[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2156. 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. 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. __3. 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) A chairperson of the Select Committee on Artificial 
     Intelligence of the National Science and Technology Council.
       (C) A chairperson of the Subcommittee on Advanced 
     Manufacturing of the National Science and Technology Council.
       (D) A chairperson of the Subcommittee on Quantum 
     Information Science of the National Science and Technology 
     Council.
       (E) 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 __2.
       (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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