PUBLIC LAW 107-188-JUNE 12, 2002 116 STAT. 639 identification, including their source. The Secretary shall maintain a national database that includes the names and locations of registered persons, the listed agents and toxins such persons are possessing, using, or trsinsferring, and information regarding the characterization of such agents and toxins. " (e) SAFEGUARD AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTERED PERSONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —Regulations under subsections (b) and (c) shall include appropriate safeguard and security requirements for persons possessing, using, or transferring a listed agent or toxin commensurate with the risk such agent or toxin poses to public health and safety (including the risk of use in domestic or international terrorism). The Secretary shall establish such requirements in consultation with the Attorney General, and shall ensure compliance with such requirements as part of the registration system under such regulations. " (2) LIMITING ACCESS TO LISTED AGENTS AND TOXINS. — Requirements under paragraph (1) shall include provisions to ensure that registered persons— "(A) provide access to listed agents and toxins to only those individuals whom the registered person involved determines have a legitimate need to handle or use such agents and toxins; "(B) submit the names and other identifying information for such individuals to the Secretary and the Attorney General, promptly after first determining that the individuals need access under subparagraph (A), and periodically thereafter while the individuals have such access, not less frequently than once every five years; "(C) deny access to such agents and toxins by individuals whom the Attorney General has identified as restricted persons; and "(D) limit or deny access to such agents and toxins by individuals whom the Attorney General has identified as within any category under paragraph (3)(B)(ii), if limiting or denying such access by the individuals involved is determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General. "(3) SUBMITTED NAMES; USE OF DATABASES BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon the receipt of names and other identifying information under paragraph (2)(B), the Attorney General shall, for the sole purpose of identifying whether the individuals involved are within any of the categories specified in subparagraph (B), promptly use criminal, immigration, national security, and other electronic databases that are available to the Federal Government and are appropriate for such purpose. "(B) CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the categories specified in this subparagraph regarding an individual are that— "(i) the individual is a restricted person; or "(ii) the individual is reasonably suspected by any Federal law enforcement or intelligence agency of— "(I) committing a crime set forth in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18, United States Code;
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