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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6009 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy on the national 
security implications of emerging biotechnologies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 
Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy 
on the national security implications of emerging biotech-
nologies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Biotechnology 
Strategy Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
BIOTECHNOLOGY 
STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
a strategy on the national security implications of emerg-
ing biotechnologies, including the future role that bio-
technology will play in defense, and means to improve in-
dustry, interagency, and international relationships in this 
sector. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) How the Department of Defense will de-
velop and expand a network of commercial facilities 
for the biomanufacture of products that are critical 
for defense needs. 
(2) Review and update of military specifications 
in order to better incorporate or substitute current 
products with biotechnology-based products. 
(3) Updated plans and policies for the Depart-
ment to enter into advance market commitments 
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and offtake agreements for biotechnology products 
that have defense applications. 
(4) A description of how the Department could 
better incorporate military-relevant applications of 
emerging biotechnology into wargaming exercises, 
tabletop exercises, or other net assessment analyses. 
(5) The benefits and costs of issuing a research 
grand challenge, or a series of challenges, that focus 
on making biotechnology predictably engineerable 
and how the Department would implement such re-
search grand challenge, or challenges. 
(6) Development of a biotechnology regulation 
science and technology program within the Depart-
ment, including development of digital infrastructure 
to support simplified regulation and the development 
of biometrology tools. 
(7) Updated plans and policies for inter-govern-
mental support that the Department could provide 
in encouraging member countries of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to aggregate de-
mand and pool purchasing power for biotechnology 
products. 
(8) Review of plans and guidance on how the 
Department can work to develop, integrate, and dis-
seminate biotechnology research initiatives across 
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member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization, and how the Department might coordi-
nate with international stakeholders to utilize the 
combined research capabilities of such member coun-
tries to drive a biotechnology development approach. 
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