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This bill, the Protect America's Biomedical Research Enterprise Act of 2021, aims to ensure the security of biomedical research in the United States. The key provisions of the bill include: 1) Identifying ways to improve the protection of intellectual property, proprietary information, and sensitive participant information in biomedical research from national security threats, including gaps in existing policies and procedures; 2) Developing strategies to prevent, mitigate, and address national security threats, such as those associated with foreign talent programs, that could exploit U.S. technology and information; 3) Identifying national security risks and potential misuse of proprietary and sensitive information, including in the peer review process, and making recommendations for additional policies and procedures to protect such information; 4) Developing a framework to identify emerging areas of biomedical research that could be of interest to state actors and compromise national security; and 5) Regularly reviewing and updating the recommendations or policies developed under the bill. The bill also requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report on the findings and recommendations to the President and relevant congressional committees within one year of the bill's enactment.

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