Bans federal money for research that could make viruses more dangerous.
Right now, federal money can pay for research that makes organisms more infectious or harmful. This bill would stop federal grants for colleges and research groups doing this 'gain-of-function' research. It aims to prevent studies that could make viruses or other agents more dangerous to people or animals.
Today, federal money can be given as research grants to colleges and other research groups for "gain-of-function" research. If this bill becomes law, it would stop all federal research grants from going to any institution that conducts this specific type of research, which involves making organisms more infectious or harmful.
S 738 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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