,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hich  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,mc,cormick 7for himself and ,mr4       
,khanna7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,director of the 
,national ,science ,foundation to carry 
out activities to support biotechnology 
workforce pathways and alignment with   
,federal research investments1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,biotechnology 
,workforce ,alignment ,act of #bjbf4    
#b4 ,,nsf support for biotechnology     
workforce pathways and alignment with   
,federal research investments  7a7      
,alignment of biotechnology workforce   
priorities  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,director1 in coordination with the     
heads of relevant ,federal agencies1    
shall carry out activities to support   
the integration of ,federal             
biotechnology research investments with 

workforce development activities4  7#b7 
,workforce priority areas ,in carrying  
out paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall 
identify high-demand biotechnology      
workforce areas1 including the          
following3 7,a7 ,biomanufacturing and   
bioprocess engineering4  7,b7 ,synthetic
 biology4  7,c7 ,bioinformatics and     
computational biology4  7,d7 ,omics1    
such as genomics and proteomics4  7,e7  
,regulatory science and quality         
assurance4  7,f7 ,such other areas as   
the ,director determines appropriate4   
7b7 ,pathways1 engagement1 and          
partnerships ,in carrying out this      
section1 the ,director shall carry out  
the following3  7#a7 ,support the       
development of a workforce framework1   
including relating to workforce         
categories1 work roles1 and competency  
areas1 for biotechnology4  7#b7         
,disseminate information on1 and support
 educational and career pathways with   
multiple entry and exit points for1     
students and early-career researchers   

leading to credentials and degrees in   
biotechnology workforce areas4  7#c7    
,promote participation in internships1  
apprenticeships1 cooperative education  
programs1 and other hands-on training   
opportunities4  7#d7 ,support           
partnerships among institutions of      
higher education 7including community   
colleges and minority-serving           
institutions71 ,federal laboratories1   
nonprofit organizations1 and private    
sector entities4  7#e7 ,disseminate best
 practices for workforce development    
activities4  7c7 ,coordination with     
industry ,in carrying out this section1 
the ,director shall1 to the extent      
practicable1 carry out the following3   
7#a7 ,coordinate with private sector    
entities engaged in biotechnology       
research1 development1 or manufacturing4
  7#b7 ,support model frameworks for    
industry-academic partnerships4  7#c7   
,encourage alignment between workforce  
training programs and evolving industry 
needs4  7d7 ,metrics and evaluation ,the

 ,director shall develop metrics to     
assess the following3  7#a7 ,workforce  
gaps in biotechnology careers4  7#b7    
,barriers to entry into biotechnology   
careers4  7#c7 ,the effectiveness of    
coordination and partnerships under this
 section4  7e7 ,integration with        
existing activities ,the ,director      
shall1 to the extent practicable1 carry 
out this section through integration    
with existing ,national ,science        
,foundation programs and activities4    
7f7 ,report ,not later than two years   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and biennially thereafter for six  
years1 the ,director shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and    
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report that includes  
the following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of   
workforce gaps in biotechnology careers4
  7#b7 ,a description of activities     
carried out under this section4  7#c7   

,an evaluation of outcomes associated   
with workforce development activities4  
7#d7 ,an assessment of the position of  
the ,united ,states biotechnology       
workforce in maintaining global         
leadership in biotechnology relative to 
key competitor and near-peer countries4 
7#e7 ,recommendations for actions to    
strengthen ,federal coordination        
relating to biotechnology initiatives   
and workforce development activities4   
7g7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,biotechnology ,the term biotechnology  
means the use of biological systems1    
organisms1 or derivatives thereof to    
develop or manufacture products1        
including biomanufacturing1 bioprocess  
engineering1 synthetic biology1         
genomics1 proteomics1 and computational 
biology applications4  7#b7 ,director   
,the term ,director means the ,director 
of the ,national ,science ,foundation4  
7#c7 ,workforce development activities  
,the term workforce development         
activities includes internships1        

apprenticeships1 cooperative education1 
experiential learning1 skills-based     
training1 and related activities that   
prepare individuals for employment in   
biotechnology careers4