6 USC § 822 - Assessment of global catastrophic risk

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s822"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "6 USC § 822 - Assessment of global catastrophic risk"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "822"
section_name: "Assessment of global catastrophic risk"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "COMPREHENSIVE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Global Catastrophic Risk Management"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7303, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3685.)"
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# § 822. Assessment of global catastrophic risk

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate an assessment of global catastrophic risk.

**(b)** **Coordination** 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7303, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3685.)