To provide a moratorium on all Federal research grants provided to any institution of higher education or other research institute that is conducting gain-of-function research.
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Introduced
Latest Action · January 26, 2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act
This bill prohibits the award of federal research grants to institutions of higher education or research institutes that conduct gain-of-function research. Gain-of-function research refers to any research that (1) could confer attributes to influenza, MERS, or SARS viruses such that the virus would have enhanced pathogenicity or transmissibility in an organism; or (2) involves methods that could enhance potential pandemic pathogens or related risky research with potentially dangerous pathogens.
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