,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to impose       
mandatory minimum sentences for         
conspiracy to smuggle biological agents 
into the ,united ,states and for making 
false statements to ,federal agents in  
connection with such smuggling1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,biosecurity   
,smuggling ,deterrence ,act of #bjbf4   
#b4 ,mandatory minimum sentences for    
certain offenses involving biological   
agents  7a7 ,conspiracy to smuggle      
biological agents ,section #cga of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in the first undesignated
 paragraph1 by striking ,if two and     
inserting the following3  7a7 ,in       
general ,except as otherwise provided in
 this section1 if two  2  7#b7 in the   

second undesignated paragraph1 by       
striking ,if1 however1 and inserting the
 following3  7b7 ,misdemeanor offense   
,if  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7c7 ,mandatory minimum  
for biological agent smuggling          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section or any other law1 if the   
offense1 the commission of which is the 
object of the conspiracy1 involves the  
smuggling into the ,united ,states1 or  
the attempted smuggling into the ,united
 ,states1 of a biological agent or toxin
 7as defined in section #agh71 the      
persons convicted shall be sentenced to 
a term of imprisonment of not less than 
#bj years4  4  7b7 ,false statements in 
connection with biological agent        
smuggling ,section #ajja of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,mandatory minimum for statements       
involving biological agents             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 if the matter within the  

jurisdiction of the executive1          
legislative1 or judicial branch of the  
,government of the ,united ,states to   
which the false statement1 concealment1 
or false writing or document relates    
involves the smuggling1 importation1    
declaration1 permit application1 or any 
other ,federal authorization regarding a
 biological agent or toxin 7as defined  
in section #agh71 the person convicted  
shall be sentenced to a term of         
imprisonment of not less than #e years4 
4  7c7 ,smuggling of biological agents  
,section #ede of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
first undesignated paragraph1 by        
inserting 7a7 ,in general4-- before     
,whoever knowingly and willfully2  7#b7 
in the third undesignated paragraph1 by 
striking the period at the end of the   
sentence and inserting 1 unless the     
offense involves the smuggling or       
attempted smuggling of biological agents
 under subsection 7e742  7#c7 in the    
fourth undesignated paragraph-- 7,a7 by 

inserting 7b7 ,evidence sufficient for  
conviction4-- before ,proof of          
defendant's possession2 and  7,b7 by    
striking the first or second paragraph  
of this section and inserting subsection
 7a72  7#d7 in the fifth undesignated   
paragraph1 by inserting 7c7             
,forfeiture4-- before ,merchandise      
introduced2  7#e7 in the sixth          
undesignated paragraph1 by inserting 7d7
 ,definition of ,united ,states4--      
before ,the term ,united ,states2 and   
7#f7 by adding at the end the following3
  7e7 ,mandatory minimum for biological 
agent smuggling ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of this section or any  
other law1 if the offense involves the  
smuggling into the ,united ,states1 or  
the attempted smuggling into the ,united
 ,states1 of a biological agent or toxin
 7as defined in section #agh71 the      
person convicted shall be sentenced to a
 term of imprisonment of not less than  
#bj years4  4  #c4 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by this ,act shall apply

 to any offense committed on or after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4