S.Amdt. 3764

SA 3764, submitted by Mrs. Shaheen, aims to modify bill S. 2296, which covers appropriations for military activities, construction, and energy defense for fiscal year 2026.

The amendment proposes the following changes:

• Adding biomanufacturing equipment to section 220(b)(2).

• Requiring the use of advanced manufacturing capabilities and capacity from the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program, particularly when located with a Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institute.

• Including the 2025 National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology Final Report in section 220B(b)(2).

• Adding Biomanufacturing to section 220B(b)(4)(A).

• Changing additive to advanced in the heading of section 220B(b)(4)(H).

• Updating section 220B(b)(4)(H) to focus on improving supply chain risk management, stimulating supply chain agility, and using public private partnerships like Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institutes to proliferate advanced manufacturing capabilities.

• Amending section 220B(b)(4)(I) to use public private partnerships to scale apprenticeships and skilled technician training pipelines.

• Adding bioindustrial and biomedical products coordinated with dual-use advanced manufacturing hubs to section 232(b).

• Modifying the definition of Bioindustrial Manufacturing in section 215(f) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to include both biomedical and non-pharmaceutical applications.