Ro Khanna Represents California’s 17th Congressional District, Located in the Heart of Silicon Valley
Washington:
Indian-American Congresswoman Ro Khanna was appointed to the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology on Thursday.
The 12-member National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, created as part of the National Defense Authorization Act 2022, will conduct a thorough assessment of how advances in emerging biotechnology and related technologies will shape the Department of Defense’s current and future operations.
It has been mandated to provide an interim report to the President of the United States and the Armed Forces Committees within one year and to submit a final unclassified report to the President and the Committees within two years, including recommendations for action by the Congress and the Federal Government.
The announcement in this regard was made by the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, Congressmen Adam Smith and Mike Rogers, chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Senators Jack Reed and Jim Inhofe, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
Congressman Ro Khanna has been elected to the committee by Adam Smith, a press release said.
Ro Khanna represents California’s 17th congressional district, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving a third term. He sits on the House Armed Services, Agriculture and Oversight and Reform committees, where he chairs the Environmental Subcommittee.
In addition, Rep. Khanna 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.
“Ro Khanna is committed to representing the people and ideas rooted in Silicon Valley to the nation and around the world,” said a press release.
Other committee members include Senator Alex Padilla, the first Latino to represent California in the U.S. Senate; Dov S Zakheim is Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Senior Fellow at the CNA Corporation, Paul Arcangeli; Senator Todd Young.
Besides them Dr. Alexander Titus, Product Strategy & Operations Lead at Google Research, where he focuses on aligning research priorities with Google’s product priorities; Congressman Stephanie Bice and Jason Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks are also members.
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