,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,lynch introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend the ,defense ,production ,act of  
#aiej to modify the requirements of the 
,defense ,production ,act ,committee1   
establish a ,subcommittee on ,emerging  
,technology1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,dpa ,emerging ,technology ,act
 of #bjbf4  #b4 ,modifications to the   
,defense ,production ,act ,committee    
,section #gbb of the ,defense           
,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #defg7 is amended--  7#a7 by           
redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as
 subsections 7g7 and 7h71 respectively2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after subsection 
7c7 the following new subsections3  7d7 
,meetings ,the ,committee shall meet at 
least twice per year1 and at other such 
times as determined necessary by the    

,chairperson of the ,committee4  7e7    
,authority ,to establish subcommittees  
,the ,chairperson of the ,committee may 
establish and convene such additional   
subcommittees of the ,committee as the  
,chairperson determines appropriate to  
improve coordination among member       
agencies of the ,committee regarding    
particular activities authorized under  
this ,act4  7f7 ,emerging technology    
subcommittee  7#a7 ,establishment ,there
 is established within the ,committee a 
,subcommittee on ,emerging ,technology4 
7#b7 ,activities ,the ,subcommittee on  
,emerging ,technology shall analyze--   
7,a7 the effects1 including potential   
benefits1 of covered technology on      
activities determined essential to meet 
national defense requirements2 and  7,b7
 how covered technology can be used     
within a single industry or ,federal    
agency1 or across industries and        
,federal agencies1 to improve           
efficiencies1 encourage innovation1 and 
address supply chain gaps4  7#c7        

,covered technology ,for purposes of    
this paragraph1 the ,subcommittee shall 
establish a definition for the term     
covered technology and1 in establishing 
such definition1 shall consider         
including technologies in the fields    
of-- 7,a7 artificial intelligence and   
robotics2  7,b7 biotechnology2  7,c7    
cryptography and quantum computing2     
7,d7 materials science2  7,e7           
semiconductors2 and  7,f7 space4  4  #c4
 ,report on potential strategic reserve 
of biological inputs ,not later than #ah
 months after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,subcommittee on      
,emerging ,technology of the ,defense   
,production ,act ,committee 7established
 under section #gbb of the ,defense     
,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #defg71 as amended by this ,act7 shall 
submit to ,congress an evaluation of the
 potential benefits and drawbacks1 and  
any resources required1 in establishing 
a strategic reserve of critical         
biomanufacturing essential to meet      

national defense requirements under the 
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq474  #d4 ,short   
title correction ,the first undesignated
 section of the the ,defense ,production
 ,act of #aiej is amended1 effective on 
the date of enactment of such ,act1 by  
striking cited as #8the ,defense and    
inserting cited as the #8,defense4