I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5140 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2010 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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 A BILL To require the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a study and to prepare a comprehensive national economic competitiveness and innovation strategy.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Economic Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy Act of 2010.

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Study and Report on National Economic Competitiveness and Innovation

(a)

Study

The Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy shall conduct a comprehensive study of the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the United States. Such study shall consist of an analysis of various aspects of the United States economy and innovation infrastructure, including— (1)the policies of the United States with respect to science, technology, education, and other matters designed to promote innovation; (2)regional issues that influence economic competitiveness and local innovative capacity, including the role of State and local governments; (3)the effectiveness of the organization of the Federal Government in supporting and promoting economic competitiveness; (4)the business climate as it relates to economic competitiveness and domestic innovation, including tax and regulatory policy; (5)the effects United States domestic trade policy and international trade policy have on the competitiveness of the United States and the United States economy as a whole; (6)the effect the supply chains and manufacturing capacity of each sector of the economy have on the 25 largest (as determined by the Director) export sectors; and (7)immigration policies that affect higher education and employers of highly skilled employees. (b)

Coordination

The Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy shall coordinate with the Economic Advisers and heads of Federal agencies, as necessary, for purposes of this study. (c)

Report

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress and the President a report that includes— (1)the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a); (2)a list of the type of measurements needed to evaluate economic competitiveness and innovation over time; and (3)a national economic competitiveness strategy for strengthening the innovative and competitive capacity of the Federal Government, State and local governments, institutions of higher education, and the private sector that includes— (A)proposed legislative changes and action; (B)proposed actions to be taken collectively by executive agencies, including White House offices; (C)proposed actions to be taken by individual executive agencies, including White House offices; and (D)a proposal for the monitoring and oversight of the progress of the Federal Government with respect to improving conditions for the innovation occuring in and the competitiveness of the United States.