; and (2) the advisory committee’s recommendations for ways to improve the Program. (d) Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee. 6. External review of ethical, legal, environmental, and societal issues (a) In general Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to convene a workshop to review the ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research and development. The goals of the workshop shall be to— (1) assess the current research on such issues; (2) evaluate the research gaps relating to such issues; and (3) provide recommendations on how the Program can address the research needs identified. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a summary report containing the findings of the workshop convened under this section. 7. Agency activities (a) National Science Foundation As part of the Program, the National Science Foundation shall— (1) support basic research at the intersection of the biological, physical, and information sciences and engineering, including research on the microbiome, through individual grants and through interdisciplinary research centers; (2) support research on the environmental and social effects of engineering biology; (3) provide research instrumentation support for engineering biology disciplines