New rules would track dangerous agents and oversee high-security labs.
This bill would make companies keep detailed electronic records of who buys certain dangerous biological agents and what they'll use them for. These rules would not apply to agents already covered by existing federal programs. The bill would also create a new federal program to regularly check on high-security labs across the country. This aims to boost public health and national safety.
Today, there isn't a federal requirement for all distributors of highly dangerous agents to keep detailed records of transfers, nor is there a single federal entity overseeing all high-containment labs. This bill would change that by requiring electronic logbooks for dangerous agent transfers and creating a new federal program to evaluate and set standards for high-containment laboratories. The initial list of highly dangerous agents would be developed within 6 months of the bill becoming law, and a new Public Health Biosafety and Biosecurity Team would be established within one year.
HR 5747 · 119th Congress · October 14, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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