Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026

This bill would require the Secretary of Energy to set up at least two bioindustrial technology maturation facilities by September 30, 2030. These facilities would test and scale up processes that use living organisms, cells, or enzymes to make non-drug products, and they would be open to government and non-government users. The Secretary would have to publish a request for information within 90 days, send a strategic plan to Congress within 180 days, and report to Congress each year for eight years. Intellectual property made by federal employees at the facilities would be in the public domain. The bill authorizes $225,500,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

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Sponsors

• James R. Baird Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors