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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to confidentiality of information regarding certain |
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agents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.151 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.151. EXCEPTION: INFORMATION REGARDING SELECT |
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AGENTS. Information that pertains to a biological agent or toxin |
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identified or listed as a select agent in federal law, including |
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the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and |
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Response Act of 2002, (Public Law 107-188) or regulations |
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promulgated under that act, is excepted from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021, including information regarding: |
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(1) location; |
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(2) security protections; |
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(3) use or intended use; and |
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(4) the identity of an individual authorized to possess, |
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use, or access. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |