[20010913]RS21060_生物和化学武器：刑事制裁和联邦法规.pdf

1 See, Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling ofBacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, Apr. 10, 1972, 26U.S.T. 583, 1015 U.N.T.S. 163. See generally, CRS Report RL31059, Biological Weapons: APrimer. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21060November 13, 2001Biological and Chemical Weapons: CriminalSanctions and Federal RegulationsChristopher A. JenningsLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryVarious federal regulations and criminal sanctions apply to biological and chemicalweapons. Some of the provisions are broadly drafted, covering biological and chemicalweapons as well as other controlled material and technology. Some focus on biologicaland chemical weapons as such. Recent anti-terrorism legislation, Public Law 107-56,amended many of these provisions, broadening the scope criminal sanctions relating tothe use of biological and chemical weapons and materials. This report outlines provisionscriminalizing certain uses of biological and chemical weapons, and references otherrelevant domestic and international material.Intro