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1 tec) or member or employee of a local biohazards committee 
2 or former officer or employee of the United States or former 
3 member or emplo} r ee of such a committee, who by virtue of 
4 such employment or official position has obtained possession 
5 of, or has access to, material the disclosure of which is prohib- 
6 ited by subsection (a), and who knowing that disclosure of 
7 such material is prohibited by such subsection, willfully dis- 
8 closes the material in any manner to any person not entitled 
9 to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not 
10 more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not mo -e than one year, 
11 or both. Section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, does 
12 not apply with respect to publishing, divulging, disclosing, 
13 making known, or making available information reported or 
14 othenvise obtained under this part. 
15 “(e) Notwithstanding any limitation contained in this 
16 section or air^ other provision of law, all ir formation reported 
17 to or otherwise obtained by the Secretary (or any represent- 
18 ative of the Secretary) or by any local biohazards committee 
19 under this part shall be made available, upon written request 
20 of any duly authorized committee of the Congress, to such 
21 committee. 
22 “(f) Each local biohazards committee shall be consid- 
23 ered an agency for purposes of section 552 of title 5, United 
24 States Code. 
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