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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security to develop
 a ?reat assessm5t on ! pot5tial homel& 
security vuln]abilities associat$ )     
g5ome modification & edit+1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,g5ome ,edit+ ,?reat       
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#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
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,intellig5ce & ,analysis ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 
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develop a ?reat assessm5t on ! pot5tial 

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relat+ to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! dual-use (  
em]g+ biote*nology4  7#b7 ,! ability (  
g5e edit+ to malici\sly prolif]ate      
infecti\s diseases & p&emics on human1  
animal1 & plant populations4  7#c7 ,!   
cyb]security vuln]abilities 9 comput]   
sy/ems analyz+ g5omic data4  7#d7       
,privacy conc]ns associat$ ) analyz+    
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any *anges to future op]ations ( !      
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requir$ to address security             
vuln]abilities id5tifi$ 9 su* assessm5t4
  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
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protection ( classifi$ in=mation1 report
 to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security ( 

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,affairs ( ! ,s5ate on ! f9d+s ( su*    
?reat assessm5t1 any id5tifi$           
recomm5dations1 plans = incorporat+ su* 
recomm5dations into future op]ations ( !
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propos$ legislative *anges in=m$ by su* 
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