Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 175 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 175 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 101-298, Sec. 3(a), May 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 201;
amended Pub. L. 104-132, title V, Sec. 511(b)(1), Apr. 24, 1996,
110 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 107-56, title VIII, Sec. 817(1), Oct. 26,
2001, 115 Stat. 385; Pub. L. 107-188, title II, Sec. 231(c)(1),
June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 661.)
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-188 substituted "protective, bona
fide research, or other peaceful purposes" for "protective bona
fide research, or other peaceful purposes".
2001 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-56, Sec. 817(1)(C), added subsec.
(b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
Pub. L. 107-56, Sec. 817(1)(A), substituted "includes" for "does
not include" and inserted "other than" after "delivery system for"
and "bona fide research" after "protective".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-56, Sec. 817(1)(B), redesignated subsec.
(b) as (c).
1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-132 inserted "or attempts,
threatens, or conspires to do the same," before "shall be fined
under this title".
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 101-298 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this chapter and amending section 2516 of this title] may be cited
as the 'Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989'."
PURPOSE AND INTENT
Section 2 of Pub. L. 101-298 provided that:
"(a) Purpose. - The purpose of this Act [see Short Title note
above] is to -
"(1) implement the Biological Weapons Convention, an
international agreement unanimously ratified by the United States
Senate in 1974 and signed by more than 100 other nations,
including the Soviet Union; and
"(2) protect the United States against the threat of biological
terrorism.
"(b) Intent of Act. - Nothing in this Act is intended to restrain
or restrict peaceful scientific research or development."