Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025
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Latest action (11 Dec 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
What this bill does
S. 3452, the Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025, was introduced by Senator Tom Cotton, with Senators Hassan and Budd as cosponsors, on December 11, 2025. The bill would amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to require the Secretary of Commerce, within one year of enactment, to establish a license requirement for exporting, reexporting, or transferring within a foreign country digital sequences of synthetic DNA or RNA—whether designed by humans or artificial intelligence—to "foreign entities of concern." The bill includes an exception for information already covered under existing export regulations (section 734.3(b) of the Export Administration Regulations).
The measure defines "foreign entities of concern" broadly to include government entities of, persons subject to the jurisdiction of, or entities owned or controlled by, a "foreign country of concern," a term defined by reference to existing law. The bill also states Congress's view that China's legal and policy framework compels cooperation between its citizens, companies, and research institutions with state security and military modernization efforts, and that exports of synthetic DNA/RNA sequence data create risks of intellectual property theft. The requirement would primarily affect U.S. biotechnology companies, universities, and researchers who share synthetic genetic sequence data internationally.
The bill was introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It has not yet been considered by that committee, and would need committee action, floor votes in the Senate and House, and the President's signature before becoming law.
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Timeline
11 Dec 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Common questions
- What does S. 3452 do?
- S. 3452, the Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025, was introduced by Senator Tom Cotton, with Senators Hassan and Budd as cosponsors, on December 11, 2025. The bill would amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to require the Secretary of Commerce, within one year of enactment, to establish a license requirement for exporting, reexporting, or transferring within a foreign country digital sequences of synthetic DNA or RNA—whether designed by humans or artificial intelligence—to "foreign entities of concern." The bill includes an exception for information already covered under existing export regulations (section 734.3(b) of the Export Administration Regulations). The measure defines "foreign entities of concern" broadly to include government entities of, persons subject to the jurisdiction of, or entities owned or controlled by, a "foreign country of concern," a term defined by reference to existing law. The bill also states Congress's view that China's legal and policy framework compels cooperation between its citizens, companies, and research institutions with state security and military modernization efforts, and that exports of synthetic DNA/RNA sequence data create risks of intellectual property theft. The requirement would primarily affect U.S. biotechnology companies, universities, and researchers who share synthetic genetic sequence data internationally. The bill was introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It has not yet been considered by that committee, and would need committee action, floor votes in the Senate and House, and the President's signature before becoming law.
- Has S. 3452 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 3452. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 3452?
- S. 3452 was sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 3452?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (11 Dec 2025).
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