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Union Calendar No. 104 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1986 
[Report No. 116–141] 
To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s 
error. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2019 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, and Mr. HURD of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
JULY 9, 2019 
Additional sponsor: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia 
JULY 9, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Effective Prosecution 
of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF BIOLOGICAL 
TOXINS AND AGENTS. 
Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1) No restricted’’ and 
all that follows through the end of paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 
restricted person to— 
‘‘(A) ship, transport, or possess in or af-
fecting interstate or foreign commerce any bio-
logical agent or toxin described in paragraph 
(2); or 
‘‘(B) receive any biological agent or toxin 
described in paragraph (2) that has been 
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign 
commerce. 
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‘‘(2) AGENTS AND TOXINS COVERED.—A bio-
logical agent or toxin described in this paragraph is 
a biological agent or toxin that— 
‘‘(A) is listed as a non-overlap or overlap 
select biological agent or toxin under part 73 of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant 
to section 351A of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); and 
‘‘(B) is not excluded or exempted under 
part 73 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(2) Whoever’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(3) PENALTY.—Whoever’’ and adjusting 
the margin accordingly; and 
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’ be-
fore ‘‘In this section:’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 104 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1986 
[Report No. 116–141] 
A BILL 
To amend section 175b of title 18, United States 
Code, to correct a scrivener’s error. 
JULY 9, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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