,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dach  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #d1       
#bjbb,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to develop and implement    
strategies for research and development 
for bioindustrial manufacturing and the 
implementation of additive manufacturing
 for defense purposes1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,bioindustrial and  
,additive ,manufacturing for ,america   
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,research and       
development strategy for bioindustrial  
manufacturing  7a7 ,strategy required   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than two    
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall-- 7,a7 complete development of a  
research1 development1 and              
implementation strategy for             
bioindustrial manufacturing2 and  7,b7  

transmit to the ,joint ,defense         
,manufacturing ,council the strategy    
developed under subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7
 ,contents ,the strategy required by    
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall include the   
following3 7,a7 ,a roadmap that         
addresses the workforce skills needed to
 support the technologies covered by the
 strategy4  7,b7 ,proposals for         
demonstration projects to assess        
relevant concepts1 models1 technologies1
 and engineering barriers4  7,c7        
,proposals for the application of       
bioindustrial manufacturing for         
warfighting capabilities4  7,d7         
,proposals for the application of       
bioindustrial manufacturing to achieve  
agile1 resilient1 and integrated        
logistics and sustainment for           
distributed operations4  7,e7 ,proposals
 for the application of bioindustrial   
manufacturing to establish quality      
assurance practices for system and      
technological maintenance4  7b7         
,submittal to ,congress ,not later than 

#ij days after the date on which the    
,secretary has completed development of 
the strategy under subsection           
7a77#a77;,a71 the ,secretary shall      
submit to the ,committee on ,armed      
,services of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives a copy of the
 strategy and such comments as the      
,secretary may have with respect to such
 strategy4  #c4 ,implementation strategy
 for additive manufacturing  7a7        
,strategy required  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7,a7     
complete development of an              
implementation strategy for additive    
manufacturing2 and  7,b7 transmit to the
 ,joint ,defense ,manufacturing ,council
 the strategy developed under           
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,contents ,the 
strategy required by paragraph 7#a77;,a7
 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a   
roadmap that addresses the workforce    

skills needed to support the            
technologies covered by the strategy4   
7,b7 ,proposals for demonstration       
projects to assess relevant concepts1   
models1 technologies1 and engineering   
barriers4  7,c7 ,proposals for the      
application of additive manufacturing   
for warfighting capabilities4  7,d7     
,proposals for the application of       
additive manufacturing to achieve agile1
 resilient1 and integrated logistics and
 sustainment for distributed operations4
  7,e7 ,proposals for the application of
 additive manufacturing to establish    
quality assurance practices for system  
and technological maintenance4  7,f7    
,proposals for launching pilot programs 
in which the ,secretary may work with   
industry and academic institutions to   
develop and implement additive          
manufacturing standards and practices4  
7,g7 ,proposals for the ,department to  
collaborate with ,defense ,agencies and 
the military departments through the    
,joint ,defense ,manufacturing ,council 

and the ,joint ,additive ,manufacturing 
,working ,group to collectively         
implement the strategy developed under  
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7b7 ,submittal to 
,congress ,not later than #ij days after
 the date on which the ,secretary has   
completed development of the strategy   
under subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate and the ,committee on ,armed    
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives a copy of the strategy 
and such comments as the ,secretary may 
have with respect to such strategy4