,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #idja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,trone introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate a   
laboratory z ! ,national ,biodef5se     
,analysis & ,c\nt]measures ,c5t]1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,national ,biodef5se   
,analysis & ,c\nt]measures ,c5t]        
,au?orization ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,nbacc 
,au?orization ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4        
,national ,biodef5se ,analysis &        
,c\nt]measures ,c5t]  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,title ,,iii ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act 
( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cbc4 
,national ,biodef5se ,analysis &        
,c\nt]measures ,c5t]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u ,secret>y = 
,sci5ce & ,te*nology1 %all designate !  
laboratory describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 z  
an additional laboratory pursuant to !  
au?ority "u section #cjh7;c77#b71 :i*   

%all be ! lead ,f$]al facility d$icat$  
to def5d+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates aga9/         
biological ?reats by-- 7#a7 und]/&+ !   
risks pos$ by int5tional1 accid5tal1 &  
natural biological ev5ts2 &  7#b7       
provid+ ! op]ational capabilities to    
support ! inve/igation1 prosecution1 &  
prev5tion ( biocrimes & biot]rorism4    
7b7 ,laboratory describ$ ,! laboratory  
describ$ 9 ?is subsection may be a      
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]--
  7#a7 kn[n1 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 z ! ,national ,biodef5se      
,analysis & ,c\nt]measures ,c5t]2  7#b7 
t may include--  7,a7 ! ,national       
,bi(or5sic ,analysis ,c5t]1 :i* conducts
 te*nical analyses 9 support ( ,f$]al   
law en=cem5t inve/igations2 &  7,b7 !   
,national ,biological ,?reat            
,*>act]ization ,c5t]1 :i* conducts      
exp]im5ts & /udies to bett] und]/&      
biological vuln]abilities & haz>ds2 &   
7#c7 transf]r$ to ! ,dep>tm5t pursuant  
to subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,d71 & 7,f7 (    
section #cjc7a7 & section #cjc7b74  7c7 

,laboratory activities ,! ,national     
,biodef5se ,analysis & ,c\nt]measures   
,c5t] %all--  7#a7 conduct /udies &     
exp]im5ts to bett] und]/& curr5t &      
future biological ?reats & haz>ds &     
p&emics2  7#b7 provide ! sci5tific data 
requir$ to assess vuln]abilities1       
conduct risk assessm5ts1 & det]m9e      
pot5tial impacts to guide ! developm5t (
 c\nt]measures2  7#c7 conduct &         
facilitate ! te*nical =5sic analysis &  
int]pretation ( mat]ials recov]$ foll[+ 
a biological attack1 or 9 o!r law       
en=cem5t inve/igations requir+          
evaluation ( biological mat]ials1 9     
support ( ! appropriate lead ,f$]al     
ag5cy2  7#d7 coord9ate ) o!r national   
laboratories to enhance rese>*          
capabilities1 %>e lessons le>n$1 &      
provide tra9+ m effici5tly2  7#e7       
collaborate ) ! ,homel& ,security       
,ent]prise1 z def9$ 9 section #bbaa7;h71
 to plan & conduct rese>* to address    
gaps & ne$s 9 biodef5se2 &  7#f7 c>ry   
out o!r su* activities z ! ,secret>y    

det]m9es appropriate4  7d7 ,"w = ,o!rs  
,! ,national ,biodef5se ,analysis &     
,c\nt]measures ,c5t] %all engage 9 a    
cont9u\sly op]at+ ,"w = ,o!rs program to
 make ! unique bioconta9m5t & bi(or5sic 
capabilities ( ! ,national ,biodef5se   
,analysis & ,c\nt]measures ,c5t]        
available to o!r ,f$]al ag5cies4  7e7   
,facility repair & r\t9e equipm5t       
replacem5t ,! ,national ,biodef5se      
,analysis & ,c\nt]measures ,c5t] %all-- 
7#a7 p]=m regul>ly s*$ul$ & requir$     
ma9t5ance ( laboratory infra/ructure2 & 
7#b7 procure mission-critical equipm5t &
 capability upgrades4  7f7 ,facility    
mission ne$s assessm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,to address capacity conc]ns &          
accommodate future mission ne$s &       
advanc$ capabilities1 ! ,"u ,secret>y = 
,sci5ce & ,te*nology %all conduct a     
mission ne$s assessm5t1 to include scop+
 = pot5tial future ne$s or expansion1 ( 
! ,national ,biodef5se ,analysis &      
,c\nt]measures ,c5t]4  7#b7 ,submission 
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (     

enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,"u ,secret>y 
= ,sci5ce & ,te*nology %all provide !   
assessm5t conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to--
  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security
 & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs & !             
,subcommittee on ,homel& ,security      
,appropriations ( ! ,committee on       
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security & !     
,subcommittee on ,homel& ,security      
,appropriations ( ! ,committee on       
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7g7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to support ! activities ( ! laboratory  
designat$ "u ?is section4  7h7 ,rule (  
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ z affect+ 9 any mann] !         
au?orities or responsibilities ( !      
,c\nt]+ ,weapons ( ,mass ,de/ruction    
,(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  4  7b7 ,te*nical 
& con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9   
section #a7;b7 ( ! ,homel& ,security    
,act ( #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bif2    

#aaf ,/at4 #bace7 is am5d$ by ins]t+    
aft] ! item relat+ to section #cbb !    
foll[+3  ,sec4 #cbc4 ,national          
,biodef5se ,analysis & ,c\nt]measures   
,c5t]4  4