Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna has been anointed to a top advisory body to review how advancements in emerging biotechnology and related technologies will shape current and future activities of the Department of Defense.
The 12-member National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, providing an interim report to President Joe Biden and the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House within one year, according to an official release.
The committee will submit a final unclassified report within two years to the President and the committees, including recommendations for action by Congress and the federal government, it said.
The names were announced Thursday by the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, Representatives Adam Smith and Mike Rogers, and Senators Jack Reed and Jim Inhofe.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Smith selected Ro Khanna who represents California’s 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving in his third term.
Khanna sits on the House Armed Services, Agriculture and Oversight and Reform committees, where he chairs the Environmental Subcommittee.
Additionally, Khanna is the Deputy Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, serves as an Assistant Whip for the Democratic Caucus, and is the Democratic Vice-Chair of the House Caucus on India and Indian Americans.
“Khanna is committed to representing the people and ideas rooted in Silicon Valley to the nation and throughout the world,” the release said.
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