S. 3734 — Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020

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.

H.R. 4373Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
2019-12-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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2020-05-14
Introduced in Senate
2020-05-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2020-05-20
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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.
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.
2020-12-15
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.