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Adds at the end of Subtitle V of title 31 a new provision establishing the Life Sciences Research Security Board (referred to under section 7902 of title 31).
Adds an entry to the table of chapters for Subtitle V of title 31 corresponding to the newly added Life Sciences Research Security Board provision.
Amends 5 U.S.C. 13103(f) by adding paragraph (13) to include a member of the Life Sciences Research Security Board (established under section 7902 of title 31) among those covered by the financial disclosure reporting provisions.
Creates a new Life Sciences Research Security Board in federal law and makes sure its members must file public financial disclosure reports. It also updates the U.S. Code’s table of chapters to reflect the new board. This is an organizational and transparency measure. It does not provide funding, change taxes, or set new rules for the public; it simply establishes the board in statute and subjects its members to federal ethics disclosure requirements.
Add a new Life Sciences Research Security Board to Subtitle V of Title 31, United States Code by inserting new material at the end of that subtitle.
Make a clerical amendment to the table of chapters for Subtitle V of Title 31 by adding an entry at the end (to reflect the new Board/chapter).
Amend 5 U.S.C. 13103(f) by striking the word "and" at the end of paragraph (11).
Amend 5 U.S.C. 13103(f) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting a semicolon and the word "and" (change of punctuation/connector).
Add a new paragraph (13) to 5 U.S.C. 13103(f) that explicitly requires inclusion of a member of the Life Sciences Research Security Board (established under section 7902 of Title 31) in the list of officials subject to financial disclosure reporting.
Primary effects fall on the new board and its members, who will now be subject to public financial disclosure, increasing accountability and visibility into potential conflicts. Federal ethics officials will incorporate the board into existing disclosure processes. Research and academic communities are not directly regulated by this legislation, but may be indirectly affected later through any guidance or actions the board undertakes once operational. The general public benefits from greater transparency around the board’s membership and finances. No costs or mandates are imposed on states, localities, or private organizations.
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Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced March 5, 2025 by H. Morgan Griffith · Last progress March 5, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced in House
