,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dggj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,young 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,kim1 and ,mr4 ,rounds7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,energy to establish a    
centralized resource for access to data 
to facilitate biological research       
through enabling advanced computational 
methods such as artificial intelligence1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,web of ,biological ,data ,act of #bjbf4
  #b4 ,web of ,biological ,data  7a7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,advisory board ,the term advisory board
 means the advisory board established   
under subsection 7h74  7#b7 ,director   
,the term ,director means the ,director 
of the ,national ,laboratory selected   
under subsection 7b77#a77;,a74  7#c7    

,national ,laboratory ,the term         
,national ,laboratory has the meaning   
given the term in section #b of the     
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  7#d7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,energy4  7#e7 ,web ,the term ,web     
means the ,web of ,biological ,data     
established under subsection            
7b77#a77;,a74  7b7 ,establishment  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7       
through a competitive process1 award a  
grant to a ,national ,laboratory to     
establish a centralized data resource1  
to be known as the ,web of ,biological  
,data1 to facilitate biological research
 through advanced computational methods 
such as artificial intelligence2 and    
7,b7 establish a research and           
development program to further data     
science relating to generating1 storing1
 curating1 and managing biological data4
  7#b7 ,contents ,the ,web shall-- 7,a7 

serve as a single point of entry for    
researchers to access different sources 
of biological data1 especially those    
funded by the ,federal ,government1 by  
directly hosting data or providing      
access to existing databases2  7,b7 have
 metrics and metadata to indicate data  
quality1 including usability1           
interoperability1 and completeness2 and 
7,c7 include tiered levels of           
cybersecurity safeguards and access     
controls to protect different types of  
biological data assets hosted in or     
connected to the ,web4  7c7 ,duties of  
,director ,as part of establishing the  
,web1 the ,director may-- 7#a7 enter    
into data sharing agreements1 memoranda 
of understanding1 or other relevant     
contracts with other ,federal           
departments and agencies to integrate   
biological datasets into the ,web that  
are not hosted by the ,department of    
,energy2  7#b7 enter into cost-sharing  
agreements with nongovernmental entities
 to fund the ,web2  7#c7 establish      

partnerships with other ,federal        
departments and agencies1 academia1     
industry1 and international partners and
 allies to optimize usability and       
performance of the ,web2 and  7#d7 carry
 out any other activities determined    
necessary by the ,secretary to advance  
,united ,states biological data curation
 and sharing4  7d7 ,implementation plan 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,director1 in consultation with the     
,secretary1 shall submit to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives an implementation plan 
for the ,web that describes-- 7#a7 how  
the ,director and the ,secretary shall  
implement this section2  7#b7 a plan for
 working with ,federal departments and  
agencies-- 7,a7 to acquire data that was
 collected through ,federal funding2 and
  7,b7 to digitize biological samples   

that are currently owned or funded by   
the ,federal ,government2  7#c7 the type
 of initial projects that shall be      
pursued under the program established   
under subsection 7b77#a77;,b72  7#d7 a  
plan for exploring and implementing     
cost-sharing agreements1 including with 
philanthropy and industry1 to assist in 
cost-sharing for the ,web2  7#e7 a      
cybersecurity plan for the ,web2 and    
7#f7 how the ,director will leverage    
partnerships with other ,federal        
departments and agencies1 academia1 and 
industry4  7e7 ,phase ,i ,not later than
 #b years after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,director shall-- 7#a7  
test an initial version of the ,web1    
which shall-- 7,a7 focus on specific    
biological data subtypes selected in    
consultation with the advisory board1   
representatives from other ,federal     
departments and agencies1 and external  
stakeholders from industry and academia2
  7,b7 include a single point-of-entry  
interface for biological data that-- 7i7

 optimizes user experience and data     
management2  7ii7 is built around       
human-centered design principles2  7iii7
 is built with the capability to expand 
to other datasets and biological        
datatypes beyond the initial version2   
and  7iv7 is built with tiered security 
access2  7,c7 include initial           
frameworks1 developed in collaboration  
with the ,national ,institute of        
,standards and ,technology1 for         
application programming interfaces      
focusing on hosting an initial list of  
biological data subtypes2 and  7,d7     
include appropriate cybersecurity and   
access safeguards to protect data       
accessible by the ,web1 including       
limiting access to adversarial countries
 and countries that do not participate  
in reciprocal data sharing1 as          
determined by the ,secretary2  7#b7 as  
part of developing the initial version  
of the ,web described in paragraph      
7#a7-- 7,a7 work with ,federal          
departments and agencies to acquire data

 that was collected through ,federal    
funding2  7,b7 develop cost-sharing     
agreements1 including with philanthropic
 and industry members1 to fund the ,web2
 and  7,c7 work with biotechnology      
stakeholders to test and evaluate the   
initial version and implement any needed
 changes to ensure usability2  7#c7     
select initial research projects to fund
 under the research and development     
program established under subsection    
7b77#a77;,b72 and  7#d7 submit a report 
to the committees described in          
subsection 7j7 on the implementation of 
this subsection and plans for carrying  
out subsection 7f74  7f7 ,phase ,,ii    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #e     
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,director shall expand   
the ,web-- 7,a7 to be accessible to     
,united ,states researchers2  7,b7 to   
accommodate different types of          
biological data2 and  7,c7 to be capable
 of adapting and expanding based on the 
emergence of new biological data4  7#b7 

,features ,the expanded version of the  
,web described in paragraph 7#a7 shall  
have the following features3 7,a7 ,a    
fully realized single point-of-entry    
interface that-- 7i7 is connected to any
 dataset or database that hosts         
federally funded data2  7ii7 hosts      
biological data not already stored by   
other ,federal databases2 and  7iii7    
hosts relevant bioinformatic tools for  
optimized access and analysis4  7,b7 ,a 
full suite of interoperability          
frameworks associated with different    
types of biological data1 metadata1 and 
appropriate ontologies4  7,c7 ,an online
 interface that optimizes usability1    
including the ability to rapidly search 
through metadata across databases4  7,d7
 ,incorporation of human-centered design
 principles into user interfaces4  7,e7 
,a standard quality and format for the  
hosted biological data that is          
appropriate for training artificial     
intelligence models4  7,f7 ,restrictions
 on data sharing with countries         

described in subsection 7e77#a77;,d74   
7,g7 ,appropriate cybersecurity         
requirements and tiered safeguards      
related to the sensitivity of data to   
prevent misuse of data4  7#c7 ,other    
activities ,in the #c-year period       
following the #b-year period described  
in subsection 7e71 the ,secretary shall 
continue-- 7,a7 to carry out the        
activities described in subparagraphs   
7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7 of that 
subsection2 and  7,b7 to carry out the  
research and development program        
established under subsection            
7b77#a77;,b74  7g7 ,independent         
assessment of cybersecurity ,the        
,director shall seek to enter into a    
contract with an external entity to     
conduct a biannual independent          
assessment of the cybersecurity         
safeguards and access controls of the   
,web4  7h7 ,advisory board  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the ,secretary selects a ,national      
,laboratory under subsection            

7b77#a77;,a71 the ,secretary shall      
establish an advisory board to oversee  
the implementation of the ,web and      
ensure that the ,web maximizes the      
usability of biological datasets across 
sectors4  7#b7 ,chair ,the ,chair of the
 advisory board shall be the ,director4 
7#c7 ,members ,the advisory board shall 
consist of #aa additional members1 of   
whom-- 7,a7 #d shall be representatives 
of industry2  7,b7 #b shall be          
representatives of academia2  7,c7 #b   
shall be representatives of ,national   
,laboratories 7excluding the ,national  
,laboratory selected under subsection   
7b77#a77;,a772 and  7,d7 #c shall be    
representatives of relevant ,federal    
departments and agencies1 as determined 
by the ,director1 of whom at least #a   
shall be an expert on biosecurity       
research4  7#d7 ,,faca exemption        
,chapter #aj of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 shall not apply to the   
advisory board4  7i7 ,collaboration ,in 
developing the ,web1 the ,director shall

 collaborate with-- 7#a7 ,federal       
departments and agencies involved in    
biosafety and biosecurity capabilities  
to assist with implementation of proper 
cybersecurity and biosecurity           
safeguards2  7#b7 the ,national         
,artificial ,intelligence ,research     
,resource of the ,national ,science     
,foundation to ensure integration of    
well-curated biological data with       
cutting-edge foundational artificial    
intelligence tools2  7#c7 the ,national 
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 to ensure that-- 7,a7 the data included
 in the ,web is formatted in a way that 
is appropriate for training artificial  
intelligence models2 and  7,b7          
associated application programming      
interfaces and ontologies are           
sufficiently adaptable to changes in    
biological data2  7#d7 the ,national    
,library of ,medicine to ensure         
compatibility and interoperability      
between the ,national ,center for       
,biotechnology information databases and

 the ,web2  7#e7 a nongovernmental group
 that is qualified to implement an      
online interface that maximizes         
usability by the public and             
human-centered design2 and  7#f7 any    
other ,federal departments and agencies 
determined relevant by the ,director4   
7j7 ,report ,not later than #b years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,director shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of  
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
describing-- 7#a7 progress made in      
developing the ,web1 including-- 7,a7   
the quantity of data stored directly on 
the ,web and accessible through         
application programming interfaces2     
7,b7 collaborations with other ,federal 
departments and agencies2 and  7,c7 user
 engagement2  7#b7 7,a7 any             
cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified
 by an assessment carried out pursuant  

to subsection 7g72 and  7,b7 actions    
taken to address those vulnerabilities2 
and  7#c7 plans for maintenance1        
expansion1 and development of the ,web  
in the subsequent year4  7k7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated-- 7#a7
 #cj1jjj1jjj for the period of the first
 #c years following the date of         
enactment of this ,act to carry out     
subsection 7b77#a77;,b72  7#b7          
#caj1jjj1jjj for the period of the first
 #c years following the date of         
enactment of this ,act to carry out     
subsection 7e72 and  7#c7 on completion 
of subsection 7e7 and the submission of 
the report described in paragraph 7#d7  
of that subsection1 #hj1jjj1jjj for each
 of the subsequent #b years to carry out
 this section4  7l7 ,rule of            
construction ,nothing in this section   
supersedes1 modifies1 or waives any     
applicable requirement relating to      
privacy1 informed consent1 human-subject
 protections1 data use limitations1 or  

protections against unauthorized        
disclosure1 misuse1 or re-identification
 applicable to biological data hosted in
 or accessible through the ,web4