HR8333-118

In Committee

To prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 10, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Technology, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H49BDEB6E101C4E5393500D5C4A9D7244: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BIOSECURE Act.
  • Section HFB7578370D68498F99182F950F1097B7: 2. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers The head of an executive agency may not— procure or obtain any biotechnology equipment or...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Technology, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Technology Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 10, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …

May 10, 2024

Mr. Wenstrup (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Eshoo, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Technology Defense
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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