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119-hr-5191119th CongressWALLET

To direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to issue guidance for private entities on demonstrating how biobased products meet Department of Defense requirements, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

Introduced

Summary

A clearer path for biobased products to meet Department of Defense standards. It would require the Department of Defense to publish guidance for companies, force a Comptroller General review of procurement rules, and set a definition of 'biobased product'.

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  • Private companies: Would get practical, public guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, built with the military departments, that explains how to show a biobased product meets DOD needs. The guidance must be available within one year.
  • Department of Defense and procurement: Triggers a Comptroller General analysis of whether DOD requirement-setting processes intentionally or unintentionally exclude biobased products, with a report to congressional defense committees due within one year.
  • Oversight and clarity: Requires the bill to define 'biobased product' as a product made by using living organisms to alter living or non‑living materials, creating a shared term for procurement and evaluation.

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Help for biobased firms selling to Defense

Within one year of enactment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, working with the military departments, would publish public guidance. It would tell private companies how to show a biobased product meets Defense needs. The Government Accountability Office would review how Defense sets requirements and report to Congress within one year. If it finds biobased products are excluded, it would recommend ways to fix that. The bill defines a "biobased product" as one made by using living organisms to change materials. This could help small firms compete, but it would not guarantee contracts or payments.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

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