,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ai1  
#bjba,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,paul1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1   
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4   
,braun1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,rubio1    
,mr4 ,cotton1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide a moratorium on all ,federal    
research grants provided to any         
institution of higher education or other
 research institute that is conducting  
gain-of-function research4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,viral ,gain of ,function ,research     
,moratorium ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on  
,federal research grants for            
institutions and research institutes    
conducting gain-of-function research    
7a7 ,definition of gain-of-,function    
research ,in this section1 the term     

gain-of-function research means any     
research that-- 7#a7 may be reasonably  
anticipated to confer attributes to     
influenza1 ,,mers1 or ,,sars viruses    
such that the virus would have enhanced 
pathogenicity or transmissibility in any
 organism2 or  7#b7 involves the        
enhancement of potential pandemic       
pathogens or related risky research with
 potentially dangerous pathogens4  7b7  
,prohibition ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 no research grants    
supported by ,federal funds may be      
awarded to institutions of higher       
education1 or other research institutes1
 that are conducting gain-of-function   
research4