Legislative Drafts
Overview
The below draft legislation was written to support recommendations in the NSCEB’s April 2025 Action Plan and Report to Congress. These discussion drafts can be used as a starting point to tackle the complex issues at play within the NSCEB’s recommendations for strengthening the biotech sector in the United States. For any questions on the draft legislation, please email ideas@biotech.senate.gov.
Office of the Congressional Science and Technology Advisor
The Congressional Office for Navigating New and Emerging Critical Topics (Tech CONNECT) Act
NSCEB Recommendation: 5.1c
Ensure Congress receives accurate, timely, and nonpartisan scientific and technical counsel by establishing the Office of the Congressional Science and Technology Advisor (OCSTA)
GAO's Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics Office
The Technology Foresight for Understanding Trends through Unbiased Research, Evidence, and Support (Tech FUTURES) Act
NSCEB Recommendation: 5.1c
National Security Biotechnology Workforce Act
The National Security Biotechnology Workforce Act
NSCEB Recommendation: 5.1a
Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish, at each appropriate federal agency, an annual biotechnology training program for designated federal employees.
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