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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6305 

To ensure the security of biomedical research, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2021 

Mr. HUDSON (for himself and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To ensure the security of biomedical research, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect America’s Bio5 medical Research Enterprise Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROTECTING AMERICA’S BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 

7 ENTERPRISE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

9 Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec10 retary’’), in collaboration with Assistant to the President 

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1 telligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves2 tigation, and the heads of other relevant departments and 

3 agencies, and in consultation with research institutions 

4 and research advocacy organizations or other relevant ex5 perts, as appropriate, shall— 

6 (1) identify ways to improve the protection of 

7 intellectual property and other proprietary informa8 tion, as well as identifiable, sensitive information of 

9 participants in biomedical research and development, 

10 from national security risks and other applicable 

11 threats, including the identification of gaps in poli12 cies and procedures in such areas related to bio13 medical research and development supported by the 

14 Department of Health and Human Services and bio15 medical research supported by other agencies as ap16 plicable, and make recommendations to institutions 

17 of higher education or other entities that have tradi18 tionally received Federal funding for biomedical re19 search to protect such information; 

20 (2) identify or develop strategies to prevent, 

21 mitigate, and address national security threats in 

22 biomedical research and development supported by 

23 the Federal Government, including such threats as24 sociated with foreign talent programs, by countries 

25 seeking to exploit United States technology and 


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1 other proprietary information as it relates to such 

2 biomedical research and development; 

3 (3) identify national security risks and potential 

4 misuse of proprietary information, and identifiable, 

5 sensitive information of biomedical research partici6 pants and other applicable risks, including with re7 spect to peer review, and make recommendations for 

8 additional policies and procedures to protect such in9 formation; 

10 (4) develop a framework to identify areas of 

11 biomedical research and development supported by 

12 the Federal Government that are emerging areas of 

13 interest for state actors and would compromise na14 tional security if they were to be subjected to undue 

15 foreign influence; and 

16 (5) regularly review recommendations or poli17 cies developed under this section and make addi18 tional recommendations or updates, as appropriate. 

19 (b) REPORT TO PRESIDENT AND TO CONGRESS.— 

20 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

21 Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, in a manner 

22 that does not compromise national security, to the Presi23 dent and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

24 Pensions and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

25 Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the 


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1 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

2 of Representatives, and other congressional committees as 

3 appropriate, a report on the findings and recommenda4 tions pursuant to subsection (a). 

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