Sec. 8. National strategy on alternative proteins
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The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall— establish a national strategy on protein security in coordination with the Secretaries concerned that meets the requirements of subsection (c); and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, finalize such strategy. When developing the national strategy under subsection (a), the Secretaries concerned shall consider— the best available science related to edible protein diversification that is focused on bioprocessing, biomanufacturing, and the conversion of under-utilized biomass into high-value ingredients; the strategic benefits of expanding research, development, and production of protein diversification relating to— national security and warfighter readiness; agriculture opportunities for domestic farmers; food and agricultural innovation; resilient supply chains; and cross-cutting scientific advancements; global competition and the economic benefits of protein diversification relating to— future economic productivity; job creation in the biotechnology sector; and existing public investments and strategies of competitor countries; and existing policies and programs offered by the Federal and State governments that— fund open-access research and development at higher-learning institutions and government agencies; incentivize private sector research and development; support new and existing food biomanufacturers; support farmers in the United States that produce crops and feedstocks that support protein diversification and food biomanufacturing; and represent a barrier for effective— open-access food biomanufacturing research and development; scale-up of food biomanufacturing; and regulatory oversight.
The national strategy shall— use a whole-of-government approach to ensure that the United States remains the global leader of food biomanufacturing, bioprocessing, and bioworkforce development for future generations; and include— objectives to fulfill the purpose of the national strategy specified in paragraph (1), including interagency coordination; barriers to fulfill such purpose; solutions to the barriers identified in subsection (b)(4)(E); and a plan for the implementation of the national strategy.
In this section, the term Secretaries concerned means— the Secretary of Defense; the Secretary of Energy; the Secretary of Commerce; the Director of the National Science Foundation; the Director of the National Institutes of Health; the Commissioner of Food and Drugs; the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.