,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,mr4 
,co/a 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kiley7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,prep>$ness &     
,response1 to c>ry out a program "u :i* 
! ,secret>y requires ea* regulat$ sell] 
( a highly infecti\s ag5t to comply )   
c]ta9 logbook requirem5ts1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,illegal          
,laboratories & ,protect+ ,public ,heal?
 ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,requir+ c]ta9      
sell]s ( highly infecti\s ag5ts ,to keep
 a logbook ( sales  7a7 ,program ,!     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =      
,prep>$ness & ,response1 %all c>ry out a
 program "u :i* ! ,secret>y requires ea*
 regulat$ sell] ( a highly infecti\s    
ag5t to comply ) ! logbook requirem5ts (

 subsection 7c74  7b7 ,li/ ( highly     
infecti\s ag5ts  7#a7 ,developm5t ,!    
,secret>y %all develop & ma9ta9 a li/ ( 
all ag5ts t meet ! def9ition ( a highly 
infecti\s ag5t 9 subsection 7e74  7#b7  
,initial li/ ,! ,secret>y %all develop !
 initial li/ requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 n 
lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,p]iodic     
review ,! ,secret>y %all p]iodically    
review & update ! li/ requir$ by        
p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,consultation2     
consid]ation ,9 develop+ & updat+ ! li/ 
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all--  7,a7 consult ) relevant ag5cies1
 includ+ ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & 
,prev5tion1 ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&         
,security2  7,b7 take into consid]ation 
! late/ edition ( ,biosafety 9          
,microbiological & ,biom$ical           
,laboratories publi%$ by ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & !      
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 7or any   
successor to su* publication72 &  7,c7  

take into consid]ation ! late/ edition (
 ,,nih ,guidel9es = ,rese>* ,involv+    
,recomb9ant or ,syn!tic ,nucleic ,acid  
,molecules publi%$ by ! ,national       
,in/itutes ( ,heal? 7or any successor to
 su* publication74  7c7 ,logbook        
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* regulat$
 sell] %all ma9ta91 9 accordance )      
crit]ia issu$ by ! ,secret>y1 an        
electronic li/ 79 ?is section ref]r$ to 
z a logbook7 ( ! sales by su* sell] (   
ea* highly infecti\s ag5t on ! li/ "u   
subsection 7b7 t id5tifies-- 7,a7 ! ag5t
 by "n2  7,b7 ! quantity sold2  7,c7 !  
"n & address ( ea* pur*as]1 includ+     
relevant id5tify+ bus9ess in=mation z   
deem$ necess>y by ! ,secret>y2  7,d7 a  
%ort description ( ! pur*as]'s int5d$   
use ( ! ag5t2 &  7,e7 ! date & "t ( !   
sale4  7#b7 ,sale requirem5ts ,9 ! case 
( a sale to :i* ! requirem5t ( p>agraph 
7#a7 applies1 ! regulat$ sell] %all n   
sell ! highly infecti\s ag5t unless--   
7,a7 ! prospective pur*as]--  7i7       
pres5ts an id5tification c>d t provides 

a photograph & is issu$ by a ,/ate or ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 or a docum5t t1 )     
respect to id5tification1 is consid]$   
acceptable = purposes ( sections        
#bgd;a4#b7;b77#a77v77,a7 &              
#bgd;a4#b7;b77#a77v77,b7 ( title #h1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or         
successor regulations72 &  7ii7 signs ! 
logbook & ent]s 9 ! logbook--  7,i7 !   
pur*as]'s "n & address2  7,,ii7 a %ort  
description ( ! pur*as]'s int5d$ use ( !
 ag5t2 &  7,,iii7 ! date & "t ( ! sale2 
&  7,b7 ! regulat$ sell]--  7i7 det]m9es
 t ! "n ent]$ 9 ! logbook corresponds to
 ! "n provid$ on su* id5tification & t !
 date & "t ent]$ are correct2 &  7ii7   
ent]s 9 ! logbook ! "n ( ! highly       
infecti\s ag5t & ! quantity sold4  7#c7 
,cont5ts ,! regulat$ sell] %all include 
9 ! logbook1 9 accordance ) crit]ia ( ! 
,secret>y1 a notice to pur*as]s t ent]+ 
false /atem5ts or misrepres5tations 9 ! 
logbook may subject ! pur*as]s to       
crim9al p5alties "u section #ajja (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :i*     

notice specifies ! maximum f9e & t]m (  
imprisonm5t "u su* section4  7#d7       
,duration ( ma9t5ance ( entries ,!      
regulat$ sell] %all ma9ta9 ea* entry 9 !
 logbook = n few] ?an five ye>s aft] !  
date on :i* ! entry is made4  7#e7      
,disclosure ( logbooks ,! ,secret>y %all
 e/abli% re/rictions on disclosure (    
in=mation 9 logbooks4 ,su* regulations  
%all-- 7,a7 provide = ! disclosure ( !  
in=mation z appropriate to ! ,secret>y &
 to ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local law en=cem5t 
ag5cies2 &  7,b7 prohibit access+1 us+1 
or %>+ in=mation 9 ! logbooks = any     
purpose o!r ?an to ensure compliance )  
?is section or to protect public heal? &
 safety4  7d7 ,false /atem5ts or        
misrepres5tations by pur*as]s ,=        
purposes ( section #ajja ( title #ah1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ent]+ in=mation 9 a
 logbook %all be consid]$ a matt] )9 !  
jurisdiction ( ! executive1 legislative1
 or judicial bran* ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m highly infecti\s   

ag5t means an infecti\s ag5t t meets !  
crit]ia ( risk gr\p #c or risk gr\p #d z
 su* risk gr\ps are def9$ 9 ! late/     
edition ( ,,nih ,guidel9es = ,rese>*    
,involv+ ,recomb9ant or ,syn!tic        
,nucleic ,acid ,molecules publi%$ by !  
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 7or any   
successor to su* publication74  7#b7 ,! 
t]m regulat$ sell] means a sell] (      
highly infecti\s ag5ts1 except t su* t]m
 does n include an employee or ag5t (   
su* a sell]4  7#c7 ,! t]m ,secret>y     
means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y = ,prep>$ness & ,response4    
#c4 ,evaluation ( high-conta9m5t        
laboratories  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,national 
,security ,advisor1 9 consultation ) !  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&          
,security1 ! ,national ,intellig5ce     
,c\ncil1 & su* o!r ,f$]al (ficials z !  
,national ,security ,advisor det]m9es   
appropriate1 %all id5tify a s+le ,f$]al 

(ficial to ov]see a p]iodic /rategic    
evaluation ( high-conta9m5t laboratories
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,topics ,ea*   
/rategic evaluation "u subsection 7a7   
%all include--  7#a7 an assessm5t (--   
7,a7 ! numb]1 location1 & mission (     
high-conta9m5t laboratories2  7,b7 !    
capacity ( su* exi/+ laboratories to    
effectively meet national goals to c\nt]
 ?reats to biosafety & biosecurity2     
7,c7 ! aggregate risks associat$ )--    
7i7 su* exi/+ laboratories2 &  7ii7     
exp&+ ! numb]s & facilities ( su*       
laboratories2 &  7,d7 ! type ( ov]sight 
ne$$ = high-conta9m5t laboratories2 &   
7#b7 up-to-date national /&>ds1 develop$
 by ! ,f$]al (ficial designat$ "u       
subsection 7a7 9 consultation ) !       
sci5tific community1 = ! design1        
con/ruction1 commission+1 op]ation1 &   
long-t]m ma9t5ance ( high-conta9m5t     
laboratories4  7c7 ,report+ ,^u         
completion ( ea* /rategic evaluation "u 
subsection1 7a71 ! ,f$]al (ficial       
designat$ "u subsection 7a7 %all submit 

to ! ,presid5t & ! ,congress a report on
 ! results ( su* evaluation & include 9 
ea* su* report recomm5dations on-- 7#a7 
address+ gaps 9 ,f$]al ov]sight (       
high-conta9m5t laboratories2 &  7#b7    
utiliz+ high-conta9m5t laboratories =   
protect+ public heal? & ensur+          
biosecurity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7     
,public ,heal? & ,biosecurity ,team     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,f$]al (ficial         
designat$ "u subsection 7a7 %all ma9ta9 
a team1 to be kn[n z ! ,public ,heal? & 
,biosecurity ,team1 to s]ve z a s+le    
po9t ( contact = ,/ate & local ag5cies  
reg>d+ que/ions ( public heal? relat+ to
 laboratory biosafety & biosecurity4    
7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,f$]al (ficial      
designat$ "u subsection 7a7 %all e/abli%
 ! ,public ,heal? & ,biosecurity ,team1 
z requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] su* (ficial is fir/         
designat$4  7#c7 ,duties ,! ,public     
,heal? & ,biosecurity ,team %all be !   
prim>y po9t ( contact 9 ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t = ,/ate & local ag5cies on--  

7,a7 issues relat$ to-- 7i7 ov]sight (  
high-conta9m5t laboratories2  7ii7 !    
impact ( high-conta9m5t laboratories on 
public heal?2 or  7iii7 connect+ ,/ate &
 local (ficials ) ! relevant ,f$]al     
ag5cy or ag5cies on matt]s relat$ to    
high-conta9m5t laboratories2 &  7,b7 o!r
 issues z det]m9$ necess>y by ! ,f$]al  
(ficial designat$ "u subsection 7a74    
7e7 ,feasibility /udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,f$]al (ficial designat$ "u subsection  
7a7 %all conduct a feasibility /udy on  
e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+ a database on exi/+  
high-conta9m5t laboratories 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & mak+ su* database accessible to
 ,/ate & local (ficials4  7#b7 ,database
 describ$ ,! database to be /udi$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 %\ld be design$ to        
include1 ) respect to ea* high-conta9m5t
 laboratory1 ! foll[+ in=mation3 7,a7 ,!
 id5tity ( ! own]s ( ! laboratory4  7,b7
 ,! /atus ( any lic5s+ or c]tification (
 ! laboratory requir$ "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 
or local law4  7,c7 ,any legal          
violations by1 & discipl9>y action tak5 

aga9/1 ! laboratory4  7#c7 ,report to   
,congress ,^u completion ( ! feasibility
 /udy "u ?is subsection1 ! ,f$]al       
(ficial designat$ "u subsection 7a7 %all
 submit to ! ,congress a report on !    
results ( su* /udy4  7f7 ,def9ition ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m high-conta9m5t       
laboratory means laboratories t are     
suitable = biosafety level #c or        
biosafety level #d proc$ures z def9$ 9 !
 late/ edition ( ,biosafety 9           
,microbiological & ,biom$ical           
,laboratories publi%$ by ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & !      
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 7or any   
successor to su* publication74