Congressional Record, Volume 166 Issue 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)

[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3263-S3264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

SA 1768. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

Subtitle __--Industries of the Future

SEC. __1. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ``Industries of the
Future Act of 2020''.

SEC. __2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States must drive technological
breakthroughs through research and development investments
across the Federal Government, academia, and industry in
order to promote scientific discovery, economic
competitiveness, and national security;
(2) the United States must identify key research
infrastructure investments that enable these technological
breakthroughs and establish the domestic capabilities
necessary for the United States to lead in the industries of
the future;
(3) the United States must encourage opportunities for
collaboration between the Federal Government and the private
sector so that through such partnerships, all can benefit
from each other's investment and expertise, ensuring United
States leadership in the industries of the future;
(4) the United States must encourage opportunities for
collaboration between the Federal Government and the private
sector so that through such partnerships, all can benefit
from each other's investment and expertise, ensuring United
States leadership in the industries of the future; and
(5) in order for the United States to maintain its global
economic edge, Federal investment must be made in research
and development efforts focused on industries of the future,
such as artificial intelligence, quantum information science,
biotechnology, and next generation wireless networks and
infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and synthetic
biology.

SEC. __3. REPORT ON FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED
ON INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress a
report on research and development investments,
infrastructure, and workforce development investments of the
Federal Government that enable continued United States
leadership in industries of the future.
(b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A definition, for purposes of this Act, of the term
``industries of the future'' that includes emerging
technologies.
(2) An assessment of the current baseline of investments in
civilian research and development investments of the Federal
Government in the industries of the future.
(3) A plan to double such baseline investments in
artificial intelligence and quantum information science by
fiscal year 2022.
(4) A detailed plan to increase investments described in
paragraph (2) in industries of the future to $10,000,000,000
per year by fiscal year 2025.
(5) A plan to leverage investments described in paragraphs
(2), (3), and (4) in industries of the future to elicit
complimentary investments by non-Federal entities to the
greatest extent practicable.
(6) Proposed legislation to implement such plans.

SEC. __4. INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE COORDINATION COUNCIL.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The President shall establish or designate
a council to advise the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy on matters relevant to the Director and the
industries of the future.
(2) Designation.--The council established or designated
under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Industries of the
Future Coordination Council'' (in this section the
``Council'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of members
from the Federal Government as follows:
(A) One member appointed by the Director.
(B) One member appointed by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget.
(C) A chairperson of the Select Committee on Artificial
Intelligence of the National Science and Technology Council.
(D) A chairperson of the Subcommittee on Advanced
Manufacturing of the National Science and Technology Council.

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(E) A chairperson of the Subcommittee on Quantum
Information Science of the National Science and Technology
Council.
(F) Such other members as the President considers
appropriate.
(2) Chairperson.--The member appointed to the Council under
paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as the chairperson of the
Council.
(c) Duties.--The duties of the Council are as follows:
(1) To provide the Director with advice on ways in which in
the Federal Government can ensure the United States continues
to lead the world in developing emerging technologies that
improve the quality of life of the people of the United
States, increase economic competitiveness of the United
States, and strengthen the national security of the United
States, including identification of the following:
(A) Investments required in fundamental research and
development, infrastructure, and workforce development of the
United States workers who will support the industries of the
future.
(B) Actions necessary to create and further develop the
workforce that will support the industries of the future.
(C) Actions required to leverage the strength of the
research and development ecosystem of the United States,
which includes academia, industry, and nonprofit
organizations.
(D) Ways that the Federal Government can consider
leveraging existing partnerships and creating new
partnerships and other multisector collaborations to advance
the industries of the future.
(2) To provide the Director with advice on matters relevant
to the report required by section __3.
(d) Coordination.--The Council shall coordinate with and
utilize relevant existing National Science and Technology
Council committees to the maximum extent feasible in order to
minimize duplication of effort.
(e) Sunset.--The Council shall terminate on the date that
is 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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