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Medical Countermeasures Against Weapons of Mass Destruction

Presidential Directive Homeland Security Presidential Directive 18 (HSPD-18) Signed: January 31, 2007 “It is the policy of the United States to draw upon the considerable potential of the scientific community in the public and private sectors to address our medical countermeasure requirements relating to CBRN threats. Our Nation will use a two‑tiered approach for development  Read More »

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USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005

The Act was intended as a renewal of 16 sunset provisions scheduled to expire December 31, 2005 contained in the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 signed into law October 26, 2001, by President George W. Bush as Public Law 107-56.

Author:
United States Congress
Publish Date:
Jan 3 2006

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Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins

“This document establishes a final rule regarding possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins. The final rule implements provisions of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 and is designed to protect public health and safety. In a companion document published in this issue of the Federal Register,  Read More »

Author:
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Publish Date:
Mar 18 2005

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Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins— Reconstructed Replication Competent Forms of the 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus Containing Any Portion of the Coding Regions of All Eight Gene Segments

“We [the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] are adding reconstructed replication competent forms of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus containing any portion of the coding regions of all eight gene segments to the list of HHS select agents and toxins. We are taking this action for several reasons. First the pandemic influenza virus of  Read More »

Author:
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Publish Date:
Mar 18 2005

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Biodefense for the 21st Century

Presidential Directive Homeland Security Presidential Directive 10 (HSPD-10) AKA National Security Presidential Directive 33 (NSPD-33) Signed: April 28, 2004 By evaluating biodefense programs and initiatives, Biodefense for the 21st Century continues those efforts by identifying future priorities and actions and integrating the work of national and homeland security, medical, public health, intelligence, diplomatic, and law  Read More »

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