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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.

1235624400 2009-02-26 Sat Nov 14 06:18:14 -0600 2009 introduced 55394 'act':7 '2009':9 'agent':2 'improv':6 'select':1 'program':3 'biosafeti':5 69317 false short introduced 55394 'act':15,21 '2002':23 'bill':2 'high':29 'agent':7 'amend':10 'health':13 'improv':26 'public':12 'select':6 'servic':14 'contain':30 'program':8 'protect':20 'reauthor':4 'bioterror':19 'oversight':27 'agricultur':18 'laboratori':31 69278 false official action 55394 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185765 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. B001135 1955-11-30 6516 217 Russell Senate Office Building http://burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-2981 Richard 'r':4 'nc':5 'sen':1 'burr':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8 M 400054 Burr Richard_Burr M. Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] 3379 N00002221 11429 Republican 202-224-3154 Methodist NC Richard Burr 4.51785714285714 http://burr.senate.gov/public/ senatorrichardburr K000105 1932-02-22 12654 317 Russell Senate Office Building http://kennedy.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm 202-224-2417 Edward 'd':4 'ma':5 'sen':1 'ted':8 'edward':2,6,9 'kennedi':3,7,10 M 300059 Kennedy Edward_Kennedy M. Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA] 7031 Ted N00000308 19710 Democrat 202-224-4543 Catholic MA Ted Edward Kennedy 3.52252252252252 http://kennedy.senate.gov/ action 55394 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185765 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. action 55394 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185764 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2559-2561) introduced 55394 1235624400 Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 185763