BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS

Addresses

Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act: Senator Lugar, S12131 [1NO]

———Senator Obama, S12130 [1NO]

Analyses

Legislation Authorizing the Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq (2002), H10997-H10999 [18NO]

Articles and editorials

War Must Be a Local Issue, E2379 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases (see S. 573), S2383 [9MR]

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (see S. 313), S1115 [8FE]

———provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (see S. 1949), S12127 [1NO]

Committee on Government Reform (House): hold hearings on intelligence relating to the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 616), H11879 [15DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add certain biosecurity responsibilities (see S. 572), S2383 [9MR]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 91), H135 [6JA]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 2170), S14317 [21DE]

Diseases: promote technological advancements to reduce the timeframe for development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent infectious diseases that pose a significant risk to public health (see H.R. 3627), H7612 [29JY]

Health: establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (see S. 1638), S9833 [8SE]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see S. 2145), S14064 [19DE]

———increase number of political subdivisions directly receiving awards under program to improve State and local preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies (see H.R. 1987), H2736 [28AP]

———prepare and strengthen biodefenses against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness (see S. 1873), S11422 [17OC]

———protect human health and the environment from the release of hazardous substances by terrorists (see H.R. 1562), H1894 [12AP]

———require Presidential report to Congress on national homeland security strategy (see H.R. 1383), H1692 [17MR]

———strengthen the national biodefense system (see S. 3), S142 [24JA]

Proliferation Security Initiative: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 40), S6022 [26MY]

Public Health Service Act: enhance biodefense and pandemic preparedness activities (see S. 1880), S11422 [17OC]

———provide protections for first responders (see S. 1437), S8559 [20JY]

Terrorism: criminalize acts of agroterrorism and enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, detection, response, and recovery planning (see S. 1532), S9284 [28JY]

———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack (see S. 975), S4547 [28AP]

———reduce risk to food supply from intentional contamination (see S. 1534), S9284 [28JY]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10038 [8NO]

Letters

Assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), H10965-H10967 [18NO]

Improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations: Condoleezza Rice, Sec. of State, S8643 [21JY]

Press releases

Review of Pre-War Intelligence in Iraq: Senators Roberts and Rockefeller, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S12105 [1NO]

Questions and answers

Nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Sec. of State relative to validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq: Senator Levin and Condoleezza Rice, S387 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Blair, Tony: express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H8360 [27SE]

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction: report, E715 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to the National Medical Preparedness Consortium to standardize training, health care policies, and standards of care to prepare for mass casualties from a terrorist event, H3481, H3482 [18MY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H4711 [17JN], H5785-H5790 [13JY], H6940 [28JY], H7805 [8SE], H7929 [14SE], H8911 [18OC], H9407 [28OC], H9453 [1NO], H9644 [4NO], H10163, H10166, H10198, H10214-H10216, H10218-H10223 [15NO], H10230, H10232, H10233, H10234 [16NO], H10506 [17NO], H11211 [7DE], H11271, H11312-H11317 [8DE], H11508, H11518 [14DE], E995 [17MY], E1349, E1352 [24JN], E2379 [17NO], E2425 [18NO]

National security: strengthen the national biodefense system, H5105 [24JN], H5714 [12JY]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (H.R. 4259), E2493 [8DE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases, S9433 [29JY]

———improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases (S. 573), S2387 [9MR]

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations, S8640-S8650, S8653 [21JY]

———improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (S. 313), S1125 [8FE]

———provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament (S. 1949), S12130 [1NO], S13498 [13DE]

———support nonproliferation programs, S380 [25JA]

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction: report, S3164 [5AP]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): report on Bush Administration use of pre-war intelligence analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S12099-S12105 [1NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add certain biosecurity responsibilities (S. 572), S2387 [9MR]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks, S3176 [5AP]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (S. 2170), S14329 [21DE]

Health: establish programs and activities to assist in mobilizing appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster (S. 1638), S9844 [8SE]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation, S1598 [17FE]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to the 53d WMD Civil Support Team, S13498 [13DE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S376, S383-S403, S408-S410, S412 [25JA], S516, S518, S520-S528, S556 [26JA], S7803 [30JN], S8620 [21JY], S9077 [27JY], S9786 [8SE], S10652 [29SE], S11504 [19OC], S12419 [7NO], S12465 [8NO], S12636-S12639 [10NO], S12736-S12738, S12751 [14NO], S12818-S12822 [15NO], S12879, S12938 [16NO], S13071, S13092, S13147 [17NO], S13292-S13297, S13310, S13330 [18NO], S14133 [20DE]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (S. 2145), S14065-S14068 [19DE]

———strengthen the national biodefense system, S1598 [17FE]

———strengthen the national biodefense system (S. 3), S109, S146 [24JA], S3262-S3265 [6AP], S3442 [12AP]

Senate: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S13-S15 [4JA]

Technology: nanosensor development for chemical and radiological warfare agents funding, S7795 [30JN]

Terrorism: criminalize acts of agroterrorism and enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, detection, response, and recovery planning (S. 1532), S9296 [28JY]

———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack, S14237 [21DE]

———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack (S. 975), S4590-S4595, S4607 [28AP], S4787 [9MY], S9433 [29JY], S11602 [20OC]

Reports filed

Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1873), S11768 [24OC]

Homeland Security Food and Agriculture Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 572), S10513 [27SE]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 572) (S. Rept. 109-209), S13659 [15DE]

Statements

Response to Senator Rockefeller's Remarks on Douglas J. Feith: Dept. of Defense, S12105 [1NO]

Texts of

S. 572, Homeland Security Food and Agriculture Act, S2388 [9MR]

S. 573, Agricultural Security Assistance Act, S2389-S2391 [9MR]

S. 1873, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act, S11424-S11433 [17OC]

S. 2170, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act, S14329-S14332 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 40, Proliferation Security Initiative anniversary, S6058 [26MY]