# 119-s-4363: Engineering Biology Readiness Act

119-s-4363, Engineering Biology Readiness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4363
- Congress: 119
- Title: Engineering Biology Readiness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Engineering biology readiness** is the bill's focus. It would extend annual briefings on the National Biodefense Strategy and require a new, detailed analysis with recommendations to address engineering biology risks and improve preparedness. - Covered federal departments and agencies would keep providing annual briefings under a new deadline set at five years after enactment of the NDAA for FY2027 instead of a fixed calendar date. This shifts the reporting timeline to a moving future date. - The bill would require the next biennial biodefense threat assessment update to include an analysis of engineering biology risks, current lines of research, an evaluation of authorities and gaps, and specific recommendations to align research, modernize biosafety and biosecurity, and propose legislative actions with funding estimates. - Recommendations must be developed with input from industry, academia, and civil society, explicitly including life science researchers who have not received federal funding in the prior five years, and be submitted unclassified with a possible classified annex.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More engineering biology review, delayed briefings: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the next biennial biodefense threat assessment after enactment to include an engineering biology risk analysis and recommendations. Agencies would assess current and anticipated engineering biology threats, describe related research across prevention, detection, r…

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- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4363 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4363)

## Related
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- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-2647: International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2647)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4363 (as of 2026-08-01).