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133 STAT. 1034
PUBLIC LAW 116–31—JULY 25, 2019
Public Law 116–31
116th Congress
An Act
To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s
error.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Effective Prosecution of Posses-
sion of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF BIOLOGICAL TOXINS
AND AGENTS.
Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1) No restricted’’ and all that follows
through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a restricted
person to—
‘‘(A) ship, transport, or possess in or affecting interstate
or foreign commerce any biological agent or toxin described
in paragraph (2); or
‘‘(B) receive any biological agent or toxin described
in paragraph (2) that has been shipped or transported
in interstate or foreign commerce.
‘‘(2) AGENTS AND TOXINS COVERED.—A biological agent or
toxin described in this paragraph is a biological agent or toxin
that—
‘‘(A) is listed as a non-overlap or overlap select
biological agent or toxin under part 73 of title 42, Code
of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 351A of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); and
‘‘(B) is not excluded or exempted under part 73 of
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(2) Whoever’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) PEN-
ALTY.—Whoever’’ and adjusting the margin accordingly;
and
Effective
Prosecution of
Possession of
Biological Toxins
and Agents Act
of 2019.
18 USC 1 note.
July 25, 2019
[S. 744]
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133 STAT. 1035
PUBLIC LAW 116–31—JULY 25, 2019
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 744 (H.R. 1986):
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116–141 (Comm. on the Judiciary) accompanying H.R. 1986.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):
May 16, considered and passed Senate.
July 10, considered and passed House.
Æ
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’ before ‘‘In this section:’’.
Approved July 25, 2019.
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