Executive Order 13546

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

. Policy.


 * It is the policy of the United States that:

. Definitions.

. Findings.

. Risk-based Tiering of the Select Agent List.


 * To help ensure that BSAT are secured according to level of risk, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture shall, through their ongoing review of the biological Select Agents and Toxins List ("Select Agent List") contained in regulations, and no later than 18 months from the date of this order:

. Revision of Regulations, Rules, and Guidance to Accommodate a Tiered Select Agent List.


 * Consistent with section 4 of this order, I request that:

. Coordination of Federal Oversight for BSAT Security.


 * To ensure that the policies and practices used to secure BSAT are harmonized and that the related oversight activities of the Federal Government are coordinated, the heads of executive departments and agencies identified in section 7(a)(ii) of this order shall:

. Implementation.

. Sharing of Select Agent Program Information.

. General Provisions.

, July 2, 2010. [FR Doc. 2010–16864 Filed 7–7–10; 11:15 am] Billing Code 3195–W0–P