Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019

IB Union Calendar No. 104 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1986 [Report No. 116–141] To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s error. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 28, 2019 Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, and Mr. HURD of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JULY 9, 2019 Additional sponsor: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia JULY 9, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:01 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1986.RH H1986 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1986 RH A BILL To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s error. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:01 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1986.RH H1986 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1986 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Effective Prosecution 4 of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 5 2019’’. 6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF BIOLOGICAL 7 TOXINS AND AGENTS. 8 Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, is 9 amended— 10 (1) in subsection (a)— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1) No restricted’’ and 12 all that follows through the end of paragraph 13 (1) and inserting the following: 14 ‘‘(a) OFFENSE.— 15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 16 restricted person to— 17 ‘‘(A) ship, transport, or possess in or af- 18 fecting interstate or foreign commerce any bio- 19 logical agent or toxin described in paragraph 20 (2); or 21 ‘‘(B) receive any biological agent or toxin 22 described in paragraph (2) that has been 23 shipped or transported in interstate or foreign 24 commerce. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:01 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1986.RH H1986 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1986 RH ‘‘(2) AGENTS AND TOXINS COVERED.—A bio- 1 logical agent or toxin described in this paragraph is 2 a biological agent or toxin that— 3 ‘‘(A) is listed as a non-overlap or overlap 4 select biological agent or toxin under part 73 of 5 title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant 6 to section 351A of the Public Health Service 7 Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); and 8 ‘‘(B) is not excluded or exempted under 9 part 73 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula- 10 tions.’’; and 11 (B) by striking ‘‘(2) Whoever’’ and insert- 12 ing ‘‘(3) PENALTY.—Whoever’’ and adjusting 13 the margin accordingly; and 14 (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 15 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’ be- 16 fore ‘‘In this section:’’. 17 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:01 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1986.RH H1986 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:01 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1986.RH H1986 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 104 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1986 [Report No. 116–141] A BILL To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s error. JULY 9, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:01 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1986.RH H1986 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS