,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ad1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,trone7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security to develop a     
threat assessment on the potential      
homeland security vulnerabilities       
associated with genome modification and 
editing1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,genome ,editing ,threat ,assessment
 ,act4  #b4 ,genome editing threat      
assessment  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant  
,secretary for the ,countering ,weapons 
of ,mass ,destruction ,office of the    
,department of ,homeland ,security1 in  
coordination with the ,under ,secretary 
for ,intelligence and ,analysis of the  
,department1 the ,under ,secretary for  

the ,science and ,technology            
,directorate of the ,department1 and    
other ,federal partners1 as appropriate1
 shall develop a threat assessment on   
the potential homeland security         
vulnerabilities associated with genome  
modification and editing4 ,such threat  
assessment shall include information    
relating to the following3 7#a7 ,the    
dual-use of emerging biotechnology4     
7#b7 ,the ability of gene editing to    
maliciously proliferate infectious      
diseases and pandemics on human1 animal1
 and plant populations4  7#c7 ,the      
cybersecurity vulnerabilities in        
computer systems analyzing genomic data4
  7#d7 ,privacy concerns associated with
 analyzing genomic data4  7b7           
,recommendations ,upon completion of the
 threat assessment required under       
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall make a        
determination if any changes to future  
operations of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security are required to     

address security vulnerabilities        
identified in such assessment4  7c7     
,report ,not later than #fj days after  
the completion of the threat assessment 
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall1
 consistent with the protection of      
classified information1 report to the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate on
 the findings of such threat assessment1
 any identified recommendations1 plans  
for incorporating such recommendations  
into future operations of the           
,department of ,homeland ,security1 and 
any proposed legislative changes        
informed by such threat assessment4