Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create a measurement research program for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biotechnology, with authorized funding rising from $55 million in fiscal year 2026 to $85 million in fiscal year 2030.

• Adds a biometrology laboratory program to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to support measurement research, technical standards, and common terminology for engineering biology and biomanufacturing.
• Authorizes $55 million for fiscal year 2026, $60 million for 2027, $70 million for 2028, $78 million for 2029, and $85 million for 2030.
• Requires a report to Congress within three years of enactment and a public implementation plan by the end of the first fiscal year after enactment.
• Repeals Section 10221 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act and adds definitions for terms such as bioeconomy, biomanufacturing, and biosecurity to that Act.

• Science, Space, and Technology Committee (House)

Science, Technology, Communications