,,ii #aah? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ddac ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #bc1 #bjbd,mr4 ,"y 7= himself & ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ,a ,,bill ,to provide = ! e/abli%m5t ( a ,national ,syn!tic ,biology ,c5t]1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,syn!tic ,biology ,advancem5t ,act ( #bjbd4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! application ( syn!tic biology to accel]ate innovation 9 food & agriculture is critical to-- 7,a7 ! national security & economic future ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 7,b7 ! ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to fe$ & fuel ! global economy2 7#b7 :ile agriculture has exp]i5c$ significant advancem5ts 9 productivity & su/a9ability1 ! future ( ! food sy/em relies on disruptive te*nologies catalyz$ by syn!tic biology at ! int]sections ( soil heal?1 plant sci5ce1 animal heal?1 &1 ultimately1 human heal?2 7#c7 syn!tic biology is a key tool to def5d aga9/ t]rorism & high-consequ5ce ev5ts2 7#d7 inve/m5ts into syn!tic biology w catalyze ! /r5g?s ( eng9e]+1 agriculture1 & manufactur+ to develop a resili5t food & agriculture sy/em2 7#e7 resili5cy is accompli%$ ?r\gh advanc$ biote*nology & digital solutions to keep ! ,unit$ ,/ates at ! =efront ( fe$+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! _w2 7#f7 ,congress has hi/orically prioritiz$ a safe & secure food supply 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z evid5c$ by ! enactm5t ( ! ,secur+ ,our ,agriculture & ,food ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dc2 #aca ,/at4 #hhd72 & 7#g7 innovation & rese>* are necess>y to pu% ! b\nd>ies ( sci5ce to develop disruptive te*nologies t advance national security ?r\gh food security4 #c4 ,national ,syn!tic ,biology ,c5t] 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 #ahfb ,in/itution2 #ahij in/itution ,! t]ms #ahfb ,in/itution & #ahij ,in/itution h ! mean+s giv5 ^? 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& productivity4 7,c7 ,to advance ! developm5t & comm]cialization ( nutritional & !rapeutic innovations to improve ! heal? 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