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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6363 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 
on funding to entities utilizing such funding for human genomic sequenc-
ing or genetic services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2022 
Mr. BUCSHON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study on funding to entities utilizing such 
funding for human genomic sequencing or genetic serv-
ices. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Genetic Sequencing 
Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GAO STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Comp-
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troller General’’) shall conduct a study to assess the extent 
to which the Department of Health and Human Services 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Department’’) utilizes 
or provides funding to entities that utilize such funds for 
human genomic sequencing services or genetic services (as 
such term is defined in section 201(6) of the Genetic In-
formation Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ff(6))) provided by entities organized under the laws 
of a country or countries of concern, in the estimation of 
the Director of National Intelligence or the head of an-
other Federal department or agency, as appropriate. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the study 
under this section, the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) consider— 
(A) what is known about the extent to 
which the country or countries of concern could 
obtain human genomic information of citizens 
and residents of the United States from such 
entities that sequence, analyze, collect, or store 
human genomic information and which the Di-
rector of National Intelligence or the head of 
another Federal department or agency reason-
ably anticipates may use such information in a 
manner inconsistent with the national security 
interests of the United States; 
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(B) whether the Department or recipient 
of such funds from the Department sought to 
provide funding to, or to use, domestic entities 
with no such ties to the country or countries of 
concern for such purposes and any barriers to 
the use of domestic entities; and 
(C) whether the Department has processes 
in place to ensure that data use agreements, 
data security measures, and other such meas-
ures taken by the Department or recipient of 
such funds from the Department are sufficient 
to protect the identifiable, sensitive information 
of the people of the United States and the na-
tional security interests of the United States; 
and 
(2) make recommendations to address any 
vulnerabilities to the United States national security 
identified, as appropriate. 
(c) ESTIMATION.—In conducting the study under this 
section, the Comptroller General may, as appropriate and 
necessary to complete such study, investigate specific in-
stances of such utilization of genetic sequencing services 
or genetic services, as described in subsection (a), to 
produce estimates of the potential prevalence of such utili-
zation among entities in receipt of Departmental funds. 
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit a report on the study under this section to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. The report shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, to the extent practicable, but may include a 
classified annex. 
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