133 STAT. 1034  PUBLIC LAW 116–31—JULY 25, 2019  Public Law 116–31  116th Congress  An Act  To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s  error.  July 25, 2019  [S. 744]  Effective  Prosecution of  Possession of  Biological Toxins  and Agents Act  of 2019.  18 USC 1 note.  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of  the United States of America in Congress assembled,  SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF BIOLOGICAL TOXINS  AND AGENTS.  This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Effective Prosecution of Posses- sion of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019’’.  Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, is amended—  (1) in subsection (a)—  (A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1) No restricted’’ and all that follows  through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the fol- lowing:  ‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—  ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a restricted  person to—  ‘‘(A) ship, transport, or possess in or affecting interstate  or foreign commerce any biological agent or toxin described  in paragraph (2); or  ‘‘(B) receive any biological agent or toxin described  in paragraph (2) that has been shipped or transported  in interstate or foreign commerce.  ‘‘(2) AGENTS AND TOXINS COVERED.—A biological agent or  toxin described in this paragraph is a biological agent or toxin  that—  ‘‘(A) is listed as a non-overlap or overlap select  biological agent or toxin under part 73 of title 42, Code  of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 351A of the  Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); and  ‘‘(B) is not excluded or exempted under part 73 of  title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.’’; and  (B) by striking ‘‘(2) Whoever’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) PEN- ALTY.—Whoever’’ and adjusting the margin accordingly;  and 