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! ,elevat+ ,biote*nology ,?reats        
,report+ ,act4  #b4 ,report+ requirem5t 
on biote*nology ?reats ) respect to     
c]ta9 elem5ts ( ! intellig5ce community 
7a7 ,report+ requirem5t ,n lat] ?an     
,june #cj1 #bjbe1 ! head ( ea* cov]$    
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t>get+1 collect+1 & analyz+ intellig5ce 
relat$ to biote*nology ?reats4  7#b7 ,a 
description ( any exi/+ =mal me*anisms  
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biote*nology ?reats to-- 7,a7 dep>tm5ts 
& ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t outside !
 intellig5ce community2  7,b7 !         
gov]nm5ts ( =eign c\ntries2 &  7,c7     
private indu/ry & academic in/itutions4 
7#c7 ,an assessm5t ( any exi/+ me*anisms
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outside exp]ts ) relat$ exp]tise4  7c7  
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elem5ts ( ! intellig5ce community are z 
foll[s3 7#a7 ,! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce    
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,security ,ag5cy4  7#e7 ,! ,(fice ( !   
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congressional intellig5ce committees1   
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! ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej 
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