Two Republican senators have reintroduced a bill aimed at protecting the genetic data of Americans in response to the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) collection of such data. BGI Group (BGI), a leading company in the Chinese genomics industry, has been repeatedly accused of extensively collecting the genetic data of Americans.
Leading this effort are Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), who reintroduced the Genomics Expenditures and National Security Enhancement Act, also known as the “GENE Act.”
“The genomic data of American citizens has been aggressively sought after by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through both legal and illegal means,” a statement released by Rubio’s office on June 6 stated. “The U.S. must advance its security in order to avoid risking any data being vulnerable to international influence.”…