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Todd Young (R-IN)

S.Amdt. 3670

S.Amdt. 3670 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

This amendment, submitted by Mr. Young and Mr. Padilla, aims to add a new section to bill S. 2296 to create the Web of Biological Data.

The purpose of this addition is to:

  • Establish a centralized data resource via a grant to a National Laboratory to help biological research using advanced computational methods like artificial intelligence.
  • Create a research and development program focused on how to generate, store, curate, and manage biological data.
  • Provide a single point of entry for researchers to access biological data, specifically those funded by the Federal Government.
  • Implement a two-phase rollout: Phase I focuses on testing an initial version with specific data subtypes, and Phase II expands the Web for United States researchers to include various biological data types and bioinformatic tools.
  • Set up an advisory board consisting of 12 members from industry, academia, National Laboratories, and Federal agencies to oversee the project.
  • Ensure security through tiered cybersecurity safeguards, access controls, and biannual independent assessments, including restrictions on data sharing with adversarial countries or those without reciprocal sharing agreements.
  • Authorize funding of $50,000,000 for each of the first two years, followed by $200,000,000 for each of the next three years.