119 S1972 IS: Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-06-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1972IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 5, 2025Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo prohibit Federal funding for research centers and laboratories in which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025.

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Prohibition on funding for research centers and laboratories in which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research

(a)

In general

No Federal funding shall be available to any research center or laboratory in which a national of a country of concern conducts agricultural research.(b)

Definition of country of concern

In this section, the term country of concern means—(1)the Republic of Cuba;(2)the Islamic Republic of Iran;(3)the Russian Federation;(4)the People's Republic of China, including the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong and the Special Administrative Region of Macau;(5)the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and(6)the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.