,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eahf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,khanna 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,garamendi1 and ,mr4 ,davis of ,north   
,carolina7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,defense to carry out a program to      
support the defense biotechnology supply
 chain1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,biotechnology supply chain resiliency  
program  7a7 ,authorization  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in 
coordination with the ,secretaries of   
the military departments and the heads  
of relevant ,defense ,agencies1 may     
establish and implement a program       
7referred to in this section as the     
,program7 to develop1 scale1 and        
transition biotechnology research from  
the military service laboratories1      
including biotechnology-based chemicals1
 materials1 fuels1 and other products   

relevant to the mission of the          
,department of ,defense that support the
 resilience1 sustainability1 and        
responsiveness of the defense supply    
chain4  7#b7 ,activities ,under the     
,program1 the ,secretary of ,defense may
 carry out the following activities3    
7,a7 ,conduct an assessment of supply   
chain vulnerabilities in the ,department
 of ,defense4  7,b7 ,direct the military
 service laboratories to establish      
mechanisms to collaboratively--  7i7    
conduct applied research1 including     
experimentation1 advanced technological 
development1 advanced component         
development1 and rapid prototyping in   
bioindustrials1 biomanufacturing1 and   
related disciplines to support defense  
missions2  7ii7 develop1 prototype1     
test1 and transition biologically       
derived materials and products to reduce
 reliance on foreign supply chains and  
vulnerable supply chains2  7iii7        
upgrade1 expand1 or construct physical  
and digital infrastructure1 including   

laboratory facilities1 of the           
,department and its partners to support 
bioindustrial research1 development1    
testing1 prototyping1 and production2   
7iv7 as needed1 enter into contracts1   
cooperative agreements1 grants1 or other
 transactions with relevant ,federal    
entities and non-,federal entities such 
as commercial entities1 research        
institutions1 and academic organizations
 to execute the activities under this   
paragraph2 and  7v7 support education1  
training1 and workforce development     
initiatives to build and sustain a      
skilled bioindustrial and               
biomanufacturing workforce4  7,c7       
,collaborate across the military        
departments1 ,defense ,agencies1 and    
other ,federal entities to ensure       
alignment with national bioindustrial   
and supply chain strategies4  7,d7      
,promote the development and utilization
 of next-generation feedstocks and      
processes in ways that support local    
economic growth4  7,e7 ,modernize       

infrastructure through investment in    
facilities that enable rapid prototyping
 and advanced materials testing4  7,f7  
,establish performance metrics and      
benchmarks to measure progress toward   
operational integration and transition  
to programs of record4  7#c7 ,other     
considerations ,in the event the        
,secretary carries out the ,program1 the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall--  7,a7   
prioritize technologies and capabilities
 that address critical defense supply   
chain vulnerabilities and enhance       
military readiness1 including           
technologies and capabilities necessary 
to-- 7i7 reduce logistics through       
field-enabled manufacturing of materials
 such as construction-grade bio-cement  
and deployable infrastructure           
components2  7ii7 enhance performance   
through development of novel materials  
including protective coatings and       
biologically derived composites2 or     
7iii7 improve cost efficiency of        
manufacturing and reduce dependency on  

foreign supply chains2  7,b7 consult    
with representatives of industry1       
academia1 and other ,federal agencies   
with relevant expertise1 to accelerate  
development and transitions2 and  7,c7  
ensure the ,program supports the        
development and fielding of emerging    
technologies such as biotechnologies    
that provide operational and strategic  
advantages to the ,armed ,forces1       
including through--  7i7 cross-service  
and public-private partnerships2 and    
7ii7 applied research1 pilot-scale      
production1 and technology transition   
efforts focused on biomanufacturing and 
materials innovation4  7b7 ,plan and    
reports  7#a7 ,initial plan ,not later  
than #ij days after electing to commence
 the ,program1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and 
the ,house of ,representatives a plan   
for the allocation of appropriations to 
fund the ,program4  7#b7 ,annual reports
 ,not later than one year after         

commencing the ,program1 and annually   
thereafter until the ,program terminates
 under subsection 7c71 the ,secretary of
 ,defense shall submit to the           
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report detailing all 
activities carried out under the        
program4 ,each report shall include1 to 
the extent applicable1 the following3   
7,a7 ,a summary of key research1        
development1 and prototyping efforts    
initiated or continued during the year  
covered by the report1 including        
technical objectives1 anticipated       
defense applications1 and funding4  7,b7
 ,a list of significant partnerships or 
agreements executed with industry1      
academic institutions1 and other        
,federal agencies1 including the        
purpose1 national security nexus1 and   
funding level of each such partnership  
or agreement4  7,c7 ,an assessment of   
infrastructure enhancements undertaken  
to support bioindustrial development and

 scale-up1 including facility           
modernization and equipment acquisition4
  7,d7 ,an evaluation of program        
performance against established         
milestones or metrics1 including        
progress toward the transition of       
technologies to operational use or      
acquisition programs4  7,e7 ,an         
identification of major technical1      
logistical1 or policy challenges        
encountered1 and actions taken to       
mitigate such challenges4  7,f7 ,any    
recommendations for additional          
authorities1 funding mechanisms1 or     
interagency coordination necessary to   
enhance the effectiveness of the        
,program4  7#c7 ,form ,each report under
 this subsection shall be submitted in  
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  7c7 ,sunset  7#a7 ,in
 general ,except as provided in         
paragraph 7#b71 the authority to carry  
out the ,program shall terminate on the 
date that is #aj years after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7      

,extension ,the ,program may be         
continued after the termination date    
specified in paragraph 7#a7 if1 before  
such date1 the ,president-- 7,a7        
determines that continuation of the     
,program is necessary to meet national  
economic or national security needs2 and
  7,b7 submits notice of such           
determination to the ,committees on     
,armed ,services of the ,senate and the 
,house of ,representatives4