,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eejb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbf,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,young7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb to provide for the protection of  
biotechnology and biomanufacturing      
infrastructure by the ,cybersecurity and
 ,infrastructure ,security ,agency of   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,biotechnology and          
,biomanufacturing as ,critical          
,infrastructure ,act4  #b4              
,biotechnology and biomanufacturing     
infrastructure  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #bbjb of the ,homeland ,security ,act  
of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #feb7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting and     

biotechnology and biomanufacturing      
infrastructure owners and operators     
after international entities2  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#e71 by inserting before the 
semicolon the following3 1 and with     
respect to critical infrastructure1     
including biotechnology and             
biomanufacturing infrastructure1 with no
 designated ,sector-,specific ,agency1  
designate staff of the ,agency to       
provide those analyses1 expertise1 and  
other technical assistance2  7,c7 in    
paragraph 7#aj71 by inserting before the
 semicolon the following3 1 and for     
critical infrastructure1 including      
biotechnology and biomanufacturing      
infrastructure1 with no designated      
,sector-,specific ,agency1 direct staff 
designated in accordance with paragraph 
7#e7 to carry out that outreach and     
engagement1 including1 as appropriate1  
convening relevant ,sector-,specific    
,agencies2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by 
striking and after the semicolon2  7,e7 
by redesignating paragraph 7#ad7 as     

paragraph 7#ae72 and  7,f7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#ac7 the following new 
paragraph3  7#ad7 take such actions as  
may be necessary to ensure the          
protection of biotechnology and         
biomanufacturing infrastructure with no 
designated ,sector-,specific ,agency2   
and  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7e77#a7--
 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by adding at
 the end the following new sentence3    
,with respect to critical               
infrastructure1 including biotechnology 
and biomanufacturing infrastructure1    
with no designated ,sector-,specific    
,agency1 such assessments shall be      
carried out in coordination with        
existing relevant ,information ,sharing 
and ,analysis ,organizations1 such as   
,,bio-,,isac and ,h-,,isac1 and industry
 member associations42 and  7,b7 in     
subparagraph 7,e7-- 7i7 by inserting    
biotechnology and biomanufacturing      
infrastructure1 after emergency         
communications systems12 and  7ii7 by   
adding at the end the following new     

sentence3 ,such comprehensive national  
plan shall be informed by the           
assessments required under subparagraph 
7,b744  7b7 ,reporting  7#a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #de days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,director of the ,cybersecurity and     
,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security     
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a work plan to  
protect biotechnology and               
biomanufacturing infrastructure4 ,such  
work plan shall include the following3  
7,a7 ,an identification of biotechnology
 and biomanufacturing infrastructure    
stakeholders1 including ,information    
,sharing and ,analysis ,organizations4  
7,b7 ,an outreach plan to ensure such   
stakeholders are aware1 if applicable1  
of their protection under existing      
critical infrastructure sectors4  7,c7  

,an action plan to ensure such          
stakeholders are represented at         
appropriate consortia and sector        
coordinating councils4  7,d7 ,an action 
plan to update1 by ,september #cj1      
#bjbg1 strategic plans under section    
#bbjb7;e77#a77;,e7 of the ,homeland     
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#feb7;e77#a77;,e77 with input from such 
stakeholders4  7#b7  ,implementation    
report  ,not later than #a year after   
the submission of the work plan under   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the    
,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure      
,security ,agency of the ,department of 
,homeland ,security shall submit to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report on the implementation of such    
work plan4  7#c7  ,report on the        
protection of emerging biotechnology as 
critical infrastructure  ,not later than
 the earlier of #b years after the      

submission of the work plan under       
paragraph 7#a71 or the first evaluation 
and recommendation carried out pursuant 
to subsection 7b77#b7 of section #ijjb  
of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry  
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#feb;a7 that occurs after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director of the ,cybersecurity and     
,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security     
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report        
addressing whether there are any        
critical biotechnology areas that remain
 unprotected4