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Efforts of the USA PATRIOT Act and the 2002 Bioterrorism Preparedness Act on Select Agent Research in the United States
“In October 2001, President Bush signed the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act, otherwise known as the USA PATRIOT Act. It was followed in June 2002 by the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act, otherwise known as the 2002 Bioterrorism Preparedness Act. Sections Read More »
- July 6, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
National Strategy for Counterterrorism
“The National Strategy for Counterterrorism articulates our government’s approach to countering terrorism and identifies the range of tools critical to this Strategy’s success. U.S. CT efforts require a multidepartmental and multinational effort that goes beyond traditional intelligence, military, and law enforcement functions. This Strategy sets out our overarching goals and the steps necessary to achieve Read More »
- July 5, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats
This Strategy outlines the President Obama’s vision for addressing the challenges from proliferation of biological weapons or their use by terrorists. It highlights the beneficial nature of advances in the life sciences and their importance in combating infectious diseases of natural, accidental, and deliberate origin. It also outlines how the risks associated with misuse and Read More »
- July 5, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
National Preparedness: DHS and HHS Can Further Strengthen Coordination for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Risk Assessments
“The anthrax attacks of 2001 and more recent national reports have raised concerns the United States is vulnerable to attacks with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents. Because of the potential consequences of such attacks, members of Congress have expressed the need for the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services Read More »
- July 5, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Featured, Report, and 2001-2025
Global Health Security: Closing Gaps in Responding to Infectious Disease Emergencies
“In this article, we describe two important gaps in international frameworks that govern the response to global public health threats which can negatively affect the security of states: (1) despite attempts to strengthen international rules for responding to public health emergencies, there continues to be strong disincentives for states to report disease outbreaks; and (2) Read More »
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