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 115 STAT. 386 PUBLIC LAW 107-56 —OCT. 26, 2001 "SEC. 175b. POSSESSION BY RESTRICTED PERSONS. "(a) No restricted person described in subsection (b) shall ship or transport interstate or foreign commerce, or possess in or affecting commerce, any biological agent or toxin, or receive any biological agent or toxin that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, if the biological agent or toxin is listed as a select agent in subsection (j) of section 72.6 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 511(d)(1) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132), and is not exempted under subsection (h) of such section 72.6, or appendix A of part 72 of the Code of Regulations. "(b) In this section: "(1) The term 'select agent' does not include any such biological agent or toxin that is in its naturally-occurring environment, if the biological agent or toxin has not been cultivated, collected, or otherwise extracted from its natural source. "(2) The term 'restricted person' means an individual who— "(A) is under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; "(B) has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; "(C) is a fugitive from justice; "(D) is an unlawful user of any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act(21 U.S.C. 802)); "(E) is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States; "(F) has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution; "(G) is an alien (other than an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence) who is a national of a country as to which the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), section 620A of chapter 1 of part M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or section 40(d) of chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)), has made a determination (that remains in effect) that such country has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; or "(H) has been discharged from the Armed Services of the United States under dishonorable conditions. "(3) The term 'alien' has the same meaning as in section 1010(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationahty Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)). "(4) The term 'lawfully admitted for permanent residence' has the same meaning as in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)). ' "(c) Whoever knowingly violates this section shall be fined as provided in this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both, but the prohibition contained in this section shall not apply with respect to any duly authorized United States governmental activity."; and (3) in the chapter analysis, by inserting after.the item relating to section 175a the following: "175b. Possession by restricted persons.".

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