,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #af1 #bjba,mr4
 ,m>%all 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1    
,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 & ,ms4   
,ern/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,gov]nm5t      
,acc\ntability ,(fice to evaluate !     
policies & actions ( ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal? ) respect to rese>* 
involv+ ! enhancem5t ( pot5tial p&emic  
pa?og5s & relat$ activities4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,biosecurity ,improvem5t ,act 
( #bjba4  #b4 ,,gao /udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all conduct a /udy ( ! policies & pa/  
actions ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (      
,heal? ) respect to rese>* involv+ !    
enhancem5t ( pot5tial p&emic pa?og5s &  
relat$ rese>* t c\ld result 9 un9t5d$   
homel& & national security conc]ns4 ,su*
 /udy %all consid]-- 7#a7 h[ ,f$]al     

ag5cies t fund rese>* involv+ !         
enhancem5t ( pot5tial p&emic pa?og5s &  
relat$ risky rese>* ) pot5tially dang]\s
 pa?og5s1 includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices & ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se1 ensure t su* rese>* is conduct$
 safely & securely & )\t compromis+     
national security2  7#b7 ef=ts to       
e/abli% a common dome/ic & int]national 
approa* to ensur+ ! safety & security ( 
rese>* involv+ ! enhancem5t ( pot5tial  
p&emic pa?og5s & relat$ risky rese>* )  
pot5tially dang]\s pa?og5s2 &  7#c7 !   
ext5t t ,f$]al ag5cies describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 consid] national security 
in=mation :5 mak+ decisions ab\t ,f$]al 
fund+ to support rese>* 9 o!r c\ntries4 
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !          
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,heal?1  
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions1 !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
a report conta9+ ! results ( ! /udy     

conduct$ "u subsection 7a71 includ+     
policy recomm5dations4