With Honor Action endorses H.R. 5770, the National Security Biotechnology Workforce Training Act, led by Founding For Country Caucus Vice Chair Rep. Chrissy Houlahan and Founding Co-Chair Rep. Don Bacon, both Air Force veterans.
“As the U.S., allies, and adversaries develop new biotechnology for the battlefield, we must ensure that those on the frontlines receive the protection and training they need,” said Rye Barcott, co-founder and CEO of With Honor. “With Honor is proud to endorse this bipartisan legislation that puts the safety of our defense workforce first and enables them to continue to innovate the technology of the future. We thank For Country Caucus members Reps. Chrissy Houalahan and Don Bacon for introducing this bill and protecting those on the frontier of biotechnology.”
This legislation directs the Department of Defense to establish and carry out a training program for members of the Armed Forces (excluding Coast Guard), civilian employees, and contractors whose duties include creating or deploying novel technologies; analyzing, preparing for, or responding to biological threats; planning, research and development, engineering or testing and evaluation of systems regarding biotechnology; on biotechnology and other relevant critical and emerging technologies.
Representative Houlahan, Co-Chair of the House BIOTech Caucus, spoke about the importance of developing the biotechnology workforce at our Strength in Democracy Forum. Watch the full panel here.