[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3212-S3213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1739. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 3209, strike subsections (c) through (h) and 
     insert the following:
       (c) Office Liaisons.--The Secretary of Commerce and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall each appoint, from within 
     their respective departments at the level of GS-14 or higher, 
     liaisons between the Office and the Department of Commerce or 
     the Department of the Treasury, as applicable, to perform the 
     following duties:
       (1) Collaborate with the Department of State on relevant 
     technology initiatives and partnerships.
       (2) Provide technical and other relevant expertise to the 
     Office, as appropriate.
       (d) Membership.--In addition to the liaisons referred to in 
     subsection (c), the Office shall include a representative or 
     expert detailee from key Federal agencies, as determined by 
     the Secretary of State.
       (e) Purposes.--The purposes of the Office shall include 
     responsibilities such as--
       (1) creating, overseeing, and carrying out technology 
     partnerships with countries and relevant political and 
     economic unions that are committed to--
       (A) the rule of law, freedom of speech, and respect for 
     human rights;
       (B) the safe and responsible development and use of new and 
     emerging technologies and the establishment of related norms 
     and standards;
       (C) a secure internet architecture governed by a multi-
     stakeholder model instead of centralized government control;
       (D) robust international cooperation to promote an open 
     internet and interoperable technological products and 
     services that are necessary to freedom, innovation, 
     transparency, and privacy; and
       (E) multilateral coordination, including through diplomatic 
     initiatives, information sharing, and other activities, to 
     defend the principles described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (D) against efforts by state and non-state actors to 
     undermine them;
       (2) harmonizing technology governance regimes with 
     partners, coordinating on basic and pre-competitive research 
     and development initiatives, and collaborating to pursue such 
     opportunities in key technologies, including--
       (A) artificial intelligence and machine learning;
       (B) 5G telecommunications and other advanced wireless 
     networking technologies;
       (C) semiconductor manufacturing;
       (D) biotechnology;
       (E) quantum computing;
       (F) surveillance technologies, including facial recognition 
     technologies and censorship software; and
       (G) fiber optic cables;
       (3) coordinating with such countries regarding shared 
     technology strategies, including technology controls and 
     standards, as well as strategies with respect to the 
     development and acquisition of key technologies to provide 
     alternatives for those countries utilizing systems supported 
     by authoritarian regimes;
       (4) coordinating the adoption of shared data privacy, data 
     sharing, and data archiving standards among the United States 
     and partner countries and relevant economic and political 
     unions, including complementary data protection regulations;
       (5) coordinating with other technology partners on export 
     control policies, including as appropriate through the 
     Wassenaar Arrangement On Export Controls for Conventional 
     Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies, done at The Hague 
     December 1995, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia 
     Group, and the Missile Technology Control Regime; supply 
     chain security; and investment in or licensing of critical 
     infrastructure and dual-use technologies;
       (6) coordinating with members of technology partnerships on 
     other policies regarding the use and control of emerging and 
     foundational technologies through appropriate restrictions, 
     investment screening, and appropriate measures with respect 
     to technology transfers;
       (7) coordinating policies, in coordination with the 
     Department of Commerce, around the resiliency of supply 
     chains in critical technology areas, including possible 
     diversification of supply chain components to countries 
     involved in technology partnerships with the United States, 
     while also maintaining transparency surrounding subsidies and 
     product origins;
       (8) sharing information regarding the technology transfer 
     threat posed by authoritarian governments and the ways in 
     which autocratic regimes are utilizing technology to erode 
     individual freedoms and other foundations of open, democratic 
     societies;
       (9) administering the establishment of--
       (A) the common funding mechanism for development and 
     adoption of measurably secure semiconductors and measurably 
     secure semiconductors supply chains created in and in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 9905 of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283); and
       (B) the multilateral telecommunications security fund 
     created in and in accordance with the requirements of section 
     9202 of such Act; and
       (10) collaborating with private companies, trade 
     associations, and think tanks to realize the purposes of 
     paragraphs (1) through (9).
       (f) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the next 3 
     years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Director for National Intelligence, shall submit an 
     unclassified report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, with a classified index, if necessary, 
     regarding--
       (1) the activities of the Office, including any cooperative 
     initiatives and partnerships pursued with United States 
     allies and partners, and the results of those activities, 
     initiatives, and partnerships; and
       (2) the activities of the Government of the Peoples' 
     Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and the 
     Russian Federation in key technology sectors and the threats 
     they pose to the United States, including--
       (A) artificial intelligence and machine learning;
       (B) 5G telecommunications and other advanced wireless 
     networking technologies;
       (C) semiconductor manufacturing;
       (D) biotechnology;
       (E) quantum computing;
       (F) surveillance technologies, including facial recognition 
     technologies and censorship software; and
       (G) fiber optic cables.
       (g) Sense of Congress on Establishing International 
     Technology Partnership.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     Secretary of State should seek to establish an International 
     Technology Partnership for the purposes described in this 
     section with foreign countries that have--
       (1) a democratic national government and a strong 
     commitment to democratic values, including an adherence to 
     the rule of law, freedom of speech, and respect for and 
     promotion of human rights;
       (2) an economy with advanced technology sectors; and
       (3) a demonstrated record of trust or an expressed interest 
     in international cooperation and coordination with the United 
     States on important defense and intelligence issues.
       (h) Contribution Requirement.--Any agreement formed with 
     one or more countries on a bilateral or multilateral basis 
     under this section shall require, at minimum, that the other 
     country or countries collectively share at least 50 percent 
     of the costs associated with the partnership.

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       (i) Treaty Requirement.--Any agreement to form a 
     partnership under this section shall be formalized as a 
     treaty subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
       
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