§18931 Engineering Biology and Biometrology

Summary

Requires the Director, working with the National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative, to fund and support measurement science and technology for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology. That support covers tools to study how DNA information becomes cell function, ways to measure biomolecules and related systems, new data tools and methods, and other key measurement needs. The Director must also help build measurement infrastructure and technical standards so tools are compatible and can move into commercial use. The Director must bring together industry, colleges, nonprofits, federal labs, and agencies to create technical roadmaps for measuring the molecular parts of cells. The law also requires giving researchers access to advanced facilities and equipment, forming or growing partnerships and consortia, and supporting graduate and postgraduate research and training. It does not change federal biomedical research policies that were in effect on the day before August 9, 2022. The Secretary must put proper security controls in place to protect sensitive information.