To establish in the Department of Defense a program to support the expansion of domestic bioindustrial manufacturing capacity.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5187 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5187 To establish in the Department of Defense a program to support the expansion of domestic bioindustrial manufacturing capacity. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2025 Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish in the Department of Defense a program to support the expansion of domestic bioindustrial manufacturing capacity. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. BIOINDUSTRIAL COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may establish a program to support the expansion of the domestic capacity for bioindustrial manufacturing of critical biomanufactured products at a commercial level through awards to eligible entities for establishing, upgrading, and retooling of eligible bioindustrial manufacturing facilities. (b) Awards.-- (1) In general.--An entity seeking an award under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. (2) Competitive awards.--The Secretary shall make each award under the program to an eligible entity in a competitive manner. (3) Award criteria.--In selecting eligible entities to receive awards under the program, the Secretary shall consider the following criteria: (A) The potential of the technology of such eligible entity to improve domestic resilience and protect critical supply chains for critical biomanufactured produc