Why did the policy change from access to select agents and toxins being valid for a period of five years to three years?
On January 9, 2009, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order (EO) 13486 entitled Strengthening Laboratory Biosecurity in the United States. This EO established a Working Group (WG) co-chaired by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The scope of WG activities pertained to the policy of the United States that facilities that possess biological select agents and toxins have appropriate security and personnel assurance practices to protect against theft, misuse, or diversion to unlawful activity of such agents and toxins. The WG provided final recommendations through careful consideration of proposals from subgroups, and comments received from select agent entities and the public. The report is available at: http://orise.orau.gov/emi/scapa/files/biosecurity-report.pdf . One of the recommendations to enhance security was to perform an SRA required by the Select Agent Regulations (7 CFR § 331.10, 9 CFR § 121.10, 42 CFR § 73.10) every three years for
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- Once an individuals access to select agents and toxins is terminated, can the individuals access to select agents and toxin be reactivated without undergoing a new SRA?
- Who is affected by this new policy of approval for access to select agents and toxins being valid for a period of three years?
- How does a RO terminate an individuals access to select agents and toxins?
