3.0.0 604 2023-01-11T13:47:47Z 2023-01-11T13:47:47Z Senate S 2021-03-04 117 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2022-07-14T14:00:04Z ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-04T21:49:48Z Democracy Technology Partnership Act 117 3426 HR 2021-05-20 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2022-07-14 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2021-03-04 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2021-03-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2021-03-04 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2021-03-04 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2021-03-04 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2021-03-04 True S001197 Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] Ben Sasse R NE 2021-03-04 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2021-03-04 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2021-03-04 True International Affairs Advanced technology and technological innovations Asia China Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign loans and debt Free trade and trade barriers Government trust funds Health technology, devices, supplies Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International organizations and cooperation Manufacturing Multilateral development programs Public-private cooperation Right of privacy Rule of law and government transparency Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Technology transfer and commercialization Telephone and wireless communication Trade agreements and negotiations Trade restrictions U.S. and foreign investments International Affairs 00 2021-03-04 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-15T16:08:45Z Democracy Technology Partnership Act

This bill establishes the International Technology Partnership Office, led by the Special Ambassador for Technology, in the Department of State. The office shall advance U.S. technology policy through the creation of an International Technology Partnership with specified foreign countries.

Specifically, the office must create a partnership of democratic countries to develop technology governance regimes, with a focus on key technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, 5G telecommunications, semiconductor chip manufacturing, biotechnology, and quantum computing. Partner countries must be democratic countries with advanced technology sectors that have a demonstrated record of trust or an expressed interest in international cooperation and coordination with the United States on defense and intelligence matters.

The bill also establishes the International Technology Partnership Fund in the Department of the Treasury. The State Department may use amounts from this fund to support joint research projects from International Technology Partnership member countries and technology investments in third-country markets.

The State Department must also submit reports (1) outlining a national strategy for technology and national security; and (2) assessing other countries' standards and governance regimes for privacy, human rights, consumer protection, and free expression.

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