S.Amdt. 3153

1. Adds SEC. 1084. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR ALGAL BIOTECHNOLOGY at the end of subtitle H of title X

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   In S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (2) to strongly urge the Department of Defense to investigate innovative mechanisms (subject to all appropriate security requirements) to access to the pool of talent of non- United States citizens with advanced scientific and technical degrees from United States institutions of higher education, especially in those scientific and technical areas that are most vital to the national defense (such as those identified by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Armed Forces).

   Inserted: SEC. 1084. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR ALGAL BIOTECHNOLOGY.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly select, on a competitive basis, from among organizations described in subsection (d), an organization to serve as a National Center for Algal Biotechnology.

   Inserted: (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the National Center for Algal Biotechnology shall be--

   Inserted: (1) to advance research and development in support of the strategic goals of the Department of Defense relating to energy production and technology development for national defense under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.); and

   Inserted: (2) to advance research relating to energy independence and other national security objectives, as determined by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy.

   Inserted: (c) Duties.--The National Center for Algal Biotechnology shall--

   Inserted: (1) foster innovation, education, and entrepreneurial activities to support the commercialization of bio algae fuel and improve its cost effectiveness;

   Inserted: (2) work to integrate a phenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics pipeline into an existing facility that focuses on algal biotechnology research; and

   Inserted: (3) partner with algae test-bed and production facilities.

   Inserted: (d) Organizations Described.--An organization described in this subsection is an organization that--

   Inserted: (1) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; and

   Inserted: (2) has a preexisting relationship with a federally funded research and development center.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

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