S 1661 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Deadly Biological Agent Control Act of 2001

Introduced Nov 8, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Dianne Feinstein D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 8, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 8, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Deadly Biological Agent Control Act of 2001 - Revises Federal criminal code provisions regarding biological weapons to set penalties for: (1) knowingly possessing a select biological agent or toxin (select agent) without obtaining a certification from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA); and (2) any research facility knowingly transferring a select agent to an entity that has not obtained such certification.

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 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 8, 2001 to Nov 14, 2001, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-AZ	Jon Kyl	Original	Nov 8, 2001
D-SD	Tim Johnson		Nov 14, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 8, 2001Introduced in Senate
Nov 8, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 8, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11615)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 3306	Deadly Biological Agent Control Act of 2001	Identical bill	Nov 28, 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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