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Appendix M: Executive Order: Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States
Pages 215-220

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... means the regulatory oversight and administrative activities conducted by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture and the Attorney General to implement 
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From page 216...
... (c) "Biological Select Agents and Toxins" means biological agents and tox ins with the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety, animal and plant health, or animal and plant products and whose possession, use, and transfer are regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture under the SAR.
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From page 217...
... (b) The Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture each, no later than 27 months from the date of this order, promulgate final rules and guidance that clearly articulate security actions for registrants who possess, use, or transfer Tier 1 agents and toxins.
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From page 218...
... ; -- the Department of Commerce; -- the Department of Health and Human Services(Co-Chair) ; -- the Department of Transportation; -- the Department of Labor; -- the Department of Energy; -- the Department of Veterans Affairs; -- the Department of Homeland Security; -- the Environmental Protection Agency; -- the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; -- the Office of Science and Technology Policy; -- the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and -- any other department or agency designated by the Co-Chairs.
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From page 219...
... (a) Consistent with applicable laws and regulations, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture and the Attorney General shall, no later than 6 months from the date of this order, develop a process and the criteria for making SAP information available to executive departments and agencies when such information is necessary for furthering a public health, safety, security, law enforcement, or national security mission.
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... (a) The National Security Staff shall, on a biennial basis, review the implementation and effectiveness of this order and refer to the interagency policy committee process any issues that require further delibera tion or adjudication.
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