(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The agreement entered 
into under subsection (a) shall require the National Acad-
emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to, not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report containing the find-
ings and recommendations of the review conducted 
under subsection (a); and 
(2) make a copy of such report available on a 
publicly accessible website. 
SEC. 8. AGENCY ACTIVITIES. 
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—As part of 
the Initiative, the National Science Foundation shall— 
(1) support research in engineering biology 
through individual grants, collaborative grants, and 
through interdisciplinary research centers; 
(2) support research on the environmental, 
legal, ethical, and social implications of engineering 
biology; 
(3) provide support for research instrumenta-
tion, equipment, and cyberinfrastructure for engi-
neering biology disciplines, including support for re-
search, development, optimization and validation of 
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novel technologies to enable the dynamic 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, including through support for 
graduate fellowships and traineeships in engineering 
biology; 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.— 
(1) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY.—As part of the Initiative, the Direc-
tor of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology shall— 
(A) establish a bioscience research pro-
gram to advance the development of standard 
reference materials and measurements and to 
create new data tools, techniques, and processes 
necessary to advance engineering biology and 
biomanufacturing; 
(B) provide access to user facilities with 
advanced or unique equipment, services, mate-
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rials, and other resources to industry, institu-
tions of higher education, nonprofit organiza-
tions, and government agencies to perform re-
search and testing; and 
(C) provide technical expertise to inform 
the potential development of guidelines or safe-
guards for new products, processes, and sys-
tems of engineering biology. 
(2) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION.—As part of the initiative, the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration shall— 
(A) conduct and support research in omics 
and associated bioinformatic sciences and de-
velop tools and products to improve ecosystem 
stewardship, monitoring, management, assess-
ments and forecasts, consistent with the mis-
sion of the agency; and 
(B) collaborate with other agencies to un-
derstand potential environmental threats and 
safeguards related to 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 
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in engineering biology, including in the areas of syn-
thetic biology, advanced biofuel and bioproduct de-
velopment, 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; 
(3) provide access to user facilities with ad-
vanced or unique equipment, services, materials, and 
other resources, including secure access to high-per-
formance computing, as appropriate, to industry, in-
stitutions of higher education, nonprofit organiza-
tions, and government agencies to perform research 
and testing; and 
(4) strengthen collaboration between the Office 
of Science and the Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy Office to help transfer fundamental research 
results to industry and accelerate commercial appli-
cations. 
(d) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS-
TRATION.—As part of the Initiative, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall— 
(1) conduct and support research in engineering 
biology, including in synthetic biology, and related to 
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Earth and space sciences, aeronautics, space tech-
nology, and space exploration and experimentation, 
consistent with the priorities established in the Na-
tional Academies’ decadal surveys; 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) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—As part of the 
Initiative, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) support research and development in engi-
neering biology, including in synthetic biology and 
biomaterials; 
(2) award grants through the National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture and the Agriculture Ad-
vanced Research and Development Authority; and 
(3) support development conducted by the Agri-
cultural Research Service. 
(f) ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY.—As 
part of the Initiative, the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy shall support research on how products, processes, and 
systems of engineering biology will affect or can protect 
the environment. 
(g) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
ICES.—As part of the Initiative, the Secretary of Health 
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