U.S. Congress - S.3127 Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008
S.3127 - Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and to improve oversight of high containment laboratories. view all titles (3)
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- Popular: Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Short: Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and to improve oversight of high containment laboratories. as introduced.
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Official Summary
6/12/2008--Introduced.Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 to reauthorize appropriations for the Select Agent Program, which lists and controls biological agents and toxinsOfficial Summary
6/12/2008--Introduced.Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 to reauthorize appropriations for the Select Agent Program, which lists and controls biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety. Requires appropriate training of individuals handling or using such agents and toxins.
Includes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) among the federal agencies limited in the disclosure of information related to listed agents or toxins.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to review and make recommendations for improving the Select Agent Program.
Sets forth additional factors that the Secretary must consider in determining whether to list an agent or toxin, including whether the agent or toxin is endemic to the United States.
Requires the Secretary to issue guidance on inventorying and monitoring listed biological agents.
Directs the Attorney General to issue guidance regarding the scope of the statutory definition of "variola virus." Requires the Secretary to:
(1) develop guidelines for how laboratories and laboratory personnel that do not regularly test for listed agents and toxins may be rapidly accessed and utilized during emergencies; and
(2) evaluate national needs of, and oversight of, high containment biological laboratories.
Provides for the development of minimum standards for laboratory biosafety and biosecurity training for relevant personnel of high containment biological laboratories.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Biological Laboratory Incident Reporting System.
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Pending legislation to improve bio-security at domestic facilities (H.R. 6671 and S. 3127). Congresswoman Harman was a member of the 1999-2000 congressionally mandated Commission on Terrorism and served eight years on the House ...
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Pending legislation to improve bio-security at domestic facilities (H.R. 6671 and S. 3127). Congresswoman Harman was a member of the 1999-2000 congressionally mandated Commission on Terrorism and served eight years on the House ...
Improving the Select Agent Program | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Legislation introduced in the 110th Congress, the Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008 (S. 3127 and H.R. 6671), asks the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate how the Select Agent Program has enhanced ...
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