S4363-119

In Committee

Engineering Biology Readiness Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 21, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Extension of requirement for annual briefings on National Biodefense Strategy Section 1086(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C and reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, and grants. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Extension of requirement for annual briefings on National Biodefense Strategy Section 1086(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C....
  • Reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Extension of requirement for annual briefings on National Biodefense Strategy Section 1086(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C and reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Extension of requirement for annual briefings on National Biodefense Strategy Section 1086(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C and reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 3.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 21, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 21, 2026

Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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