Biological Intelligence Organization and Attribution Act
Summary
Biological Intelligence Organization and Attribution Act This bill requires specified federal departments, including the Central Intelligence Agency, to jointly develop and submit to Congress a plan for an interagency biodefense task force to support and inform decision-making based on biological attribution (i.e., determining the source) of emerging and new diseases or other biological events. The plan must outline the duties of the task force, set out the roles of member agencies, describe the contribution of the task force to national biodefense strategies and plans, and address related matters. The bill requires the establishment of the task force not later than 90 days following the submission of the plan.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 28, 2021
Last action Oct 25, 2021
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Total actions
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Committee
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Oct 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
lower
Oct 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Sep 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Eric Swalwell
DDemocratic
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