H.R. 5187 would direct the Department of Defense to establish a competitive grant program that awards funds to private companies to build, expand, or upgrade biomanufacturing facilities in the United States. These facilities would produce critical products using biological systems—such as chemicals and materials—that the military and national defense depend on. Award recipients can use funds for facility construction, upgrades, equipment retooling, and planning, and the bill prioritizes proposals that strengthen domestic supply chains, support military needs, distribute facilities geographically across the country, and locate near existing biomanufacturing expertise or raw material sources. The Secretary of Defense must submit a detailed funding plan to Congress within 90 days and provide annual progress reports listing all grants awarded, facility locations, and alignment with defense priorities. The program would operate for 10 years, though the President can extend it if deemed necessary for national security and economic needs.
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