,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbe,mr4 
,nunn of ,iowa 7for himself and ,mr4    
,riley of ,new ,york7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish criminal    
penalties for the reckless importation  
or handling of dangerous agricultural   
pathogens4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,preventing ,lethal 
,agricultural and ,national ,threats    
7,,plant7 ,act4  #b4 ,reckless          
importation of dangerous agricultural   
pathogens ,title #ah ,u4,s4,c4 is       
amended by inserting after section      
#age;b the following3  #age;c4 ,reckless
 importation of dangerous agricultural  
pathogens4  7a7 ,offense ,whoever       
knowingly or recklessly imports a       
biological agent1 toxin1 or organism--  
7#a7 without the required permit or     
authorization from the ,u4,s4           

,department of ,agriculture or other    
appropriate agency2 and  7#b7 where such
 agent1 toxin1 or organism is designated
 by regulation as a high-risk           
agricultural pathogen capable of causing
 significant harm to ,u4,s4 crops1      
livestock1 or agricultural ecosystems1  
,shall be fined under this title or     
imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or  
both4  7b7 ,aggravating factors ,if the 
offense3 7#a7 involves concealment of   
origin2  7#b7 is committed by a person  
acting on behalf of1 or funded by1 a    
foreign government2 or  7#c7 results in 
actual economic damage exceeding        
#a1jjj1jjj2  ,then the term of          
imprisonment may be up to #bj years4    
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
the term recklessly means the person    
consciously disregarded a substantial   
and unjustifiable risk that the pathogen
 could cause significant harm4  7#b7 the
 term high-risk agricultural pathogen   
shall be defined by the ,secretary of   
,agriculture and published via          

regulation4  4