Sec. 237. Roadmap for addressing research and development needs in biotechnology for the Department of Defense
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Secretaries of the military departments, submit to the congressional defense committees a roadmap for addressing research, development, test, and evaluation needs in biotechnology for the Department of Defense. The roadmap submitted pursuant to subsection
(a)shall include the following: Identification of biotechnology development needs and priorities for national security applications. An assessment of the technology maturity of each priority identified pursuant to paragraph (1). A description of funding sources for each priority identified pursuant to paragraph (1), including both current sources and sources covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. A description of how the Office of Strategic Capital and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plan to invest in each priority pursuant to paragraph (1), including plans to incorporate the investment of international partners. A plan, timeline, and metrics to research, development, testing, and evaluation activities for the priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1). An assessment of opportunities for rapid acquisition and fielding of biotechnology in support of the priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1). Identification of opportunities for international cooperation in biotechnology research or testing, including potential regulatory impediments to cooperation. An analysis of Department and Federal governance structures or regulatory processes that may hinder the ability of the Department to carry out the roadmap. An assessment of the needs for the Department biotech workforce in the near, mid, and far terms. Such assessment shall cover sufficiency of numbers and types of biotechnology workers (including skilled technicians), workforce training and certification needs, and whether current occupational series adequately cover identified workforce skill needs of the Department. The roadmap submitted pursuant to subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the roadmap pursuant to subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate the roadmap and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to such evaluation.