The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish an ad hoc study committee that is associated with the Standing Committee on Biotechnology Capabilities and National Security Needs to produce a brief, annual, restricted consensus report linking advanced biotechnologies to national security capabilities needs and identify potential pathways for their adoption. With the assistance of staff and the sponsors after an initial briefing, the ad hoc committee will develop unclassified questions related to critical national security capability needs to guide the Standing Committee's identification of biotechnologies for discussion during unclassified public workshops. The ad hoc committee will participate in Standing Committee meetings and workshops to identify critical information and themes needed to prepare the brief consensus report. The information included in the consensus report will draw on Proceedings-in-Brief produced after the workshops. This study will result in a brief, restricted report and public summary on an annual basis over the project’s anticipated 4-year timeline. The workshops, as part of the Standing Committee's tasks, will be developed by separate workshop planning committees.