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2/26/2009--Introduced.Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009 - 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.

1240459200 2009-04-23 Fri Nov 13 15:20:02 -0600 2009 introduced 55371 'act':7 '2009':9 'agent':2 'improv':6 'select':1 'program':3 'biosafeti':5 69697 false short introduced 55371 'act':13,19 '2002':21 'high':27 'agent':5 'amend':8 'health':11 'improv':24 'public':10 'select':4 'servic':12 'contain':28 'program':6 'protect':18 'reauthor':2 'bioterror':17 'oversight':25 'agricultur':16 'laboratori':29 69245 false official action 55371 1240459200 Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 202711 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. H000213 1945-06-28 6809 2400 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/harman/contact/email.shtml 36 202-226-7290 Jane 'd':4 'ca':5 '-36':6 'rep':1 'jane':2,7,9 'harman':3,8,10 F 400166 Harman Jane_Harman Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36] 2210 N00006750 9830 Democrat 202-225-8220 Jewish CA Jane Harman 1.28571428571429 http://www.house.gov/harman R000572 1963-06-02 2290 133 Cannon House Office Building http://www.mikerogers.house.gov/Contact.aspx 8 202-225-5820 Michael 'r':4 '-8':6 'mi':5 'rep':1 'mike':9 'roger':3,8,11 'michael':2,7,10 M 400342 Rogers Mike_Rogers Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8] 908 Mike N00009668 6558 Republican 202-225-4872 MI Michael Rogers 5.66666666666667 http://www.mikerogers.house.gov/ RepMikeRogers action 55371 1240459200 Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 202711 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. action 55371 1237176000 Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191070 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. action 55371 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185702 Referred to House Agriculture action 55371 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185701 Referred to House Energy and Commerce action 55371 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185700 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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. introduced 55371 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185698 action 55371 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 186564 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E495) action 55371 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185699 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (E495) action 55371 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185703 Referred to House Judiciary