[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2070-S2085]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION

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 By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Young, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Coons, Mr. Portman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Peters, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
          Daines, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Romney, and Mr. Kelly):

  S. 1260. A bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and 
Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional 
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic 
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job 
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and 
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1260

       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 ``Endless Frontier Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) For over 70 years, the United States has been the 
     unequivocal global leader in scientific and technological 
     innovation, and as a result the people of the United States 
     have benefitted through good-paying jobs, economic 
     prosperity, and a higher quality of life.
       (A) Today, however, this leadership position is being 
     eroded and challenged by foreign competitors, some of which 
     are stealing intellectual property and trade secrets of the 
     United States and aggressively investing in research and 
     commercialization to dominate the key existing and future 
     technology fields.
       (B) While the United States once led the world in the share 
     of our economy invested in research, our Nation now ranks 9th 
     globally in total research and development and 12th in 
     publicly financed research and development.
       (C) While wages for American workers rose in parallel with 
     growth in national productivity from the end of World War II 
     through most of the 1970s, since then wage growth has been 
     uneven and labor's share in national income has declined.
       (2) Without a significant increase in investment in 
     research, education, technology transfer, intellectual 
     property, manufacturing, and other core strengths of the 
     United States innovation ecosystem, it is only a matter of 
     time before the global competitors of the United States 
     overtake the United States in terms of technological primacy. 
     The country that wins the race in key technologies--such as 
     artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced 
     communications, and advanced manufacturing--and uses 
     technological innovation to support high-quality jobs and 
     incomes will be the superpower of the future.
       (3) The Federal Government must catalyze United States 
     innovation by boosting research investments focused on 
     discovering, creating, commercializing, and demonstrating new 
     technologies and manufacturing those technologies 
     domestically throughout the country to ensure the leadership 
     of the United States in the industries of the future.
       (4) The distribution of innovation jobs and investment in 
     the United States has become largely concentrated in just a 
     few locations, while much of the Nation has been left out of 
     growth in the innovation sector. More than 90 percent of the 
     Nation's innovation sector employment growth in the last 15 
     years was generated in just 5 major metropolitan areas. The 
     Federal Government must address this imbalance in opportunity 
     by--
       (A) dramatically increasing funding for science and 
     engineering research and expanding partnerships with the 
     private sector to build new technology hubs across the 
     country;
       (B) spreading high-quality innovation sector jobs more 
     broadly;
       (C) increasing the participation of underrepresented 
     populations, engaging workers, and collaborating with labor 
     organizations in innovation efforts to tap the talent and 
     potential of the entire Nation to ensure the United States 
     leads the industries of the future; and
       (D) building regional capacity in such critical areas as 
     entrepreneurship, access to capital and other investment, and 
     supply chain development.
       (5) As President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated, ``[N]ew 
     frontiers of the mind are before us, and if they are 
     pioneered with the same vision, boldness, and drive with 
     which we have waged this war we can create a fuller and more 
     fruitful employment and a fuller and more fruitful life.''
       (6) As Vannevar Bush stated in his 1945 report entitled 
     Science, The Endless Frontier, ``New products, new 
     industries, and more jobs require continuous additions to 
     knowledge of the laws of nature, and the application of that 
     knowledge to practical purposes. Similarly, our defense 
     against aggression demands new knowledge so that we can 
     develop new and improved weapons. This essential, new 
     knowledge can be obtained only through basic scientific 
     research.''
       (7) Since their inception, the National Science Foundation 
     and other key Federal agencies, like the Department of 
     Energy, have carried out vital work supporting basic and 
     applied research to create knowledge that is a key driver of 
     the economy of the United States and enhances the Nation's 
     security.

     SEC. 3. IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION RESEARCH AT THE 
                   NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

       (a) Providing Authority to Disseminate Information.--
     Section 11 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
     U.S.C. 1870) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (j), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subsection (k), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) provide for the widest practicable and appropriate 
     dissemination of information

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     within the United States concerning the Foundation's 
     activities and the results thereof.''.
       (b) Establishment of Directorate for Technology and 
     Innovation.--The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
     U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 8 (42 U.S.C. 1866), by inserting at the end 
     the following: ``Such divisions shall include the Directorate 
     for Technology and Innovation established under section 
     8A.''; and
       (2) by inserting after section 8 the following:

     ``SEC. 8A. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND ESTABLISHING DIRECTORATE 
                   FOR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Community college.--The term `community college' has 
     the meaning given the term `junior or community college' in 
     section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1058(f)).
       ``(2) Designated country.--The term `designated country' 
     means a country that has been approved and designated in 
     writing by the President for purposes of this section, after 
     providing--
       ``(A) not less than 30 days of advance notification and 
     explanation to the relevant congressional committees before 
     the designation; and
       ``(B) in-person briefings to such committees, if requested 
     during the 30-day advance notification period described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Directorate.--The term `Directorate' means the 
     Directorate for Technology and Innovation established under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(4) Emerging research institution.--The term `emerging 
     research institution' means an institution of higher 
     education with an established undergraduate student program 
     that has, on average for the 3 years prior to an application 
     for an award under this section, received less than 
     $35,000,000 in Federal research funding.
       ``(5) Federal research facility.--The term `Federal 
     research facility' includes a research laboratory of the 
     Department of Agriculture and any other Federally funded 
     research and development center.
       ``(6) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     `historically Black college or university' has the meaning 
     given the term `part B institution' in section 322 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).
       ``(7) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
       ``(8) Key technology focus areas.--The term `key technology 
     focus areas' means the areas included on the most recent list 
     under subsection (d)(2).
       ``(9) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2(5) of the 
     National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)), except that 
     such term shall also include--
       ``(A) any organization composed of labor organizations, 
     such as a labor union federation or a State or municipal 
     labor body; and
       ``(B) any organization which would be included in the 
     definition for such term under such section 2(5) but for the 
     fact that the organization represents--
       ``(i) individuals employed by the United States, any wholly 
     owned Government corporation, any Federal Reserve Bank, or 
     any State or political subdivision thereof;
       ``(ii) individuals employed by persons subject to the 
     Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or
       ``(iii) individuals employed as agricultural laborers.
       ``(10) Minority-serving institution.--The term `minority-
     serving institution' means an institution described in 
     section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a)).
       ``(11) National laboratory.--The term `National Laboratory' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       ``(12) Relevant congressional committees.--The term 
     `relevant congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(13) STEM.--The term `STEM' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 2 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act 
     of 2010 (Public Law 111-358; 42 U.S.C. 6621 note).
       ``(14) Tribal college or university.--The term `Tribal 
     college or university' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)).
       ``(15) Underrepresented populations.--The term 
     `underrepresented populations' means women, minorities, 
     veterans, tribal populations, persons with disabilities, and 
     other populations that are underrepresented in STEM.
       ``(b) Establishment of Directorate for Technology and 
     Innovation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, the Director shall 
     establish in the Foundation a Directorate for Technology and 
     Innovation. The Directorate shall carry out the duties and 
     responsibilities described in this section, in order to 
     further the following goals:
       ``(A) Strengthening the leadership of the United States in 
     critical technologies, as described as a critical national 
     need in section 7018 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1862o-5), through basic research in the key technology focus 
     areas and the commercialization of those technologies to 
     businesses in the United States.
       ``(B) Addressing and mitigating technology challenges 
     integral to the geostrategic position of the United States 
     through the activities authorized by this section.
       ``(C) Enhancing the competitiveness of the United States in 
     the key technology focus areas by improving education in the 
     key technology focus areas and attracting more students to 
     such areas at all levels of education.
       ``(D) Consistent with the mission and operations of the 
     Foundation, fostering the economic and societal impact of 
     Federally funded research and development through an 
     accelerated translation of basic advances in the key 
     technology focus areas into processes and products, known as 
     technology transfer, that can help achieve national goals 
     related to economic competitiveness, domestic manufacturing, 
     national security, shared prosperity, energy and the 
     environment, health, education and workforce development, and 
     transportation.
       ``(E) Utilizing the full potential of the United States 
     workforce by encouraging broader participation in key 
     technology focus areas by underrepresented populations.
       ``(F) Ensuring the programmatic work of the Directorate and 
     Foundation incorporates a workforce perspective from labor 
     organizations and workforce training organizations.
       ``(2) Organization and administrative matters.--
       ``(A) Program managers.--The employees of the Directorate 
     may include program managers for the key technology focus 
     areas, who may perform a role similar to program managers 
     employed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for 
     the oversight and selection of programs supported by the 
     Directorate.
       ``(B) Selection of recipients.--Recipients of support under 
     the programs and activities of the Directorate shall be 
     selected by program managers or other employees of the 
     Directorate and the selection criteria for financial 
     assistance awards shall include intellectual merit and 
     broader impacts, including economic impacts on the advanced 
     technology production system of the United States. The 
     Directorate may use a peer review process or the authorities 
     provided under subsection (c), or some combination of such 
     process and authorities, to inform the selection of award 
     recipients.
       ``(C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, the Director shall 
     prepare and submit a report to the relevant congressional 
     committees regarding the use of alternative methods for the 
     selection of recipients and the distribution of funding to 
     recipients as compared to the traditional peer review 
     process.
       ``(D) Assistant directors.--The Director shall appoint an 
     Assistant Director for the Directorate, in the same manner as 
     other Assistant Directors of the Foundation are appointed.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, the Director shall 
     prepare and submit a report to the relevant congressional 
     committees regarding the establishment of the Directorate.
       ``(c) Personnel Management Authorities for the 
     Foundation.--In addition to the authorities and requirements 
     of section 15, the Director shall have the following 
     authorities:
       ``(1) Experts in science and engineering.--The Director 
     shall have the authority to carry out a program of personnel 
     management authority in the same manner, and subject to the 
     same requirements, as the program of personnel management 
     authority authorized for the Director of the Defense Advanced 
     Research Projects Agency under section 1599h of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency.
       ``(2) Highly qualified experts in needed occupations.--In 
     addition to the authority provided under paragraph (1), the 
     Director shall have the authority to carry out a program of 
     personnel management authority in the same manner, and 
     subject to the same requirements, as the program to attract 
     highly qualified experts carried out by the Secretary of 
     Defense under section 9903 of title 5, United States Code. 
     Individuals hired by the Director through such authority 
     shall include individuals with expertise in business 
     creativity, innovation management, design thinking, 
     entrepreneurship, venture capital, and related fields.
       ``(3) Additional hiring authority.--To the extent needed to 
     carry out the duties in paragraph (1), the Director is 
     authorized to utilize hiring authorities under section 3372 
     of title 5, United States Code, to staff the Directorate with 
     employees from other Federal

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     agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes and 
     Tribal organizations, institutions of higher education, and 
     other organizations, as described in that section, in the 
     same manner and subject to the same conditions, that apply to 
     such individuals utilized to accomplish other missions of the 
     Foundation.
       ``(d) Duties and Functions of the Directorate.--
       ``(1) Development of technology focus of the directorate.--
     The Director shall--
       ``(A) through the Directorate, advance innovation in the 
     key technology focus areas through basic and translational 
     research and other activities described in this section;
       ``(B) develop and implement strategies to ensure that the 
     activities of the Directorate are directed toward the key 
     technology focus areas in order to accomplish the goals 
     described in subsection (b)(1) consistent with the most 
     recent report conducted under section 5(b) of the Endless 
     Frontier Act; and
       ``(C) develop and focus on innovation methods, processes, 
     and promising practices that can affect the speed and 
     effectiveness of innovation processes at scale.
       ``(2) Key technology focus areas.--
       ``(A) Initial list.--The initial key technology focus areas 
     are--
       ``(i) artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other 
     software advances;
       ``(ii) high performance computing, semiconductors, and 
     advanced computer hardware;
       ``(iii) quantum computing and information systems;
       ``(iv) robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing;
       ``(v) natural and anthropogenic disaster prevention or 
     mitigation;
       ``(vi) advanced communications technology;
       ``(vii) biotechnology, medical technology, genomics, and 
     synthetic biology;
       ``(viii) cybersecurity, data storage, and data management 
     technologies;
       ``(ix) advanced energy, batteries, and industrial 
     efficiency; and
       ``(x) advanced materials science, engineering, and 
     exploration relevant to the other key technology focus areas 
     described in this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Review of key technology focus areas and subsequent 
     lists.--
       ``(i) Adding or deleting key technology focus areas.--
     Beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, and every 3 years 
     thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the Director 
     of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Director 
     of National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Director 
     of the National Institutes of Health, and, as appropriate, 
     the heads of other departments and agencies--

       ``(I) shall review the list of key technology focus areas;
       ``(II) may consider the challenges and recommendations 
     identified in the report required by section 11 of the 
     Endless Frontier Act; and
       ``(III) as part of that review, may add or delete key 
     technology focus areas if societal challenges or the 
     competitive threats to the United States have shifted 
     (whether because the United States or other nations have 
     advanced or fallen behind in a technological area), subject 
     to clause (ii).

       ``(ii) Limit on key technology focus areas.--Not more than 
     10 key technology focus areas shall be included on the list 
     of key technology focus areas at any time.
       ``(iii) Updating focus areas and distribution.--Prior to 
     completion of each review under this subparagraph, the 
     Director shall make the list of key technology focus areas 
     readily available to the public and available for public 
     comment, including, at a minimum, by publishing the list in 
     the Federal Register even if no changes are expected to be 
     made to the prior list.
       ``(iv) Extraordinary circumstance waiver.--In extraordinary 
     circumstances, the Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy may grant the Director the ability to add 
     or delete key technology focus areas without acting in 
     coordination as described in clause (i). If such an ability 
     is determined to be necessary by the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy, the Director and the 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall 
     not later than 15 days ahead of such a waiver being granted 
     submit a detailed description and justification to the 
     relevant congressional committees.
       ``(3) Activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the duties and functions 
     of the Directorate, the Director--
       ``(i) may make awards in a technologically-neutral manner 
     for key technology focus areas to--

       ``(I) individual institutions of higher education for work 
     at centers or by individual researchers or teams of 
     researchers;
       ``(II) not-for-profit entities; and
       ``(III) consortia that--

       ``(aa) shall include and be led by an institution of higher 
     education, or by a not-for-profit entity designed to support 
     technology development, and may include 1 or more additional 
     institutions of higher education;
       ``(bb) shall include at least one of the following:
       ``(AA) a historically Black college or university;
       ``(BB) a Tribal College or University;
       ``(CC) another minority-serving institution;
       ``(DD) an institution that participates in the Established 
     Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under section 113 
     of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 1862g);
       ``(EE) an emerging research institution that is not 
     classified as a very high research activity by the Carnegie 
     Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and that 
     has an undergraduate enrollment with a majority of students 
     who are from underrepresented populations; or
       ``(FF) a community college; and
       ``(cc) may include 1 or more--
       ``(AA) entities described in subclause (I) or (II) and 
     industries, including startups, small businesses, and public-
     private partnerships;
       ``(BB) economic development organizations or venture 
     development organizations, as such term is defined in section 
     28(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980;
       ``(CC) National Laboratories;
       ``(DD) Federal laboratories, as defined in section 4 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3703);
       ``(EE) Federal research facilities;
       ``(FF) labor organizations;
       ``(GG) entities described in subclause (I) or (II) from 
     allied or partner countries;
       ``(HH) other entities if determined by the Director to be 
     vital to the success of the program; and
       ``(II) binational research and development foundations and 
     funds, excluding foreign entities of concern;
       ``(ii) may partner with other directorates of the 
     Foundation for projects or research, including--

       ``(I) to pursue basic questions about natural, human, and 
     physical phenomena that could enable advances in the key 
     technology focus areas;
       ``(II) to study questions that could affect the design 
     (including human interfaces), operation, deployment, or the 
     social and ethical consequences of technologies in the key 
     technology focus areas, including the development of 
     technologies that complement or enhance the abilities of 
     workers and impact of specific innovations on domestic jobs 
     and equitable opportunity; and
       ``(III) to further the creation of a domestic workforce 
     capable of advancing, using, and adapting to key technology 
     focus areas and understanding and improving the impact of key 
     technology focus areas on STEM teaching and learning 
     advancing the key technology focus areas, including engaging 
     relevant partners in research and innovation programs;

       ``(iii) may provide funds to any other Federal agencies for 
     intramural or extramural work in the key technology focus 
     areas through research, manufacturing, or other means;
       ``(iv) may make awards under the SBIR and STTR programs (as 
     defined in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638(e)); and
       ``(v) may enter into and perform such contracts, other 
     transactions, or other arrangements, or modifications 
     thereof, as may be necessary in the conduct of the work of 
     the Directorate and on such terms as the Director considers 
     appropriate, in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.
       ``(B) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, the Director, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall prepare 
     and submit to the relevant congressional committees--
       ``(i) a plan to seek out additional investments from--

       ``(I) certain designated countries; and
       ``(II) entities other than institutions of higher 
     education; and

       ``(ii) the planned activities of the Directorate to secure 
     federally funded science and technology pursuant to section 
     1746 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) and section 223 of William M. 
     (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).
       ``(C) Annual briefing.--Each year, the Director shall 
     formally request a briefing from the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, the Director of National Intelligence, and 
     as appropriate other department or agency heads regarding 
     their efforts to preserve the United States' advantages 
     generated by the activity of the Directorate.
       ``(4) Interagency cooperation.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Director and other Federal research agencies, in consultation 
     with the United States Patent and Trademark Office where 
     appropriate, shall work cooperatively with each other to 
     further the goals of this section in the key technology focus 
     areas.
       ``(B) Coordination with nist and department of energy.--In 
     making research awards under this section, the Director 
     shall, as appropriate, work in coordination with the Director 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the 
     Secretary of Energy.
       ``(C) Comptroller general report.--Each year, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and 
     submit a report to Congress, and shall simultaneously submit 
     the report to the Director and the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy, describing the interagency 
     cooperation that occurred during the preceding year pursuant 
     to this paragraph, including a list of--

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       ``(i) any funds provided under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) to 
     other divisions of the Foundation; and
       ``(ii) any funds provided under paragraph (3)(A)(iii) to 
     other Federal research agencies.
       ``(5) Providing scholarships, fellowships, and other 
     student support.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director, acting through the 
     Directorate, shall fund undergraduate scholarships (including 
     at community colleges), graduate fellowships and 
     traineeships, and postdoctoral awards in the key technology 
     focus areas.
       ``(B) Implementation.--The Director may carry out 
     subparagraph (A) by providing funds--
       ``(i) for making awards--

       ``(I) directly to students; and
       ``(II) to institutions of higher education or consortia of 
     institutions of higher education, including those 
     institutions or consortia involved in operating university 
     technology centers established under paragraph (6); and

       ``(ii) to programs in Federal research agencies that have 
     experience awarding such scholarships, fellowships, 
     traineeships, or postdoctoral awards.
       ``(C) Broadening participation.--In carrying out this 
     paragraph, the Director should work to increase the 
     participation of underrepresented populations in fields 
     related to the key technology focus areas. For that purpose, 
     the Director may take such steps as establishing or 
     augmenting programs targeted at underrepresented populations, 
     and supporting traineeships or other relevant programs at 
     institutions of higher education with high enrollments of 
     underrepresented populations.
       ``(D) Innovation.--In carrying out this paragraph, the 
     Director shall encourage innovation in graduate education, 
     including through encouraging institutions of higher 
     education to offer graduate students opportunities to gain 
     experience in industry or government as part of their 
     graduate training, and through support for students in 
     professional masters programs related to the key technology 
     focus areas.
       ``(E) Supplement, not supplant.--The Director shall ensure 
     that funds made available under this paragraph shall be used 
     to create additional support for postsecondary students and 
     shall not displace funding for any other available support.
       ``(6) University technology centers.--
       ``(A) In general.--From amounts made available to the 
     Directorate, the Director shall, through a competitive 
     application and selection process, make awards to 
     institutions of higher education or consortia described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(i)(III) to establish university technology 
     centers.
       ``(B) Uses of funds.--
       ``(i) In general.--A center established under an award 
     under subparagraph (A)--

       ``(I) shall use support provided under such subparagraph--

       ``(aa) to carry out basic and translational research to 
     advance innovation in the key technology focus areas; and
       ``(bb) to further the development and commercialization of 
     innovations, including inventions, in the key technology 
     focus areas, including--
       ``(AA) innovations derived from research carried out under 
     item (aa), through such activities as translational research, 
     proof-of-concept development, and prototyping, in order to 
     reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new 
     technologies;
       ``(BB) to promote patenting and commercialization of 
     inventions derived from research carried out under item (aa); 
     and
       ``(CC) through the use of public-private partnerships; and

       ``(II) may use support provided under such subparagraph--

       ``(aa) for the costs of equipment;
       ``(bb) for the costs associated with technology transfer 
     and commercialization, including patenting and licensing; or
       ``(cc) for other activities or costs necessary to 
     accomplish the purposes of this section, including for 
     operations and staff.
       ``(ii) Support of regional technology hubs.--Each center 
     established under subparagraph (A) may support and 
     participate in, as appropriate, the activities of any 
     regional technology hub designated under section 28(b)(1)(A) 
     of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.
       ``(C) Selection process.--In selecting recipients under 
     this paragraph, the Director shall consider--
       ``(i) the capacity of the applicant to pursue and advance 
     basic and translational research;
       ``(ii) the extent to which the applicant's proposed 
     research would be likely to advance American competitiveness 
     in 1 or more key technology focus areas;
       ``(iii) the extent to which the applicant's proposal would 
     broaden participation by underrepresented populations in 
     those areas;
       ``(iv) the capacity of the applicant to engage industry, 
     labor, and other appropriate organizations on any advances;
       ``(v) whether the applicant's proposed research will, where 
     applicable, contribute to growth in domestic manufacturing 
     capacity and job creation;
       ``(vi) the quality of plans for dissemination of research 
     and technology results, in accordance with relevant export 
     control laws;
       ``(vii) how the applicant will, where applicable, encourage 
     the training and participation of entrepreneurs and the 
     translation of research results to practice, including the 
     development of new businesses;
       ``(viii) how the applicant will encourage the participation 
     of inventors and entrepreneurs and the development of new 
     businesses, where applicable;
       ``(ix) regional and geographic diversity;
       ``(x) in the case of a consortium, the extent to which the 
     proposal includes institutions listed in paragraph 
     (3)(A)(i)(III)(bb); and
       ``(xi) the amount of funds from industry organizations 
     described in subparagraph (D)(ii) the applicant would use 
     towards establishing the center under subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure that any 
     institution of higher education or consortium receiving an 
     award under subparagraph (A) has--
       ``(i) the capacity or the ability to acquire the capacity 
     to advance the goals described in subsection (b)(1); and
       ``(ii) secured contributions for establishing the center 
     under subparagraph (A) from industry organizations in an 
     amount not less than 10 percent of the total amount of the 
     award the institution or consortium would receive under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(7) Moving technology from laboratory to market.--
       ``(A) Program authorized.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Director, in coordination with the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, shall establish a program in the Directorate to 
     make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 
     higher education or consortia described in paragraph 
     (3)(A)(i)(III)--

       ``(I) to build capacity at an institution of higher 
     education or within the consortium and facilitate 
     collaboration with firms in the key technology focus areas to 
     increase the likelihood that new technologies in the key 
     technology focus areas will succeed in the commercial market; 
     and
       ``(II) with the goal of promoting experiments with a range 
     of models that institutions of higher education or consortia 
     could use to--

       ``(aa) enable new technologies and inventions to mature to 
     the point where the technologies are more likely to succeed 
     in the commercial market and promote the creation of high-
     quality jobs in the United States; and
       ``(bb) reduce the risks to commercial success for new 
     technologies and inventions earlier in their development.
       ``(ii) Use for training.--An award under this subparagraph 
     for a purpose described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause 
     (i) may also enable the institution of higher education or 
     consortium to provide training and support to scientists, 
     engineers, and inventors who are interested in research, 
     technology transfer, and commercialization, including 
     patenting and licensing, if the use is included in the 
     proposal submitted under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Proposals.--An institution of higher education or 
     consortium desiring an award under this paragraph shall 
     submit a proposal to the Director at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Director may 
     require. The proposal shall include a description of--
       ``(i) the broader impact of the proposal;
       ``(ii) the steps the applicant is studying or will take to 
     enable technology transfer to reduce the risks for 
     commercialization for new technologies, including how the 
     applicant will collaborate with firms in the key technology 
     focus areas;
       ``(iii) why such steps are likely to be effective;
       ``(iv) how such steps differ from previous efforts to 
     reduce the risks for commercialization for new technologies;
       ``(v) whether the commercial viability of any new 
     technologies will promote the creation of high-quality jobs 
     in the United States;
       ``(vi) how the applicant will, where applicable, encourage 
     the participation of inventors and entrepreneurs and the 
     development of new businesses; and
       ``(vii) how the applicant will, where applicable, encourage 
     the training and participation of entrepreneurs and the 
     translation of research results to practice, including the 
     development of new businesses.
       ``(C) Use of funds.--A recipient of an award under this 
     paragraph shall use award funds to reduce the risks for 
     commercialization for new technologies, which may include--
       ``(i) creating and funding competitions to allow 
     entrepreneurial ideas from institutions of higher education 
     or consortia described in paragraph (3)(A)(i)(III) to 
     illustrate their commercialization potential;
       ``(ii) facilitating relationships among local and national 
     business leaders, including investors, and potential 
     entrepreneurs to encourage successful commercialization;
       ``(iii) creating or supporting entities that could enable 
     researchers to further develop new technology, through 
     patient capital investment, advice, staff support, or other 
     means;
       ``(iv) providing facilities for start-up companies where 
     technology maturation could occur;
       ``(v) covering legal and other fees associated with 
     technology transfer and commercialization, including 
     patenting and licensing; and
       ``(vi) revising institution policies, including policies 
     related to intellectual property and faculty 
     entrepreneurship, to accomplish the goals of this paragraph.
       ``(D) Reporting on commercialization based on metrics.--The 
     Director shall establish--
       ``(i) metrics related to commercialization for an award 
     under this paragraph; and

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       ``(ii) a reporting schedule for recipients of such awards 
     that takes into account both short- and long-term goals of 
     the program under this paragraph.
       ``(8) Test beds.--
       ``(A) Program authorized.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Director, in coordination with the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, shall establish a program in the Directorate to 
     make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 
     higher education or consortia described in paragraph 
     (3)(A)(i)(III) to establish and operate test beds and 
     fabrication facilities to advance the operation, integration, 
     deployment, and, as appropriate, manufacturing of new, 
     innovative technologies in the key technology focus areas, 
     which may include hardware or software. The goal of such test 
     beds and facilities shall be to accelerate the movement of 
     innovative technologies into the commercial market through 
     the private sector.
       ``(ii) Coordination.--In establishing the program under 
     clause (i), the Director shall ensure coordination in 
     establishing new test beds under this paragraph with other 
     test beds supported by the Foundation or established under 
     Manufacturing USA to avoid duplication and maximize the use 
     of Federal resources.
       ``(B) Proposals.--A proposal submitted under this paragraph 
     shall, at a minimum, describe--
       ``(i)(I) the technology or technologies that will be the 
     focus of the test bed or fabrication facility;
       ``(II) the goals of the work to be done at the test bed or 
     facility; and
       ``(III) the expected schedule for completing that work;
       ``(ii) how the applicant will assemble a workforce with the 
     skills needed to operate the test bed or facility;
       ``(iii) how the applicant will ensure broad access to the 
     facility;
       ``(iv) how the applicant will collaborate with firms in the 
     key technology focus areas, including through coordinated 
     research and development and funding, to ensure that work in 
     the test bed or facility will contribute to the commercial 
     viability of any technologies and will include collaboration 
     from industry and labor organizations;
       ``(v) how the applicant will encourage the participation of 
     inventors and entrepreneurs and the development of new 
     businesses;
       ``(vi) how the applicant will increase participation by 
     underrepresented populations;
       ``(vii) how the applicant will demonstrate that the 
     commercial viability of any new technologies will support the 
     creation of high-quality domestic jobs;
       ``(viii) how the test bed or facility will operate after 
     Federal funding has ended; and
       ``(ix) how the test bed will disseminate lessons and other 
     technical information to United States firms or allied or 
     partner country firms in the United States.
       ``(C) Awards.--Awards made under this paragraph shall be 
     for 7 years, with the possibility of 5-year extensions.
       ``(D) Authorized use of funds.--An awardee under this 
     paragraph may, in order to achieve the purposes described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i), use the award for the purchase of 
     equipment, the support of graduate students and postdoctoral 
     researchers, and the salaries of staff.
       ``(E) Results.--An awardee under this paragraph may publish 
     and share with the public the results of the work conducted 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(F) Interagency semi-annual meetings.--The Director, the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, and the heads of other departments and agencies, 
     or their designees, with test bed related equities shall hold 
     an annual meeting to coordinate their respective test bed 
     related investments, future years plan, and other appropriate 
     matters, to avoid conflicts and duplication of efforts. Upon 
     request by Congress, Congress shall be briefed on the results 
     of the meetings.
       ``(9) Inapplicability.--Section 5(e)(1) shall not apply to 
     grants, contracts, awards, or other arrangements made under 
     this section.
       ``(e) Areas of Funding Support.--Subject to the 
     availability of funds to carry out this section, the Director 
     shall endeavor, for each fiscal year, to use--
       ``(1) not less than 35 percent of funds provided to the 
     Directorate for such year to carry out subsection (d)(6);
       ``(2) not less than 15 percent of such funds to carry out 
     the purpose of subsection (d)(5)--
       ``(A) with the goal of awarding, across the key technology 
     focus areas--
       ``(i) not fewer than 1,000 postdoctoral awards;
       ``(ii) not fewer than 2,000 graduate fellowships and 
     traineeships; and
       ``(iii) not fewer than 1,000 undergraduate scholarships, 
     including scholarships to attend community colleges;
       ``(B) of which not less than 10 percent of the funds 
     designated under this paragraph shall be used to support 
     additional awards to focus on community college training, 
     education, and teaching programs that increase the 
     participation of underrepresented populations in science, 
     technology, engineering, and mathematics, including technical 
     programs through programs such as the Advanced Technological 
     Education program;
       ``(C) of which not less than 20 percent of the funds 
     designated under this paragraph shall be used to support 
     awards for post-doctorate fellowships, graduate fellowships 
     and traineeships, and undergraduate scholarships through 
     institutions of higher education, and other institutions, 
     located in jurisdictions that participate in the Established 
     Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under section 113 
     of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 1862g); and
       ``(D) if funds remain after carrying out subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), and (C), awards to institutions of higher education to 
     enable the institutions to fund the development and 
     establishment of new or specialized courses of education for 
     graduate, undergraduate, or technical college students;
       ``(3) not less than 5 percent of such funds to carry out 
     subsection (d)(7);
       ``(4) not less than 10 percent of such funds to carry out 
     subsection (d)(8);
       ``(5) not less than 15 percent of such funds to carry out 
     research and related activities pursuant to subclauses (I) 
     and (II) of subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii); and
       ``(6) not less than 20 percent of such funds to support 
     research in the key technology focus areas through the 
     Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under 
     section 113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization 
     Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g).
       ``(f) Technical Assistance for Award Recipients and 
     Applicants.--The Director may--
       ``(1) coordinate with other Federal agencies to establish 
     interagency and multidisciplinary teams to provide technical 
     assistance to recipients of, and prospective applicants for, 
     awards under this section;
       ``(2) by Federal interagency agreement and notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, transfer funds available to carry 
     out this section to the head of another Federal agency to 
     facilitate and support the provision of such technical 
     assistance; and
       ``(3) enter into contracts with third parties to provide 
     such technical assistance.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations and Limitations.--
       ``(1) Authorization for the office of inspector general.--
     From any amounts appropriated for the Foundation for a fiscal 
     year, there is authorized to be appropriated for necessary 
     expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the Foundation 
     an amount of not less than $10,000,000 in any fiscal year 
     appropriation for the Foundation, for oversight of the 
     programs and activities established under this section in 
     accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978.
       ``(2) Supplement and not supplant.--The amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section shall 
     supplement, and not supplant, any other amounts already 
     appropriated to the Foundation or Office of Inspector General 
     of the Foundation, except with respect to transfers described 
     in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Transfer of funds authority.--For fiscal years 2022 
     through 2024, the Director shall transfer any funds 
     appropriated to the Directorate to any other directorate or 
     office of the Foundation for activities directly related to 
     the key technology focus areas.
       ``(4) No new awards.--The Director shall not make any new 
     awards for the activities described in this section for any 
     fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated to the 
     Foundation (not including amounts appropriated for the 
     Directorate) is less than the total amount appropriated to 
     the Foundation (not including such amounts), adjusted by the 
     rate of inflation, for the previous fiscal year.
       ``(5) No funds for construction.--No funds provided under 
     this section shall be used for construction.
       ``(h) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section or 
     any other amendments made to this Act by the Endless Frontier 
     Act shall be construed to alter the mission of any 
     directorate of the Foundation existing prior to the date of 
     enactment of such Act, or to alter the award selection 
     methods or criteria used by such directorates.''.
       (c) Chief Diversity Officer.--The National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), as amended 
     by subsection (b), is further amended by inserting after 
     section 8A the following:

     ``SEC. 8B. CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER.

       ``(a) Chief Diversity Officer.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Director shall appoint a Chief 
     Diversity Officer of the National Science Foundation.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--The Chief Diversity Officer should 
     have significant experience with diversity and inclusion, in 
     particular within the Federal Government and science 
     community.
       ``(3) Oversight.--The Chief Diversity Officer shall report 
     directly to the Director in the performance of the duties of 
     the Chief Diversity Officer under this section.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Chief Diversity Officer is responsible 
     for providing advice on policy, oversight, guidance, and 
     coordination with respect to matters of the National Science 
     Foundation related to diversity and inclusion. Other duties 
     may include--
       ``(1) establishing and maintaining a strategic plan that 
     publicly states a diversity definition, vision, and goals for 
     the National Science Foundation;
       ``(2) defining a set of strategic metrics that are--
       ``(A) directly linked to key organizational priorities and 
     goals;
       ``(B) actionable; and
       ``(C) actively used to implement the strategic plan under 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(3) advising in the establishment of a strategic plan for 
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     institutions of higher education, including community 
     colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, 
     Tribal colleges or universities, and other minority-serving 
     institutions (as such terms are defined in section 8A(a)), 
     and individuals;
       ``(4) advising in the establishment of a strategic plan for 
     outreach to, and recruiting from, untapped locations and 
     underrepresented populations; and
       ``(5) performing such additional duties and exercise such 
     powers as the Director may prescribe.''.
       (d) Annual Report on Unfunded Priorities.--
       (1) Annual report.--Not later than 10 days after the date 
     on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the National Science Board shall submit 
     to the President and to Congress a report on the unfunded 
     priorities of the National Science Foundation.
       (2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall provide--
       (A) for each directorate of the National Science Foundation 
     for the most recent, fully completed fiscal year--
       (i) the proposal success rate;
       (ii) the percentage and total funding of proposals that 
     were not funded and that met the criteria for funding; and
       (iii) the most promising research areas covered by 
     proposals described in clause (ii); and
       (B) a list, in order of priority, of the next activities 
     approved by the National Science Board to be undertaken in 
     the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction 
     account.
       (e) Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Director, acting through the 
     Directorate, shall establish a 5-year pilot program for 
     awarding grants to eligible partnerships to build research 
     and education capacity at emerging research institutions to 
     enable such institutions to contribute to programs run by the 
     Directorate.
       (2) Applications.--An eligible partnership seeking a grant 
     under this subsection shall submit an application to the 
     Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Director may reasonably require, including 
     a statement of how the partnership will use the funds awarded 
     through the grant to achieve a lasting increase in the 
     research and education capacity of each emerging research 
     institution included in the eligible partnership.
       (3) Activities.--An eligible partnership receiving a grant 
     under this subsection may use the funds awarded through such 
     grant for--
       (A) faculty salaries and training;
       (B) research experiences for undergraduate and graduate 
     students;
       (C) maintenance and repair of research equipment and 
     instrumentation; and
       (D) any other activities the Director determines 
     appropriate.
       (4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation.
       (B) Directorate; emerging research institution.--The terms 
     ``Directorate'' and ``emerging research institution'' have 
     the meanings given such terms in section 8A(a) of the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950, except that, with 
     respect to the term ``emerging research institution'', the 
     reference in paragraph (4) of such section to an award under 
     section 8A of that Act shall be deemed a reference to a grant 
     under this subsection.
       (C) Eligible partnership.--The term ``eligible 
     partnership'' means a partnership of--
       (i) at least 1 emerging research institution; and
       (ii) at least 1 institution classified as a very high 
     research activity by the Carnegie Classification of 
     Institutions of Higher Education.

     SEC. 4. ENDLESS FRONTIER FUND.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated a 
     total of $112,410,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 
     for the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act. Such funds shall be available for the 
     implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this 
     Act, and shall be administered by the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Director'').
       (b) Use of Funds.--
       (1) Submission of annual allocation.--Until the date on 
     which all of the amounts in the Fund described in subsection 
     (a) are expended, the Director shall annually submit to 
     Congress, together with the annual budget of the United 
     States, a list of allocations to agencies and departments to 
     implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act that 
     includes a detailed description of each program proposed to 
     be funded, including the estimated expenditures from the Fund 
     for the program for the applicable fiscal year.
       (2) Alternate allocation.--
       (A) In general.--The Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act for the relevant fiscal 
     year may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made 
     available under this section.
       (B) Allocation by president.--
       (i) No alternate allocations.--If Congress has not enacted 
     legislation establishing alternate allocations as described 
     in subparagraph (A) by the date on which the Act making full-
     year appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
     Related Agencies for the applicable fiscal year is enacted 
     into law, amounts made available under this section shall be 
     allocated by the Director.
       (ii) Insufficient alternate allocation.--If Congress enacts 
     legislation establishing alternate allocations for amounts 
     made available under this section that are less than the full 
     amount authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for that 
     fiscal year under subsection (a), the difference between the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated and the alternate 
     allocation shall be allocated by the Director.
       (c) Limitation.--No funds provided under this section shall 
     be used for construction, except in the case of 
     infrastructure projects described in section 28(b)(1)(B) of 
     the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
     (Public Law 96-480), as added by section 7(a) of this Act.
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     during the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the 
     Director shall make available, from amounts made available 
     under subsection (a)--
       (1) $9,425,000,000 to the regional technology hub program 
     under section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by 
     section 7 of this Act;
       (2) $575,000,000 to the comprehensive regional technology 
     strategy grant program under section 29 of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), 
     as added by section 8 of this Act, of which $100,000,000 
     shall be made available for each of fiscal years 2022 and 
     2023 and $125,000,000 shall be made available for each of 
     fiscal years 2024 through 2026;
       (3) $100,000,000,000 to the Directorate for Technology and 
     Innovation of the National Science Foundation, of which 
     $5,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, 
     $10,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, 
     $20,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, 
     $30,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, 
     and $35,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 
     2026; and
       (4) $2,410,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to the Manufacturing USA Program for activities 
     described under section 9 of this Act.

     SEC. 5. STRATEGY AND REPORT ON ECONOMIC SECURITY, SCIENCE, 
                   RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION TO SUPPORT THE 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 
     the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Finance, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
     Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Key technology focus area.--The term ``key technology 
     focus area'' means an area included on the most recent list 
     under section 8A(d)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act 
     of 1950.
       (3) National security strategy.--The term ``national 
     security strategy'' means the national security strategy 
     required by section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3043).
       (b) Strategy and Report.--
       (1) In general.--In 2021 and in each year thereafter before 
     the applicable date set forth under paragraph (2), the 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in 
     coordination with the Director of the National Economic 
     Council, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the National 
     Security Council, the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and 
     in consultation with relevant nongovernmental partners, 
     shall--
       (A) review such strategy, programs, and resources as the 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
     determines pertain to United States national competitiveness 
     in science, research, innovation, and technology transfer, 
     including patenting and licensing, to support the national 
     security strategy;
       (B) develop or revise a strategy for the Federal Government 
     to improve the national competitiveness of the United States 
     in science, research, and innovation to support the national 
     security strategy; and
       (C) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--

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       (i) a report on the findings of the Director with respect 
     to the review conducted under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) the strategy developed or revised under subparagraph 
     (B).
       (2) Applicable dates.--In each year, the applicable date 
     set forth under this paragraph is as follows:
       (A) In 2021, December 31, 2021.
       (B) In 2022 and every year thereafter--
       (i) in any year in which a new President is inaugurated, 
     October 1 of that year; and
       (ii) in any other year, the date that is 90 days after the 
     date of the transmission to Congress in that year of the 
     national security strategy.
       (c) Elements.--
       (1) Report.--Each report submitted under subsection 
     (b)(1)(C)(i) shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of public and private investment in 
     civilian and military science and technology and its 
     implications for the geostrategic position and national 
     security of the United States.
       (B) A description of the prioritized economic security 
     interests and objectives, including domestic job creation, of 
     the United States relating to science, research, and 
     innovation and an assessment of how investment in civilian 
     and military science and technology can advance those 
     objectives.
       (C) An assessment of how regional efforts are contributing 
     and could contribute to the innovation capacity of the United 
     States, including--
       (i) programs run by State and local governments; and
       (ii) regional factors that are contributing or could 
     contribute positively to innovation.
       (D) An assessment of--
       (i) workforce needs for competitiveness and national 
     security in key technology areas; and
       (ii) Federal support needed--

       (I) to expand domestic and international student pathways 
     into key technology areas; and
       (II) to improve workforce development and employment 
     systems, as well as programs and practices to upskill 
     incumbent workers.

       (E) An assessment of barriers to competitiveness in key 
     technology focus areas and barriers to the development and 
     evolution of start-ups, small and mid-sized business 
     entities, and industries in key technology focus areas.
       (F) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Federal 
     Government, federally funded research and development 
     centers, and national labs in supporting and promoting 
     technology commercialization and technology transfer, 
     including an assessment of the adequacy of Federal research 
     and development funding in promoting competitiveness and the 
     development of new technologies.
       (G) An assessment of manufacturing capacity, logistics, and 
     supply chain dynamics of major export sectors, including 
     access to a skilled workforce, physical infrastructure, and 
     broadband network infrastructure.
       (H) An assessment of how the Federal Government is 
     increasing the participation of underrepresented populations 
     in science, research, innovation, and manufacturing.
       (I) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Federal 
     Government, Federally funded research and development 
     centers, and national laboratories in transitioning 
     technologies and processes that emerge from Federally funded 
     research to new domestic manufacturing growth and job 
     creation across sectors in the United States.
       (2) Strategy.--Each strategy submitted under subsection 
     (b)(1)(C)(ii) shall include the following:
       (A) A plan to utilize available tools to address or 
     minimize the leading threats and challenges and to take 
     advantage of the leading opportunities, particularly in 
     regards to technology areas central to competition between 
     the United States and China, including the following:
       (i) Specific objectives, tasks, metrics, and milestones for 
     each relevant Federal agency.
       (ii) Specific plans to support public and private sector 
     investment in research, technology development, education and 
     workforce development, and domestic manufacturing in key 
     technology focus areas supportive of the national economic 
     competitiveness of the United States and to foster the 
     prudent use of public-private partnerships.
       (iii) Specific plans to promote environmental stewardship 
     and fair competition for United States workers.
       (iv) A description of--

       (I) how the strategy submitted under subsection 
     (b)(1)(C)(ii) supports the national security strategy; and
       (II) how the strategy submitted under such subsection is 
     integrated and coordinated with the most recent national 
     defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United 
     States Code.

       (v) A plan to encourage the governments of countries that 
     are allies or partners of the United States to cooperate with 
     the execution of the strategy submitted under subsection 
     (b)(1)(C)(ii), where appropriate.
       (vi) A plan to encourage certain international and 
     multilateral organizations to support the implementation of 
     such strategy.
       (vii) A plan for how the United States should develop local 
     and regional capacity for building innovation ecosystems 
     across the Nation by providing Federal support.
       (viii) A plan for strengthening the industrial base of the 
     United States.
       (B) An identification of additional resources, 
     administrative action, or legislative action recommended to 
     assist with the implementation of such strategy.
       (d) Form of Reports and Strategies.--Each report and 
     strategy submitted under subsection (b)(1)(C) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.

     SEC. 6. SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Critical industry.--The term ``critical industry'' 
     means--
       (A) key technology focus areas, as defined in section 8A(a) 
     of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as added by 
     section 3(b) of this Act; and
       (B) areas identified by the report in subsection (f).
       (2) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical 
     infrastructure'' has the meaning given the term in the 
     Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
     5195c).
       (3) Foreign entity.--The term ``foreign entity''--
       (A) means--
       (i) the government of a foreign country;
       (ii) a foreign political party;
       (iii) an individual who is not a protected individual (as 
     defined in section 274B(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))); or
       (iv) a partnership, association, corporation, organization, 
     or other combination of persons organized under the laws of, 
     or having its principal place of business in, a foreign 
     country; and
       (B) includes--
       (i) any person owned by, controlled by, or subject to the 
     jurisdiction or direction of, a person described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       (ii) any person, wherever located, that acts as an agent, 
     representative, or employee of a person described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       (iii) any person that acts in any other capacity at the 
     order or request, or under the direction or control, of--

       (I) a person described in subparagraph (A); or
       (II) a person, the activities of which are directly or 
     indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or 
     subsidized in whole or in majority part by a person described 
     in subparagraph (A);

       (iv) any person that directly or indirectly through any 
     contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or 
     otherwise owns not less than 25 percent of the equity 
     interests of a person described in subparagraph (A);
       (v) any person with significant responsibility to control, 
     manage, or direct a person described in subparagraph (A);
       (vi) any individual, wherever located, who is a citizen or 
     resident of a country controlled by a person described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (vii) any corporation, partnership, association, or other 
     organization organized under the laws of a country controlled 
     by a person described in subparagraph (A).
       (4) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity 
     of concern'' means a foreign entity that is--
       (A) designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the 
     Secretary of State under section 219(a) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a));
       (B) included on the list of specially designated nationals 
     and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury (commonly 
     known as the ``SDN list'');
       (C) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction 
     or direction of a government of a foreign country that is a 
     covered nation (as defined in section 2533c(d) of title 10, 
     United States Code);
       (D) alleged by the Attorney General to have been involved 
     in activities for which a conviction was obtained under--
       (i) chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Espionage Act'');
       (ii) section 951 or 1030 of title 18, United States Code;
       (iii) chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Economic Espionage Act of 1996'');
       (iv) the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
       (v) section 224, 225, 226, 227, or 236 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274, 2275, 2276, 2277, and 2284);
       (vi) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 
     et seq.); or
       (vii) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
       (E) determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, to be engaged in unauthorized conduct that is 
     detrimental to the national security or foreign policy of the 
     United States.
       (5) Labor organization.--The term ``labor organization'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 8A(a) of the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
       (6) Program.--The term ``program'' means the supply chain 
     resiliency and crisis response program established under 
     subsection (b).
       (7) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant 
     committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

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       (C) the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (F) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (G) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (H) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (I) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (J) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (K) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (L) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (M) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish in the 
     Department of Commerce a supply chain resiliency and crisis 
     response program to carry out the activities described in 
     subsection (d).
       (c) Mission and Priorities.--
       (1) Mission.--The mission of the program is to--
       (A) ensure the leadership of the United States with respect 
     to industries that are essential to mid-term and long-term 
     national security and economic competitiveness;
       (B) promote, in partnership with the private sector and 
     other relevant stakeholders, the resiliency of supply chains 
     of the United States and allied or partner countries; and
       (C) encourage partnerships between the Federal Government 
     and industry, labor organizations, and State, local, 
     territorial, and Tribal governments in order to better 
     respond to supply chain crises.
       (2) Priorities.--The program shall--
       (A) in partnership with the private sector, build resilient 
     and secure supply chains (including through the mid-term and 
     long-term diversification of key supply chains, which shall 
     include the support of small- and medium-sized businesses) 
     that can ensure the access of the United States to critical 
     goods and services in the face of shocks, including pandemic 
     and biological threats, cyberattacks, extreme weather events, 
     terrorist and geopolitical attacks, great power conflict, and 
     other threats to national security, with key parts of such 
     resilience being--
       (i) the diversification of key supply chains with allies or 
     key partners; and
       (ii) working with allies or key partners through agreements 
     and other commitments; and
       (B) support collaboration with allies or key partners to 
     collectively build and strengthen resilient global supply 
     chains, including through identifying supply chain 
     vulnerabilities, expanding productive capacity, and 
     stockpiling essential goods.
       (d) Activities.--Under the program, the Secretary, acting 
     through 1 or more bureaus or other divisions of the 
     Department of Commerce as appropriate, shall carry out 
     activities--
       (1) to map and monitor key supply chains and to identify 
     current and future key supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities 
     in critical industries;
       (2) to develop or identify opportunities to build domestic 
     capacity, and cooperate with allies or key partners, to 
     address supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities in critical 
     industries;
       (3) to consult and collaborate with the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
     of State, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director 
     of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and, as 
     appropriate, the heads of other Federal departments and 
     agencies to invest in urgent supply chain gaps;
       (4) to encourage partnerships between the Federal 
     Government and industry, labor organizations, and State, 
     local, territorial, and Tribal governments to better respond 
     to crises;
       (5) to support the distribution of critical resources to 
     areas that have the greatest needs during crises;
       (6) to develop contingency plans to ensure a resilient 
     supply chain response for potential crises;
       (7) to ensure that allies and key partners have supply 
     chains that are capable of supporting critical industries; 
     and
       (8) to enter into agreements and partnerships with allied 
     or partner governments to promote diversified and resilient 
     supply chains that ensure supply of critical goods to both 
     the United States and allied companies.
       (e) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
       (1) establish a unified coordination group to serve as the 
     primary method for coordinating between and among Federal 
     departments and agencies in response to known supply chain 
     risks as well as for integrating private sector partners into 
     efforts, as appropriate, to--
       (A) study technical, engineering, and operational data 
     acquired on a voluntary basis from the private sector, in a 
     manner that ensures any data provided by the private sector 
     is kept confidential and as required under section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Freedom 
     of Information Act'');
       (B) directly receive whistleblower complaints with 
     appropriate protection; and
       (C) identify key competitiveness challenges in critical 
     industries;
       (2) enter into agreements with allied or partner 
     governments regarding supply chain security assurances;
       (3) coordinate with other divisions of the Department of 
     Commerce and other Federal departments and agencies to 
     leverage existing authorities, as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, to strengthen supply chain resilience; and
       (4) with the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives, transfer funds to, or receive funds from, 
     other departments and agencies to implement the program.
       (f) Report on Supply Chain Resiliency and Domestic 
     Manufacturing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 2 
     years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant 
     committees of Congress a review, in coordination with other 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies--
       (1) identifying--
       (A) technologies critical to economic competitiveness and 
     national security; and
       (B) supplies critical to the crisis preparedness of the 
     United States, such as medical supplies, personal protective 
     equipment, disaster response necessities, electrical 
     generation technology, materials essential to critical 
     infrastructure operation or repair and renovation, and other 
     supplies identified by the Secretary;
       (2) describing--
       (A) the current domestic manufacturing base and supply 
     chains for those technologies and supplies, including raw 
     materials, production equipment, and other goods essential to 
     the production of those technologies and supplies; and
       (B) the ability of the United States to maintain readiness 
     and to surge produce those technologies and supplies in 
     response to an emergency;
       (3) identifying defense, intelligence, homeland, economic, 
     domestic labor supply, natural, geopolitical, or other 
     contingencies that may disrupt, strain, compromise, or 
     eliminate the supply chain for those technologies and 
     supplies;
       (4) assessing the resiliency and capacity of the domestic, 
     allied, and partner manufacturing base, supply chains, and 
     workforce to support the need for those technologies and 
     supplies, including any single points of failure in those 
     supply chains;
       (5) assessing flexible manufacturing capacity available in 
     the United States in cases of emergency;
       (6) making specific recommendations to improve the security 
     and resiliency of manufacturing capacity and supply chains 
     by--
       (A) developing long-term strategies;
       (B) increasing visibility throughout multiple supplier 
     tiers;
       (C) identifying and mitigating risks, including the 
     financial and operational risks of a supply chain, 
     vulnerabilities to extreme weather events, cyberattacks, 
     pandemic and biological threats, terrorist and geopolitical 
     attacks, and other emergencies, and exposure to gaps in 
     domestic sourcing and import exposure;
       (D) identifying enterprise resource planning systems that 
     are compatible across supply chain tiers and are affordable 
     for small and medium-sized businesses;
       (E) understanding the total cost of ownership, total value 
     contribution, and other best practices that encourage 
     strategic partnerships throughout the supply chain;
       (F) understanding Federal procurement opportunities to 
     increase resiliency of supply chains for goods and services 
     and fill gaps in domestic purchasing;
       (G) identifying policies to maximize domestic job retention 
     and creation, including workforce development programs;
       (H) identifying and mitigating risks associated with allied 
     or key partner countries in building more resilient supply 
     chains; and
       (I) identifying such other services as the Secretary 
     considers necessary;
       (7) providing guidance on technologies and supplies to be 
     prioritized for assistance and other activities under the 
     Department of Commerce, the National Science Foundation, and 
     other relevant Federal agencies;
       (8) reviewing and, if appropriate, expanding the sourcing 
     of goods associated with critical technology areas from 
     allies or key partners, including recommendations for 
     coordination with allies or key partners on sourcing critical 
     products; and
       (9) monitoring and strengthening the financial and 
     operational health of small and medium enterprises in 
     domestic, allied, and partner supply chains to mitigate risks 
     and ensure diverse, competitive supplier markets that are 
     less vulnerable to single points of failure.
       (g) Additional Hiring Authority.--
       (1) In general.--To the extent needed to carry out the 
     program, the Secretary may--
       (A) utilize hiring authorities under section 3372 of title 
     5, United States Code, to staff the program with employees 
     from other Federal agencies, institutions of higher 
     education, and other organizations as described in that 
     section with relevant experience in supply chain management 
     and investment in the same manner and subject to the same 
     conditions that apply to such individuals utilized to 
     accomplish other missions of the Department of Commerce;

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       (B) appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary 
     personnel as may be necessary to implement the requirements 
     of this section relating to the program, without regard to 
     the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service; and
       (C) appoint an individual appointed under subparagraph (B), 
     after serving continuously for not less than 2 years, to a 
     position in the Department of Commerce in the same manner 
     that an employee serving in a position in the competitive 
     service may be transferred, reassigned, or promoted.
       (2) No reimbursement.--Any assignment provided under 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall be made without reimbursement.
       (3) Effect of appointment.--An individual appointed as 
     described in paragraph (1)(C) shall be considered to be 
     appointed under a career-conditional appointment, unless the 
     individual, as of the date on which the individual is 
     appointed, has completed a sufficient amount of creditable 
     service to attain a permanent career appointment.
       (h) Semiconductor Incentives.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the program 
     established under section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283) as part of the program.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 9902(a)(1) 
     of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) 
     is amended by striking ``in the Department of Commerce'' and 
     inserting ``as part of the program established under section 
     6 of the Endless Frontier Act''.
       (i) Report to Congress.--Concurrent with the annual 
     submission by the President of a budget under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the relevant committees of Congress a report that contains a 
     summary of all activities carried out under this section for 
     the year covered by the report.
       (j) Coordination.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, as 
     appropriate, coordinate with the heads of other Federal 
     departments and agencies, including the Secretary of State 
     and the United States Trade Representative, in the 
     implementation of this program.
       (k) Rule of Construction Regarding Private Entities.--
     Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any 
     private entity--
       (1) to request assistance from the Secretary; or
       (2) that requested such assistance from the Secretary to 
     implement any measure or recommendation suggested by the 
     Secretary.
       (l) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section, which shall remain available until expended.
       (2) Inspector general funding.--Of the amounts made 
     available in a fiscal year to carry out this section, not 
     more than 2 percent of those amounts shall be available to 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to 
     conduct oversight activities with respect to the program.
       (3) Transfers.--Of the amounts made available in a fiscal 
     year to carry out this section, the Secretary may transfer 
     not more than 5 percent of those amounts to the account under 
     the heading ``Department of Commerce--Salaries and Expenses'' 
     to provide for administration and oversight activities 
     relating to the program.

     SEC. 7. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY HUB PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
     Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480; 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 28 as section 30; and
       (2) by inserting after section 27 the following:

     ``SEC. 28. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY HUB PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Cooperative extension.--The term `cooperative 
     extension' has the meaning given the term `extension' in 
     section 1404 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3103).
       ``(3) Key technology focus areas.--The term `key technology 
     focus areas' means the areas included on the most recent list 
     under section 8A(d)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act 
     of 1950.
       ``(4) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 8A(a) of the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
       ``(5) Large metropolitan communities.--The term `large 
     metropolitan community' means a metropolitan statistical area 
     with a population of more than 500,000.
       ``(6) Manufacturing extension center.--The term 
     `manufacturing extension center' has the meaning given the 
     term `Center' in section 25(a) of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a).
       ``(7) Manufacturing usa institute.--The term `Manufacturing 
     USA institute' means an Manufacturing USA institute described 
     in section 34(d) of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)).
       ``(8) Mid-sized metropolitan communities.--The term `mid-
     sized metropolitan community' means a metropolitan 
     statistical area with a population of more than 200,000 and 
     not more than 500,000.
       ``(9) Other technology and innovation sectors critical to 
     national and economic security.--The term `other technology 
     and innovation sectors critical to national and economic 
     security' means other technology and innovation sectors that 
     the Secretary determines are critical to national and 
     economic security.
       ``(10) Small and rural communities.--The term `small and 
     rural community' means a noncore area, a micropolitan area, 
     or a small metropolitan statistical area with a population of 
     not more than 200,000.
       ``(11) Venture development organization.--The term `venture 
     development organization' means a State or nonprofit 
     organization focused primarily toward strengthening regional 
     economic development through innovation by--
       ``(A) accelerating the commercialization of research and 
     technology;
       ``(B) strengthening the competitive position of startups 
     and industry through the development, commercial adoption, or 
     deployment of technology;
       ``(C) providing financial grants, loans, or direct 
     investment to commercialize technology;
       ``(D) pairing direct financial assistance under 
     subparagraph (C) with entrepreneurship, technological, or 
     business assistance to maximize the likelihood of success for 
     a venture and increased employment growth for the region or a 
     sector; and
       ``(E) returning any proceeds gained from direct financial 
     assistance made using organization funds to the organization 
     for future reinvestment, entrepreneurial assistance, and 
     support of operations.
       ``(b) Regional Technology Hub Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     program--
       ``(A) to designate eligible consortia as regional 
     technology hubs that create the conditions, within a region, 
     to facilitate activities that--
       ``(i) enable United States leadership in a key technology 
     focus area, complementing the Federal research and 
     development investments under section 8A of the National 
     Science Foundation Act of 1950, or other technology and 
     innovation sectors critical to national and economic 
     security;
       ``(ii) support regional economic development that diffuses 
     innovation around the United States, enabling better broad-
     based growth and competitiveness in key technology focus 
     areas;
       ``(iii) support domestic job creation; and
       ``(iv) otherwise support the purposes set forth under 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(B) to support regional technology hubs designated under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) to conduct ongoing research, evaluation, analysis, 
     and dissemination of best practices for regional development 
     and competitiveness in technology and innovation.
       ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the program carried out 
     under paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) To designate eligible consortia as regional 
     technology hubs throughout the United States that create the 
     conditions within a region to facilitate activities that 
     establish the global competitive edge of the United States in 
     the 21st century across a range of technology and innovation 
     sectors critical to national and economic security, including 
     to encourage lower-cost but economically viable technology 
     hubs in the United States to reduce technology offshoring.
       ``(B) To encourage new and constructive collaboration among 
     local, State, and Federal government entities, academia, 
     private industry, and labor organizations to mobilize 
     investment, talent, entrepreneurship, and innovation for 
     research, development, deployment, and manufacturing in a 
     range of technology and innovation sectors critical to 
     national and economic security.
       ``(C) To assist regions across the United States, including 
     small cities and rural areas--
       ``(i) to develop and implement strategies through 
     technology-based economic development practices, including 
     infrastructure and workforce development, entrepreneurship 
     and commercialization support, increasing access to capital, 
     and building networks and systems to help bring ideas and 
     businesses to market, and other relevant activities;
       ``(ii) to improve domestic supply chains in technology and 
     innovation sectors; and
       ``(iii) to enable broad-based economic growth, job creation 
     and competitiveness in the United States.
       ``(3) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     section through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Economic Development, in coordination with the Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology.
       ``(c) Eligible Consortia.--For purposes of this section, an 
     eligible consortium is a consortium that--
       ``(1) includes 1 or more--
       ``(A) institutions of higher education;

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       ``(B) local or Tribal governments or other political 
     subdivisions of a State;
       ``(C) State governments represented by an agency designated 
     by the governor of the State or States that is representative 
     of the geographic area served by the consortia;
       ``(D) economic development organizations or similar 
     entities that are focused primarily on improving science, 
     technology, innovation, or entrepreneurship;
       ``(E) industry or firms in relevant technology or 
     innovation sectors;
       ``(F) labor organizations; and
       ``(G) workforce training organizations, including State and 
     local workforce development boards as established under 
     section 101 of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 3111); and
       ``(2) may include 1 or more--
       ``(A) nonprofit economic development entities with relevant 
     expertise, including a district organization (as defined in 
     section 300.3 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     successor regulation);
       ``(B) for-profit entities with relevant expertise;
       ``(C) venture development organizations;
       ``(D) financial institutions and investment funds;
       ``(E) primary and secondary educational institutions, 
     including career and technical education schools;
       ``(F) industry and industry associations;
       ``(G) National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801));
       ``(H) Federal laboratories;
       ``(I) manufacturing extension centers;
       ``(J) Manufacturing USA institutes;
       ``(K) institutions receiving an award under paragraph (6) 
     or (7) of section 8A(d) of the National Science Foundation 
     Act of 1950; and
       ``(L) a cooperative extension.
       ``(d) Designation of Regional Technology Hubs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use a competitive 
     process for the designation of regional technology hubs under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A).
       ``(2) Number of regional technology hubs.--During the 5-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
     Endless Frontier Act, the Secretary shall designate not fewer 
     than 10 and not more than 15 eligible consortia as regional 
     technology hubs under subsection (b)(1)(A), if the Secretary 
     has received a sufficient number of qualified applications 
     and appropriations to carry out this section.
       ``(3) Geographic distribution.--In conducting the 
     competitive process under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     ensure geographic distribution in the designation of regional 
     technology hubs by--
       ``(A) aiming to designate regional technology hubs in as 
     many regions of the United States as possible; and
       ``(B) focusing on localities that have clear potential and 
     relevant assets for developing a self-sustaining competitive 
     position in a technology or innovation sector but have not 
     yet become leading technology centers.
       ``(4) Eligible consortia that serve small and rural 
     communities.--Under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall 
     designate at least 3 eligible consortia that--
       ``(A) serve small and rural communities; and
       ``(B) have received a grant under section 29.
       ``(5) EPSCoR.--The Secretary shall ensure that, of the 
     eligible consortia designated as regional technology hubs 
     under subsection (b)(1)(A), not fewer than 5 of such 
     consortia include at least 1 State that is eligible to 
     receive funding from the Established Program to Stimulate 
     Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation.
       ``(6) Relation to certain grant awards.--The Secretary may 
     not require an eligible consortium to receive a grant under 
     section 29 in order to be designated as a regional technology 
     hub under subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section.
       ``(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(1) through the award of 
     grants or cooperative agreements to eligible consortia 
     designated under subparagraph (A) of such subsection.
       ``(2) Term.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term of a grant or cooperative 
     agreement awarded under paragraph (1) shall be for such 
     period as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(B) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant or 
     cooperative agreement awarded to an eligible consortia under 
     paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate if the 
     Secretary determines pursuant to subsection (i) that the 
     performance of the eligible consortia is satisfactory.
       ``(3) Matching required.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except in the case of an eligible 
     consortium described in subparagraph (B), the total Federal 
     financial assistance awarded in a given year to an eligible 
     consortium in support of the eligible consortium's operation 
     as a regional technology hub under this section shall not 
     exceed amounts as follows:
       ``(i) In first year of the grant or cooperative agreement, 
     90 percent of the total operating and maintenance costs of 
     the regional technology hub in that fiscal year.
       ``(ii) In second year of the grant or cooperative 
     agreement, 85 percent of the total operating and maintenance 
     costs of the regional technology hub in that fiscal year.
       ``(iii) In third year of the grant or cooperative 
     agreement, 80 percent of the total operating and maintenance 
     costs of the regional technology hub in that fiscal year.
       ``(iv) In fourth year of the grant or cooperative agreement 
     and each year thereafter, 75 percent of the total operating 
     and maintenance costs of the regional technology hub in that 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) Small and rural communities and indian tribes.--
       ``(i) In general.--The total Federal financial assistance 
     awarded in a given year to an eligible consortium in support 
     of the eligible consortium's operation as a regional 
     technology hub under this section shall not exceed amounts as 
     follows:

       ``(I) In the case of an eligible consortium that represents 
     a small and rural community, in a fiscal year, 90 percent of 
     the total funding of the regional technology hub in that 
     fiscal year.
       ``(II) In the case of an eligible consortium that is led by 
     a Tribal government, in a fiscal year, 100 percent of the 
     total funding of the regional technology hub in that fiscal 
     year.

       ``(ii) Minimum threshold or rural representation.--The 
     Secretary shall establish a minimum threshold of rural 
     representation for purposes of clause (i)(I).
       ``(C) In-kind contributions.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, in-kind contributions may be used for part of the 
     non-Federal share of the total funding of a regional 
     technology hub in a fiscal year.
       ``(4) Use of grant and cooperative agreement funds.--The 
     recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement awarded under 
     paragraph (1) shall use the grant or cooperative agreement 
     for multiple activities determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary, including--
       ``(A) the permissible activities set forth under section 
     27(c)(2); and
       ``(B) activities in support of key technology focus areas 
     and other technology and innovation sectors critical to 
     national and economic security--
       ``(i) to develop regional strategies for infrastructure and 
     site development in support of the regional technology hub's 
     plans and programs;
       ``(ii) to support business activity that makes domestic 
     supply chain more resilient and encourages the growth of 
     coordinated multiparty systems in the United States and 
     creation and growth of business entities;
       ``(iii) to attract new private, public, and philanthropic 
     investment in the region for developing innovation capacity, 
     including establishing regional venture and loan funds, 
     including through venture development organizations, for 
     financing technology commercialization, new business 
     formation, and business expansions;
       ``(iv) to further the development, deployment, and domestic 
     manufacturing of technologies in the key technology focus 
     areas and other technology and innovation sectors critical to 
     national and economic security, including innovations derived 
     from research conducted at institutions of higher education 
     or other research entities, including research conducted by 
     federally-funded research and development centers, National 
     Laboratories, Federal laboratories, Manufacturing USA 
     institutes, university technology centers established under 
     paragraph (6) of section 8A(d) of the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950, the program established under 
     paragraph (7) of such section 8A(d), test beds established 
     and operated under paragraph (8) of such section 8A(d), or 
     other Federal research entities, through activities that may 
     include--

       ``(I) proof-of-concept development and prototyping;
       ``(II) technology transfer and commercialization, including 
     patenting and licensing;
       ``(III) public-private partnerships in order to reduce the 
     cost, time, and risk of commercializing new technologies;
       ``(IV) creating and funding competitions to allow 
     entrepreneurial ideas to illustrate their commercialization 
     and domestic job creation potential;
       ``(V) facilitating relationships between local and national 
     business leaders and potential entrepreneurs to encourage 
     successful commercialization;
       ``(VI) creating and funding not-for-profit entities that 
     could enable researchers at institutions of higher education 
     and other research entities to further develop new 
     technology, through patient funding, advice, staff support, 
     or other means;
       ``(VII) providing facilities for start-up companies where 
     technology maturation could occur; and
       ``(VIII) commercialization, deployment, and adoption of the 
     technologies that lead to domestic manufacturing of such 
     technologies;

       ``(v) to develop the region's skilled workforce through the 
     training and retraining of workers, partnerships with labor 
     organizations, and skills-based education, including the 
     alignment of career technical training and educational 
     programs in the region's elementary and secondary schools and 
     institutions of higher education; and
       ``(vi) to carry out such other activities as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to improve United States 
     competitiveness and regional economic development to support 
     a key technology focus area and that would further the 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(5) Grants for infrastructure.--Any grant or cooperative 
     agreement awarded under paragraph (1) to support the 
     construction of physical infrastructure shall be

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     awarded pursuant to section 201 of the Public Works and 
     Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) and subject 
     to the provisions of such Act, except that subsection (b) of 
     such section and sections 204 and 301 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     3144, 3161) shall not apply.
       ``(f) Applications.--An eligible consortium seeking 
     designation as a regional technology hub under subparagraph 
     (A) of subsection (b)(1) and support under subparagraph (B) 
     of such subsection shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application therefor at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may specify.
       ``(g) Considerations for Designation and Award of Grants 
     and Cooperative Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In selecting an eligible consortium that 
     submitted an application under subsection (f) for designation 
     and support under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall 
     consider, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(A) The potential of the eligible consortium to advance 
     the research, development, deployment, and domestic 
     manufacturing of technologies in a key technology focus area 
     or other technology or innovation sector critical to national 
     and economic security.
       ``(B) The likelihood of positive regional economic effect, 
     including increasing the number of high wage domestic jobs, 
     and creating new economic opportunities for economically 
     disadvantaged and underrepresented populations.
       ``(C) How the eligible consortium plans to integrate with 
     and leverage the resources of 1 or more federally-funded 
     research and development centers, National Laboratories, 
     Federal laboratories, Manufacturing USA institutes, Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, university 
     technology centers established under paragraph (6) of section 
     8A(d) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, the 
     program established under paragraph (7) of such section 
     8A(d), test beds established and operated under paragraph (8) 
     of such section 8A(d), or other Federal research entities.
       ``(D) How the eligible consortium will engage with the 
     private sector, including small- and medium-sized businesses 
     to commercialize new technologies and improve the resiliency 
     of domestic supply chains in a key technology focus area or 
     other technology or innovation sector critical to national 
     and economic security.
       ``(E) How the eligible consortium will carry out workforce 
     development and skills acquisition programming, including 
     through partnerships with entities that include State and 
     local workforce development boards, institutions of higher 
     education, including community colleges, historically Black 
     colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and universities, 
     and minority serving institutions, labor organizations, and 
     workforce development programs, and other related activities 
     authorized by the Secretary, to support the development of a 
     key technology focus area or other technology or innovation 
     sector critical to national and economic security.
       ``(F) How the eligible consortium will improve science, 
     technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs 
     in the identified region in elementary and secondary school 
     and higher education institutions located in the identified 
     region to support the development of a key technology focus 
     area or other technology or innovation sector critical to 
     national and economic security.
       ``(G) How the eligible consortium plans to develop 
     partnerships with venture development organizations and 
     sources of private investment in support of private sector 
     activity, including launching new or expanding existing 
     companies, in a key technology focus area or other technology 
     or innovation sector critical to national and economic 
     security.
       ``(H) How the eligible consortium plans to organize the 
     activities of regional partners across sectors in support of 
     the proposed regional technology hub, including the 
     development of necessary infrastructure improvements and site 
     preparation.
       ``(I) How the eligible consortium will ensure that growth 
     in technology and innovation sectors produces broadly shared 
     opportunity across the identified region, including for 
     economic disadvantaged and underrepresented populations and 
     rural areas.
       ``(J) The likelihood that the region served by the eligible 
     consortium will be able to become a self-sustaining globally 
     leading technology hub once Federal support ends.
       ``(2) Findings based on comprehensive regional technology 
     strategies.--The Secretary may use a comprehensive regional 
     technology strategy supported by a grant under section 29 as 
     the basis for making findings under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(h) Coordination and Collaboration.--
       ``(1) Coordination with national institute of standards and 
     technology programs.--
       ``(A) Coordination required.--The Secretary shall 
     coordinate the activities of regional technology hubs 
     designated under this title, the Hollings Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership, and the Manufacturing USA Program with 
     each other to the degree that doing so does not diminish the 
     effectiveness of the ongoing activities of a manufacturing 
     extension center or a Manufacturing USA institute.
       ``(B) Elements.--Coordination by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A) may include the following:
       ``(i) The alignment of activities of the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership with the activities of 
     regional technology hubs designated under this subsection, if 
     applicable.
       ``(ii) The alignment of activities of the Manufacturing USA 
     Program and the Manufacturing USA institutes with the 
     activities of regional technology hubs designated under this 
     subsection, if applicable.
       ``(2) Coordination with department of energy programs.--The 
     Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Energy, coordinate the activities and selection of regional 
     technology hubs designated under subsection (b)(1)(A) with 
     activities at the Department of Energy and the National 
     Laboratories that were in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, to the degree 
     that doing so does not diminish the effectiveness of the 
     ongoing activities or mission of the Department of Energy and 
     the National Laboratories.
       ``(3) Interagency collaboration.--
       ``(A) In general.--In selecting and assisting regional 
     technology hubs designated under subsection (b)(1)(A), the 
     Secretary--
       ``(i) shall collaborate, to the extent possible, with the 
     interagency advisory committee established under subparagraph 
     (B);
       ``(ii) shall collaborate with Federal departments and 
     agencies whose missions contribute to the goals of the 
     regional technology hub; and
       ``(iii) may accept funds from other Federal agencies to 
     support grants and activities under this title.
       ``(B) Interagency coordinating council.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     interagency coordinating council to coordinate with the 
     Secretary in the designation of regional technology hubs 
     under subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) and in the 
     selection of eligible consortia to receive support under 
     subparagraph (B) of such subsection.
       ``(ii) Composition.--The interagency coordinating council 
     established under clause (i) shall be composed of the 
     following (or their designees):

       ``(I) The Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(II) The Secretary of Education.
       ``(III) The Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration.
       ``(IV) The Deputy Secretary for Housing and Urban 
     Development.
       ``(V) The Director of the Community Development Financial 
     Institution Fund.
       ``(VI) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
       ``(VII) The Director of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology.
       ``(VIII) The Director of the National Economic Council.
       ``(IX) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic 
     Development.
       ``(X) The Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
       ``(XI) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy.
       ``(XII) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering.
       ``(XIII) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment.
       ``(XIV) The Under Secretary for Science of the Department 
     of Energy.
       ``(XV) The Director of the National Institutes of Health.
       ``(XVI) The Under Secretary for Science and Technology of 
     the Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(XVII) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration.
       ``(XVIII) The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget.
       ``(XIX) Such other Federal officials as the Secretary of 
     Commerce considers appropriate.

       ``(iii) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall be the 
     chairperson of the interagency coordinating council 
     established under clause (i).
       ``(4) Setting goals for federally funded regions served by 
     research in regional technology hubs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy and the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall coordinate with the each head of 
     a Federal agency that conducts research to set goals for at 
     least doubling the amount of Federally-funded research 
     awarded, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, to regions served by 
     regional technology hubs designated under subsection 
     (b)(1)(A).
       ``(B) Annual reports.--Not less frequently than once each 
     year, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy and the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     an annual report on progress made relating to the goals set 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(i) Performance Measurement, Transparency, and 
     Accountability.--
       ``(1) Metrics, standards, and assessment.--For each grant 
     and cooperative agreement awarded under subsection (e)(1) for 
     a regional technology hub, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) develop metrics to assess the effectiveness of the 
     activities funded in making progress toward the purposes set 
     forth under subsection (b)(2), which may include--
       ``(i) research supported in a key technology focus area;
       ``(ii) commercialization activities undertaken by each 
     regional technology hub that is designated and supported 
     under subsection (b)(1);

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       ``(iii) educational and workforce development improvements 
     undertaken by each regional technology hub that is designated 
     and supported under subsection (b)(1);
       ``(iv) sources of matching funds for each regional 
     technology hub that is designated and supported under 
     subsection (b)(1); and
       ``(v) domestic job creation, patent awards, and business 
     formation and expansion relating to the activities of the 
     regional technology hub that is designated and supported 
     under subsection (b)(1);
       ``(B) establish standards for the performance of the 
     regional technology hub that are based on the metrics 
     developed under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) 4 years after the initial award under subsection 
     (e)(1) and every 2 years thereafter until Federal financial 
     assistance under this section for the regional technology hub 
     is discontinued, conduct an assessment of the regional 
     technology hub to confirm whether the performance of the 
     regional technology hub is meeting the standards for 
     performance established under subparagraph (B) of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Final reports by recipients of assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require each 
     eligible consortium that receives a grant or cooperative 
     agreement under subsection (e)(1) for support of a regional 
     technology hub, as a condition of receipt of such grant or 
     cooperative agreement, submit to the Secretary, not later 
     than 90 days after the last day of the term of the grant or 
     cooperative agreement, a report on the activities of the 
     regional technology hub supported by the grant or cooperative 
     agreement.
       ``(B) Contents of report.--Each report submitted by an 
     eligible consortium under subparagraph (A) shall include the 
     following:
       ``(i) A detailed description of the activities carried out 
     by the eligible consortium using the assistance described in 
     subparagraph (A), including the following:

       ``(I) A description of each project the eligible consortium 
     completed using such assistance.
       ``(II) An explanation of how each project described in 
     subclause (I) achieves a specific goal under this section in 
     the region of the regional technology hub of the eligible 
     consortium with respect to--

       ``(aa) the resiliency of a supply chain;
       ``(bb) research, development, and deployment of a critical 
     technology;
       ``(cc) workforce training and development;
       ``(dd) domestic job creation; or
       ``(ee) entrepreneurship.
       ``(ii) A discussion of any obstacles encountered by the 
     eligible consortium in the implementation of the regional 
     technology hub and how the eligible entity overcame those 
     obstacles.
       ``(iii) An evaluation of the success of the projects 
     supported by the eligible consortium to implement the 
     regional technology hub using the performance standards and 
     measures established under paragraph (1), including an 
     evaluation of the planning process and how the project 
     contributes to carrying out the comprehensive strategy for 
     the regional technology hub if the regional technology hub 
     has such a strategy.
       ``(iv) The effectiveness of the eligible consortium in 
     ensuring that, in the region of the eligible consortium's 
     regional technology hub, growth in technology and innovation 
     sectors produces broadly shared opportunity across the 
     region, including for economic disadvantaged and 
     underrepresented populations and rural areas.
       ``(v) Information regarding such other matters as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(3) Interim reports by recipients of assistance.--In 
     addition to requiring submittal of final reports under 
     paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary may require an eligible 
     consortium described in such paragraph to submit to the 
     Secretary such interim reports as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(4) Annual reports to congress.--Not less frequently than 
     once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an annual report on the results of the 
     assessments conducted by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(C) 
     during the period covered by the report.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $9,425,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026.''.
       (b) Initial Designations and Awards.--
       (1) Competition required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall commence a competition under subsection (d)(1) 
     of section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
     Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Designation and award.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary has 
     received at least 1 application under subsection (f) of such 
     section from an eligible consortium whom the Secretary 
     considers suitable for designation under subsection (b)(1)(A) 
     of such section, the Secretary shall--
       (A) designate at least 1 regional technology hub under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section; and
       (B) award a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection 
     (e)(1) of such section to each regional technology hub 
     designated pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

     SEC. 8. COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
     (Public Law 96-480; 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 7, is further amended, by inserting after section 28, 
     as added by such section, the following:

     ``SEC. 29. COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 8A(a) of the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
       ``(2) Regional technology hub.--The term `regional 
     technology hub' means a consortium designated as a regional 
     technology hub under section 28(b)(1)(A).
       ``(3) Small and rural communities; mid-sized metropolitan 
     communities; large metropolitan communities.--The terms 
     `small and rural communities', `mid-sized metropolitan 
     communities', and `large metropolitan communities' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 28(a).
       ``(4) Technology and innovation sectors critical to 
     national and economic security.--The term `technology and 
     innovation sectors critical to national and economic 
     security' means technology and innovation sectors that the 
     Secretary determines are critical to national and economic 
     security.
       ``(b) Grant Program Required.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a program to award grants to eligible consortia to 
     carry out projects--
       ``(1) to coordinate locally defined planning processes, 
     across jurisdictions and agencies, relating to developing a 
     comprehensive regional technology strategy;
       ``(2) to identify regional partnerships for developing and 
     implementing a comprehensive regional technology strategy;
       ``(3) to conduct or update assessments to determine 
     regional needs and promote economic and community development 
     related to the resiliency of a domestic supply chains, 
     competitiveness of the region, and domestic job creation in 
     technology and innovation sectors critical to national and 
     economic security;
       ``(4) to develop or update goals and strategies to 
     implement an existing comprehensive regional plan related to 
     enhancing the resiliency of domestic supply chains, 
     competitiveness of the region, and domestic job creation in 
     technology and innovation sectors critical to national and 
     economic security; and
       ``(5) to identify local zoning and other code changes 
     necessary to implement a comprehensive regional technology 
     strategy, including promoting sustainable development within 
     the identified region.
       ``(c) Eligible Consortia.--For purposes of this section, an 
     eligible consortium is any consortium described by section 
     28(c).
       ``(d) Grants.--
       ``(1) Diversity of recipients.--In awarding grants under 
     this section, the Secretary shall ensure geographic diversity 
     among, and adequate representation from, each of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Small and rural communities.
       ``(B) Mid-sized metropolitan communities.
       ``(C) Large metropolitan communities.
       ``(2) Awards to small and rural communities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) award not less than 25 percent of the funds under 
     this section to eligible consortia that represent all or part 
     of a small and rural community; and
       ``(ii) ensure diversity among the geographic regions and 
     the size of the population of the communities served by 
     recipients of grants that are eligible consortia that 
     represent all or part of a small and rural community.
       ``(B) Insufficient applications.--If the Secretary 
     determines that an insufficient number of sufficient quality 
     applications for grants under this section have been 
     submitted by eligible consortia that represent all or part of 
     a small and rural community, the Secretary may reduce the 
     percentage threshold set forth in subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(3) Federal share.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using 
     a grant awarded under this section may not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--
       ``(i) Small and rural communities.--In the case of an 
     eligible consortium that represents all or part of a small 
     and rural community, the Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out using a grant awarded under this section 
     may be up to 90 percent of the total cost of the project.
       ``(ii) Indian tribes.--In the case of an eligible 
     consortium that is led by a Tribal government, the Federal 
     share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant 
     under the grant awarded under this section may be up to 100 
     percent of the total cost of the project.
       ``(C) Non-federal share.--
       ``(i) In-kind contributions.--For the purposes of this 
     paragraph, in-kind contributions may be used for all or part 
     of the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out 
     using a grant awarded under this section.
       ``(ii) Other federal funding.--Federal funding from sources 
     other than a grant awarded under this section may not be used 
     for the non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried 
     out using a grant under this section.
       ``(4) Availability and obligation of grant amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible consortium that receives a 
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     shall, as a condition on receipt of grant amounts--
       ``(i) obligate any grant amounts received under this 
     section not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
     eligible consortium enters into an agreement under subsection 
     (g); and
       ``(ii) expend any grant amounts received under this section 
     not later than 2 years after the date on which the eligible 
     consortium enters into an agreement under subsection (g).
       ``(B) Unobligated amounts.--After the date described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i), any amounts awarded to an eligible 
     consortium under this section that remain unobligated by the 
     eligible consortium shall be returned to the Secretary and 
     made available to the Secretary for the award of grants to 
     other eligible consortia under this section.
       ``(e) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible consortium seeking a grant 
     under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application therefor at such time and in such manner as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       ``(A) A description of the boundaries of the region served 
     by the eligible consortium.
       ``(B) A description of the research, technology 
     development, or manufacturing concentration of the eligible 
     consortium.
       ``(C) A general assessment of the local industrial 
     ecosystem of the region described in subparagraph (A), which 
     may include assessment of workforce and training, including 
     partnerships with labor organizations, supplier network, 
     research and innovation, infrastructure and site development, 
     trade and international investment, operational improvements, 
     and capital access components needed for manufacturing 
     activities in such region.
       ``(D) A description of how a grant under this section may 
     assist in developing components of such local industrial 
     ecosystem (selected by the consortium), including 
     descriptions of--
       ``(i) investments to address gaps in such ecosystem; and
       ``(ii) how to make the research, technology development, 
     and manufacturing of the region of the consortium uniquely 
     competitive.
       ``(E) A description of the process by which a comprehensive 
     regional technology strategy will be developed by the 
     eligible consortium to address gaps in such local industrial 
     ecosystem and to strengthen the resiliency of supply chains, 
     competitiveness of the identified region, and domestic job 
     creation in technology and innovation sectors critical to 
     national and economic security.
       ``(F) A budget for the projects that the eligible 
     consortium plans to carry out using grant amounts awarded 
     under this section, including the anticipated Federal share 
     of the cost of each project and a description of the sources 
     of the non-Federal share.
       ``(G) The designation of a lead agency or organization, 
     which may be the eligible consortium, to receive and manage 
     any funds received by the eligible consortium under this 
     section.
       ``(H) A signed copy of a memorandum of understanding among 
     members of the eligible consortium that demonstrates--
       ``(i) the creation of an eligible consortium;
       ``(ii) a description of the nature and extent of planned 
     collaboration between members of the eligible consortium; and
       ``(iii) a commitment to develop a comprehensive regional 
     technology strategy.
       ``(I) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Evaluation of applications.--The Secretary shall 
     evaluate each application received under paragraph (1) to 
     determine whether the applicant demonstrates--
       ``(A) a significant level of regional cooperation in their 
     proposal;
       ``(B) a focus on building a regional ecosystem to attract 
     and build upon research investment to develop, deploy, and 
     manufacture domestically critical technologies that improve 
     the resiliency of supply chains, competitiveness of the 
     identified region, and the creation of quality jobs;
       ``(C) the extent to which the consortium has developed 
     partnerships throughout an entire region, including, as 
     appropriate, partnerships with federally funded research and 
     development centers, National Laboratories, Federal 
     laboratories, Manufacturing USA institutes described in 
     section 34(d) of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)), university technology 
     centers established under paragraph (6) of section 8A(d) of 
     the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, the program 
     established under paragraph (7) of such section 8A(d), test 
     beds established and operated under paragraph (8) of such 
     section 8A(d), or other Federal research entities;
       ``(D) integration with local efforts in inclusive economic 
     development and job creation;
       ``(E) a plan for implementing a comprehensive regional 
     technology strategy through regional infrastructure, 
     workforce, and supply chain investment plans and local land 
     use plans;
       ``(F) diversity among the geographic regions and the size 
     of the population of the communities served by recipients of 
     grants under this section;
       ``(G) a commitment to seeking substantial public input 
     during the planning process and public participation in the 
     development of the comprehensive regional plan;
       ``(H) a plan to support the creation and growth of new 
     companies; and
       ``(I) such other qualities as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(f) Use of Grant Funds.--An eligible consortium that 
     receives a grant under this section shall use the amount of 
     such grant to carry out a project that includes 1 or more of 
     the following activities:
       ``(1) Coordinating locally defined planning processes 
     across jurisdictions and agencies.
       ``(2) Identifying potential regional partnerships for 
     developing and implementing a comprehensive regional 
     technology strategy.
       ``(3) Conducting or updating assessments to determine 
     regional needs, which may include--
       ``(A) workforce development;
       ``(B) supply chain development;
       ``(C) increasing innovation readiness, including expanding 
     research and technology development facilities and developing 
     the local science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     workforce;
       ``(D) site preparation;
       ``(E) community and economic development to start new 
     companies and to attract and support workers and firms; and
       ``(F) and other such needs as determined by the consortium.
       ``(4) Developing or updating--
       ``(A) a comprehensive regional plan; or
       ``(B) goals and strategies to implement an existing 
     comprehensive regional plan for the purposes of strengthening 
     domestic supply chain resiliency, competitiveness, and job 
     creation in critical technology and innovation sectors for 
     national and economic security.
       ``(5) Implementing local zoning and other code changes 
     necessary to implement a comprehensive regional plan and 
     promote sustainable development.
       ``(g) Grant Agreement.--Each eligible consortium that 
     receives a grant under this section shall, as a condition on 
     receipt of grant amounts, agree to establish, in coordination 
     with the Secretary, performance measures, reporting 
     requirements, and such other requirements as the Secretary 
     determines are necessary, that must be met at the end of each 
     year in which the eligible consortium receives funds under 
     this section.
       ``(h) Reports by Recipients of Grants.--
       ``(1) Final reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     on which a grant agreement into which an eligible consortium 
     entered under subsection (g) expires, the eligible consortium 
     shall submit to the Secretary a final report on the project 
     the eligible consortium carried out under subsection (f) 
     using the amounts of the grant awarded to the eligible 
     consortium under this section.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) A detailed explanation of the activities undertaken 
     using the grant, including an explanation of how the 
     comprehensive regional technology strategy of the eligible 
     consortium may achieve specific improvements in domestic 
     supply chain resiliency, research, development, and 
     deployment of critical technologies, workforce development, 
     domestic job creation, and entrepreneurship goals within the 
     region served by the eligible consortium.
       ``(B) A discussion of any obstacles encountered in the 
     planning process of the eligible consortium and how the 
     eligible consortium overcame the obstacles.
       ``(C) An evaluation of the success of the project using the 
     performance standards and measures established under 
     subsection (g), including an evaluation of the planning 
     process and how the project contributes to carrying out the 
     comprehensive regional technology strategy.
       ``(D) The progress of the region identified by the 
     consortium toward becoming a regional technology hub.
       ``(E) The effectiveness of the region identified by the 
     consortium in ensuring that growth in innovation sectors 
     produces broadly shared opportunity in the region.
       ``(F) Such other information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(3) Interim reports.--The Secretary may require, as a 
     condition on receipt of a grant under this section, an 
     eligible consortium to submit an interim report, before the 
     date on which a project for which a grant is awarded under 
     this section is completed.
       ``(i) Technical Assistance for Grant Recipients and 
     Applicants.--The Secretary may--
       ``(1) coordinate with other Federal agencies to establish 
     interagency and multidisciplinary teams to provide technical 
     assistance to recipients of, and prospective applicants for, 
     grants under this section;
       ``(2) by Federal interagency agreement, transfer funds to 
     another Federal agency to facilitate and support the 
     provision of such technical assistance; and
       ``(3) enter into contracts with third parties to provide 
     technical assistance to grant recipients and prospective 
     applicants for grants under this section.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for the award of grants under 
     this section, to remain available until expended, amounts as 
     follows:
       ``(A) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
       ``(B) $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
     2026.
       ``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may use not more 
     than 5 percent of the

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     amounts made available under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year for technical assistance under subsection (i).''.

     SEC. 9. MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     ``historically Black college or university'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).
       (2) Labor organization.--The term ``labor organization'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 8A(a) of the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
       (3) Manufacturing usa center.--The term ``Manufacturing USA 
     center'' means an institute described in section 34(d)(3)(B) 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 278s(d)(3)(B)) and recognized by the Secretary under 
     such section for purposes of participation in the 
     Manufacturing USA Network.
       (4) Manufacturing usa institute.--The term ``Manufacturing 
     USA institute'' means an institute described in section 34(d) 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 278s(d)) that is not a Manufacturing USA center.
       (5) Manufacturing usa network.--The term ``Manufacturing 
     USA Network'' means the network established under section 
     34(c) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(c)).
       (6) Manufacturing usa program.--The term ``Manufacturing 
     USA Program'' means the program established under section 
     34(b)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(b)(1)).
       (7) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means an eligible institution described 
     in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
       (8) National program office.--The term ``National Program 
     Office'' means the National Program Office established under 
     section 34(h)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(h)(1)).
       (9) Tribal college or university.--The term ``Tribal 
     college or university'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)).
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations to Enhance and Expand 
     Manufacturing USA Program and Support Innovation and Growth 
     in Domestic Manufacturing.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $2,410,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026 for the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology and in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 
     the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of such other Federal 
     agencies as the Secretary of Commerce considers relevant, to 
     carry out the Manufacturing USA Program and to expand such 
     program to support innovation and growth in domestic 
     manufacturing.
       (2) Manufacturing usa institutes.--
       (A) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1), 
     $1,190,000,000 shall be available to support the 
     establishment of new Manufacturing USA institutes during the 
     period described in such paragraph.
       (B) Financial assistance.--The Secretary shall support the 
     establishment of Manufacturing USA institutes under 
     subparagraph (A) through the award of financial assistance 
     under section 34(e) of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(e)).
       (C) Assignment of manufacturing usa institutes to federal 
     agency sponsors.--Following an open topic competition 
     organized by the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and other relevant Federal agencies, may select an 
     alternative Federal agency to sponsor a selected 
     Manufacturing USA institute based on its technology and may 
     transfer the appropriate funds to that alternative Federal 
     agency for operation and programming of the selected 
     Manufacturing USA institute.
       (D) Coordination with existing manufacturing usa 
     institutes.--
       (i) Coordination required.--In establishing new 
     Manufacturing USA institutes under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
     Energy and the Secretary of Defense to ensure there is no 
     duplication of effort or technology focus between new 
     Manufacturing USA institutes and Manufacturing USA institutes 
     that were in effect before the establishment of the new 
     Manufacturing USA institutes.
       (ii) Consultation with existing manufacturing usa 
     institutes authorized.--In carrying out coordination under 
     clause (i), the Secretary of Commerce may consult with 
     Manufacturing USA institutes that were in effect before the 
     establishment of new Manufacturing USA institutes under 
     subparagraph (A) to inform the Department of Commerce of 
     additional new Manufacturing USA institutes necessary to fill 
     gaps in the support of innovation and growth in domestic 
     manufacturing.
       (iii) Involvement of existing manufacturing usa institutes 
     authorized.--In coordination with the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce may 
     involve Manufacturing USA institutes that were in effect 
     before the establishment of new Manufacturing USA institutes 
     under subparagraph (A) in the planning and execution of the 
     new Manufacturing USA institutes.
       (3) Manufacturing usa centers and public service grants.--
     Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in paragraph (1), $375,000,000 shall be 
     available for the period described in such paragraph--
       (A) for the Secretary, acting through the Director and in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
     Secretary of Commerce considers relevant, to recognize 
     additional institutes as Manufacturing USA institutes under 
     section 34(d)(3)(B) of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)(3)(B)), giving 
     particular consideration to partnerships and coordination 
     with the Manufacturing USA institutes that were already in 
     effect, when practicable; and
       (B) to support the activities of Manufacturing USA 
     institutes and Manufacturing USA centers through the award of 
     grants under section 34(f) of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(f)).
       (4) Commercialization, workforce training, and supply chain 
     investment.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1), 
     $100,000,000 shall be available for the period described in 
     such paragraph to support such programming for 
     commercialization, workforce training, and supply chain 
     activities across the Manufacturing USA Network as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads 
     of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary of Commerce 
     considers relevant.
       (5) Ongoing support for existing manufacturing usa 
     institutes.--
       (A) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1), 
     $725,000,000 shall be available for the period described in 
     such paragraph to support Manufacturing USA institutes that 
     were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, of which $5,000,000 shall be available (without 
     cost share) to each such Manufacturing USA institute each 
     year for such period for ongoing operation of the institutes, 
     including operational overhead, workforce training, and 
     supply chain activities.
       (B) Additional support.--
       (i) In general.--Of the amounts specified in subparagraph 
     (A), amounts shall be available for financial assistance 
     awards to conduct projects as follows:

       (I) $100,000,000 shall be available for Manufacturing USA 
     institutes that were established under section 34(e) of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     278s(e)) and that were in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (II) $10,000,000 shall be available each year for the 
     period described in such paragraph for each Manufacturing USA 
     institute that is not receiving Manufacturing USA Program 
     funding from any other Federal agency.

       (ii) Federal funds matching requirement.--A recipient of 
     financial assistance for a project under clause (i) shall 
     agree to make available to carry out the project an amount of 
     non-Federal funds that is equal to or greater than 20 percent 
     of the total cost of the project.
       (C) Renewal requirements.--Receipt of ongoing support under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the requirements of 
     section 34(e)(2)(B) of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(e)(2)(B)).
       (D) No cost share requirement.--The Secretary shall not 
     impose any cost share or matching requirement on receipt of 
     ongoing support under subparagraph (A).
       (6) Management of interagency solicitations and ongoing 
     management.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1), $20,000,000 
     shall be available annually for the period described in such 
     paragraph for the National Program Office to coordinate the 
     activities of the Manufacturing USA Network and manage 
     interagency solicitations.
       (c) Coordination Between Manufacturing USA Program and 
     Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.--The Secretary 
     shall coordinate the activities of the Manufacturing USA 
     Program and the activities of Hollings Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership with each other to the degree that 
     doing so does not diminish the effectiveness of the ongoing 
     activities of a Manufacturing USA institute or a Center (as 
     the term is defined in section 25(a) of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     278k(a)), including Manufacturing USA institutes entering 
     into agreements with a Center (as so defined) that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to provide services relating 
     to the mission of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership, including outreach, technical assistance, 
     workforce development, and technology transfer and adoption 
     assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers.
       (d) Worker Advisory Council for Manufacturing USA 
     Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--

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       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of 
     Education, establish an advisory council for the 
     Manufacturing USA Program on the development and 
     dissemination of techniques, policies, and investments for 
     high-road labor practices, worker adaptation and success with 
     technological change, and increased worker participation 
     across the Manufacturing USA Network.
       (B) Membership.--The council established under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be composed of not fewer than 15 members appointed 
     by the Secretary of Commerce, of whom--
       (i) four shall be from labor organizations;
       (ii) four shall be from educational institutions;
       (iii) four shall be from labor-management training, 
     workforce development, and nonprofit organizations, including 
     those that focus on workforce diversity and inclusion; and
       (iv) three shall be from industry organizations or 
     manufacturing firms, including small- and medium-sized 
     manufacturers.
       (C) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
       (i) In general.--Each member of the council established 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be appointed for a term of 3 
     years with the ability to renew the appointment for no more 
     than 2 terms.
       (ii) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
     for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that term until a successor has been appointed.
       (D) Meetings.--
       (i) Initial meeting.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the council established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall hold the first meeting.
       (ii) Additional meetings.--After the first meeting of the 
     council, the council shall meet upon the call of the 
     Secretary, and at least once every 180 days thereafter.
       (iii) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the council 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
     hold hearings.
       (E) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The Secretary shall 
     elect 1 member of the council established under subparagraph 
     (A) to serve as the chairperson of the council and 1 member 
     of the council to serve as the vice chairperson of the 
     council.
       (2) Duties of the council.--The council established under 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall provide advice and recommendations to 
     the Secretary of Commerce on matters concerning investment in 
     and support of the manufacturing workforce relating to the 
     following:
       (A) Worker participation, including through labor 
     organizations, in the planning and deployment of new 
     technologies across an industry and within workplaces.
       (B) Policies to help workers adapt to technological change, 
     including training and education priorities for the Federal 
     Government and for employer investments in workers.
       (C) Assessments of impact on workers of development of new 
     technologies and processes by the Manufacturing USA 
     institutes.
       (D) Management practices that prioritize job quality, 
     worker protection, worker participation and power in decision 
     making, and investment in worker career success.
       (E) Policies and procedures to prioritize diversity and 
     inclusion in the manufacturing and technology workforce by 
     expanding access to job, career advancement, and management 
     opportunities for underrepresented populations.
       (F) Assessments of technology improvements achieved by the 
     Manufacturing USA institutes and the degree of domestic 
     deployment of each new technology.
       (G) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     paragraph, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (i) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (ii) the Committee on Education and Labor, the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (B) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which the council established under paragraph (1)(A) 
     holds its initial meeting under paragraph (1)(D)(i) and 
     annually thereafter, the council shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report containing a 
     detailed statement of the advice and recommendations of the 
     council pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (4) Compensation.--
       (A) Prohibition of compensation.--Members of the Council 
     may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by 
     reason of their service on the Council.
       (B) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
       (5) FACA applicability.--
       (A) In general.--In discharging its duties under this 
     subsection, the council established under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall function solely in an advisory capacity, in accordance 
     with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (B) Exception.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act shall not apply to the Council.
       (e) Participation of Minority-serving Institutions, 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal 
     Colleges and Universities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and 
     the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary of 
     Commerce considers relevant, shall coordinate with existing 
     and new Manufacturing USA institutes to integrate covered 
     entities as active members of the Manufacturing USA 
     institutes, including through the development of preference 
     criteria for proposals to create new Manufacturing USA 
     institutes or renew existing Manufacturing USA institutes 
     that include meaningful participation from a covered entity 
     or that are led by a covered entity.
       (2) Covered entities.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     covered entity is--
       (A) a minority-serving institution;
       (B) an historically Black college or university; or
       (C) a Tribal college or university.
       (f) Department of Commerce Policies to Promote Domestic 
     Production of Technologies Developed Under Manufacturing USA 
     Program.--
       (1) Definition of domestic.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``domestic'', with respect to development or production means 
     development or production by, or with respect to source means 
     the source is, a person incorporated or formed in the United 
     States--
       (A) that is not under foreign ownership, control, or 
     influence (FOCI) as defined in section 847 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
     116-92);
       (B) whose beneficial owners, as defined in section 847 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92), are United States persons;
       (C) whose management are United States citizens;
       (D) whose principal place of business is in the United 
     States; and
       (E) who is not--
       (i) a foreign incorporated entity that is an inverted 
     domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity; or
       (ii) any joint venture if more than 10 percent of the joint 
     venture (by vote or value) is held by a foreign incorporated 
     entity that is an inverted domestic corporation or any 
     subsidiary of such entity.
       (2) Policies.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and 
     the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary of 
     Commerce considers relevant, shall establish policies to 
     promote the domestic production of technologies developed by 
     the Manufacturing USA Network.
       (B) Elements.--The policies developed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include the following:
       (i) Measures to partner domestic developers of goods, 
     services, or technologies by Manufacturing USA Network 
     activities with domestic manufacturers and sources of 
     financing.
       (ii) Measures to develop and provide incentives to promote 
     transfer of intellectual property and goods, services, or 
     technologies developed by Manufacturing USA Network 
     activities to domestic manufacturers.
       (iii) Measures to assist with supplier scouting and other 
     supply chain development, including the use of the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership to carry out such 
     measures.
       (iv) A process to review and approve or deny membership in 
     a Manufacturing USA institute by foreign-owned companies, 
     especially from countries of concern, including the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (v) Measures to prioritize Federal procurement of goods, 
     services, or technologies developed by the Manufacturing USA 
     Network activities from domestic sources, as appropriate.
       (C) Processes for waivers.--The policies established under 
     this paragraph shall include processes to permit waivers, on 
     a case by case basis, for policies that promote domestic 
     production based on cost, availability, severity of technical 
     and mission requirements, emergency requirements, operational 
     needs, other legal or international treaty obligations, or 
     other factors deemed important to the success of the 
     Manufacturing USA Program.
       (3) Prohibition.--
       (A) Company defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     ``company'' has the meaning given such term in section 847(a) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2509 note).
       (B) In general.--A company of the People's Republic of 
     China may not participate in the Manufacturing USA Program or 
     the Manufacturing USA Network without a waiver, as described 
     in paragraph (2)(C).

     SEC. 10. TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION REVIEW.

       (a) Key Technology Focus Areas Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``key technology focus areas'' means the areas 
     included on the most recent list under section

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     8A(d)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
       (b) Review and Recommendations Required.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in 
     consultation with the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation and the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, shall--
       (1) review--
       (A) the structure of current technology research and 
     commercialization arrangements with regard to public-private 
     partnerships; and
       (B) the extent to which intellectual property developed 
     with Federal funding--
       (i) has been used by foreign business entities;
       (ii) is being used to manufacture in the United States 
     rather than in other countries; and
       (iii) is being used by foreign business entities domiciled 
     or by foreign business entities affiliated with or subsidiary 
     to foreign business entities in the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (2) develop recommendations for such legislative or 
     administrative action as may be necessary--
       (A) to further incentivize industry participation in 
     public-private partnerships for the purposes of accelerating 
     technology research and commercialization, including 
     alternate ways of accounting for in-kind contributions and 
     value of partially manufactured products;
       (B) to ensure that intellectual property developed with 
     Federal funding is commercialized in the United States; and
       (C) to ensure that intellectual property developed with 
     Federal funding is not being used by foreign business 
     entities or by foreign business entities affiliated with or 
     subsidiary to foreign business entities domiciled in the 
     People's Republic of China; and
       (3) submit to the Secretary of Commerce and Congress--
       (A) the findings of the Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy with respect to the reviews conducted 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (B) the recommendations developed under paragraph (2).

     SEC. 11. STUDY ON EMERGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES 
                   FACED BY THE UNITED STATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
                   TO ADDRESS THEM.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``National Strategy to Ensure American Leadership Act of 
     2021'' or the ``National SEAL Act of 2021''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary'') shall seek to enter into 
     an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study--
       (A) to identify the 10 most critical emerging science and 
     technology challenges facing the United States; and
       (B) to develop recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action to ensure United States leadership in 
     matters relating to such challenges.
       (2) Elements.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include identification, review, and evaluation of the 
     following:
       (A) Matters pertinent to identification of the challenges 
     described in paragraph (1)(A).
       (B) Matters relating to the recommendations developed under 
     paragraph (1)(B), including with respect to education and 
     workforce development necessary to address each of the 
     challenges identified under paragraph (1)(A).
       (C) Matters related to the review of key technology areas 
     by the Directorate for Technology and Innovation of the 
     National Science Foundation under section 8A(d) of the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
       (D) An assessment of the current relative balance in 
     leadership in addressing the challenges identified in 
     paragraph (1)(A) between the United States, allies or key 
     partners of the United States, and the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (3) Timeframe.--
       (A) Agreement.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the 
     agreement required by paragraph (1) on or before the date 
     that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) Findings.--Under an agreement entered into under 
     paragraph (1), the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine shall, not later than 1 year after 
     the date on which the Secretary and the National Academies 
     enter into such agreement, transmit to the Secretary the 
     findings of the National Academies with respect to the study 
     conducted pursuant to such agreement.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives the findings of the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect 
     to the study conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a ``Strategy to Ensure American 
     Leadership'' report on such study.
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) The findings of the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine with respect to the study conducted 
     under subsection (b).
       (B) The conclusions of the Secretary with respect to such 
     findings.
       (C) The recommendations developed under subsection 
     (b)(1)(B).
       (D) Such other recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action as the Secretary may have with respect 
     to such findings and conclusions.
       (3) Classified annex.--The report submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
     a classified annex if the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (d) Information From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--The National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine may secure directly from a Federal 
     department or agency such information as the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consider 
     necessary to carry out the study under subsection (b).
       (2) Furnishing information.--On request of the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for 
     information, the head of the department or agency shall 
     furnish such information to the National Academies of 
     Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
       (e) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Director of National Intelligence shall provide support upon 
     request from the Secretary of Commerce or the National 
     Academies to carry out this section.
       (f) Non-duplication of Effort.--In carrying out subsection 
     (b), the Secretary shall, to the degree practicable, 
     coordinate with the steering committee established under 
     section 236(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283).

     SEC. 12. COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.

       The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy, the Director of the National Economic Council, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director 
     of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy shall, as applicable, 
     coordinate with respect to activities of--
       (1) the university technology centers established under 
     section 8A(d)(6) of the National Science Foundation Act of 
     1950;
       (2) the regional technology hubs under section 28 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as added 
     by section 7;
       (3) the Manufacturing USA Program established under section 
     34(b)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(b)(1));
       (4) Federally funded research and development centers;
       (5) National Laboratories, as defined in section 2 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801); and
       (6) Federal laboratories, as defined in section 4 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3703).

     SEC. 13. PERSON OR ENTITY OF CONCERN PROHIBITION.

       No person published on the list under section 1237(b) of 
     the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) or 
     entity identified under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283) may receive or participate in any 
     grant, award, program, support, or other activity under--
       (1) section 8A of the National Science Foundation Act of 
     1950 (Public Law 81-507), as added by section 3;
       (2) the Endless Frontier Fund under section 4;
       (3) the supply chain resiliency program under section 6;
       (4) section 28(b)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by 
     section 7(a);
       (5) section 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by 
     section 8; or
       (6) the Manufacturing USA Program, as improved and expanded 
     under section 9.

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