To amend the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect to the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins, to clarify the application of cable television system privacy requirements to new cable services, to strenghen security at certain nuclear facilities, and for other purposes.

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Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for: (1) possessing a "select agent" (as listed pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) in a manner constituting reckless disregard for the public health and safety, knowing the agent to be a biological agent or toxin; (2) causing bodily injury in the course of a violation; (3) possessing such agents without registration; (4) transferring such agents to an unregistered person; and (5) "restricted persons" possessing select agents. Directs the Secretary to provide standards and procedures governing the possession and use of biological agents. Prohibits certain disclosures under the Freedom of Information Act regarding biological agents.. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish guidelines for governmental access to personally identifiable information collected and maintained by a multichannel video programming distributor for purposes of Federal criminal code provisions governing interception of and access to electronic communications. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to allow licensed or certified guards at certain facilities to carry and use weapons and to make arrests without a warrant, under specified circumstances. Directs the NRC to: (1) assess the vulnerability of licensed nuclear facilities to potential terrorist attacks; (2) commence a rulemaking to consider changes to the design basis threat for licensed facilities; and (3) issue a final rule revising the design basis threat and associated regulations.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 16 October 2001

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 16 October 2001

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 9 October 2001

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 October 2001

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  Introduced in House · EN · 3 October 2001

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 October 2001

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