3.0.0 5812 2023-01-11T13:25:13Z 2023-01-11T13:25:13Z House H HR 2014-12-09 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 5812.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: The Congress shall havepower to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises,to pay the debts and provide for the common defense andgeneral welfare of the United States; but all duties, impostsand excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes;[Page H8931]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2014-12-12T20:37:05Z Referred to 2014-12-09T15:01:10Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2014-12-11T19:42:57Z Referred to 2014-12-09T15:01:00Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-12-09T15:01:15Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-12-09T15:01:05Z Innovate America Act 113 1777 S 2013-11-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2014-12-12 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Committee 2014-12-11 hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Committee 2014-12-09 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2014-12-09 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-12-09 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2014-12-09 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2014-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 N D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2014-12-09 True Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Free trade and trade barriers Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Manufacturing Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Research and development Science and engineering education Small business Student aid and college costs Technology transfer and commercialization Education 00 2014-12-09 Introduced in House 2014-12-17T17:17:04Z Innovate America Act - Directs the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), to award grants, on a competitive basis, to state educational agencies to establish or expand the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science (STEM) secondary schools in the United States from approximately 100 to approximately 200.

Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the NSF Director, to:

  • develop a database identifying existing STEM secondary schools, and
  • study how to improve retention rates of students in STEM programs at institutions of higher education.

Directs the President to ensure that at least 15% of all federal funds available each fiscal year for undergraduate research opportunities at 2-year and 4-year degree granting institutions of higher education are used to fund research opportunities for postsecondary students.

Requires the NSF Director to administer a Technology Commercialization Awards Pilot Program through which promising technology advances derived from NSF research grants shall be eligible for funding.

Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to extend the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to cover specifically informatics and computer science.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a manufacturing assistance program for small and medium-sized domestic manufacturers to promote the manufacturing of goods in the United States and enable them to be competitive in global markets.

Requires the Under Secretary for International Trade of the Department of Commerce to report to Congress on the global competitiveness of 20 U.S. industries that export the most goods or services and the domestic and foreign regulatory and policy barriers to increasing their exports.

Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), beginning in FY2015, to devise a strategy to reduce overall government printing costs over a 10-year period; and (2) each federal department and agency to issue guidance on the appropriate use of award and incentive fees in their programs.

Requires return to the Treasury of any funds intended to be awarded as incentive fees to contractors that are not paid owing to contractor inability to meet established criteria in this Act.

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