---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch10"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 10"
heading: "Biological Weapons"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch10"
sections_count: 7
---

# Chapter 10 — Biological Weapons

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§175. Prohibitions with respect to biological weapons](/usc/18/175.md)
- [§175a. Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies](/usc/18/175a.md)
- [§175b. Possession by restricted persons](/usc/18/175b.md)
- [§175c. Variola virus](/usc/18/175c.md)
- [§176. Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction](/usc/18/176.md)
- [§177. Injunctions](/usc/18/177.md)
- [§178. Definitions](/usc/18/178.md)