,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ah1 #bjba,mr4    
,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,toomey1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 & ,mr4 ,burr7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use (
 funds to support a measure at ! ,_w    
,trade ,organization waiv+ intellectual 
prop]ty rights1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,prev5t+ ,=eign ,attempts ,to ,erode    
,heal?c>e ,innovation ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!        
coronavirus disease #bjai 7commonly     
ref]r$ to z ,,covid-#ai7 p&emic         
precipitat$ a global response to ! ne$ =
 treatm5ts1 !rapeutics1 & vacc9es1      
*all5g+ ! life sci5ces community to     
innovate at an unprec$5t$ pace4  7#b7 ,9
 response to ?is ne$1 life sci5ces      
companies across ! globe h br\ght m ?an 
#fjj novel ,,covid-#ai treatm5ts "u     
developm5t1 includ+ #acj vacc9es 9      

cl9ical trials & #agf 9 pre-cl9ical     
trials4  7#c7 ,pr$ictable1 transp>5t1 & 
en=ceable intellectual prop]ty rights h 
be5 a corn]/one ( e/abli%+ ! ,unit$     
,/ates z an innovation hub be=e & dur+ !
 p&emic4  7#d7 ,! fir/ two ,,covid-#ai  
vacc9es to be au?oriz$ = em]g5cy use 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates employ m,r,n,a te*nology 
t applies ye>s ( sci5tific rese>* driv5 
by effective1 int]nationally recogniz$  
intellectual prop]ty rights1 und]scor+ !
 hi/oric mobilization 9 response to !   
p&emic t has result$ 9 unprec$5t$       
p>tn]%ips betwe5 gov]nm5ts & bus9esses  
to develop & deploy intellectual prop]ty
 solutions 9 record "t4  7#e7 ,!        
petition1 l$ by ,india & ,s\? ,africa1  
be=e ! ,c\ncil = ,trade-,relat$ ,aspects
 ( ,intellectual ,prop]ty ,rights ( !   
,_w ,trade ,organization1 seek+ a waiv] 
to susp5d all intellectual prop]ty      
rights associat$ ) ,,covid-#ai          
innovations1 w\ld e/abli% unnecess>y    
b>ri]s to innovation t put at risk !    
life-sav+ solutions to ! p&emic ! _w    

desp]ately ne$s4  7#f7 ,prop] &         
effective intellectual prop]ty rights   
enable ! greate/ access to life-sav+    
cures & treatm5ts ?r\gh volunt>y lic5s+ 
agreem5ts & o!r valuable p>tn]%ips      
already be+ e/abli%$ betwe5 life sci5ces
 innovators & vacc9e manufactur]s across
 ! globe4  7#g7 ,inadequate ,unit$      
,/ates lead]%ip 9 def5d+ intellectual   
prop]ty rights int]nationally invites   
=eign competitor gov]nm5ts1 includ+ !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 to 
take advantage ( weak global            
protections1 !reby und]m9+ ,unit$ ,/ates
 inve/m5t & lead]%ip 9 ! life sci5ces4  
#c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld 
cont9ue to promote /rong int]national   
prop]ty rights int]nationally2 &  7#b7 x
 is 9 ! national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates to oppose ef=ts to transf] ,unit$
 ,/ates intellectual prop]ty & te*nology
 to ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or o!r      
c\ntries seek+ to pr(it (f ,unit$ ,/ates
 inve/m5ts4  #d4 ,prohibition on use (  

funds ,none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative  
may be us$ to support1 all[1 or         
facilitate ! negotiation or approval (--
 7#a7 ! waiv] f c]ta9 provisions ( !    
,agreem5t on ,trade-,relat$ ,aspects (  
,intellectual ,prop]ty ,rights = !      
prev5tion1 conta9m5t1 & treatm5t (      
,,covid-#ai propos$ by ,india & ,s\?    
,africa2 or  7#b7 any o!r measure at !  
,_w ,trade ,organization to waive       
intellectual prop]ty rights4