[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1916. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        In section 2501(c)(1) of division B, after subparagraph 
     (K), add the following:
       (L) An assessment of laboratory biosecurity and biosafety 
     laws, regulations, policies, guidelines, practices, and 
     standards in the United States, how such laws, regulations, 
     policies, guidelines, practices, and standards compare to 
     laboratory biosecurity and biosafety laws, regulations, 
     policies, guidelines, practices, and standards in other 
     countries, and how such differences influence the abilities 
     of the sectors associated with key focus areas to compete.
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