# 119-s-3452: Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025

119-s-3452, Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3452
- Congress: 119
- Title: Biological Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-03

## Summary

**Controls exports of digital designs for synthetic DNA and RNA to specified foreign actors.** This bill would create a new license requirement in the Export Control Reform Act for exporting, reexporting, or transferring in-country digital sequence files of synthetic DNA or RNA that are designed by humans or artificial intelligence, while excepting information covered by section 734.3(b) of the Export Administration Regulations. - Biotech companies and researchers would need a government license to send digital sequence files to a foreign entity of concern, with the rule taking effect within one year of enactment. - Foreign entities of concern include governments of countries of concern and foreign persons organized under or subject to those countries, so transfers to those actors would be restricted. - Policymakers framed the change as protecting U.S. intellectual property and sensitive synthetic biology information from adversaries, citing concerns about the People's Republic of China and military-civil fusion strategies.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New export rules for genetic files: cost, low. This bill would create new rules for digital DNA and RNA sequence files. It would define "digital sequence" and "synthetic DNA or RNA" on enactment. Within one year, the Secretary would have to require a license to export, reexport, or transfer such files to a foreign entity of concern. The rule wo…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3452 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3452)

## Related
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- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-3741: Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3741)
- [119-s-1532: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1532)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3452 (as of 2026-06-03).