H.R. 4087 · 118th Congress
Foreign Adversary Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2023
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Foreign Adversary Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 13, 2023
Foreign Adversary Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2023
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by foreign adversaries for gain-of-function research involving pathogens that could cause a pandemic. (Gain-of-function research is defined as research that enhances the pathogenicity or transmissibility of a pathogen in mammals.)
Specifically, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to support gain-of-function research involving potential pandemic pathogens by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or any other designated foreign adversary. Entities that violate the bill's requirements may not receive any funds from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for three years and, for the following three years, may not receive any additional HHS funds unless they agree to give advance notice about how they intend to use the funds.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Foreign Adversary Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2023
Latest action (Jun 16, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 13, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.