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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 3, 2001
Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for: (1) possessing a "select agent" (as listed pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) in a manner constituting reckless disregard for the public health and safety, knowing the agent to be a biological agent or toxin; (2) causing bodily injury in the course of a violation; (3) possessing such agents without registration; (4) transferring such agents to an unregistered person; and (5) "restricted persons" possessing select agents.Directs the Secretary to provide standards and procedures governing the possession and use of biological agents.Prohibits certain disclosures under the Freedom of Information Act regarding biological agents..Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish guidelines for governmental access to personally identifiable information collected and maintained by a multichannel video programming distributor for purposes of Federal criminal code provisions governing interception of and access to electronic communications.Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to allow licensed or certified guards at certain facilities to carry and use weapons and to make arrests without a warrant, under specified circumstances. Directs the NRC to: (1) assess the vulnerability of licensed nuclear facilities to potential terrorist attacks; (2) commence a rulemaking to consider changes to the design basis threat for licensed facilities; and (3) issue a final rule revising the design basis threat and associated regulations.
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Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3] · R–LA
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Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 107-231, Part II.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 107-231, Part II.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 16, 2001.
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 12, 2001.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 107-231, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 107-231, Part I.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 in House
Introduced in House
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