,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1 #bjba,mr4    
,rubio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to improve national security
 at ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 to 
address national security issues 9 !    
lic5sure ( biological products1 to      
address national security consid]ations 
9 rese>* at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,g5omics ,data ,security ,act4  #b4     
,mod]niz+ ! ,national ,in/itutes (      
,heal?'s approa* to national security   
,section #djb7m77#b7 ( ! ,public ,heal? 
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhb7m77#b77
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by 
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 by
 r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,f7 z          
subp>agraph 7,g72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,e7 ! foll[+3  7,f7       
address national security issues1       

includ+ ways 9 :i* ! ,national          
,in/itutes ( ,heal? c engage ) o!r      
,f$]al ag5cies to mod]nize ! national   
security /rategy ( ! ,national          
,in/itutes ( ,heal?2 &  4  #c4          
,utilization ( g5omic sequ5c+ s]vices by
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?        
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
am\nts made available to ! ,national    
,in/itutes ( ,heal? may be us$ ) respect
 to activities c>ri$ out by any company 
or its subcontractors or subsidi>ies--  
7#a7 ov] :i* control is ex]cis$ or      
ex]cisable by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a1 a national ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a1 or an entity organiz$ 
"u ! laws ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 or 
7#b7 9 :i* ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a has a sub/antial       
int]e/4  #d4 ,national security         
consid]ations ?r\gh lic5sure ,section   
#cec ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfc;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7  
by r$esignat+ subsection 7q7 z          
subsection 7r72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  

subsection 7p7 ! foll[+3  7q7 ,ties to !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,ea* c]tificate issu$ by ! ,secret>y "u 
?is section %all /ate :e!r-- 7,a7 !     
laboratory2  7,b7 ! company t owns or   
manages ! laboratory2 or  7,c7 any      
subcontractors or subsidi>ies ( su* a   
laboratory or company1  is an entity    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,entity 
describ$ ,an entity describ$ 9 ?is      
p>agraph is an entity-- 7,a7 7i7 t is   
engag$ 9 ! biological1 microbiological1 
s]ological1 *emical1                    
immuno-hematological1 hematological1    
biophysical1 cytological1 pa?ological1  
or o!r exam9ation ( mat]ials d]iv$ f !  
human body = ! purpose ( provid+        
in=mation = ! diagnosis1 prev5tion1 or  
treatm5t ( any disease or impairm5t (1  
or ! assessm5t ( ! heal? (1 p ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 or  7ii7 t h&les or has access 
to any data relat$ to p ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates t is d]iv$ f any activity        
describ$ 9 clause 7i72 &  7,b7 7i7 ov]  
:i* control is ex]cis$ or ex]cisable by 

! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 a
 national ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 or 
an entity organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a2 or  7ii7 9 :i* !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has 
a sub/antial int]e/4  4  #e4 ,,nih      
,grantee ties to =eign gov]nm5ts ,title 
,,iv ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #djc;,c    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhc;a-#b7 ! foll[+3     
#djc;,c-#a4 ,annual report+ reg>d+      
grantee ties to =eign gov]nm5ts  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,on an annual basis1 ! ,director (
 ,,nih %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions1 
! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 & !  
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,s5ate1 & to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce1 ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select          
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives1 a report on any ties to
 =eign gov]nm5ts t rese>*]s fund$ by    
grants f ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?
 h & t are n prop]ly disclos$1 vett$1 & 

approv$ by ! ,national ,in/itutes (     
,heal?1 includ+ ! /atus ( any ongo+     
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? compliance
 reviews relat$ to su* ties & all       
adm9i/rative actions tak5 to address su*
 conc]ns4  7b7 ,requirem5t ,!           
,committees receiv+ ! reports "u        
subsection 7a7 %all keep confid5tial1 & 
%all n release1 any provision ( su* a   
report t is relat$ to an ongo+ ,national
 ,in/itutes ( ,heal? compliance review4 
4  #f4 ,national security consid]ations 
9 rese>*  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( work+ gr\p  
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all e/abli% 
a work+ gr\p 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !  
,work+ ,gr\p7 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices to make recomm5d$       
updates to ! ,national ,in/itute (      
,heal?'s ,g5omic ,data ,%>+ ,policy & to
 t end1 develop & dissem9ate be/        
practices on data %>+ = use by entities 
engag$ 9 biom$ical rese>* & int]national

 collaboration to enable bo? academic1  
public1 & private in/itutions to-- 7#a7 
protect intellectual prop]ty2  7#b7     
weigh ! national security risks (       
pot5tial p>tn]%ips :]e s5sitive heal?   
in=mation 7= purposes ( ?is ,act1 z     
def9$ by ! ,heal? ,,x ,policy           
,committee71 ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates is 
ex*ang$2 &  7#c7 protect ! s5sitive     
heal? in=mation ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,composition ,!   
,secret>y %all1 aft] consultation ) !   
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation & ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 appo9t 
to ! ,work+ ,gr\p-- 7,a7 individuals ) k
 & exp]tise 9 data privacy or security1 
data-%>+1 national security1 or ! uses (
 g5omic te*nology & in=mation 9 cl9ical 
or non-cl9ical rese>*2  7,b7            
repres5tatives ( national associations  
repres5t+ biom$ical rese>* in/itutions &
 academic societies2  7,c7              
repres5tatives ( at lea/ #b major       
g5omics rese>* organizations f ! private
 sector2 &  7,d7 repres5tatives ( any   

o!r entities ! ,secret>y det]m9es       
appropriate & necess>y to develop ! be/ 
practices describ$ 9 subsection 7a74    
7#b7 ,repres5tation ,9 addition to !    
memb]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,work+ ,gr\p %all include n less ?an "o 
repres5tative ( ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! 
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7,b7 ,! 
,bureau ( ,indu/ry & ,security ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4  7,c7 ,! ,national
 ,academies ( ,sci5ce1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,ma!matics4  7,d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4 
7,e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7,f7 ,!   
,f$]al ,heal? ,,x ,coord9at+ ,c\ncil4   
7,g7 ,! ,(fice ( ! ,national ,coord9ator
 = ,heal? ,in=mation ,te*nology4  7,h7  
,! ,def5se ,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects   
,ag5cy4  7,i7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4    
7#c7 ,date ,! appo9tm5ts ( ! memb]s ( ! 
,work+ ,gr\p %all be made n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4
  7c7 ,duties ( ,work+ ,gr\p  7#a7 ,/udy
 ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all /udy-- 7,a7 !     
transf] ( data betwe5 private1 public1 &
 academic in/itutions t p>take 9 sci5ce 

& te*nology rese>* & _! rese>* p>tn]s1 )
 a focus on entities ( ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a & o!r =eign entities ( conc]n1   
includ+ a review ( :at circum/ances w\ld
 con/itute a transf] ( data2  7,b7 be/  
practices reg>d+ data protection to help
 private1 public1 & academic in/itutions
 t p>take 9 biom$ical rese>* decide h[  
to weigh & factor national security into
 _! p>tn]%ip decisions &1 ?r\gh rese>*  
collaborations1 :at /eps ! in/itutions c
 take to safegu>d data1 p>ticul>ly      
g5omic data2  7,c7 recomm5dations reg>d+
 areas :]e ,f$]al ag5cies c coord9ate to
 increase education to su* private &    
academic rese>* in/itutions t p>take 9  
sci5ce & te*nology rese>* to ensure !   
in/itutions c bett] protect !mselves f  
economic ?reats ) a /r5g!n$ und]/&+ (   
intellectual prop]ty rights1 rese>*     
e?ics1 & ! risk ( intellectual prop]ty  
!ft1 z well z education on h[ to        
recognize & report su* ?reats2 &  7,d7  
o!r risks & be/ practices relat$ to     
in=mation & data %>+1 z id5tifi$ by !   

,work+ ,gr\p1 includ+ any gaps 9 curr5t 
practice t c\ld be address$ by          
congressional action4  7#b7 ,report     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,work+    
,gr\p %all submit a report t conta9s a  
detail$ /atem5t ( ! f9d+s & conclusions 
( ! ,work+ ,gr\p1 toge!r )              
recomm5dations to update ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,heal?'s ,g5omic ,data ,%>+ 
,policy & subsequ5t nonb9d+ guidance    
reg>d+ risks & safegu>ds = data %>+ )   
=eign entities = rese>* in/itutions 9 ! 
field1 to-- 7i7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices2  7ii7 ! ,presid5t2     
7iii7 ! ,committee on ,heal?1           
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions1 !       
,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 & !    
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,s5ate2 &  7iv7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select          
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,guidance ,!     
guidance provid$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7    

%all include non-b9d+ guidance =        
entities t utilize g5omic te*nologies1  
su* z :ole g5omic sequ5c+1 = use 9      
rese>* or o!r types ( s5sitive heal?    
in=mation1 z def9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7
 ,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! duties (   
?is subsection1 ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all     
consid] all exi/+ ,f$]al guidance &     
grant requirem5ts 7z ( ! date (         
consid]ation71 p>ticul>ly ) reg>d to    
=eign influ5ces & rese>* integrity1 &   
ensure t all recomm5d$ updates to !     
,g5omic ,data ,%>+ ,policy & subsequ5t  
be/ practices put =w>d by ! work+ gr\p n
 duplicate or conflict ) exi/+ guidance1
 z ( ! date ( publication4  7d7 ,p[]s ( 
,work+ ,gr\p  7#a7 ,he>+s ,! ,work+     
,gr\p may hold su* he>+s1 sit & act at  
su* times & places1 take su* te/imony1 &
 receive su* evid5ce z ! ,work+ ,gr\p   
consid]s advisable to c>ry out ?is ,act4
  7#b7 ,in=mation f ,f$]al ag5cies  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,work+ ,gr\p may secure    
directly f a ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy   
su* in=mation z ! ,work+ ,gr\p consid]s 

necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7,b7    
,furni%+ in=mation ,on reque/ ( a       
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p1 ! 
head ( ! dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all furni% !
 in=mation to ! ,work+ ,gr\p4  7#c7     
,po/al s]vices ,! ,work+ ,gr\p may use !
 ,unit$ ,/ates mails 9 ! same mann] & "u
 ! same conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts &    
ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7e7      
,t]m9ation ( ,work+ ,gr\p ,! ,work+     
,gr\p %all t]m9ate #ij days aft] ! date 
on :i* ! ,work+ ,gr\p submits ! report  
requir$ "u subsection 7c77#b74