,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #d1 #bjbf,mr4    
,ob]nolte 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4
 ,au*9closs1 & ,mr4 ,mc,cormick7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation to c>ry out a cl\d laboratory
 network program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,cl\d ,labs to ,advance ,biote*nology   
,act ( #bjbf or ! ,cl\d ,,lab ,act (    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,artificial intellig5ce ,! t]m     
artificial intellig5ce has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #ejjb ( ! ,william ,m4
 7,mac7 ,?ornb]ry ,national ,def5se     
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74  7#b7 ,au?oriz$  
rese>*] ,! t]m au?oriz$ rese>*] means an
 individual :o has be5 appropriately    
au?oriz$ to access data g5]at$ by ! cl\d
 laboratories ?r\gh a process e/abli%$  

by ! ,director 9 e/abli%+ ! cl\d        
laboratory network4  7#c7 ,biological   
data ,! t]m biological data means !     
in=mation1 includ+ associat$            
descriptors1 d]iv$ f ! /ructure1        
function1 or process ( a biological     
sy/em t is ei!r measur$1 collect$1 or   
aggregat$ = analysis4  7#d7 ,cl\d       
laboratory ,! t]m cl\d laboratory means 
a physical laboratory t is equipp$ )    
rese>* in/rum5tation & advanc$ robots t 
c be programm$ & controll$ remotely by  
sci5ti/s 9 ord] to conduct cont9u\s     
exp]im5ts & collect associat$ data4     
7#e7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation4  7#f7 ,phase ,,ii cl\d      
laboratory ,! t]m phase ,,ii cl\d       
laboratory means a cl\d laboratory fund$
 by a grant aw>d$ "u section #c7;c74    
7#g7 ,phase ,,iii cl\d laboratory ,! t]m
 phase ,,iii cl\d laboratory means a    
cl\d laboratory fund$ by a grant aw>d$  
"u section #c7;d74  7#h7 ,"u ,secret>y  
,! t]m ,"u ,secret>y means ! ,"u        

,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,/&>ds &         
,te*nology & ,director ( ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology4  #c4   
,cl\d laboratory network pilot program  
7a7 ,program e/abli%$  7#a7             
,au?orization ,! ,director1 9           
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 & !
 ,"u ,secret>y1 %all c>ry out a pilot   
program 9 accordance ) ?is section t    
e/abli%es a cl\d laboratory network t   
helps to coord9ate ! activities ( cl\d  
laboratories e/abli%$ by ! ,director &  
cl\d laboratories indep5d5tly op]at$ by 
o!r entities 7su* z private indu/ry1    
gov]nm5t laboratories1 & academic       
in/itutions71 to fur!r ! purposes       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7         
,consultation ,! ,director %all consult1
 to ! greate/ ext5t practicable1 ) o!r  
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies involv$ ) cl\d      
laboratories1 & any gov]nm5t entities   
responsible = int]ag5cy coord9ation (   
biote*nology1 su* z t 9 ! ,executive    
,(fice ( ! ,presid5t1 to d$uplicate     
ef=ts f diff]5t programs1 & to increase 

aw>5ess & connectivity ( ! cl\d         
laboratory network e/abli%$ "u          
subsection 7b77#a74  7#c7 ,purpose ( !  
cl\d laboratory network ,! cl\d         
laboratory network describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 s]ve ! purpose ( track+
 & catalog+ ! diff]5t biote*nology      
capabilities at ea* cl\d laboratory2    
7,b7 help rese>*]s connect to !         
capabilities ne$$ to pursue a l9e (     
rese>*2 &  7,c7 provide ! opportunity = 
cl\d laboratories to connect &          
collaborate on be/ practices1 includ+   
data collection & data %>+1 data /&>ds1 
& ne$s4  7#d7 ,cl\d laboratory purposes 
,ea* cl\d laboratory support$ "u ?is    
section %all accompli% ! foll[+         
purposes3 7,a7 ,g5]ate high-quality     
biological data ?r\gh automat$          
exp]im5tation t w be collect$ = use &   
analysis by au?oriz$ rese>*]s = !       
purposes ( tra9+ artificial intellig5ce 
models or o!r types ( biological data   
analysis models4  7,b7 ,provide rese>*]s
 access to high-quality exp]im5tal      

in/rum5tation & data collection = !     
purposes ( advanc+ individual rese>*    
projects4  7b7 ,phase ,i ( cl\d         
laboratory network pilot program  7#a7  
,e/abli%m5t ( ! cl\d laboratory network 
,n lat] ?an #cfj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director1 9     
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ! 
,"u ,secret>y1 %all e/abli% ! cl\d      
laboratory network z describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,implem5tation
 plan ,n lat] ?an #cfj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director1 9   
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 !  
,"u ,secret>y1 & o!rs z appropriate1    
%all prep>e & submit an implem5tation   
plan to ,congress t includes ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,an assessm5t ( ! /ate ( public &  
private cl\d laboratories 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 p>ticul>ly cl\d laboratories    
focus$ on biote*nology1 z ( ! date ( !  
report1 includ+ ! numb] ( cl\d          
laboratories1 ! location ( ! cl\d       
laboratories1 & ! f9anc+ or paym5t      
me*anism = ea* cl\d laboratory4  7,b7   

,an implem5tation plan = a national cl\d
 laboratory network & an associat$ grant
 program t includes a me*anism = decid+ 
on ! location ( ea* cl\d laboratory     
fund$ "u ! grant program 9 ?is section4 
7,c7 ,a plan to coord9ate ! network (   
cl\d laboratories t are already         
e/abli%$1 9 addition to ^? fund$ "u ?is 
section4  7,d7 ,a plan outl9+ h[ data   
g5]at$ ?r\gh ! cl\d laboratories w be   
/or$1 publi%$1 & made available &       
accessible to au?oriz$ rese>*]s z a     
public res\rce1 includ+ a plan to h !   
data made publicly available 9 a secure 
& accessible =mat4  7,e7 ,a s*eme =     
access to data g5]at$ ?r\gh ! cl\d      
laboratories fund$ "u ?is section & !   
paym5t or subscription model t w be     
requir$ to access ! cl\d laboratory     
infra/ructure & su* data1 :i*-- 7i7     
describes h[ us]s c apply & use !       
infra/ructure = ! cl\d laboratories     
fund$ "u ?is section2  7ii7 all[s us]s  
do+ nonpropriet>y "w to access su* cl\d 
laboratories at no or m9imal co/2 &     

7iii7 includes a reque/ = in=mation to  
indu/ry to und]/& :at companies w\ld ne$
 9 ord] to subscribe to su* a data      
g5]ation s]vice4  7,f7 ,an outl9e (     
sample intellectual prop]ty agreem5ts = 
! cl\d laboratories fund$ "u ?is section
 relat$ to all data ga!r+ &             
exp]im5tation1 :i* may include diff]5t  
agreem5ts 9 ord] to fur!r ! diff]5t     
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b74 
7,g7 ,a plan = engagem5t ) indu/ry &    
academic in/itutions t manage cl\d      
laboratories to include !m 9 ! cl\d     
laboratory network4  7,h7 ,a plan =     
build+ 9 consid]ations relat$ to        
cyb]security1 biosecurity1 & rese>*     
security f ! beg9n+ ( developm5t = ea*  
cl\d laboratory4  7,i7 ,! e/imat$ co/ ( 
c>ry+ out ! full pilot program e/abli%+ 
! cl\d laboratory network brok5 d[n by  
ye>4  7#c7 ,cl\d laboratory advisory    
bo>d  7,a7 ,consultation ,9 prep>+ !    
implem5tation plan "u p>agraph 7#b71 !  
,director %all consult ) ! advisory bo>d
 e/abli%$ "u ?is p>agraph4  7,b7        

,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director
 %all e/abli%1 & lead1 a cl\d laboratory
 advisory bo>d 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is p>agraph
 z ! advisory bo>d74  7,c7 ,memb]s  7i7 
,composition ,! advisory bo>d %all      
consi/ (-- 7,i7 employees ( ! ,national 
,sci5ce ,f\ndation & employees ( su* o!r
 ,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,director det]m9es  
appropriate2  7,,ii7 academic rese>*]s 9
 all areas ( biote*nology1 includ+      
computational biology1 syn!tic biology1 
cell biology1 /ructural biology1        
robotics1 & analytical *emi/ry2  7,,iii7
 rese>*]s & practition]s 9 ! fields (   
biosafety1 biosecurity1 e?ics1 &        
relevant social sci5ce discipl9es2 &    
7,,iv7 indu/ry repres5tatives f diff]5t 
sectors ( biote*nology1 includ+ heal?1  
agriculture1 *emical production1 &      
plat=m te*nologies4  7ii7 ,selection ,! 
selection & numb] ( p on ! advisory bo>d
 %all be at ! discretion ( ! ,director4 
7,d7 ,duties ,! advisory bo>d %all-- 7i7
 propose biological data collection     

priorities ?r\gh consultation ) !       
biote*nology rese>* community1 includ+  
academia & private companies2  7ii7     
advise 9 ways t ! cl\d laboratories     
fund$ "u ?is section are develop$ &     
exp&$ 9 su* a way t maximizes usability 
across ! discipl9es ( biote*nology :ile 
m9imiz+ duplication across ! network (  
cl\d laboratories fund$ "u ?is section2 
7iii7 advise on ! def9ition ( au?oriz$  
rese>*] to ensure rese>* security1 b    
also all[ access to all ti]s ( rese>* & 
tea*+ in/itutions2  7iv7 produce an     
annual report outl9+ all recomm5dations 
& actions t 7 tak5 ov] ! c\rse ( ! ye>2 
&  7v7 provide guidance & recomm5dations
 to ! ,director reg>d+-- 7,i7 ensur+ t  
appropriate safegu>ds are 9 place to    
prev5t ! misuse ( cl\d laboratories     
fund$ "u ?is section2 &  7,,ii7 ensur+ !
 implem5tation ( a rigor\s cyb]security 
s*eme across ! network ( su* cl\d       
laboratories4  7,e7 ,t]m9ation ,!       
advisory bo>d %all t]m9ate on ! date t  
is #ab ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is

 ,act4  7c7 ,phase ,,ii cl\d laboratory 
aw>ds  7#a7 ,aw>ds au?oriz$ ,n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 & subject to ! availability (     
appropriations1 ! ,director1 9          
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 !  
,"u ,secret>y1 & ! relevant individual 9
 ! ,executive ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t      
responsible = coord9at+ int]ag5cy ef=ts 
relat$ to biote*nology1 %all1 us+ !     
process develop$ 9 subsection           
7b77#b77;,b71 make grant aw>ds1 on a    
competitive basis1 = ! developm5t &     
op]ation ( n few] ?an #b cl\d           
laboratories4  7#b7 ,op]ational deadl9e 
,ea* phase ,,ii cl\d laboratory %all be 
fully op]ational by ! date t is #c ye>s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7
 ,duration ,an aw>d "u ?is subsection = 
a phase ,,ii cl\d laboratory %all be = n
 less ?an an #h-ye> p]iod4  7d7 ,phase  
,,iii cl\d laboratory aw>ds  7#a7 ,aw>ds
 au?oriz$ ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & subject to
 ! availability ( appropriations1 !     

,director1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy & ! ,"u ,secret>y1 %all make   
grant aw>ds1 on a competitive basis1 = !
 developm5t & op]ation ( n few] ?an #c  
cl\d laboratories4  7#b7 ,relation%ip to
 phase ,,ii cl\d laboratories ,! phase  
,,iii cl\d laboratories %all be sep>ate1
 & 9 addition to1 ! phase ,,ii cl\d     
laboratories4  7#c7 ,duration ,an aw>d  
"u ?is subsection = a phase ,,iii cl\d  
laboratory %all be = n less ?an a #f-ye>
 p]iod4  7#d7 ,aw>d basis ,9 mak+ aw>ds 
"u ?is subsection1 ! ,director %all     
utilize a simil> competitive process z  
us$ = aw>ds = phase ,,ii cl\d           
laboratories1 :i* may be adju/$ bas$ on 
lessons le>n$ f ! e/abli%m5t ( ! phase  
,,ii cl\d laboratories4  7e7 ,cl\d      
laboratory pilot aw>d program           
implem5tation reports ,beg9n+ #a ye>    
aft] ! date on :i* all aw>ds are made = 
phase ,,ii cl\d laboratories1 & annually
 !reaft]1 ! ,director %all prep>e &     
submit a report to ,congress reg>d+ !   
progress1 includ+ any successes1 ( all  

cl\d laboratories support$ "u ! pilot   
grant program "u ?is section4  7f7      
,sunset ,?is section %all cease to h    
effect on ! date t is #ab ye>s aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4