,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hich  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjbf,mr4   
,mc,cormick 7= himself & ,mr4 ,khanna7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !     
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation to c>ry out activities to    
support biote*nology work=ce pa?ways &  
alignm5t ) ,f$]al rese>* inve/m5ts1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,biote*nology ,work=ce 
,alignm5t ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,,nsf      
support = biote*nology work=ce pa?ways &
 alignm5t ) ,f$]al rese>* inve/m5ts  7a7
 ,alignm5t ( biote*nology work=ce       
priorities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director1 
9 coord9ation ) ! heads ( relevant      
,f$]al ag5cies1 %all c>ry out activities
 to support ! integration ( ,f$]al      
biote*nology rese>* inve/m5ts ) work=ce 
developm5t activities4  7#b7 ,work=ce   
priority areas ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,director %all id5tify high-dem&

 biote*nology work=ce areas1 includ+ !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,biomanufactur+ &          
bioprocess eng9e]+4  7,b7 ,syn!tic      
biology4  7,c7 ,bio9=matics &           
computational biology4  7,d7 ,omics1 su*
 z g5omics & proteomics4  7,e7          
,regulatory sci5ce & quality assurance4 
7,f7 ,su* o!r areas z ! ,director       
det]m9es appropriate4  7b7 ,pa?ways1    
engagem5t1 & p>tn]%ips ,9 c>ry+ out ?is 
section1 ! ,director %all c>ry out !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,support ! developm5t ( a 
work=ce framework1 includ+ relat+ to    
work=ce categories1 "w roles1 &         
compet5cy areas1 = biote*nology4  7#b7  
,dissem9ate in=mation on1 & support     
educational & c>e] pa?ways ) multiple   
entry & exit po9ts =1 /ud5ts & e>ly-c>e]
 rese>*]s lead+ to cr$5tials & degrees 9
 biote*nology work=ce areas4  7#c7      
,promote p>ticipation 9 int]n%ips1      
appr5tice%ips1 coop]ative education     
programs1 & o!r h&s-on tra9+            
opportunities4  7#d7 ,support p>tn]%ips 
among in/itutions ( high] education     

7includ+ community colleges &           
m9ority-s]v+ in/itutions71 ,f$]al       
laboratories1 nonpr(it organizations1 & 
private sector entities4  7#e7          
,dissem9ate be/ practices = work=ce     
developm5t activities4  7c7 ,coord9ation
 ) indu/ry ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !  
,director %all1 to ! ext5t practicable1 
c>ry out ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,coord9ate )   
private sector entities engag$ 9        
biote*nology rese>*1 developm5t1 or     
manufactur+4  7#b7 ,support model       
frameworks = indu/ry-academic p>tn]%ips4
  7#c7 ,enc\rage alignm5t betwe5 work=ce
 tra9+ programs & evolv+ indu/ry ne$s4  
7d7 ,metrics & evaluation ,! ,director  
%all develop metrics to assess ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,work=ce gaps 9 biote*nology     
c>e]s4  7#b7 ,b>ri]s to entry into      
biote*nology c>e]s4  7#c7 ,!            
effectiv5ess ( coord9ation & p>tn]%ips  
"u ?is section4  7e7 ,integration )     
exi/+ activities ,! ,director %all1 to !
 ext5t practicable1 c>ry out ?is section
 ?r\gh integration ) exi/+ ,national    

,sci5ce ,f\ndation programs &           
activities4  7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an two
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act & bi5nially !reaft] = six ye>s1 !  
,director %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on    
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report t includes ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( work=ce gaps 9     
biote*nology c>e]s4  7#b7 ,a description
 ( activities c>ri$ out "u ?is section4 
7#c7 ,an evaluation ( outcomes associat$
 ) work=ce developm5t activities4  7#d7 
,an assessm5t ( ! position ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates biote*nology work=ce 9 ma9ta9+   
global lead]%ip 9 biote*nology relative 
to key competitor & ne>-pe] c\ntries4   
7#e7 ,recomm5dations = actions to /r5g!n
 ,f$]al coord9ation relat+ to           
biote*nology initiatives & work=ce      
developm5t activities4  7g7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,biote*nology ,! t]m 
biote*nology means ! use ( biological   
sy/ems1 organisms1 or d]ivatives !re( to

 develop or manufacture products1       
includ+ biomanufactur+1 bioprocess      
eng9e]+1 syn!tic biology1 g5omics1      
proteomics1 & computational biology     
applications4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m    
,director means ! ,director ( !         
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  7#c7     
,work=ce developm5t activities ,! t]m   
work=ce developm5t activities includes  
int]n%ips1 appr5tice%ips1 coop]ative    
education1 exp]i5tial le>n+1 skills-bas$
 tra9+1 & relat$ activities t prep>e    
individuals = employm5t 9 biote*nology  
c>e]s4