(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, information prepared for or maintained in the Biological Agents Registry shall be confidential and is not subject to Title 4 of the General Provisions Article.

(b) Release of information from the Registry as authorized by regulations adopted under § 17-602(c) of this subtitle shall not render the information released a public record.

(c) A person or entity to whom specified information has been released from the Registry as authorized by regulations adopted under § 17-602(c) of this subtitle may not release the information unless the release is approved by the Biological Agents Registry Program.