(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An entity is eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section if the entity is— 
(1) a governmental entity; 
(2) a public, private, or cooperative organiza-
tion organized on a for-profit or nonprofit basis; or 
(3) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) on a Federal or State 
reservation or any other federally recognized Indian 
Tribe. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity to which a grant is 
made under this section may use the grant funds to— 
(1) train new and existing employees on food 
biomanufacturing and bioprocessing methods; 
(2) establish a center for training, technology, 
and trade that will provide training to employees in 
food biomanufacturing and bioprocessing; 
(3) provide higher-education scholarships to 
students pursuing careers in food biomanufacturing 
and bioprocessing, including at community colleges; 
(4) conduct regional, community, and local eco-
nomic development planning and coordination for 
the purpose of increasing food biomanufacturing and 
bioprocessing; 
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(5) provide technical assistance to gain compli-
ance with Federal, State, or local regulations related 
to food biomanufacturing and bioprocessing; or 
(6) facilitate business and lending opportunities 
related to food biomanufacturing and bioprocessing, 
including identifying relevant information necessary 
for obtaining— 
(A) private capital investments; 
(B) Federal and State loan guarantees; 
(C) Federal and State direct grants; or 
(D) other financial support mechanisms 
from Federal and State entities. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
SEC. 8. NATIONAL STRATEGY ON ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL STRATEGY ON 
ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall— 
(1) establish a national strategy on protein se-
curity in coordination with the Secretaries concerned 
that meets the requirements of subsection (c); and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, finalize such strategy. 
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—When developing the na-
tional strategy under subsection (a), the Secretaries con-
cerned shall consider— 
(1) the best available science related to edible 
protein diversification that is focused on bioproc-
essing, biomanufacturing, and the conversion of 
under-utilized biomass into high-value ingredients; 
(2) the strategic benefits of expanding research, 
development, and production of protein diversifica-
tion relating to— 
(A) national security and warfighter readi-
ness; 
(B) agriculture opportunities for domestic 
farmers; 
(C) food and agricultural innovation; 
(D) resilient supply chains; and 
(E) cross-cutting scientific advancements; 
(3) global competition and the economic bene-
fits of protein diversification relating to— 
(A) future economic productivity; 
(B) job creation in the biotechnology sec-
tor; and 
(C) existing public investments and strate-
gies of competitor countries; and 
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(4) existing policies and programs offered by 
the Federal and State governments that— 
(A) fund open-access research and develop-
ment at higher-learning institutions and govern-
ment agencies; 
(B) incentivize private sector research and 
development; 
(C) support new and existing food bio-
manufacturers; 
(D) support farmers in the United States 
that produce crops and feedstocks that support 
protein diversification and food biomanufac-
turing; and 
(E) represent a barrier for effective— 
(i) open-access food biomanufacturing 
research and development; 
(ii) scale-up of food biomanufacturing; 
and 
(iii) regulatory oversight. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The national strategy shall— 
(1) use a whole-of-government approach to en-
sure that the United States remains the global lead-
er of food biomanufacturing, bioprocessing, and bio-
workforce development for future generations; and 
(2) include— 
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(A) objectives to fulfill the purpose of the 
national strategy specified in paragraph (1), in-
cluding interagency coordination; 
(B) barriers to fulfill such purpose; 
(C) solutions to the barriers identified in 
subsection (b)(4)(E); and 
(D) a plan for the implementation of the 
national strategy. 
(d) SECRETARIES CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Secretaries concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense; 
(2) the Secretary of Energy; 
(3) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(4) the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation; 
(5) the Director of the National Institutes of 
Health; 
(6) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs; 
(7) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; 
(8) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; and 
(9) the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy. 
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SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this 
Act, shall be construed to support the production of in-
sects for food or animal feed. 
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