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 | | The Act requires the Advisory Panel to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improving Federal, State, and local domestic emergency preparedness to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction to the President and the Congress at three times during the course of the Advisory Panel’s deliberations—on December 15 in 1999, 2000, and 2001. |
 | | Second, in the event of a major terrorist attack, however defined—number of fatalities or total casualties, the point at which local and State capabilities are overwhelmed, or some other measure—no single jurisdiction is likely to be capable of responding to such an attack without outside assistance. |
 | | The distinction between terrorism outside the borders of the United States and terrorist threats domestically is eroding. |
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