To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to support the defense biotechnology supply chain, and for other purposes.

This bill would let the Defense Department start a program to use biotechnology—like using living cells to make materials, fuels, and other products—to strengthen the military supply chain. The goal is to make it more resilient, sustainable, and less dependent on foreign sources. The program can study weak spots in the supply chain, turn lab research into real products, and help move new materials into regular military use .

To make this work, military labs could partner with companies, universities, and other agencies; upgrade or build facilities; and support education and training to grow a skilled biomanufacturing workforce. The bill highlights practical uses like field-made construction materials (such as “bio-cement”), protective coatings, and other biologically derived parts that can cut costs and improve readiness. The department must set clear goals, report progress every year, and share a funding plan soon after the program starts. The authority ends after 10 years unless the President extends it for national needs .

• Who is affected: Service members; defense labs; biotech workers and students; local communities near labs and factories; industry and universities that partner with DoD.
• What changes: Assess supply-chain risks; develop and test bio-based materials and fuels; modernize facilities; create training programs; set performance metrics; file annual reports on progress.
• When: Funding plan due shortly after the program begins; yearly reports after the first year; program authority ends after 10 years unless extended.