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The US roadmap

To enact national criminal legislation against prohibited bioweapon (BW) activities

To establish an effective UN procedure for investigating suspicious disease outbreaks on allegation of BW use

To put in place a process for addressing BWC compliance concerns

To strive to improve international disease control and to enhance mechanisms for sending expert response teams to cope with outbreaks

To set up a sound oversight system for the security and genetic engineering of pathogenic organisms

To devise a solid framework for bioscientists in the form of a code of ethical conduct that would have universal recognition

To promote responsible conduct in the study, use modification and shipment of pathogenic organisms.

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