[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4138 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4138

 To develop and implement strategies for research and development for 
    bioindustrial manufacturing and the implementation of additive 
      manufacturing for defense purposes, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2022

  Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To develop and implement strategies for research and development for 
    bioindustrial manufacturing and the implementation of additive 
      manufacturing for defense purposes, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bioindustrial and Additive 
Manufacturing for America Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR BIOINDUSTRIAL 
              MANUFACTURING.

    (a) Strategy Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                    (A) complete development of a research, 
                development, and implementation strategy for 
                bioindustrial manufacturing; and
                    (B) transmit to the Joint Defense Manufacturing 
                Council the strategy developed under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Contents.--The strategy required by paragraph (1)(A) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A roadmap that addresses the workforce skills 
                needed to support the technologies covered by the 
                strategy.
                    (B) Proposals for demonstration projects to assess 
                relevant concepts, models, technologies, and 
                engineering barriers.
                    (C) Proposals for the application of bioindustrial 
                manufacturing for warfighting capabilities.
                    (D) Proposals for the application of bioindustrial 
                manufacturing to achieve agile, resilient, and 
                integrated logistics and sustainment for distributed 
                operations.
                    (E) Proposals for the application of bioindustrial 
                manufacturing to establish quality assurance practices 
                for system and technological maintenance.
    (b) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the Secretary has completed development of the strategy under 
subsection (a)(1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives a copy of the strategy and such comments as 
the Secretary may have with respect to such strategy.

SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING.

    (a) Strategy Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                    (A) complete development of an implementation 
                strategy for additive manufacturing; and
                    (B) transmit to the Joint Defense Manufacturing 
                Council the strategy developed under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Contents.--The strategy required by paragraph (1)(A) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A roadmap that addresses the workforce skills 
                needed to support the technologies covered by the 
                strategy.
                    (B) Proposals for demonstration projects to assess 
                relevant concepts, models, technologies, and 
                engineering barriers.
                    (C) Proposals for the application of additive 
                manufacturing for warfighting capabilities.
                    (D) Proposals for the application of additive 
                manufacturing to achieve agile, resilient, and 
                integrated logistics and sustainment for distributed 
                operations.
                    (E) Proposals for the application of additive 
                manufacturing to establish quality assurance practices 
                for system and technological maintenance.
                    (F) Proposals for launching pilot programs in which 
                the Secretary may work with industry and academic 
                institutions to develop and implement additive 
                manufacturing standards and practices.
                    (G) Proposals for the Department to collaborate 
                with Defense Agencies and the military departments 
                through the Joint Defense Manufacturing Council and the 
                Joint Additive Manufacturing Working Group to 
                collectively implement the strategy developed under 
                paragraph (1)(A).
    (b) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the Secretary has completed development of the strategy under 
subsection (a)(1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives a copy of the strategy and such comments as 
the Secretary may have with respect to such strategy.
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