,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #c1  
#bjba,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to restrict the use of ,federal
 ,funds for gain-of-function research in
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,fairness and ,accountability in   
,underwriting ,chinese ,institutions    
,act or the ,,fauci ,act4  #b4          
,restrictions on ,federal funding of    
certain gain-of-function research  7a7  
,gain-of-,function research definition  
,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  
,funding limitations  7#a7 ,in general  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no ,federal funding may be made    
available for any purpose1 including    
under any contract1 grant1 subgrant1 or 
other assistance1 to laboratories or    
research institutions in the ,people's  
,republic of ,china for the purposes of 
gain-of-function research4  7#b7        
,certification ,any recipient of        
,federal funding for the purposes of    
scientific research shall certify to the
 issuing authority that such recipient  
will not distribute any such ,federal   
funds1 whether directly or through      
subgrants1 to any qualifying laboratory 
or research institution that is in the  
,people's ,republic of ,china or that   
receives any funding from the ,people's 
,republic of ,china1 for the purposes of
 gain-of-function research4  7c7        

,penalty for lack of candor ,with       
respect to any official or employee of  
the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 or
 grantee or employee or contractor of a 
grantee of the ,national ,institutes of 
,health1 who is determined by the       
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services to have 
intentionally misled1 or omitted        
information in a disclosure to1         
,congress1 the ,national ,institutes of 
,health1 or any relevant ,inspector     
,general about the direction1 scope1 or 
extent of ,federal funding of           
international gain-of-function research1
 in addition to being subject to all    
other applicable criminal penalties--   
7#a7 such person shall not be eligible  
for any new ,federal grant or other     
funding2  7#b7 if such person previously
 received a ,federal grant or other     
funding1 such grant or other funding    
shall be immediately terminated and any 
unexpended funds shall be rescinded2 and
  7#c7 such person shall not be eligible

 for ,federal employment4  7d7 ,report  
required ,not later than #cj months     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,office of ,science and       
,technology ,policy1 in consultation    
with the ,department of ,health and     
,human ,services1 the ,department of    
,homeland ,security1 the ,department of 
,justice1 the ,director of ,national    
,intelligence1 and the ,department of   
,state1 shall submit1 in both classified
 and unclassified forms1 a report to the
 appropriate committees of ,congress    
providing an assessment of-- 7#a7 the   
,united ,states capacity to determine   
the extent of gain-of-function research 
conducted by any laboratories of        
research institutions in the ,people's  
,republic of ,china1 including the      
,wuhan ,institute of ,virology1 and     
safety protocols followed by            
laboratories or research institutions in
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1     
including the ,wuhan ,institute of      
,virology1 in conducting any            

gain-of-function research2  7#b7 the    
,united ,states capacity to determine   
whether cooperation or relationships    
between laboratories or research        
facilities in the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china conducting gain-of-function     
research and the ,people's ,liberation  
,army exist2  7#c7 costs and potential  
risks or benefits of any ,united ,states
 cooperation or funding with            
laboratories or research facilities in  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china       
conducting gain-of-function research2   
7#d7 a recommendation of whether the    
,united ,states should resume or        
continue to suspend any cooperation or  
funding of laboratories or research     
facilities in the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china conducting gain-of-function     
research2  7#e7 a list of all           
gain-of-function research currently     
being funded with financial support of  
any agency of the ,federal ,government1 
including the purpose1 cost1 pathogens1 
and location of research2  7#f7 a       

detailed list of all ,federal funding   
for research being conducted in or with 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and  
7#g7 a determination of whether the     
,chinese laboratories identified in the 
report have had1 or continue to have1 a 
connection to the proliferation of      
fentanyl and fentanyl-analogues in the  
,united ,states4  7e7 ,national security
 waiver ,the ,president may waive the   
limitation under subsection 7b7 with    
respect to particular research described
 in such subsection upon a determination
 that such a waiver would be in the     
national security interest4 ,such waiver
 shall be made publicly available at the
 time of its issuance4