the hope that they will assist in informing the current Congressional and public debate.

The Fourth Annual Report will include more detailed information on the Panel's findings as well as background information and explanations that inform the recommendations in this document. It will also contain major policy recommendations in each of the following areas:

· Use of the Military

·

Health and Medical

· Critical Infrastructure Protection

Agroterrorism

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In addition, that report will contain an update of the comprehensive threat assessment contained
in the Panel's First Annual Report, as well as a set of recommendations on the nature and sources
of the resources necessary to fund the national efforts to combat terrorism.

That Fourth Annual Report will be delivered to the President and the Congress by 15 December 2002.