Gilmore Commission - Minutes
Panel to Assess the Capabilities for Domestic Response
to Terrorist Acts Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction
Cannon Office Building
April 12, 2002
I. Discussion of Administrative Issues and Classified Briefings
Chairman. Let me do a couple of things. Congressman Weldon gave us his thoughts
yesterday on the issues before us. We have also looked at the 480-some bills that imply that
there may be a Congressional strategy developed through legislation. We have also received
classified and non-classified briefings. We should now discuss where we are going to go from
here:
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Updating our previous survey, for post-9/11 results
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Priority list from yesterday with 15 topics
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We also designated three new categories of analysis
We looked at our total list and now propose five topics: national strategy, border security,
health and medical, critical infrastructure protection, military.
We also are suggesting six subtopics: public-private partnership, civil rights, resources, state
and local issues, intelligence and communication abilities.
We think that that captures what we were talking about yesterday. We did a similar pattern in
our third report, though this one is more elaborate.
Marsh. I would raise a new topic, and it is not original with me. In the event of an attack on
major target areas, such as D.C. or other major areas, what do you do with evacuees?
Foresman. I think that would fall under the context of the national strategy, especially
because they are dealing with it in major metropolitan areas.
Greenleaf. I think that the views of the Commission and the Congressman are incorporated in
this structure. But we need to set the stage - with statistics - and look at the scale of the
problem.
Reno. Going back to last night, Ellen and I spoke on the issue of agriculture. We agreed that if
we are going to address agriculture, it needs to be its own chapter. It needs it's own space
and we need to keep the medical issues separate. And we also agreed to suggest that RAND
bring an agricultural expert to the Commission.
Garrison. There is another issue that we should deal with: water. Some private industries
that are in the water supply community have no security. It would cost them around $250
million to bring them up to a minimum level. I think that the private, for profit people, need to
be pushed into the system, but we also need to realize that this is going to be their money. It
is something that will have to be done.
Foresman. I think that the General is right on the mark. Insurance issues are also a concern.
Instead of calling it public-private, we should title it "Private Sector Impacts."
O'Brien. I'm comfortable with the list as amended by Bill's comment. But one of the things we
need to recognize is that when the national strategy comes out, we might want to emphasize
some components more.
Wermuth. Yes. And there is a self-imposed deadline of 1 July 2002.
Chairman. We are going to email you this rough structure and we will define it down.
Meeting Adjourned
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