National Biosecurity Improvement Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 16, 2021)
National Biosecurity Improvement Act of 2021
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress about policies and past actions of the National Institutes of Health related to enhancing potential pandemic pathogens and similar research that could result in unintended homeland and national security concerns.
Among other matters, the study must address how federal agencies ensure that such research is conducted safely and without compromising national security and the extent to which agencies consider national security information in decisions about whether to fund research in other countries.
What just happenedDec 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 16, 2021
- Dec 16, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Dec 16, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate