# 119-hr-7653: Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act

119-hr-7653, Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-07-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7653
- Congress: 119
- Title: Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-02

## Summary

**Biodefense and biosecurity cooperation** would be elevated across U.S. diplomacy to boost international work on biosurveillance, countermeasures, and safe biotechnology. The State Department would lead coordination with NATO and other allies to strengthen defenses against biological threats. - NATO partners: The bill would direct U.S. diplomacy to push NATO to prioritize biodefense, assess capability gaps, and improve interoperability for detection, attribution, emergency response, and recovery. - Non‑NATO allies and partners: The State Department would coordinate on export controls for dual‑use biotechnology, promote high safety and security standards for biological research, and collaborate on enforcing the Biological Weapons Convention. - Strategy and congressional oversight: The bill would require two strategies (a NATO Biodefense Strategy and an International Biotechnology, Biosecurity, and Biodefense Cooperation Strategy), a report to Congress within 270 days, and a congressional briefing within 90 days.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New NATO and global biodefense plans: benefit, medium. If enacted, the State Department would have not later than 270 days to write two plans. One plan would focus on NATO cooperation and would assess U.S.–NATO work on biotechnology, biosurveillance, countermeasures, and other biodefense capabilities. The NATO plan would identify gaps, recommend steps…
- Congress reports, briefings, and definitions: benefit, low. If enacted, the State Department would send the two required strategies to Congress in unclassified form, with a classified annex allowed, not later than 270 days after enactment. The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security would brief the appropriate congressional committees wi…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7653 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7653)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7653 (as of 2026-07-02).