SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONVENTION ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IM-
MUNITIES
OF
THE
UNITED
NATIONS.—The term 
‘‘Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the 
United Nations’’ means the Convention on the Privi-
leges and Immunities of the United Nations, signed 
at New York on February 13, 1946, and entered 
into force with respect to the United States on April 
29, 1970 (21 UST 1418). 
(2) RADIOACTIVE OR OTHER SUBSTANCES POS-
ING A LASTING, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO 
PUBLIC HEALTH.—The term ‘‘radioactive or other 
substances posing a lasting, clear and present dan-
ger to public health’’ means radioactive, biological, 
chemical, fissile or other substances, including the 
following: Polonium, Plutonium, Uranium, Anthrax,
Botulinum Toxin, Brucellosis, Cholera, Clostridium 
Perfringens Toxin, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic 
Fever, Ebola, Hemorrhagic Fever, Melioidosis, 
Plague, Q Fever, Ricin, Rift Valley Fever, Saxitoxin, 
Smallpox, 
Staphylococcal 
Enterotoxin 
B, 
Trichothecene Mycotoxin, Venezuelan Equine En-
cephalitis, Nitrogen Mustard, Anticholinesterase 
agents, Sarin, Salmonella, E Coli, and Foot-and- 
mouth disease, and any other agents and toxins as 
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identified by the Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Department of Agriculture under 
part 331 of title 7, part 121 of title 9, or part 73 
of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(3) VIENNA CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC RE-
LATIONS.—The term ‘‘Vienna Convention on Diplo-
matic Relations’’ means the Vienna Convention on 
Diplomatic Relations, signed at Vienna on April 18, 
1961, and entered into force with respect to the 
United States on December 13, 1972 (23 UST 
3227). 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, accreditation of a representative of a foreign gov-
ernment to the United States under the Vienna Conven-
tion on Diplomatic Relations and accreditation of a rep-
resentative of a foreign government to the United Nations 
under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities 
of the United Nations shall be deemed to be an express 
waiver of immunity from criminal jurisdiction for the rep-
resentative under the applicable Convention with respect 
to an act of disbursing radioactive or other substances 
posing a lasting, clear and present danger to public health. 
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(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) with respect to the waiver of immu-
nity from criminal jurisdiction for a representative of a 
foreign government if the President determines and cer-
tifies to Congress that it is in national security interest 
of the United States to do so. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Government of 
the United States should propose amendments to the Vi-
enna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Conven-
tion on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Na-
tions to ensure that persons who enjoy immunity from 
criminal jurisdiction under such Conventions do not re-
ceive immunity from criminal jurisdiction with respect to 
acts of disbursing radioactive or other substances posing 
a lasting, clear and present danger to public health. 
Æ 
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