Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [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, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bioweapon Prevention Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR RESEARCH CENTERS AND LABORATORIES IN WHICH NATIONALS OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. (a) In General.--No Federal funding shall be available to any research center…