3.0.0 8065 2025-01-24T19:33:47Z 2025-01-24T19:33:47Z House H HR 2024-04-18 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 68 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)][House][Pages H2521-H2522]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. COSTA:H.R. 8065.[[Page H2522]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To strengthen regulations surrounding the sale of highlyinfectious agents and high-containment laboratories.</pre> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2024-04-26T13:39:22Z Referred To 2024-04-18T13:01:00Z 2024-04-26 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2024-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2024-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2024-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] Jim Costa D CA 21 N K000401 Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3] Kevin Kiley R CA 3 2024-04-18 True V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] David Valadao R CA G. 22 2024-05-01 False Health Health 2024-06-24T18:31:08Z

00 2024-04-18 Introduced in House 2025-01-24T19:32:10Z <p><strong>Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill requires sellers of highly infectious agents to maintain a logbook of sales and requires a designated official to evaluate high-containment laboratories. Sellers of highly infectious agents must maintain an electronic list, or logbook, with specific information on each sale. Sales are prohibited unless the prospective purchaser provides identification and signs the logbook. A purchaser that falsifies a logbook may be subject to criminal penalties. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response must administer the logbook program and maintain a list of all highly infectious agents.&nbsp;</p><p>In addition, a federal official, designated by the National Security Advisor, must oversee a periodic strategic evaluation of high-containment laboratories in the United States. Each strategic evaluation must include an assessment and national standards, developed by the designated official, for the development and operation of high-containment laboratories. The designated official must maintain a team to serve as the federal government’s primary point of contact for state and local agencies on issues relating to laboratory biosafety and biosecurity.&nbsp;</p>

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