,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bifa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #d1 #bjba,mr4    
,baird 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lucas7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =    
advanc$ biological & environm5tal rese>*
 & developm5t capabilities &            
infra/ructure at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy 
,biological ,innovation ,opportunities  
,act or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,,bio ,act4
  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to biological &         
environm5tal rese>* program  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #igg7;f7 ( ! ,en]gy      
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#afcag7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7f7 
,bio5]gy ,rese>* ,c5t]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,9 c>ry+ out activities "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,director %all select & e/abli%  
up to f\r bio5]gy rese>* c5t]s to       
conduct basic & fundam5tal rese>* 9     
plant & microbial sy/ems biology1 bio   

imag+ & analysis1 & g5omics to in=m !   
production ( fuels1 *emicals f su/a9able
 biomass res\rces1 & to facilitate !    
translation ( basic rese>* results to   
indu/ry4  7#b7 ,selection ,! ,director  
%all select c5t]s "u p>agraph 7#a7 on a 
competitive1 m]it-review$ basis4 ,!     
,director %all consid] applications f   
,national ,laboratories1                
multi-in/itutional collaborations1 & o!r
 appropriate entities4  7#c7 ,duration  
,a c5t] e/abli%$ "u ?is subsection %all 
receive support = a p]iod ( n m ?an #e  
ye>s1 subject to ! availability (       
appropriations4  7#d7 ,exi/+ c5t]s ,!   
,director may select a c5t] =           
p>ticipation "u ?is subsection t is 9   
exi/5ce1 or und]go+ a r5ewal process1 on
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,en]gy ,,bio ,act4 ,su* c5t] %all be    
eligible to receive support = ! duration
 ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (      
e/abli%m5t ( su* c5t]4  7#e7 ,r5ewal ,^u
 ! expiration ( any p]iod ( support ( a 
c5t] "u ?is subsection1 ! ,director may 

r5ew support = ! c5t]1 on a m]it-review$
 basis1 = a p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s4    
7#f7 ,t]m9ation ,consi/5t ) ! exi/+     
au?orities ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,director   
may t]m9ate an und]p]=m+ c5t] = cause   
dur+ ! p]=mance p]iod4  4  7b7 ,us]     
facilities ,section #cjf ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy ,rese>* & ,innovation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfdd7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,biological &        
environm5tal rese>* us] facilities  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director %all c>ry out a  
program = ! developm5t1 con/ruction1    
op]ation1 & ma9t5ance ( us] facilities  
to enhance ! collection & analysis (    
obs]vational data relat$ to complex     
biological1 e>?1 & environm5tal sy/ems4 
7#b7 ,facility requirem5ts ,to ! maximum
 ext5t practicable1 ! us] facilities    
develop$1 con/ruct$1 op]at$1 or ma9ta9$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7    
di/ribut$ field rese>* & obs]vation     
plat=ms = und]/&+ e>? sy/em processes2  
7,b7 in/rum5ts & model+ res\rces =      
und]/&+ ! physical1 *emical1 & cellul>  

processes ( biological & environm5tal   
sy/ems2  7,c7 integrat$ high-?r\ghput   
sequ5c+1 ,,dna design & syn!sis1        
metabolomics & computational analysis2 &
  7,d7 su* o!r facilities z ! ,director 
consid]s appropriate1 consi/5t ) section
 #bji ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy            
,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#gaci74  7#c7 ,exi/+ facilities ,9 c>ry+
 out ! program e/abli%$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71
 ! ,director is enc\rag$ to evaluate !  
capabilities ( exi/+ us] facilities &1  
to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 inve/ 9 
mod]nization ( ^? capabilities to       
address em]g+ rese>* priorities4  4