,i #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eiic ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ag1 #bjba ,mr4 ,butt]field introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,a ,,bill ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 to e/abli% a competitive grant program "u :i* ! ,secret>y w aw>d grants to c]ta9 in/itutions to e/abli% ,am]ican ,bioph>maceutical ,manufactur+ ,work] ,tra9+ ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mak+ ,ess5tial ,drugs 9 ,am]ica ,act or ! ,,m$s 9 ,am]ica ,act4 #b4 ,am]ican ,bioph>maceutical ,manufactur+ ,work] ,tra9+ ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 %all e/abli% a competitive grant program "u :i* ! ,secret>y w aw>d n m ?an #bj grants to eligible in/itutions to e/abli% c5t]s ( excell5ce ) respect to recruitm5t & tra9+ ( bioph>maceutical manufactur+ work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 to be kn[n z ,am]ican ,bioph>maceutical ,manufactur+ ,work] ,tra9+ ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce74 7b7 ,grants 7#a7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant "u subsection 7a7 %all n exce$ #a1jjj1jjj p] ye>4 7#b7 ,duration ,! t]m ( a grant "u ?is section %all n exce$ #e ye>s4 7#c7 ,application ,an eligible in/itution seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y may require t conta9s-- 7,a7 an outl9e ( ! in/itution's plans to recruit & tra9 work]s :o w\ld be pr(ici5t 9 ,unit$ ,/ates bioph>maceutical manufactur+1 includ+ cont9u\s manufactur+1 vacc9e manufactur+1 & work+ z /]ile op]ators2 & 7,b7 su* o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4 7c7 ,eligible in/itution def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible in/itution means an in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja71 or an entity t c>ries out an appr5tice%ip regi/]$ "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 #aicg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,national ,appr5tice%ip ,act2 #ej ,/at4 #ffd1 *apt] #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq471 :i* has an e/abli%$ memor&um ( und]/&+ ) "o or m bioph>maceutical manufactur]s4 7d7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y may provide te*nical assi/ance to an eligible in/itution seek+ to e/abli% a ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce1 includ+ te*nical assi/ance provid$ ?r\gh an advisory committee ( ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration4 7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! fir/ grant is aw>d$ "u ?is section1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to ,congress a report t-- 7#a7 assesses ! effectiv5ess ( ! program e/abli%$ "u ?is section2 & 7#b7 makes recomm5dations ) respect to additional measures t may be ne$$ to support work] tra9+ = bioph>maceutical manufactur+ jobs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section #ajj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4 7#b7 ,res]vation ( funds = hi/orically black colleges & univ]sities & o!r m9ority-s]v+ in/itutions ,( ! am\nts made available "u p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all res]ve n less ?an #bj p]c5t = grants to in/itutions t are in/itutions ( high] education eligible to receive funds "u section #cga7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774