101st Congress > House > Vote 458

Date: May 08, 1990

Result: 408-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 99

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions

Sponsor: KASTENMEIER, Robert William (D-WI)

Bill number: HR237

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Description: BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ACT OF 1989

Bill summary: Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to implement the Biological Weapons Convention and to protect the United States from biological terrorism. Amends the Federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties upon anyone who knowingly develops, produces, stockpiles, transfers, acquires, or possesses any biological agent, toxin, or delivery system for use as a weapon, or assists a foreign state or any organization to do so. Provides for extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense committed by or against a U.S. national. Authorizes the Attorney General to request the issuance of a warrant authorizing the seizure of any such agent, toxin, or delivery system that exists by reason of conduct prohibited under this Act or that is of a type or in a quantity that has no apparent justification for prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purposes. Authorizes the seizure and destruction of such an agent, toxin, or delivery system upon probable cause without a warrant in exigent circumstances. Establishes as an affirmative defense against forfeiture that such agent, toxin, or delivery system is for a peaceful purpose and is of a type and quantity reasonable for that purpose. Authorizes the United States to obtain an injunction against conduct prohibited by this Act. Authorizes the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications related to biological weapons offenses under specified conditions.

Bill titles: To implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction, by prohibiting certain conduct relating to biological weapons, and for other purposes.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 136, p. 2070;

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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