,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #fed #aai?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cjbi
 ,report ,no4 #aai-gea ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,sal9as 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,mc,cormick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,july #af1       
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4        
,mc,bride & ,mr4 ,riley ( ,new ,york    
,july #af1 #bjbf;,committ$ to !         
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1       
,competition1 & ,innovation ,act to     
support nucleic acid scre5+1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ ,nucleic ,acid ,/&>ds =        
,biosecurity ,act4  #b4 ,support+       
nucleic acid scre5+ ,section #ajbba ( ! 
,rese>* & ,developm5t1 ,competition1 &  
,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahica2 
enact$ z "p ( title ,,ii ( division ,b (
 ,public ,law #aag-afg7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 9           

subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ & aft] !     
semicolon2  7,b7 by r$esignat+          
subp>agraph 7,d7 z subp>agraph 7,e72 &  
7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,c7 !  
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,d7 be/       
practices1 guidel9es1 & te*nical /&>ds =
 risk managem5t associat$ ) eng9e]+     
biology & biomanufactur+1 includ+ risks 
associat$ ) ! use ( artificial          
intellig5ce2 &  2  7#b7 by r$esignat+   
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 z subsections 7c7 
& 7d71 respectively2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection3  7b7 ,nucleic acid syn!sis  
scre5+ tools & /&>ds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,director1 9 consultation ) heads (     
,f$]al ag5cies ! ,director consid]s     
appropriate1 %all c>ry out measurem5t   
rese>* to support ! developm5t &        
improvem5t ( be/ practices & te*nical   
/&>ds = biosecurity measures relat$ to  
nucleic acid syn!sis1 includ+ ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,te/+ to improve ! accuracy1       
efficacy1 & reliability ( scre5+ =      
nucleic acid syn!sis4  7,b7 ,be/        

practices1 includ+ security & access    
controls1 = op]ational security & manag+
 sequ5ce-(-conc]n databases to support  
su* scre5+4  7,c7 ,te*nical             
implem5tation guidance to ensure su*    
scre5+ is effective & secure4  7,d7     
,con=mity-assessm5t be/ practices &     
te*nical /&>ds4  7,e7 ,me?ods to        
evaluate ! impact & effectiv5ess ( !    
implem5tation ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 
7,d74  7#b7 ,consortium ,9 c>ry+ out ?is
 subsection1 ! ,director %all conv5e a  
consortium ( /akehold]s1 includ+        
indu/ry1 in/itutions ( high] education1 
nonpr(it organizations1 & cu/om]s to    
c>ry out ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,develop &      
p]iodically update cons5sus priorities &
 be/ practices1 z appropriate1 = syn!tic
 nucleic acid procurem5t scre5+         
me*anisms4  7,b7 ,develop roadmaps to   
in=m ! activities c>ri$ out "u p>agraph 
7#a74  7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah     
mon?s aft] ! fir/ meet+ ( ! consortium  
"u p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,director %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1     

,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & 
! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &      
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report summ>iz+ ! f9d+s ( ! consortium4
  7#d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,(
 ! funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = ! 
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology pursuant to ?is section =    
sci5tific & te*nical rese>* & s]vices   
laboratory activities1 !re is au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj to c>ry   
out ?is subsection4  4  ,july #af1      
#bjbf;,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$