This bill requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to assess the biotechnology workforce needs across 14 major federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Health and Human Services, plus NASA and the National Science Foundation. The assessment must identify how many biotechnology positions each agency currently has and will need over the next 5 and 10 years, along with the qualifications required for these positions, security clearance needs, and funding gaps. The Director must also evaluate whether current job classification systems adequately track biotechnology positions and propose solutions to workforce challenges, including options like retraining existing employees, sharing workers between agencies, using outside experts, and establishing public-private talent exchanges. The Director must submit a complete report to Congress within 180 days of the bill's enactment with all assessment findings and recommendations. The bill does not specify funding amounts but requires agencies to determine what additional appropriations may be needed to obtain necessary security clearances for biotechnology positions.
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