,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjba,mr4 ,lujn introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
establish a ,national ,laboratory       
,biotechnology ,program to address      
biotechnology threats1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national           
,laboratory ,biotechnology ,research    
,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3 7#a7 ,department ,the term   
,department means the ,department of    
,energy4  7#b7 ,national ,laboratory    
,the term ,national ,laboratory has the 
meaning given the term in section #b of 
the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  7#c7 ,,nnsa ,the    
term ,,nnsa means the ,national ,nuclear
 ,security ,administration4  7#d7       
,office ,the term ,office means the     

joint program office established under  
section #c7;b74  7#e7 ,office of        
,intelligence and ,counterintelligence  
,the term ,office of ,intelligence and  
,counterintelligence means the ,office  
of ,intelligence and                    
,counterintelligence of the ,department4
  7#f7 ,office of ,science ,the term    
,office of ,science means the ,office of
 ,science of the ,department4  7#g7     
,program ,the term ,program means the   
,national ,laboratory ,biotechnology    
,program established under section      
#c7;a74  7#h7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4  #c4 ,national ,laboratory     
,biotechnology ,program  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary shall establish a      
,national ,laboratory ,biotechnology    
,program to integrate the resources of  
the ,department1 including the ,office  
of ,science1 the ,office of             
,intelligence and ,counterintelligence1 
and the ,,nnsa1 to provide research1    
development1 test and evaluation1 and   

response capabilities to respond to--   
7#a7 long-term biotechnology threats    
facing the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7   
any remaining threats posed by          
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,joint program office 
,to carry out the ,program1 the         
,secretary shall establish a joint      
program office1 which shall comprise    
appropriate leadership from the ,office 
of ,science1 the ,,nnsa1 and the        
,national ,laboratories4  7c7 ,functions
 ,the ,office shall-- 7#a7 oversee the  
development and operation of major      
research activities of the ,program2    
7#b7 periodically review and recommend  
updates as necessary to ,program        
policies and guidelines for the         
development and operation of major      
research activities2  7#c7 collaborate  
with the directors of research          
directorates of the ,department1        
directors of ,national ,laboratories1   
and other senior ,department officials1 
as appropriate1 to gain greater access  
to top researchers and new and          

potentially transformative ideas2  7#d7 
enable access to broad scientific and   
technical expertise and resources that  
will lead to the deployment of          
innovative products1 including through--
 7,a7 research and development1         
including proof of concept1 technical   
development1 and compliance testing     
activities2 and  7,b7 early-stage       
product development1 including through--
 7i7 computational modeling and         
simulation2  7ii7 molecular structural  
determination2  7iii7 genomic           
sequencing2  7iv7 epidemiological and   
logistics support2  7v7 knowledge       
discovery infrastructure and scalable   
protected data2  7vi7 advanced          
manufacturing to address supply chain   
bottlenecks2  7vii7 new capabilities for
 testing of clinical and nonclinical    
samples2  7viii7 understanding          
environmental fate and transport of     
viruses2 and  7ix7 discovery of         
potential therapeutics through          
computation and molecular structure     

determination2  7#e7 provide access to  
user facilities with advanced or unique 
equipment1 services1 materials1 and     
other resources to perform research and 
testing2  7#f7 support technology       
transfer and related activities2 and    
7#g7 promote access and development     
across the ,federal ,government and to  
,united ,states industry1 including     
startup companies1 of early applications
 of the technologies1 innovations1 and  
expertise beneficial to the public that 
are derived from ,program activities4   
7d7 ,biodefense expertise  7#a7 ,in     
general ,in carrying out the ,program1  
the ,office shall support research that 
harnesses the capabilities of the       
,national ,laboratories to address      
advanced biological threats of national 
security significance through           
assessments and research and development
 programs that-- 7,a7 support the near- 
and long-term biodefense needs of the   
,united ,states2  7,b7 support the      
national security community in reducing 

uncertainty and risk2  7,c7 enable      
greater access to top researchers and   
new and potentially transformative ideas
 for biodefense of human1 animal1 plant1
 environment1 and infrastructure assets 
7including physical1 cyber1 and economic
 infrastructure72 and  7,d7 enable      
access to broad scientific and technical
 expertise and resources that will lead 
to the development and deployment of    
innovative biodefense assessments and   
solutions1 including through-- 7i7 the  
accessing1 monitoring1 and evaluation of
 biological threats to reduce risk1     
including through analysis and          
prioritization of gaps and              
vulnerabilities across open-source and  
classified data2  7ii7 development of   
scientific and technical roadmaps-- 7,i7
 to address gaps and vulnerabilities2   
7,,ii7 to inform analyses of            
technologies2 and  7,,iii7 to accelerate
 the application of unclassified        
research to classified applications2 and
  7iii7 demonstration activities to     

enable deployment1 including-- 7,i7     
threat signature development and        
validation2  7,,ii7 automated anomaly   
detection using artificial intelligence 
and machine learning2  7,,iii7 fate and 
transport dynamics for priority         
scenarios2  7,,iv7 data curation1       
access1 storage1 and security at scale2 
and  7,v7 risk assessment tools4  7#b7  
,resources ,the ,secretary shall ensure 
that the ,office is provided and uses   
sufficient resources to carry out       
paragraph 7#a74  7e7 ,strengthening     
institutional research and private      
partnerships  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,office shall1 to the maximum extent    
practicable1 promote cooperative        
research and development activities     
under the ,program1 including           
collaboration between appropriate       
industry and academic institutions to   
promote innovation and knowledge        
creation4  7#b7 ,accessibility of       
information ,the ,office shall develop1 
maintain1 and publicize information on  

scientific user facilities and          
capabilities supported by laboratories  
of the ,department for combating        
biotechnology threats1 which shall be   
accessible for use by individuals from  
academic institutions and industry4     
7#c7 ,academic participation ,the       
,office shall1 to the maximum extent    
practicable-- 7,a7 conduct outreach     
about internship opportunities relating 
to activities under the ,program        
primarily to institutions of higher     
education 7as defined in section #aja of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 and              
minority-serving institutions of higher 
education2  7,b7 encourage the          
development of research collaborations  
between research-intensive universities 
and the institutions described in       
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,c7 provide    
traineeships at the institutions        
described in subparagraph 7,a7 to       
graduate students who pursue a masters  
or doctoral degree in an academic field 

relevant to research advanced under the 
,program4  7f7 ,evaluation and plan     
7#a7 ,in general ,not less frequently   
than biennially1 the ,secretary shall-- 
7,a7 evaluate the activities carried out
 under the ,program2 and  7,b7 develop a
 strategic research plan under the      
,program1 which shall be made publicly  
available and submitted to the          
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   
,classified information ,if the         
strategic research plan developed under 
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 contains classified 
information1 the plan-- 7,a7 shall be   
made publicly available and submitted to
 the committees of ,congress described  
in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 in an            
unclassified format2 and  7,b7 may1 as  
part of the submission to those         
committees of ,congress only1 include a 
classified annex containing any         
sensitive or classified information1 as 

necessary4  7g7 ,interagency            
collaboration ,the ,office may          
collaborate with the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services1 the       
,secretary of ,defense1 and the heads of
 other appropriate ,federal departments 
and agencies to advance biotechnology   
research and development under the      
,program4  7h7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section1 to remain       
available until expended-- 7#a7         
#cj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2  7#b7
 #dj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2     
7#c7 #de1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2 
and  7#d7 #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjbe and #bjbf4