,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,m>%all 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide a moratorium on  
all ,f$]al rese>* grants provid$ to any 
in/itution ( high] education or o!r     
rese>* in/itute t is conduct+ dang]\s   
ga9-(-function rese>*4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,dang]\s      
,viral ,ga9 ( ,function ,rese>*         
,moratorium ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on  
,f$]al rese>* grants = in/itutions &    
rese>* in/itutes conduct+ dang]\s       
ga9-(-function rese>*  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ga9-(-function    
rese>* ,! t]m ga9-(-function rese>*     
means any rese>* t-- 7,a7 involves !    
g5etic alt]ation ( an organism to *ange 
or enhance ! organism's biological      
functions1 :i* *ange or enhancem5t may  
include increas$ infectivity1           

transmissibility1 pa?og5icity1 or ho/   
range 7:i* is ! spectrum ( ho/s t an    
organism c infect72 or  7,b7 may be     
reasonably anticipat$ to conf]          
attributes to an organism1 su* t !      
organism w\ld h enhanc$ infectivity1    
pa?og5icity1 or transmissibility1 or    
o!rwise pose a ?reat to national        
security1 public safety1 or ! heal? (   
humans1 companion animals1 or live/ock1 
p\ltry1 seafood & aquaculture species1  
or game animals4  7#b7 ,organism ,! t]m 
organism means an influ5za virus1 a     
coronavirus 7includ+ a ,middle ,ea/]n   
,respiratory ,syndrome 7,,m]s7 virus1   
,,s>s-,co,v-#a1 ,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 or      
,,s>s-l viruses71 or an ag5t or tox9 on 
! ,select ,ag5ts & ,tox9s ,li/ ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices or 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture "u "p #cca ( 
title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1  
"p #aba ( title #i1 ,code ( ,f$]al      
,regulations1 or "p #gc ( title #db1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any     
syn!tic con/ruct ( su* virus1 ag5t1 or  

tox94  7b7 ,prohibition ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 no rese>* grants      
support$ by ,f$]al funds may be aw>d$ to
 in/itutions ( high] education1 or o!r  
rese>* in/itutes1 t are conduct+        
ga9-(-function rese>*4