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On April 2, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation adjusting imports of patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients, including active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The action followed an investigation by the Secretary of Commerce under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which the proclamation states concluded that imports of patented pharmaceuticals and related inputs were being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair U.S. national…

After failing to pass in the previous Congress, a revised version of the “BIOSECURE Act” (“the Act”) was signed into law by President Trump on December 18, 2025, as Section 851 of the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2026 (P.L. 119-60). The new law will restrict US federal procurement and grants involving biotechnology products or services provided by “biotechnology companies of concern” (“BCC”). While amended and clarified in key areas, the Act…