S. 3734 · 116th Congress
Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Introduced
- 2020-05-14
- Latest action
- 2020-12-15 · Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-330.
Summary
Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020
This bill directs
the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative; the OSTP to designate an interagency committee to coordinate the initiative; the OSTP to designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development; the National Science Foundation (NSF) to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review related to engineering biology research and development; and the NSF and certain other federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to carry out specified research activities as part of the initiative.