Deadly Biological Agent Control Act of 2001
Latest action · Nov 28, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the AEDPA to direct the Secretary of HHS to: (1) annually review the existing list of select agents and, if necessary, revise the list; (2) prioritize countermeasures, including vaccines, therapies, medical devices, and diagnostic tests which must be developed, produced, or obtained in preparation for a bioterrorist attack or other significant disease emergency to treat, prevent, or identify infection by, or exposure to, listed biological agents and toxins (listed agents); and (3) provide for the establishment and enforcement of standards and procedures governing the possession and use of listed agents.
Requires the Secretary to establish a certification process for the possession and use of listed agents. Sets forth legitimate purposes. Requires any individual who handles listed agents to pass a criminal background check, including a determination of whether that individual is a restricted person, and to be registered with the Department of HHS for the specific research project that requires the use of biological agents or toxins.
Sets penalties for violations.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 4, 2001 to Dec 5, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Dec 5, 2001 | |
| D-GU | Robert A. Underwood | Dec 5, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 27, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
- Nov 15, 2001Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2001Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1661 | Deadly Biological Agent Control Act of 2001 | Identical bill | Nov 8, 2001 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Biological weapons
- Communicable diseases
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug therapy
- EBB Terrorism
- Employee selection
- Environmental Protection
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Identification of criminals
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Laboratories
- Law
- Licenses
- Medical laboratories
- Medical supplies
- Medical tests
- Personnel records
- Research centers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Supervisors
- Terrorism
- Vaccines
- Virus diseases
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