Biosecure Act

Floor Speech

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Mrs. BICE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the bipartisan BIOSECURE Act, which I am proud to cosponsor.

I reiterate the bipartisan piece of this because I think the integrity of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is being questioned here, and it shouldn't be. It is a bipartisan bill.

As a member of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, we looked at ways to strengthen America's bioeconomy while countering malign foreign influence, which this bill seeks to do.

It is no secret that China is attempting to dominate the global biotech market. While this is concerning, even more so is the fact that the Chinese Communist Party utilizes laws which require Chinese firms to share data requested by the CCP, including those of biotech companies which collect, test, and store American genomic data. It is unacceptable for U.S. taxpayer dollars to ever subsidize biotech companies of our foreign adversaries.

This act is a necessary step in protecting the privacy rights of Americans and our national security interests. Moving forward, we must take steps to promote growth, stability, and innovation in the biotech industry. America can and should lead in this sector.

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