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Congress·In Committee·S. 1387

Sens. Young and Padilla Introduce Bill to Create National Biotechnology Coordination Office

National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025

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Part of: National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • The bill creates a new National Biotechnology Coordination Office within the Executive Office of the President, bringing together 13 federal agencies to coordinate government activities in biotechnology. The office would be led by a presidentially appointed director who serves as the principal advisor to the President on biotechnology.

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    “the President shall establish an office in the Executive Office of the President to support the Initiative”
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  • A core goal is cutting regulatory red tape for biotech products. Agencies must develop clear regulatory pathways with timelines and decision points, and if they can't agree, the Office of Management and Budget steps in to resolve disputes.

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    “Negotiating interagency agreements that describe clear regulatory pathways for each type of biotechnology product, with information about timelines, decision points, expected data requirements, clear hand-offs between agencies”
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  • The bill places heavy emphasis on national security, directing the government to assess threats from foreign adversaries developing biotechnology, protect sensitive biological data, and coordinate counterintelligence efforts related to biotech.

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    “Analyzing ongoing and emerging threats from foreign adversary development and application of biotechnology, including foreign investments and acquisition of United States capabilities, technologies, and biological data”
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  • Major workforce development programs are authorized, including training for students, veterans, and current workers in biotechnology skills, plus fellowship programs that place graduate students in industry settings to gain real-world experience.

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    “Supporting professional development, continuing education, and skills development (such as re-skilling and upskilling) for veterans, industry workers, and technology professionals”
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  • The bill authorizes $132 million over five years (2026-2030) through the National Science Foundation to fund the coordination office, staffing, research grants, and a central public website for biotech information. The office is set to wind down after 20 years.

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    “$22,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; (ii) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; (iii) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; (iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; and (v) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2030”
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones3 actions
Mar 19, 2026Senate

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Apr 9, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within 180 days of enactment

National Biotechnology Coordination Office established and Director appointed

A single point of coordination for all federal biotech activities begins operating, setting the stage for regulatory streamlining and research coordination across 13 agencies.

Within 1 to 1.5 years of enactment

Public regulatory streamlining plan and federal biotech website go live

Companies and researchers get a one-stop website for biotech regulations, funding opportunities, and a portal to submit applications to multiple agencies at once. A plan for cutting regulatory red tape is made public.

Within 2 years of enactment

First comprehensive national biotechnology strategy published

The government releases a detailed plan with goals, priorities, and a 5-year budget for advancing biotechnology, including an assessment of how the U.S. compares to other countries.

Related Bills

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H.R. 2756Identical bill

National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025

Apr 9 — 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.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 1387
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

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Cosponsors

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