“The Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, or Nunn-Lugar-Domenici amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY97, stipulated the training of first responders to deal with WMD terrorist incidents. The Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Program began in FY97 to train first responders -- fire, police, and emergency medical technicians -- in 120 of the largest cities in the country….the 120 cities that were designated recipients of Nunn- Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Program…[were later] expanded and amended to a mixture of 157 cities and counties to replace the original 120 cities. By the end of 1998, forty cities had received training, with the remaining cities scheduled to complete training in 2001. Each city received $300,000 from the Department of Defense for personal protection, decontamination, and detection equipment….the program…[was subsequently] transferred to the Department of Justice under the Office of Justice Programs…” (James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness and WMD Civil Support Teams. October 2001)