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Jun 5, 2025
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Jun 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Jun 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Jun 5, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jun 5, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 18, 2025 6:16 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1972 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1972
To prohibit Federal funding for research centers and laboratories in
which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 5, 2025
Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding for research centers and laboratories in
which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1972 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1972
To prohibit Federal funding for research centers and laboratories in
which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 5, 2025
Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding for research centers and laboratories in
which nationals of countries of concern conduct agricultural research.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
WHICH NATIONALS OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN CONDUCT
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--No Federal funding shall be available to any
research center or laboratory in which a national of a country of
concern conducts agricultural research.
(b) Definition of Country of Concern.--In this section, the term
``country of concern'' means--
(1) the Republic of Cuba;
(2) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(3) the Russian Federation;
(4) the People's Republic of China, including the Special
Administrative Region of Hong Kong and the Special
Administrative Region of Macau;
(5) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and
(6) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--No Federal funding shall be available to any
research center or laboratory in which a national of a country of
concern conducts agricultural research.
(b) Definition of Country of Concern.--In this section, the term
``country of concern'' means--
(1) the Republic of Cuba;
(2) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(3) the Russian Federation;
(4) the People's Republic of China, including the Special
Administrative Region of Hong Kong and the Special
Administrative Region of Macau;
(5) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and
(6) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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