PUBLIC LAW 101-298—MAY 22, 1990 104 STAT. 201 Public Law 101-298 101st Congress An Act To implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction, by prohibiting certain conduct relating to biological weapons, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989". SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND INTENT. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to— (1) implement the Biological Weapons Convention, an international agreement unanimously ratified by the United States Senate in 1974 and signed by more than 100 other nations, including the Soviet Union; and (2) protect the United States against the threat of biological terrorism. OJ) INTENT OF ACT. —Nothing in this Act is intended to restrain or restrict peaceful scientific research or development. SEC. 3. TITLE 18 AMENDMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 9 the following: "CHAPTER 10—BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS "Sec. "175. Prohibitions with respect to biological weapons. "176. Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction. "177. Injunctions. "178. Definitions. "§ 175. Prohibitions with respect to biological weapons "(a) IN GENERAL. —Whoever knowingly develops, produces, stockpiles, transfers, acquires, retains, or possesses any biological agent, toxin, or delivery system for use as a weapon, or knowingly assists a foreign state or any organization to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both. There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section committed by or against a national of the United States. "(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term 'for use as a weapon' does not include the development, production, transfer, acquisition, retention, or possession of any biological agent, toxin, or delivery system for prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purposes. May 22, 1990 [S. 993] Biological Weapons Anti- Terrorism Act of 1989. International agreements. 18 USC 175 note. 18 USC 175 note.
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