Thank you very much.
I want to begin by thanking the committee members. I'm going to be very brief in my comments and leave lots of time for questions.
I really want to thank you for the time and the work being put into reviewing the legislation. We take all of it very seriously. It is interesting to reflect that part of my pleasure is that five or six years ago, before SARS and before the agency, it was difficult to get anybody to pay attention to these issues. Now people are paying attention. That is only a good thing.
I think we can agree that the proposed Human Pathogens and Toxins Act is an important tool--