,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,cotton 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 &    
,mr4 ,budd7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to re/rict ! export to =eign   
entities ( conc]n ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
intellectual prop]ty & s5sitive         
in=mation relat$ to syn!tic biology1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,biological        
,intellectual ,prop]ty ,protection ,act 
( #bjbe4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a is conduct+ a sy/ematic
 campaign to access & exploit s5sitive  
,unit$ ,/ates data & intellectual       
prop]ty to mod]nize its milit>y1        
intellig5ce1 & o!r security app>atuses1 
enable human rights abuses1 & develop   
dual-use /rategic te*nologies2  7#b7    
access by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to    
s5sitive ,unit$ ,/ates data &           

intellectual prop]ty poses grave &      
direct ?reats to ,unit$ ,/ates national 
security2  7#c7 ! ef=ts ( ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a to access su* data &   
intellectual prop]ty are support$ by a  
milit>y-civil fusion /rategy1 ?r\gh :i* 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a increases ! size
 ( its milit>y-indu/rial complex by     
compell+ civilian ,*9ese companies &    
rese>* in/itutions to support its       
milit>y & intellig5ce activities1 :i*   
results 9 o/5sibly private & civilian   
companies t access ,unit$ ,/ates capital
 support+ ! mod]nization ( ! ,p's       
,lib]ation ,army2  7#d7 ! law ( ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a requires t all citiz5s 
( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a coop]ate )    
national security priorities1 enabl+ !  
mod]nization ( ! ,p's ,lib]ation ,army1 
includ+ ?r\gh-- 7,a7 ! ,national        
,security ,law ( #bjae1 :i* /ates t     
citiz5s ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a %all h
 duties & obligations to ma9ta9 national
 security2  7,b7 ! ,national            
,intellig5ce ,law ( #bjag1 :i* /ates t  

all organizations & citiz5s %all        
support1 assi/1 & coop]ate ) national   
intellig5ce "w2  7,c7 ! ,data ,security 
,law ( #bjba1 :i* /ates t :]e a public  
security organ or national security     
organ ne$s to obta9 data = ! sake (     
national security or = inve/igat+ crimes
 9 accordance ) ! law ''' ! relevant    
organizations & individuals %all        
coop]ate2 &  7,d7 ! ,c\nt]espionage     
,law1 revis$ 9 #bjbc1 :i* /ates t       
citiz5s ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a h !   
duty to ma9ta9 ! security1 honor &      
int]e/s ( ! /ate1 & %all n engage 9 any 
act t endang]s ! security1 honor or     
int]e/s ( ! /ate2  7#e7 ! export ( novel
 syn!tic ,,dna & ,,rna sequ5ces provides
 insight into ! designs & rese>* (      
biote*nology entities1 lead+ to a high  
pot5tial = intellectual prop]ty !ft by  
=eign adv]s>ies2 &  7#f7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 %\ld !re=e control ! export ( syn!tic  
,,dna & ,,rna sequ5ces to =eign         
adv]s>ies4  #c4 ,lic5se requirem5t to   
protect ,unit$ ,/ates intellectual      

prop]ty & s5sitive in=mation relat$ to  
syn!tic biology ,"p ,i ( ! ,export      
,control ,re=m ,act ( #bjah 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #dhaa et seq47 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #ageh ! foll[+3     
#ageh;,a4 ,lic5se requirem5t to protect 
,unit$ ,/ates intellectual prop]ty &    
s5sitive in=mation relat$ to syn!tic    
biology  7a7 ,lic5se requirem5t ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all1 except z 
provid$ = 9 subsection 7b71 require a   
lic5se = ! export1 reexport1 or 9-c\ntry
 transf] to a =eign entity ( conc]n ( a 
digital sequ5ce ( syn!tic ,,dna or ,,rna
 design$ by humans or artificial        
intellig5ce sy/ems4  7b7 ,exception ,!  
requirem5t = a lic5se "u subsection 7a7 
%all n apply ) respect to in=mation     
describ$ 9 section #gcd4c7;b7 ( !       
,export ,adm9i/ration ,regulations4  7c7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,digital sequ5ce ,! t]m digital sequ5ce 
means a b9>y file or o!r digital        
repres5tation conta9+ symbols repres5t+ 

! id5tity1 ord]1 & any *emical          
modification = ea* position 9 a ,,dna or
 ,,rna molecule4  7#b7 ,=eign c\ntry (  
conc]n ,! t]m =eign c\ntry ( conc]n has 
! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajfab7;a7 
( ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1 ,competition1
 & ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#aibba7;a774  7#c7 ,=eign entity (      
conc]n ,! t]m =eign entity ( conc]n     
means-- 7,a7 a gov]nm5t entity ( a =eign
 c\ntry ( conc]n2  7,b7 a =eign p]son   
subject to ! jurisdiction (1 or organiz$
 "u ! laws (1 a =eign c\ntry ( conc]n2  
or  7,c7 a =eign p]son own$1 direct$1 or
 controll$ by an entity describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74  7#d7 ,syn!tic
 ,,dna or ,,rna ,! t]m syn!tic ,,dna or 
,,rna means-- 7,a7 molecules t are      
con/ruct$ by jo9+ nucleic acid molecules
 & c replicate 9 a liv+ cell1 su* z     
recomb9ant nucleic acids2  7,b7 nucleic 
acid molecules t are *emically or by o!r
 means syn!siz$1 includ+ su* molecules t
 are *emically or o!rwise modifi$ b c   
base pair ) naturally occurr+ nucleic   

acid molecules1 su* z syn!tic nucleic   
acids2 or  7,c7 molecules t result f !  
replication ( molecules describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74  4