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Committee advances Nucleic Acid Standards for Biosecurity Act to authorize NIST-led standards effort
Summary
The committee favorably reported HR 3029, which would authorize NIST to lead consensus-driven development of technical standards and best practices for screening synthetic nucleic acids, through a public-private consortium to reduce biosecurity risks while preserving research access.
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted to favorably report HR 3029, the Nucleic Acid Standards for Biosecurity Act, a bipartisan measure authorizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to coordinate measurement research and lead consensus-driven standards development for screening synthetic nucleic acids.
Sponsor Representative Salinas said the bill…
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