REPORT ON BIODEFENSE HUMAN CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF BIOSAFETY LABORATORIES.

SEC. 1042. REPORT ON BIODEFENSE HUMAN CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF BIOSAFETY LABORATORIES.(a) Study Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to determine the Department of Defense human capital requirements for pending capital programs to construct biodefense laboratories at Biosafety Level (BSL) 3 and Biosafety Level 4 or to expand current biodefense laboratories to such biosafety levels.(b) Elements.—In conducting the study, the Secretary shall address the following:(1) The number of trained research and support staff, by discipline and qualification level, including researchers, laboratory technicians, animal handlers, facility managers, facility or equipment maintainers, biosecurity personnel (including biosafety, physical, and electronic security personnel), and other safety personnel required—(A) for existing biodefense laboratories at Biosafety Level 3 and Biosafety Level 4; and120 STAT. 2391(B) to manage biodefense research efforts to combat bioterrorism at the biodefense laboratories described in subsection (a).(2) Plans to recruit and retain skilled personnel, in numbers sufficient to meet requirements described in paragraph (1)(B).(3) A forecast of the training required to provide the personnel described by paragraph (1)(B) in time to meet the scheduled openings of the biodefense laboratories described in subsection (a), including—(A) the types of training required;(B) the length of training required; and(C) the training sources.(c) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report setting forth the results of the study conducted under this section.