6 U.S.C. § 822
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- (a)The Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate an assessment of global catastrophic risk.
- (b)When coordinating the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate with senior designees of—
- (1)the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
- (2)the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
- (3)the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security;
- (4)the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
- (5)the Secretary of Energy, the Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, and the Director of Science;
- (6)the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Assistant Secretary of Global Affairs;
- (7)the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology;
- (8)the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the United States Geological Survey;
- (9)the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Assistant Administrator for Water;
- (10)the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
- (11)the Director of the National Science Foundation;
- (12)the Secretary of the Treasury;
- (13)the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers;
- (14)the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
- (15)the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development;
- (16)the Secretary of Transportation; and
- (17)other stakeholders the Secretary and the Administrator determine appropriate.