To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out activities to support biotechnology workforce pathways and alignment with Federal research investments, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8938 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8938 To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out activities to support biotechnology workforce pathways and alignment with Federal research investments, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out activities to support biotechnology workforce pathways and alignment with Federal research investments, 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 ``Biotechnology Workforce Alignment Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. NSF SUPPORT FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE PATHWAYS AND ALIGNMENT WITH FEDERAL RESEARCH INVESTMENTS. (a) Alignment of Biotechnology Workforce Priorities.-- (1) In general.--The Director, in coordination with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall carry out activities to support the integration of Federal biotechnology research investments with workforce development activities. (2) Workforce priority areas.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall identify high-demand biotechnology workforce areas, including the following: (A) Biomanufacturing and bioprocess engineering. (B) Synthetic biology. (C) Bioinformatics and computational biology. (D) Omics, such as genomics and proteomics. (E) Regulatory science and quality assurance. (F) Such other areas as the Director determines appropriate. (b) Pathways, Engagement, and Partnerships.--In carrying out this