Committee advances SCALE Biology Act to establish biometrology program at NIST
The committee ordered HR 8981, the SCALE Biology Act, favorably reported after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute; sponsors argued the bill will create a NIST biometrology lab to improve measurements and standards for biotechnology, and discussed funding levels.
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The House Science Committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute and ordered HR 8981, the SCALE Biology Act, favorably reported. Sponsors said the bill will create a biometrology laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop measurements and standards that improve reproducibility and commercialization of biotechnology.
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