House Bill Would Create White House-Led Biotechnology Office to Boost U.S. Competitiveness

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Introduced in House

Interagency committee is set up to coordinate biotech work across federal agencies

More decisions about biotech funding, regulation, and security will be coordinated across agencies instead of handled in separate silos.

National Biotechnology Coordination Office is created inside the Executive Office of the President

A new central office becomes the main “hub” for biotech strategy, data coordination, workforce planning, and regulatory coordination.

Director of the National Biotechnology Coordination Office is appointed

This person becomes the main federal point person for biotech, helping set priorities and push agencies to align on funding and rules.

Public federal biotech website goes live (with funding dashboard and plain-language info)

Researchers, companies, and the public get a single place to find biotech funding opportunities, learn basics, and ask questions for a coordinated answer.

Plan for regulatory streamlining is published for the public

Companies and researchers may get clearer expectations for what data is needed, how long reviews take, and which agency leads for different biotech products.

First annual report on biotech spending and activities is sent to Congress

The public and lawmakers get a clearer picture of where biotech dollars go and what agencies plan to do next year.

First national biotechnology strategy is released to the public

You may see clearer national priorities (health, agriculture, energy, security) and proposals for new programs, with a budget outline for urgent gaps.

Government Accountability Office begins a review of whether coordination is working

If the program is duplicating work or missing goals, GAO findings can pressure agencies and Congress to make fixes.

Coordination Office winds down and shifts to a smaller “secretariat” role

After two decades, the day-to-day coordination would move more to the interagency group, potentially changing how fast priorities and regulatory fixes move.