To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to support the defense biotechnology supply chain, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Khanna
Introduced
Summary
Boost domestic biomanufacturing to make the defense supply chain more resilient. This bill would establish a Biotechnology Supply Chain Resiliency Program inside the Department of Defense to develop, scale, and transition biotechnology research from military service laboratories into materials, fuels, and other products that reduce reliance on vulnerable foreign supply chains.
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- Armed Forces and readiness: Would prioritize technologies that improve logistics and mission performance, such as field-enabled manufacturing of construction-grade bio-cement, deployable infrastructure components, and biologically derived protective materials to lower supply risk.
- Labs, industry, and academia: Would fund applied research, rapid prototyping, pilot-scale production, and facility and digital upgrades. Military labs could enter contracts, grants, or other transactions with commercial firms and universities to transition technologies to operational use.
- Workforce, local economies, and oversight: Would support education and workforce development and promote next-generation feedstocks to spur local economic growth. If begun, the Secretary must submit an initial funding plan within 90 days, then annual unclassified reports, and the authority sunsets after 10 years unless the President approves continuation.
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Support program for defense biotech supply chains
This bill would let the Defense Department set up a Biotechnology Supply Chain Resiliency Program. It could fund contracts, grants, and partnerships to move lab research to products, upgrade labs and data systems, and train workers. The program would assess supply-chain risks, support applied R&D and prototyping in biomanufacturing, promote new bio-based feedstocks, and aim to cut foreign dependence and costs. A funding plan would be due within 90 days after starting; an initial report within one year and then annually. The authority would end 10 years after enactment unless the President extends it with notice to Congress.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Khanna
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Roll Call Votes
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