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Defense of United States Agriculture and Food
Presidential Directive Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9) Signed: January 30, 2004 Defense of United States Agriculture and Food “establishes a national policy to defend the agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.” Fulfilling the policy requires recognition of important agriculture and food infrastructure and ensuring their protection; development of Read More »
- January 30, 2004
- | Filed under North America, Delegated Legislation, and 2001-2025
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, As Amended, Classified National Security Information
Executive Order 13292 Signed: March 25, 2003 Federal Register: 68 FR 15313, March 28, 2003 While Executive Order 12958 established that scientific matters not be considered for classification unless it relates to national security, Executive Order 13292 extended that consideration to include scientific matters relating to defense against transnational terrorism.
- March 23, 2003
- | Filed under North America, Delegated Legislation, and 2001-2025
Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act
The Chemical Weapons Convention Implemention Act is a division of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 and implements the Chemical Weapons Convention. According to the Congressional Research Service Summary, the Act: requires the Deparment of State, designated the United States National Authority by the President, to act as the liason for the Read More »
- June 25, 1999
- | Filed under North America, Delegated Legislation, and 1976-2000
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act “deter[s] terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes.” According to the Congressional Research Service Summary, the law makes threatening, attempting, or conspiring to use a biological weapon a federal crime; broadens the definition of biological weapons to include components of Read More »
- April 24, 1996
- | Filed under North America, Law, and 1976-2000
Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989
The Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act (BWAT) implements the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and protects the United States from biological terrorism by prohibiting certain conduct pertaining to biological weapons, including knowingly developing, producing, stockpiling, transfering, acquiring, retaining, or possessing any biological agent, toxin, or delivery system for use as a weapon, or knowingly assisting a foreign Read More »
- May 22, 1990
- | Filed under North America, Law, and 1976-2000
