,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,khanna introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se to collaborate ) a  
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]  
to assess ! biote*nology capabilities ( 
adv]s>ies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,assessm5t ( ,critical     
,te*nologies 9 ,adv]s>ial ,v5tures &    
,em]g+ ,?reats ,act or ! ,,activate     
,act4  #b4 ,au?ority = ,secret>y (      
,def5se to ent] into an agreem5t = an   
assessm5t ( biote*nology capabilities ( 
adv]s>ies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se %all seek to ent] into an       
agreem5t ) a f$]ally fund$ rese>* &     
developm5t c5t] to conduct an assessm5t 
relat$ to biote*nology & provide        
recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y4  7b7     

,agreem5t elem5ts ,"u an agreem5t betwe5
 ! ,secret>y & a f$]ally fund$ rese>* & 
developm5t c5t] "u ?is section1 ! c5t]  
%all agree to-- 7#a7 conduct an         
assessm5t (-- 7,a7 sci5tific topics     
relat$ to biote*nology2  7,b7 sci5tific 
capabilities ( pot5tial adv]s>ies ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 su* z ,*9a1 ,iran1 & !   
,russian ,f$]ation1 relat$ to           
biote*nology2 &  7,c7 ! curr5t gaps &   
future sci5tific & te*nological ne$s =  
adv]s>ies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be       
successful ) respect to biote*nology    
capabilities2 &  7#b7 develop           
recomm5dations ) respect to useful      
indications ( any advancem5t ( su*      
adv]s>ies reg>d+ su* capabilities4  7c7 
,responsibilities ( ,secret>y ,"u an    
agreem5t betwe5 ! ,secret>y & a f$]ally 
fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t] "u ?is   
section1 ! ,secret>y %all agree to--    
7#a7 appo9t appropriate ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se employees z liaisons to ! c5t]  
to support ! timely conduct ( !         
assessm5t describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a72

  7#b7 provide ! c5t] ) access to       
mat]ials relevant to ! conduct ( su*    
assessm5t1 consi/5t ) ! protection (    
s\rces & me?ods & o!r critically        
s5sitive in=mation2 &  7#c7 ensure t    
appropriate memb]s & /aff ( ! c5t] h !  
necess>y cle>ances1 obta9$ 9 an exp$it$ 
mann]1 to conduct su* assessm5t4  7d7   
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,secret>y  
ent]s into an agreem5t ) a f$]ally fund$
 rese>* & developm5t c5t] "u ?is        
section1 n lat] ?an ,octob] #a1 #bjbe1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to !             
congressional def5se committees & !     
,national ,security ,commission on      
,em]g+ ,biote*nology a report t includes
 ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( ! c5t]      
develop$ pursuant to ! assessm5t        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7 ,=m
 ( report ,! report "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may
 conta9 a classifi$ annex4  7#c7        
,transmittal to o!r ,dep>tm5t entities  
,! ,secret>y %all transmit to relevant  
(fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 includ+ 

! (fices ( ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se =  
,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t1 ! ,"u         
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,rese>* &         
,eng9e]+1 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se =   
,policy1 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se =    
,intellig5ce & ,security1 & ! ,(fice (  
,net ,assessm5t1 a copy ( ! report "u   
p>agraph 7#a74