HR 7125 · 117th Congress · International Affairs

Stopping the Spread of Taxpayer-Funded Bioweapons Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-03-17· Sponsored by Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2022-03-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Stopping the Spread of Taxpayer-Funded Bioweapons Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program from engaging in certain activities related to biological threats. (The program works with foreign countries to address the risks from weapons of mass destruction, including by securing such weapons and detecting the spread of especially dangerous pathogens.) Specifically, the program may not engage in (1) cooperative biological engagement; or (2) activities for facilitating the detection and reporting of diseases that could be used as an early warning detection mechanism for outbreaks, regardless of whether such diseases are caused by biological weapons.…

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