WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Engineering Biology Readiness Act, legislation that would protect public safety and national security against biological threats. While engineering biology has accelerated the development of medical devices, treatments, and disease testing, the misuse or abuse of these innovations could pose substantial risks. This legislation would help safeguard the United States against biological threats by renewing the requirement for a National Biodefense Strategy (NBS) and directing an interagency coalition to provide recommendations to mitigate the risks of frontier biological research.
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