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(1) support basic research in engineering biol-
ogy through individual grants and through inter-
disciplinary research centers; 
(2) support research on the environmental, 
legal, and social implications of engineering biology; 
(3) provide support for research instrumenta-
tion for engineering biology disciplines, including 
support for research, development, optimization and 
validation of novel technologies to enable the dy-
namic study of molecular processes in situ; 
(4) support curriculum development and re-
search experiences for secondary, undergraduate, 
and graduate students in engineering biology and 
biomanufacturing; and 
(5) award grants, on a competitive basis, to en-
able institutions to support graduate students and 
postdoctoral fellows who perform some of their engi-
neering biology research in an industry setting. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—As part of the 
Initiative, the Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology shall— 
(1) establish a bioscience research program to 
advance the development of standard reference ma-
terials and measurements and to create new data 
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tools, techniques, and processes necessary to advance 
engineering biology and biomanufacturing; 
(2) provide access to user facilities with ad-
vanced or unique equipment, services, materials, and 
other resources to industry, institutions of higher 
education, nonprofit organizations, and government 
agencies to perform research and testing; and 
(3) provide technical expertise to inform the po-
tential development of guidelines or safeguards for 
new products, processes, and systems of engineering 
biology. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—As part of the Ini-
tiative, the Secretary of Energy shall— 
(1) conduct and support research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application activities 
in engineering biology, including in the areas of syn-
thetic 
biology, 
advanced 
biofuel 
development, 
biobased materials, and environmental remediation; 
(2) support the development, optimization and 
validation of novel, scalable tools and technologies to 
enable the dynamic study of molecular processes in 
situ; and 
(3) provide access to user facilities with ad-
vanced or unique equipment, services, materials, and 
other resources, as appropriate, to industry, institu-
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tions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, 
and government agencies to perform research and 
testing. 
(d) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS-
TRATION.—As part of the Initiative, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall— 
(1) conduct and support basic and applied re-
search in engineering biology, including in synthetic 
biology, and related to Earth and space sciences, 
aeronautics, space technology, and space exploration 
and experimentation, consistent with the priorities 
established in the National Academies’ decadal sur-
veys; and 
(2) award grants, on a competitive basis, that 
enable institutions to support graduate students and 
postdoctoral fellows who perform some of their engi-
neering biology research in an industry setting. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY.—As 
part of the Initiative, the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy shall support research on how products, processes, and 
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systems of engineering biology will affect or can protect 
the environment. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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