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has access to, material the disclosure of which is prohibited 
by subsection (a) , and who knowing that disclosure of such 
material is prohibited by such subsection, willfully discloses 
the material in anj r manner to any person not entitled to 
receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not 
more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, 
or both. Section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, does 
not apply with respect to the publishing, divulging, disclos- 
ing, or making known of, or making available, information 
reported or otherwise obtained under this part. 
“(d) Notwithstanding any limitation contained in this 
section or any other provision of law, all information reported 
to or otherwise obtained by the Secretary (or any represent- 
ative of the Secretary’) or by any local biohazards committee 
under this part shall be made available, upon written request 
of an}’ duly authorized committee of the Congress, to such 
committee. 
“(e) Each local biohazajds committee shall be consid- 
ered an agency subject to the requirements of section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
“advisory committee 
“Sec. 481. (a) There is established the Recombinant 
DNA Advisory Committee (hereinafter in this section re- 
ferred to as the ‘advisory committee’) which will carry out 
the functions prescribed for it under sections 474 and 475 
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