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xii Acronyms DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESSENCE Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FDA Food and Drug Administration FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FERN Food Emergency Response Network FSAP Federal Select Agent Program FSIS Food and Safety Inspection Service GAO Government Accountability Office GEIS Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System GHSA Global Health Security Agenda GM Genetically modified GMO Genetically modified organism HHS Department of Health and Human Services HIV Human immunodeficiency virus HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration IND Investigational new drug LRN Laboratory Reporting Network NBC Nuclear, biological, and chemical NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIE National Intelligence Estimate NIH National Institutes of Health NSC National Security Council OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense USAID U.S. Agency for International Development USAMRIID U.S. Army Medical Institute for Infectious Diseases USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture VA Veterans Affairs WHO World Health Organization WMD Weapons of mass destruction