Stricter Control Over Dangerous Pathogens and High-Containment Laboratories.
This law mandates strict new rules for the sale and transfer of highly pathogenic agents (high-risk viruses and bacteria) to enhance public safety. Distributors must maintain detailed electronic logbooks, verifying the purchaser's identity, intended use, and storage location. It also establishes federal oversight and periodic security evaluations for high-containment laboratories (BSL-3 and above) to prevent illegal operations and improve national biosecurity.
Key points
Distributors must keep electronic logbooks detailing every transfer of high-risk pathogens, including purchaser ID verification and intended use description.
New penalties are established for purchasers who provide false information regarding the acquisition of these dangerous biological agents.
A single Federal entity will be designated to oversee strategic evaluations and set national standards for high-containment laboratories across the United States.
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