,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbc,mr4  
,w5/rup 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,lesko7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use ( ,f$]al     
funds to conduct or support c]ta9       
ga9-(-function rese>* by a =eign        
adv]s>y4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,=eign ,adv]s>y             
,ga9-(-,function ,rese>* ,prev5tion ,act
 ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,prohibition on ,f$]al   
fund+ = c]ta9 ga9-(-function rese>* by a
 =eign adv]s>y  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,f$]al 
funds may be made available1 :e!r       
directly or indirectly1 or us$ by an    
entity1 to conduct or support any       
ga9-(-function rese>* involv+ a pot5tial
 p&emic pa?og5 by a =eign adv]s>y1      
includ+-- 7#a7 ,*9a1 ,russia1 ,iran1 &  
,nor? ,korea2 &  7#b7 any o!r c\ntry !  
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,director (      
,national ,intellig5ce1 or any o!r      

appropriate ,f$]al (ficial1 det]m9es to 
be a =eign adv]s>y = ! purposes ( ?is   
section4  7b7 ,fund+ freeze = violations
 ,if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es t an  
entity has violat$ subsection 7a71 su*  
entity-- 7#a7 = ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( su* det]m9ation1 may n receive
 any aw>d or subaw>d ( a grant1         
coop]ative agreem5t1 loan1 or contract f
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2
 &  7#b7 = ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !   
day aft] ! la/ day ( ! p]iod describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 may n receive any aw>d ( 
a grant1 coop]ative agreem5t1 loan1 or  
contract f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices unless ! entity agrees1 z a   
condition ( receiv+ su* aw>d to-- 7,a7  
give notice to ! ,congress be=e us+ su* 
aw>d to make any subaw>d2 &  7,b7       
include 9 any su* notice ! int5d$       
recipi5t & purpose ( ! subaw>d4  7c7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,ga9-(-function rese>* ,! t]m           
ga9-(-function rese>* means any rese>* t
 may be reasonably anticipat$ to conf]  

an attribute to a pa?og5 su* t ! pa?og5 
w\ld h enhanc$ pa?og5icity or           
transmissibility 9 mammals1 includ+ !   
creation ( a *im]a4  7#b7 ,pot5tial     
p&emic pa?og5 ,! t]m pot5tial p&emic    
pa?og5 means a pa?og5 t1 z a result (   
any ga9-(-function rese>*-- 7,a7 is     
likely m transmissible or likely capable
 ( wide & uncontrollable spread 9 human 
populations2  7,b7 is likely m virul5t  
or likely to cause mode/ or great]      
morbidity or mortality 9 humans2 or     
7,c7 is likely to pose a sev]e ?reat to 
public heal?1 ! capacity ( ! public     
heal? sy/ems to function1 or national   
security4