Federal Select Agent Program

The Federal Select Agent Program is jointly comprised of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Regulatory Science and Compliance and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Division of Agricultural Select Agents and Toxins. The Federal Select Agent Program oversees the possession, use and transfer of select agents and toxins, which pose a threat to public, animal or plant health. The Program greatly enhances the nation’s oversight of the safety and security of select agents by:

• Developing, implementing, and enforcing the Select Agent Regulations
• Maintaining a national database
• Inspecting entities that possess, use, or transfer select agents
• Ensuring that all individuals who work with these agents undergo a security risk assessment performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation/Criminal Justice Information Service
• Providing guidance to regulated entities on achieving compliance to the regulations through the development of guidance documents, conducting workshops and webinars
• Investigation of any incidents in which non-compliance may have occurred

If you have any questions or comments about the program, website or forms, contact lrsat@cdc.gov.