Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025
S. 1972119th Congress

Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025

Introduced in the SenateSen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)9 sections · 1 min read
Version: is · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025.

(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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