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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. 
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 ‘‘Protect America’s Bio-
medical Research Enterprise Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTING AMERICA’S BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 
ENTERPRISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in collaboration with Assistant to the President 
for National Security Affairs, the Director of National In-
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telligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, and the heads of other relevant departments and 
agencies, and in consultation with research institutions 
and research advocacy organizations or other relevant ex-
perts, as appropriate, shall— 
(1) identify ways to improve the protection of 
intellectual property and other proprietary informa-
tion, as well as identifiable, sensitive information of 
participants in biomedical research and development, 
from national security risks and other applicable 
threats, including the identification of gaps in poli-
cies and procedures in such areas related to bio-
medical research and development supported by the 
Department of Health and Human Services and bio-
medical research supported by other agencies as ap-
plicable, and make recommendations to institutions 
of higher education or other entities that have tradi-
tionally received Federal funding for biomedical re-
search to protect such information; 
(2) identify or develop strategies to prevent, 
mitigate, and address national security threats in 
biomedical research and development supported by 
the Federal Government, including such threats as-
sociated with foreign talent programs, by countries 
seeking to exploit United States technology and 
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other proprietary information as it relates to such 
biomedical research and development; 
(3) identify national security risks and potential 
misuse of proprietary information, and identifiable, 
sensitive information of biomedical research partici-
pants and other applicable risks, including with re-
spect to peer review, and make recommendations for 
additional policies and procedures to protect such in-
formation; 
(4) develop a framework to identify areas of 
biomedical research and development supported by 
the Federal Government that are emerging areas of 
interest for state actors and would compromise na-
tional security if they were to be subjected to undue 
foreign influence; and 
(5) regularly review recommendations or poli-
cies developed under this section and make addi-
tional recommendations or updates, as appropriate. 
(b) REPORT TO PRESIDENT AND TO CONGRESS.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, in a manner 
that does not compromise national security, to the Presi-
dent and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the 
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives, and other congressional committees as 
appropriate, a report on the findings and recommenda-
tions pursuant to subsection (a). 
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