Protecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure Act

This bill would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to protect biotechnology and biomanufacturing infrastructure. Where such infrastructure has no designated federal Sector-Specific Agency, CISA would assign its own staff to provide analysis, technical help, and outreach. Risk assessments for this infrastructure would be done in coordination with information-sharing groups such as BIO-ISAC and H-ISAC and with industry associations, and biotechnology would be added to CISA's national protection plan. Within 45 days of enactment, CISA's Director would have to send Congress a work plan, followed by an implementation report and a later report on whether any critical biotechnology areas remain unprotected.

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Sponsors

• Margaret Wood Hassan Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors