[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4215 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4215

   To prohibit the inclusion of brucella abortus in certain lists of 
                dangerous biological agents and toxins.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2009

 Mr. Rehberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the inclusion of brucella abortus in certain lists of 
                dangerous biological agents and toxins.

    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 ``Brucella Abortus Removal Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF BRUCELLA ABORTUS FROM LISTS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the lists of biological agents and toxins established and 
maintained under section 351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1)) and section 212(a)(1) of the Agricultural 
Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401 note) shall not 
include brucella abortus.
    (b) Conforming Changes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise the regulations, 
guidance, and other materials of the Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Department of Agriculture, respectively, to the extent 
necessary for consistency with subsection (a).
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