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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 1305
To allow for greater collaboration between the Biomedical Advanced Research
and Development Authority and the network of Manufacturing USA
institutes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL4, 2025
Mr. T
ILLIS(for himself and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To allow for greater collaboration between the Biomedical
Advanced Research and Development Authority and the
network of Manufacturing USA institutes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agility in Manufac-4
turing Preparedness Act of 2025’’. 5
SEC. 2. INCREASING BARDA STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. 6
Section 319L(c)(4)(F) of the Public Health Service 7
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(c)(4)(F)) is amended— 8
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•S 1305 IS
(1) in the second sentence, in the matter pre-1
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, manufacturing 2
technologies, platforms,’’ after ‘‘countermeasures’’; 3
and 4
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-5
lowing: ‘‘Such strategic coordination may include 6
collaborating with the network of Manufacturing 7
USA institutes established under section 34 of the 8
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 9
in biomanufacturing missions to develop, dem-10
onstrate, and deploy technologies and response capa-11
bilities to improve public health and medical pre-12
paredness.’’. 13
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