,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ba1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4  
,budd7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
extend the requirement for annual       
briefings on ,national ,biodefense      
,strategy and to require analysis and   
recommendations relating to the risks of
 engineering biology1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,engineering        
,biology ,readiness ,act4  #b4          
,extension of requirement for annual    
briefings on ,national ,biodefense      
,strategy ,section #ajhf7;d7 of the     
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajd7;d77 is amended by striking ,march 
#a1 #bjbe and inserting the date that is
 five years after the date of the       
enactment of the ,national ,defense     

,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbg4  #c4 ,analysis and               
recommendations relating to engineering 
biology risks  7a7 ,in general ,the     
first time after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act that findings are
 provided to the appropriate            
congressional committees pursuant to the
 biennial update of the biodefense      
threat assessment under section         
#cfd7;d77#a77;,d7 of the ,william ,m4   
7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense   
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajf7;d77#a77;,d771 
such findings shall include an analysis 
of1 and recommendations to enhance1 the 
readiness of the ,united ,states        
national security enterprise and life   
science research enterprise against     
engineering biology risks4  7b7 ,matters
 included  7#a7 ,analysis ,the analysis 
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of  
the threat to national security and     
public safety posed by current and      

anticipated engineering biology risks4  
7,b7 ,a description of current lines of 
research and development in covered     
departments and agencies relating to    
biodefense against engineering biology  
risks1 including prevention1 deterrence1
 preparedness1 detection1 response1     
attribution1 recovery1 and mitigation4  
7,c7 ,an analysis of authorities1       
regulations1 and programs pertaining to 
engineering biology risks1 in the       
,united ,states1 including biosafety1   
biosecurity1 and biodefense4  7,d7 ,an  
evaluation of gaps1 deficiencies1       
redundancies1 and ambiguities in        
authorities and regulations pertaining  
to engineering biology risks4  7,e7     
,such other matters as the heads of the 
covered departments and agencies jointly
 consider relevant4  7#b7               
,recommendations ,the recommendations   
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 recommendations for the following3 7,a7
 ,aligning lines of research and        
development across covered departments  

and agencies to reduce redundant efforts
 and promote the mutual benefit for     
purposes of biosafety1 biosecurity1 and 
biodefense against engineering biology  
risks4  7,b7 ,modernizing biosafety1    
biosecurity1 and biodefense authorities1
 regulations1 and programs pertaining to
 engineering biology risks to ensure the
 ,united ,states-- 7i7 mitigates the    
safety and security threat to national  
security and public safety posed by     
engineering biology risks2 and  7ii7    
benefits from the research1 development1
 application1 and dissemination of      
innovations in engineering biology under
 an enduring governance framework that  
accommodates novel discoveries and      
capabilities in life sciences research2 
7,c7 ,establishing a program or         
programs1 or modernizing an existing    
program or programs-- 7i7 to establish  
and enforce safeguards to mitigate      
engineering biology risks to national   
security or public safety2 and  7ii7 to 
identify best practices1 promulgate     

voluntary guidance1 and provide         
consultation on matters of biosecurity  
and biosafety in the ,united ,states4   
7,d7 ,for purposes of subparagraphs 7,b7
 and 7,c71 detailed proposed legislative
 action and an estimate of the amount of
 funding necessary to ensure that       
relevant programs have adequate         
resources4  7,e7 ,such other matters as 
the heads of the covered departments and
 agencies jointly consider relevant4    
7c7 ,consultation ,the recommendations  
described in subsection 7b77#b7 shall be
 developed in consultation with-- 7#a7  
individuals representing industry1      
academia1 and civil society1 including  
representatives of the life sciences    
research enterprise who have not        
received any ,federal grant or contract 
in the preceding five years2 and  7#b7  
such other government agencies or       
interested stakeholders as the heads of 
the covered departments and agencies    
jointly consider appropriate4  7d7 ,form
 ,the analysis and recommendations      

required by this section shall be       
submitted in unclassified form but may  
include a classified annex4  7e7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term covered departments and agencies  
means the departments and agencies      
included in section #cfd7;a7 of the     
,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajf7;a774  7#b7 ,the term engineering  
biology has the meaning given such term 
in section #ajjjb of the ,research and  
,development1 ,competition1 and         
,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahija74
  7#c7 ,the term engineering biology    
risk means a risk to national security  
or public safety arising from the       
misuse1 abuse1 or accidental release of 
materials arising from1 or the misuse or
 abuse of methods1 tools1 or information
 pertaining to1 engineering biology4