Biotech Amendments in the FY27 NDAA Process
National Biotechnology Initiative Act
H.R.2756 // Amendment #466
Submitted by: Rep. Bice (OK)
Co-sponsors: Reps Reps. Khanna (CA), Davis (NC), Budzinski (IL), Moylan (GU), Feenstra (IA), Ross (NC)
NSCEB Recommendation: 1.1a, 1.2a, 2.1a, 6.2a
Establishes the National Biotechnology Initiative, which is a whole-of-government approach to advancing U.S. national security, economic productivity, and competitiveness. The National Biotechnology Coordination Office, created under this measure, would coordinate interagency efforts in biotechnology across federal research and development, regulation, workforce development, and national security.
America’s Living Library Act
H.R.7832 // Amendment #447
Submitted by: Rep. Bice (OK)
Co-sponsors: Reps. Khanna (CA), Davis (NC), Budzinski (IL), Ross (NC)
NSCEB Recommendation: 4.1c
Directs the Department of the Interior to begin a project to collect, catalog, and sequence genomic information of animals, plants, fungi, and microbes on U.S. public lands.
Biomanufacturing Excellence Act of 2025
H.R.6089 // Amendment #451
Submitted by: Rep. Bice (OK)
Co-sponsors: Reps. Houlahan (PA), Khanna (CA), Harrigan (NC), Davis (NC), Baird (IN), Budzinski (IL), Moylan (GU), Ross (NC)
NSCEB Recommendation: 2.3b
Establishes a biopharmaceutical Center of Excellence, which would be a public-private partnership focused on advancing innovation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing methods.
Independence Investment Fund Act
H.R.6412 // Amendment #1102
Submitted by: Rep. Sessions (TX)
Co-sponsors: Reps. Bice (OK), Ross (NC)
NSCEB Recommendation: 2.2a
Establishes an Independence Investment Fund at the Department of the Treasury to make equity investments in technology companies that enhance U.S. national and economic security, with biotechnology designated as a priority.
Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act
H.R.7936 // Amendment #535
Submitted by: Rep. Baird (IN)
Co-sponsors: Reps. Van Epps (TN), Budzinski (IL), Bice (OK)
NSCEB Recommendation: 2.3a
Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish two bioindustrial scale-up facilities to accelerate the scaling of emerging bioindustrial technologies.
Bioindustrial Infrastructure for Open Scale-up, Commercialization, and Accelerated Launch Ecosystems (Bio-SCALE) Act
H.R.8918 // Amendment #554
Submitted by: Rep. Baird (IN)
Co-sponsor: Rep. Budzinski (IL)
NSCEB Recommendation: 2.3a
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish at least three nonprofit, open-access, product-agnostic precommercial scale-up facilities for non-pharmaceutical biotechnologies to accelerate biotechnology products to market.
Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act
H.R.7653 // Amendment #264
Submitted by: Rep. Self (TX)
Co-sponsor: Rep. Ross (NC)
NSCEB Recommendation: 6.1e, 6.2b
Directs the Department of State to enhance diplomatic engagement on biotechnology and biosecurity with allies and partners, including coordinating on export control policies.
Biotechnology for All High School Students Act
H.R.8268 // Amendment #733
Submitted by: Rep. McBride (DE)
Co-sponsor: Rep. Ross (NC)
NSCEB Recommendation: 5.2b
Enables the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make competitive, merit-based awards to support teacher training, classroom resources, and partnerships for biotechnology education at the secondary level.
Standards and Calibration for American Leadership in Engineering (SCALE) Biology Act
H.R.8981 // Amendment #430
Submitted by: Rep. McClain Delaney (MD)
Co-sponsor: Reps. Moylan (GU), Budzinski (IL), Ross (NC)
NSCEB Recommendation: 4.1b (Appendix C)
Establishes a dedicated biometrology research program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to lead the development of standardized measurements, guidelines, methodologies, procedures, and processes for engineering biology.
Require public companies to disclose single points of supply chain vulnerability located in foreign countries of concern
Amendment #845
Submitted by: Rep. Houlahan (PA)
Co-sponsor: Rep. Ross (NC)
NSCEB Recommendation: 2.5a
Requires public companies to disclose single points of supply chain vulnerability for critical technologies located in foreign countries of concern.
Agriculture and National Security Act
H.R.7153 // Amendment #1234
Submitted by: Rep. Khanna (CA)
NSCEB Recommendation: Additional Consideration #3
Establishes the position of Senior Advisor for National Security within the Department of Agriculture to coordinate with other agencies on national security and report to Congress on issues relating to agriculture and national security.
Protecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure Act
Amendment #1232
Submitted by: Rep. Khanna (CA)
NSCEB Recommendation: 2.4a
Designates physical biotechnology and biomanufacturing facilities as “critical infrastructure” under the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), strengthening their protection.
Protecting Biological Data as Critical Infrastructure Act
Amendment #1233
Submitted by: Rep. Khanna (CA)
NSCEB Recommendation: 2.4a
Enhances protection of genetic and other sensitive biometric data by directing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) to treat genetic data systems as “critical infrastructure” and work with stakeholders to protect systems.
