[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3704 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3704
To amend the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to further
support advanced technological manufacturing, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 13, 2020
Mr. Wicker (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To amend the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to further
support advanced technological manufacturing, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Technological Manufacturing
Act''.
SEC. 2. HARNESSING OUR NATION'S RESEARCH POTENTIAL.
(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science Foundation
shall conduct multiple pilot programs within the Foundation to expand
the number of institutions of higher education (including such
institutions that are community colleges), and other eligible entities
that the Director determines appropriate, that are able to successfully
compete for National Science Foundation grants.
(b) Components.--Each pilot program described in subsection (a)
shall include at least one of the following elements:
(1) A mentorship program.
(2) Grant writing technical assistance.
(3) Targeted outreach.
(4) Programmatic support or solutions for institutions or
entities that do not have an experienced grant management
office.
(5) Appropriate reduction of administrative burdens.
(6) An increase in the number of grant reviewers from
institutions of higher education that have not traditionally
received funds from the National Science Foundation.
(c) Agency-Wide Programs.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation
shall--
(1) review the results of the pilot programs described in
subsection (a); and
(2) include agency-wide best practices from the pilot
programs when implementing the criteria required under section
203(c) of the Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act of
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862b(c)).
(d) Institution of Higher Education.--In this section, the term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the term in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
SEC. 3. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING.
(a) Findings and Purpose.--Section 2 of the Scientific and
Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862h) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``science,
mathematics, and technology'' and inserting ``science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``trained'' and
inserting ``educated''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``scientific and
technical education and training'' and inserting ``STEM
education and training''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``mathematics and
science'' and inserting ``STEM fields''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``mathematics and
science instruction'' and inserting ``STEM
instruction''.
(b) Modernizing References to STEM.--Section 3 of the Scientific
and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``scientific and
technical education'' and inserting ``stem education'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Scientific and Technical Education'' and inserting
``STEM Education'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``core education courses in
science and mathematics'' and inserting ``core
education courses in STEM fields''; and
(ii) by inserting ``veterans and
individuals engaged in'' before ``work in the
home'';
(C) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``and study'' after
``development''; and
(ii) by striking ``core science and
mathematics courses'' and inserting ``core STEM
courses'';
(D) in paragraph (2), by striking ``science,
mathematics, and advanced-technology fields'' and
inserting ``STEM and advanced-technology fields'';
(E) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``to
support the advanced-technology industries that
drive the competitiveness of the United States
in the global economy'' before the semicolon at
the end; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) provide for private sector donations, faculty
opportunities to have short-term assignments with
industry, equipment loans, and the cooperative use of
laboratories, plants, and other facilities, and
provision for state-of-the-art work experience
opportunities for students enrolled in such programs;
and'';
(F) in paragraph (4), by striking ``scientific and
advanced-technology fields'' and inserting ``STEM and
advanced-technology fields''; and
(G) in paragraph (5), by striking ``advanced
scientific and technical education'' and inserting
``advanced STEM and advanced-technology'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking the subsection heading and
inserting the following: ``Centers of Scientific and
Technical Education.--'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``not to exceed 10 in number'' and inserting
``in advanced-technology fields'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``education in
mathematics and science'' and inserting ``STEM
education''; and
(D) in the flush matter following paragraph (2), by
striking ``in the geographic region served by the
center'';
(4) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking the matter
preceding clause (i) and inserting the
following: ``The Director shall make
grants to eligible partnerships to
encourage the development of career and
educational pathways with multiple
entry and exit points leading to
credentials and degrees, and to assist
students pursuing pathways in STEM
fields to transition from associate-
degree-granting colleges to bachelor-
degree-granting institutions, through
such means as--'';
(II) in clause (i), by striking
``to ensure'' and inserting ``to
develop articulation agreements that
ensure''; and
(III) in clause (ii), by striking
``courses at the bachelor-degree-
granting institution'' and inserting
``the career and educational pathways
supported by the articulation
agreements'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clause (i), by inserting
``veterans and individuals engaged in''
before ``work in the home'';
(II) in clause (iii)--
(aa) by striking
``bachelor's-degree-granting
institutions'' and inserting
``institutions or work sites'';
and
(bb) by inserting ``or
industry internships'' after
``summer programs''; and
(III) by striking the flush text
following clause (iv); and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C);
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``mathematics and science''
and inserting ``STEM'';
(ii) by striking ``mathematics and science
education'' and inserting ``STEM education'';
(iii) by striking ``science and advanced-
technology fields'' and inserting ``STEM and
advanced-technology fields''; and
(iv) by striking ``agreements with local
educational agencies'' and inserting
``articulation agreements or dual credit
courses with local secondary schools''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) Mentor training grants.--The Director shall establish
a program to encourage and make grants available to
institutions of higher education that award associate degrees
to recruit and train individuals from STEM fields to mentor
students who are described in section 33 or 34 of the Science
and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or
1885b) in order to assist those students in identifying,
qualifying for, and entering higher-paying technical jobs in
those fields.'';
(5) in subsection (g), by striking the second sentence;
(6) in subsection (i)--
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(7) in subsection (j)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) the term `advanced-technology' includes technological
fields such as advanced manufacturing, agricultural-,
biological- and chemical-technologies, energy and environmental
technologies, engineering technologies, information
technologies, micro- and nano-technologies, cybersecurity
technologies, geospatial technologies, and new, emerging
technology areas;'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) the term `associate-degree-granting college' means an
institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) that offers
a 2-year associate-degree program or 2-year certificate
program;'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``as determined
under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965''
and inserting ``as defined in section 102 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)'';
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``separate
bachelor-degree-granting institutions'' and inserting
``other entities'';
(E) by striking paragraph (7);
(F) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as
paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and
(G) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by
subparagraph (F)--
(i) by striking ``mathematics, science,
engineering, or technology'' and inserting
``science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics''; and
(ii) by inserting ``and cybersecurity''
after ``computer science''.
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