§ 6771. — Prohibition.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6771]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 75--CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION
SUBCHAPTER V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 6771. Prohibition
(a) In general
Neither the Secretary of Defense nor any other officer or employee
of the United States may, directly or by contract--
(1) conduct any test or experiment involving the use of any
chemical or biological agent on a civilian population; or
(2) use human subjects for the testing of chemical or biological
agents.
(b) Construction
Nothing in subsection (a) of this section may be construed to
prohibit actions carried out for purposes not prohibited by this chapter
(as defined in section 6701(8) of this title).
(c) ``Biological agent'' defined
In this section, the term ``biological agent'' means any micro-
organism (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or protozoa),
pathogen, or infectious substance, or any naturally occurring, bio-
engineered or synthesized component of any such micro-organism,
pathogen, or infectious substance, whatever its origin or method of
production, capable of causing--
(1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human,
an animal, a plant, or another living organism;
(2) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or
materials of any kind; or
(3) deleterious alteration of the environment.
(Pub. L. 105-277, div. I, title VI, Sec. 602, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat.
2681-886.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ``this
Act'' and was translated as reading ``this division'', meaning div. I of
Pub. L. 105-277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-856, known as the
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998, to reflect the
probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of division I
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6701 of this
title and Tables.
