WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has announced a hearing for Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building, entitled “How Secure are U.S. Bioresearch Labs? Preventing the Next Safety Lapse." The hearing will focus on the need for stronger oversight of high-containment laboratories.
The subcommittee will feature testimony from several government agencies about what policies they currently have in place, and how they conduct oversight of high-containment laboratories.
“In recent years, safety and security lapses at high-containment laboratories have become far too common. The subcommittee has taken a close look at several of these incidents. Based on what we’ve learned, there is no question more comprehensive policies and better oversight of these laboratories are needed," said Murphy. “One lapse is too many. And unless the situation is fixed, it’s just a matter of time before someone gets hurt."
Witnesses confirmed to testify:
John Neumann
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
Government Accountability Office
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Principal Deputy Director
National Institutes of Health
Steve Monroe, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Segaran Pillai, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Laboratory Science and Safety, Office of Commissioner, Office of Chief Scientist
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
MG Brian C. Lein
Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command and Fort Detrick Deputy for Medical Systems to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, Department of the Army
U.S. Department of Defense
The Majority Memorandum and witness testimony will be available here as they are posted. Related Items
* How Secure are U.S. Bioresearch Labs? Preventing the Next Safety Lapse.
See Also
* How Secure are U.S. Bioresearch Labs? Preventing the Next Safety Lapse.
