issues related to engineering biology, including inte-
grating research on these topics with the research 
and development in engineering biology, and ensur-
ing that the results of such research are widely dis-
seminated, including through interdisciplinary engi-
neering biology research centers described in sub-
section (b)(1); and 
(2) ensuring, through the agencies and depart-
ments that participate in the Program, that public 
input and outreach are integrated into the Program 
by the convening of regular and ongoing public dis-
cussions through mechanisms such as citizen panels, 
consensus conferences, and educational events, as 
appropriate. 
(e) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The President shall 
designate an interagency committee on engineering biol-
ogy, which shall include representatives from the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science 
Foundation, the Department of Energy, the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration, the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, and any other agency that the President con-
siders appropriate. The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall select a chairperson from 
among the members of the Interagency Committee. The 
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Interagency Committee shall oversee the planning, man-
agement, and coordination of the Program. The Inter-
agency Committee shall— 
(1) provide for interagency coordination of Fed-
eral engineering biology research, development, and 
other activities undertaken pursuant to the Pro-
gram; 
(2) establish and periodically update goals and 
priorities for the Program; 
(3) develop, not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and update every 5 
years, a strategic plan to guide the activities of the 
Program and meet the goals and priorities estab-
lished under paragraph (2) and describe— 
(A) the Program’s support for long-term 
funding for interdisciplinary engineering biology 
research and development; 
(B) the Program’s support for education 
and public outreach activities; 
(C) the Program’s support for research 
and other activities on ethical, legal, environ-
mental, and other appropriate societal issues re-
lated to engineering biology; and 
(D) how the Program will move results out 
of the laboratory and into application for the 
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benefit of society and United States competi-
tiveness; 
(4) propose an annually coordinated interagency 
budget for the Program that will ensure the mainte-
nance of a robust engineering biology research and 
development portfolio and ensure that the balance of 
funding across the Program is sufficient to meet the 
goals and priorities established for the Program; 
(5) develop a plan to utilize Federal programs, 
such as the Small Business Innovation Research 
Program and the Small Business Technology Trans-
fer Program, in support of the goal described in sub-
section (b)(4); and 
(6) in carrying out its responsibilities under this 
section, take into consideration the recommendations 
of the Advisory Committee, the results of the work-
shop convened under section 6, existing reports on 
related topics, and the views of academic, State, in-
dustry, and other appropriate groups. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Interagency Committee 
shall prepare an annual report, to be submitted to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later 
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than 90 days after submission of the President’s annual 
budget request, that includes— 
(1) the Program budget for the fiscal year to 
which such budget request applies, and for the then 
current fiscal year, including a breakout of spending 
for each agency participating in the Program, and 
for the development and acquisition of any research 
facilities and instrumentation; and 
(2) an assessment of how Federal agencies are 
implementing the plan described in subsection 
(e)(5), and a description of the amount and number 
of Small Business Innovation Research and Small 
Business Technology Transfer awards made in sup-
port of the Program. 
SEC. 5. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall designate an 
advisory committee on engineering biology research and 
development with at least 12 members, including rep-
resentatives of research and academic institutions, indus-
try, and nongovernmental entities, who are qualified to 
provide advice on the Program. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The Advisory Committee shall as-
sess— 
(1) progress made in implementing the Pro-
gram; 
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(2) the need to revise the Program; 
(3) the balance of activities and funding across 
the Program; 
(4) whether the Program priorities and goals 
developed by the Interagency Committee are helping 
to maintain United States leadership in engineering 
biology; 
(5) the management, coordination, implementa-
tion, and activities of the Program; and 
(6) whether ethical, legal, environmental, and 
other appropriate societal issues are adequately ad-
dressed by the Program. 
(c) REPORTS.—The Advisory Committee shall report 
within 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and thereafter not less frequently than once every 5 years, 
to the President, the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, on its findings of the assessment carried out under 
this section and its recommendations for ways to improve 
the Program. 
(d) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT APPLICA-
TION.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
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