(C) connecting researchers, graduate stu-
dents, and postdoctoral fellows with entrepre-
neurship education and training opportunities; 
and 
(D) supporting proof of concept activities 
and the formation of startup companies includ-
ing through programs such as the Small Busi-
ness Innovation Research Program and the 
Small Business Technology Transfer Program. 
(c) EXPANDING PARTICIPATION.—The Program shall 
include, to the maximum extent practicable, outreach to 
primarily undergraduate and minority-serving institutions 
about Program opportunities, and shall encourage the de-
velopment of research collaborations between research-in-
tensive universities and primarily undergraduate and mi-
nority-serving institutions. 
(d) ETHICAL, LEGAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCI-
ETAL ISSUES.—Program activities shall take into account 
ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate soci-
etal issues, including the need for safeguards and moni-
toring systems to protect society against the unintended 
release of engineered materials produced, by— 
(1) supporting research, including in the social 
sciences, and other activities addressing ethical, 
legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal 
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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)(C); 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 subtitle, 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 goals described in 
subsection (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 126, 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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