Ban on Funding Dangerous Viral Gain-of-Function Research
This act aims to halt federal funding for research that could increase the infectivity or harmfulness of viruses. This means taxpayer money will not support projects that might create new threats to public health, pets, or livestock. The goal is to enhance citizen safety by limiting risky experiments.
Key points
Cessation of federal grants for research that alters viruses, increasing their ability to infect or cause disease.
Reduction of risk to human and animal health by prohibiting funding for potentially dangerous viral experiments.
Introduction of a definition for "dangerous research" covering genetic alterations of viruses that could enhance their infectivity, transmissibility, or pathogenicity.
Introduced
Citizen Poll