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National Biosecurity Improvement Act of 2021

Introduced: December 16, 2021 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 16, 2021
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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's happening now December 16, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 16, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Dec 16, 2021
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3414: National Biosecurity Improvement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3414/
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"S. 3414: National Biosecurity Improvement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3414/.
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S. 3414, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3414/.
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