,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjbd,mr4  
,khanna 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,bice7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish  
the ,office of ,biotechnology ,policy in
 the ,department of ,agriculture1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,agricultural ,biotechnology            
,coordination ,act of #bjbd4  #b4       
,biotechnology at the ,department of    
,agriculture  7a7 ,prioritization ,the  
,secretary of ,agriculture shall        
prioritize biotechnology at the         
,department of ,agriculture by providing
 for the effective coordination of      
policies and activities with respect to 
biotechnology1 biomanufacturing1        
synthetic biology1 and related emerging 
technologies4  7b7 ,office of           
,biotechnology ,policy ,subtitle ,a of  
the ,department of ,agriculture         

,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #fiab et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3        
#bbd;,b4 ,office of ,biotechnology      
,policy  7a7 ,establishment ,the        
,secretary shall establish within the   
,department the ,office of              
,biotechnology ,policy 7referred to in  
this section as the ,office74  7b7      
,director ,the ,office shall be headed  
by a ,director 7referred to in this     
section as the ,director71 who shall    
report directly to the ,secretary or a  
designee of the ,secretary4  7c7 ,duties
 of the ,office ,the ,office shall be   
responsible for-- 7#a7 the development  
and coordination of policies1           
activities1 and services of the         
,department with respect to             
biotechnology and related topics1       
including-- 7,a7 research and           
development2  7,b7 communication1       
extension1 and education2  7,c7         
regulation and labeling2 and  7,d7      
commercialization1 use1 and trade2  7#b7

 assisting other offices and agencies of
 the ,department in fulfilling their    
responsibilities relating to            
biotechnology under applicable laws2 and
  7#c7 carrying out such other duties as
 are required by law or determined by   
the ,secretary4  7d7 ,interagency       
coordination ,in support of the duties  
required under subsection 7c71 the      
,director shall provide leadership to   
ensure coordination of interagency      
activities with the ,environmental      
,protection ,agency1 the ,food and ,drug
 ,administration1 and other ,federal and
 ,state agencies4  7e7 ,outreach ,in    
carrying out the duties of the ,office  
under this section1 the ,director shall 
consult as necessary with biotechnology 
developers1 academics1 agricultural     
producers1 and other entities that may  
be affected by biotechnology-related    
activities or actions of the ,department
 or other ,federal or ,state agencies4  
4  7c7 ,conforming amendment ,subtitle  
,a of the ,department of ,agriculture   

,reorganization ,act of #aiid is amended
 by redesignating section #bbe 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #fibe7 7relating to the ,food 
,access ,liaison7 as section #bbd;,a4