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Appendix F: Summary of Relevant Legislation, Regulation, and Guidance
Pages 157-160

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... Weapons, equipment or means of delivery designed to use such agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict.It is important to note that the BWC neither prohibits research on defenses against biological weapons, nor establishes any list of prohibited agents." The Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 (Public Law 101• 298, May 22, 1990) : To implement the norms established by the BWC, the United States enacted the BWATA, which "established penalties for violating the Convention's prohibitions, unless "(1)
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... . Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Re• quired to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Public Law Pub.
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... estab lished the initial list of biological agents and toxins determined to have the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. Applicability of the Select Agent Regulations to Issues of Synthetic Ge • nomics: The CDC has provided guidance regarding the application of the current Select Agent Regulations to those who create and use synthetic genomic products.
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... 0 APPENDIX F Executive Order July 2, 2010: Optimizing the Security of Biological Select • Agents and Toxins in the United States directs federal agencies to institute changes in the current implementation of the Select Agent Regulations. The Executive Order also directs federal agencies to take actions to im prove the overall coordination, consolidation and oversight of select agents and toxins: (See Appendix M)
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