3.0.0 3078 2020-02-12T18:55:29Z 2020-02-12T18:55:29Z Senate S S 2008-06-03 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-03T23:59:07Z 2008-06-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-06-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4971-4972) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-06-03 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2008-09-10 False Commerce Advice and consent of the Senate Commercialization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Department of Commerce Department of Labor Economic development Economics and Public Finance Education Engineering Entrepreneurs Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government statistics Grants-in-aid Higher education Industrial engineering Industrial production Infrastructure Joint ventures Labor and Employment Manufacturing industries National Science Foundation Presidential appointments Research and development Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations Technology transfer Commerce 00 2008-06-03 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-26T15:36:36Z National Innovation and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a National Innovation Council, to be responsible for formulating and advocating for the federal government's innovation policy. Requires the Council to collaborate with major statistical agencies, collect data concerning the impact on productivity of the Council's programs, and annually report to Congress on national innovation and productivity. Places the Council under the direction of a National Innovation Council Board.

Transfers to the Council specified research and innovation programs of the National Institute of Standards of Technology, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Labor.

Establishes within the Council the CLUSTER Information Center to promote the collection, development, and dissemination of data and analysis on industry clusters (geographic concentrations of interconnected businesses and associated institutions in a particular field).

Requires the Council to award grants for: (1) operation of CLUSTER Initiatives (formal efforts to promote cluster growth and competitiveness through collaborative activities); (2) research partnerships between academic institutions and industry research alliances; (3) early-stage research, by academic institutions and joint ventures, into methods of increasing productivity and innovation; (4) state innovation-based economic development partnerships; and (5) diffusion of technological innovations by manufacturing extension partnership centers.

]]> National Innovation and Job Creation Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced National Innovation and Job Creation Act of 2008 Display Title National Innovation and Job Creation Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a National Innovation Council, to improve the coordination of innovation activities among industries in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3078is/xml/BILLS-110s3078is.xml 2008-06-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.