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Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020

Introduced: May 14, 2020 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Dec 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
Dec 15, 2020
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.
May 20, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 14, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 14, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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.
What's happening now December 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4373 Related bill Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3734: Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3734/
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"S. 3734: Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3734/.
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