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#bjbe,mr4 ,neguse introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a
 ,biote*nology ,managem5t ,(fice 9 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & to provide support
 = ! rese>* & developm5t ( bio9du/rial  
manufactur+ processes1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,biote*nology ,managem5t ,(fice   
7a7 ,designation ( s5ior (ficial ,n lat]
 ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all   
designate a s5ior (ficial1 ) relevant   
biote*nology exp]i5ce1 f a position )9 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se t 0 9 effect on !  
day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 to-- 7#a7 be ! s5ior (ficial =         
biote*nology issues2  7#b7 be ! head ( !
 ,biote*nology ,managem5t ,(fice        
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 c>ry
 out ! responsibilities = ! (fice 9     
subsection 7c74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t (      
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au?ority1 direction1 & control ( !      
,deputy ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 a          
,biote*nology ,managem5t ,(fice to fo/] 
! developm5t1 acquisition1 & su/a9m5t ( 
broad-bas$ biote*nology capabilities = !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,responsibilities ,!   
(fice e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 %all be
 responsible = ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,ma9ta9+ 
& execut+ a long-t]m rese>*1 developm5t1
 acquisition1 & su/a9m5t roadmap4  7#b7 
,updat+ policies & guidance )9 !        
,dep>tm5t relat+ to ! acquisition1      
adoption1 & transition (                
biote*nology-bas$ products into         
,dep>tm5t use4  7#c7 ,coord9at+ )       
activities across ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t1 indu/ry1 academia1 &         
int]national p>tn]s relat+ to           
biote*nology4  7#d7 ,propos+ options =  
/reaml9+ ! regulatory or acquisition    
process ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#e7 ,conduct+1 

z may be ne$$1 global competition       
analyses1 net assessm5t1 or =eca/+ to   
support decisionmak]s on biote*nology   
advances4  7#f7 ,support+ ! developm5t (
 public-private p>tn]%ips ) academia1   
indu/ry1 & o!r ,/ate & local gov]nm5t   
p>tn]s1 includ+ ?r\gh ! developm5t or   
fo/]+ ( regionally focus$ innovation    
ecosy/ems4  7#g7 ,id5tify+ biote*nology 
work=ce & tra9+ gaps across ! work=ce ( 
! ,dep>tm5t4  7#h7 ,su* o!r             
responsibilities z ! ,secret>y consid]s 
appropriate4  7d7 ,sunset ,?is section  
%all t]m9ate on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjcj4   
7e7 ,brief+ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! 
designation ( ! s5ior (ficial pursuant  
to subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all     
provide to ! congressional def5se       
committees a brief+ on ! propos$ scope (
 ! *>t] = ! (fice to be e/abli%$        
pursuant to subsection 7b71 z well z    
implem5tation plans = prelim9>y         
activities ! (fice w pursue dur+ !      
proce$+ "o-ye> p]iod4  #b4 ,support =   
rese>* & developm5t ( bio9du/rial       

manufactur+ processes ,section #bae ( ! 
,james ,m4 ,inh(e ,national ,def5se     
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbc 
7,public ,law #aag-bfc2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4   
#dhda note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by          
r$esignat+ subsections 7d7 ?r\gh 7f7 z  
subsections 7e7 ?r\gh 7g71 respectively2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 !
 foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,fund+     
,funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or    
o!rwise made available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se = rese>*1 developm5t1 te/1 &    
evaluation may be us$ to c>ry out !     
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c71   
includ+ ! design & con/ruction          
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  4