,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ajd #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aihf ,report ,no4 #aaf-ada ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bh1 #bjai ,mr4 ,ratcliffe 7for himself1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,july #i1 #bjai;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia ,july #i1 #bjai ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #age;b of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to correct a scrivener's error4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,effective ,prosecution of ,possession of ,biological ,toxins and ,agents ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,prohibition on the possession of biological toxins and agents ,section #age;b of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking 7a77#a7 ,no restricted and all that follows through the end of paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,offense 7#a7 ,in general ,it shall be unlawful for a restricted person to-- 7,a7 ship1 transport1 or possess in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce any biological agent or toxin described in paragraph 7#b72 or 7,b7 receive any biological agent or toxin described in paragraph 7#b7 that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce4 7#b7 ,agents and toxins covered ,a biological agent or toxin described in this paragraph is a biological agent or toxin that-- 7,a7 is listed as a non-overlap or overlap select biological agent or toxin under part #gc of title #db1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 pursuant to section #cea;,a of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb;a72 and 7,b7 is not excluded or exempted under part #gc of title #db1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 2 and 7,b7 by striking 7#b7 ,whoever and inserting 7#c7 ,penalty4--,whoever and adjusting the margin accordingly2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting ,definitions4-- before ,in this section34 ,july #i1 #bjai ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed