Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2021

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This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to conduct or support gain-of-function research involving potential pandemic pathogens by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or other foreign adversaries. Gain-of-function research is any research that is anticipated to confer an attribute on a pathogen to enhance its pathogenicity or transmissibility in mammals.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 22, 2021

Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2021

If the Department of State finds that an entity has used funds for prohibited research, the entity may not receive any federal funding for a period of five years.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2021

Latest action (Jun 23, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 22, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.