,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajefh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,khanna 7= himself1 ,mrs4     
,bice1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb to      
require ! ,cyb]security & ,infra/ructure
 ,security ,ag5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,homel& ,security to protect g5etic &   
o!r s5sitive biometric data1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,biological   
,data z ,critical ,infra/ructure ,act4  
#b4 ,,cisa protection ( g5etic & o!r    
s5sitive biometric data ,! ,homel&      
,security ,act ( #bjjb is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 section #bbjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #feb7--    
7,a7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph  
7#ac71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2     
7ii7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#ad7 z     
p>agraph 7#ag72 &  7iii7 by ins]t+ aft] 
p>agraph 7#ac7 ! foll[+ new p>agraphs3  
7#ad7 ov]see ! plann+1 managem5t1 &     

coord9ation ( duties relat$ to security 
managem5t (1 & responsibilities         
associat$ )1 g5etic data sy/ems t       
involve g5omic sequ5ces & o!r s5sitive  
biometric data1 includ+ by ensur+       
suffici5t /aff ( ! ,ag5cy to c>ry out   
su* duties2  7#ae7 provide tra9+ =      
relevant ,f$]al p]sonnel reg>d+ protect+
 g5etic data sy/ems t involve g5omic    
sequ5ces & o!r s5sitive biometric data1 
includ+ address+ unique security        
*all5ges & e?ical consid]ations2  7#af7 
take su* actions z may be necess>y to   
ensure ! protection ( biological data & 
critical biote*nology infra/ructure1    
includ+ g5etic data sy/ems t involve    
g5omic sequ5ces & o!r s5sitive biometric
 data2 &  2 &  7,b7 9 subsection        
7e77#a71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subp>agraphs3  7,s7 ,to treat z critical
 infra/ructure g5etic data sy/ems t     
involve g5omic sequ5ces & o!r s5sitive  
biometric data4  7,t7 ,to consult )     
,unit$ ,/ates biote*nology sector       
/akehold]s to ga9 input = ! developm5t (

 security protocols relat+ to ! g5etic  
data sy/ems ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph     
7,s71 z well z relevant ,f$]al ag5cies  
responsible = collect+ & protect+ su*   
sy/ems1 su* z ! ,(fice ( ,biometric     
,id5tity ,managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,u7
 ,to collaborate ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
biote*nology sector /akehold]s ref]r$ to
 9 subp>agraph 7,t71 z well z any       
additional ,unit$ ,/ates /akehold]s     
engag$ 9 biosecurity policy developm5t &
 en=cem5t1 includ+ by c>ry+ out !       
foll[+3 7i7 ,facilitat+ engagem5ts      
betwe5 ! ,ag5cy & su* biote*nology      
/akehold]s & additional /akehold]s to   
coord9ate & syn*ronize reg>d+ em]g+     
security conc]ns1 su* z !               
digital-physical b\nd>y betwe5 g5etic   
sequ5ce data & physical samples4  7ii7  
,provid+ a secure l9e ( communication to
 ! ,ag5cy = su* biote*nology /akehold]s 
& additional /akehold]s to raise        
conc]ns1 report incid5ts1 & reque/      
te*nical assi/ance4  2 &  7#b7 9 section
 #bbaa7;b77#b7 7#f ,u4,s4,c4            

#ffa7;b77#b771 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new subp>agraph3  7,e7 ,g5etic &       
biometric data security4  4