,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjba,mr4  
,w5/rup 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4    
,gos>1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,joyce (        
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,jackson1 ,mrs4      
,mill]-,meeks1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4        
,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,ms4    
,/efanik1 & ,mr4 ,nunes7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use ( ,f$]al     
funds to conduct or support c]ta9       
ga9-(-function rese>* by a =eign        
adv]s>y4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,=eign ,ga9-(-,function     
,rese>* ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjba4  #b4   
,prohibition on ,f$]al fund+ = c]ta9    
ga9-(-function rese>* by a =eign adv]s>y
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,f$]al funds may be  
made available1 :e!r directly or        
indirectly1 or us$ by an entity1 to     
conduct or support any ga9-(-function   
rese>* involv+ a pot5tial p&emic pa?og5 
by a =eign adv]s>y1 includ+-- 7#a7 ,*9a1

 ,russia1 ,iran1 & ,nor? ,korea2 &  7#b7
 any o!r c\ntry ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9  
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! 
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 or  
any o!r appropriate ,f$]al (ficial1     
det]m9es to be a =eign adv]s>y = !      
purposes ( ?is section4  7b7 ,fund+     
freeze = violations ,any entity !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate f9ds to h us$ ,f$]al  
funds 9 violation ( ?is section may n   
receive any ,f$]al fund+ = a p]iod ( #e 
ye>s1 beg9n+ on ! date ( su* f9d+4  7c7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,ga9-(-function rese>* ,! t]m           
ga9-(-function rese>* means any rese>* t
 may be reasonably anticipat$ to conf]  
an attribute to a pa?og5 su* t ! pa?og5 
w\ld h enhanc$ pa?og5icity or           
transmissibility 9 mammals4  7#b7       
,pot5tial p&emic pa?og5 ,! t]m pot5tial 
p&emic pa?og5 means a pa?og5 t1 prior to
 any ga9-(-function rese>*-- 7,a7 is    
likely highly transmissible & likely    
capable ( wide & uncontrollable spread 9
 human populations2 &  7,b7 is likely   

highly virul5t & likely to cause        
significant morbidity or mortality 9    
humans4