National Security Biotechnology Workforce Training Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to create a biotechnology training program within one year for military members, Defense Department civilian employees, and contractors whose jobs involve biotechnology or biological threats. The training would cover the science of biotechnology, its uses in defense and other fields, its links to artificial intelligence and other new technologies, how the federal government funds and buys it, and its ethical, legal, and safety aspects. Selected individuals would have to complete the training every year, and the program would be updated yearly. The Secretary would report a plan to Congress within six months, and the program would end five years after it is set up.

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Sponsors

• Chrissy Houlahan Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors