§ 6771. Prohibition

• (a) Neither the Secretary of Defense nor any other officer or employee of the United States may, directly or by contract—
  • (1) conduct any test or experiment involving the use of any chemical or biological agent on a civilian population; or
  • (2) use human subjects for the testing of chemical or biological agents.
• (b) Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to prohibit actions carried out for purposes not prohibited by this chapter (as defined in section 6701(8) of this title ).
• (c) In this section, the term “biological agent” means any micro-organism (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae or protozoa), pathogen, or infectious substance, or any naturally occurring, bio-engineered or synthesized component of any such micro-organism, pathogen, or infectious substance, whatever its origin or method of production, capable of causing—
  • (1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism;
  • (2) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or materials of any kind; or
  • (3) deleterious alteration of the environment.