Genomics Data Security Act
Latest action · May 20, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 20, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Genomics Data Security Act
This bill establishes requirements and otherwise directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take actions to address national security concerns in genomic and other research.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of NIH funds by any Chinese company (or its subcontractors or subsidiaries). This includes companies (1) over which the Chinese government, a Chinese national, or an entity organized under Chinese law exercises control; or (2) in which the Chinese government has a substantial interest. It also requires, as a condition of certification, that clinical laboratories that have access to U.S. health data disclose ties to the Chinese government.
In addition, the NIH must incorporate national security issues in its strategic plan and report annually on any improperly disclosed, vetted, or approved ties that NIH-funded researchers have to foreign governments.
Furthermore, the Department of Health and Human Services must establish a working group to update the NIH's Genomic Data Sharing Policy with respect to intellectual property, national security, and privacy concerns.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 20, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Genetics
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Intellectual property
- International organizations and cooperation
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical ethics
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Research administration and funding
- Research ethics
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in Senate
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