National biosafety policies and law

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The United States takes biosafety and biosecurity very seriously.

The United States will also strengthen biosecurity to prevent both state and non- state actors from obtaining or using biological material, equipment, and expertise for nefarious purposes, consistent with the U.S.
Government’s approach to countering weapons of mass destruction. 2.1.
Global Health Security .

A biosafety program will identify biological hazards, measure the level of health-related risks the biological hazards present, and identify ways to reduce the health-related risks associated with the biological hazards.

In the US, biosecurity is governed by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which is within the Department of State.