[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3223-S3225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1756. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Daines) 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:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. 2501A. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than the end of each calendar 
     year immediately after the calendar year in which a review 
     under section 2501B is completed, the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the 
     National Science and Technology Council, shall develop and 
     submit to Congress a comprehensive national science and 
     technology strategy of the United States to meet national 
     research and development objectives for the following 4-year 
     period (in this section referred to as the ``national science 
     and technology strategy'').
       (b) Requirements.--Each national science and technology 
     strategy required by subsection (a) shall delineate a 
     national science and technology strategy consistent with--
       (1) the recommendations and priorities developed by the 
     review established in section 2501B;
       (2) the most recent national security strategy report 
     submitted pursuant to section 1032 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (50 U.S.C. 3043);
       (3) other relevant national plans; and
       (4) the strategic plans of relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies.
       (c) Consultation.--The Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy shall consult, as necessary, with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the heads 
     of other appropriate elements of the Executive Office of the 
     President to ensure that the recommendations and priorities 
     delineated in the science and technology strategy are 
     incorporated in the development of annual budget requests.
       (d) Report.--The President shall submit to Congress each 
     year a comprehensive report on the national science and 
     technology strategy of the United States. Each report on the 
     national science and technology strategy of the United States 
     shall include a description of--
       (1) strategic objectives and priorities necessary to 
     maintain the leadership of the United States in science and 
     technology, including near-term, medium-term, and long-term 
     research priorities;
       (2) programs, policies, and activities that the President 
     recommends across all Federal agencies to achieve the 
     strategic objectives in paragraph (1); and
       (3) global trends in science and technology, including 
     potential threats to the leadership of the United States in 
     science and technology.
       (e) Publication.--The Director shall, consistent with the 
     protection of national security and other sensitive matters 
     to the maximum extent practicable, make each report submitted 
     under subsection (d) publicly available on an internet 
     website of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

     SEC. 2501B. INTERAGENCY QUADRENNIAL INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   REVIEW.

       (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 Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
     and
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee Science, Space, 
     and Technology and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Interagency.--The term ``interagency'' with respect to 
     a review means that the review is conducted in consultation 
     and coordination between Federal agencies, including the 
     Department of Commerce, the Department of Transportation, the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, and such other related 
     agencies as the Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy considers appropriate, as well as the 
     following:
       (A) The National Science and Technology Council.
       (B) The President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
     Technology.
       (C) The National Science Board.
       (D) the National Security Council.
       (E) The Council of Economic Advisers.
       (F) The National Economic Council.
       (G) The Domestic Policy Council.

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       (H) The Office of the United States Trade Representative.
       (b) Interagency Quadrennial Innovation and Technology 
     Review Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, and every 4 years thereafter, 
     the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
     shall complete an interagency review of the science and 
     technology enterprise of the United States (in this section 
     referred to as the ``quadrennial innovation and technology 
     review'').
       (2) Scope.--The quadrennial innovation and technology 
     review shall be a comprehensive examination of the science 
     and technology strategy of the United States, including 
     recommendations for maintaining global leadership in science 
     and technology and guidance on the coordination of programs, 
     assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities 
     across all Federal research and development programs to 
     strengthen United State technology policy in order to 
     capitalize on the opportunities, address the barriers, and 
     incorporate the necessary safeguards to protect our national 
     and economic security.
       (3) Strategic framework and priority missions.--Each 
     quadrennial innovation and technology review shall include 
     development of a strategic framework and priority missions 
     by--
       (A) gathering current data on domestic and global trends in 
     innovation and technology;
       (B) developing an integrated view of, and recommendations 
     for, Federal technology policy in the context of economic, 
     occupational, security, environmental, and health and safety 
     priorities, with specific attention given to the challenges, 
     opportunities, and safeguards needed for the technology 
     development of the United States;
       (C) reviewing the adequacy, with respect to technology 
     policy, of legislative and administrative action in effect 
     during the period covered by the quadrennial innovation and 
     technology review, and developing recommendations for 
     additional legislative and administrative actions as 
     appropriate;
       (D) assessing and recommending priorities for Federal 
     research, development, demonstration, adoption, 
     commercialization, and security programs to support key 
     technology-innovation goals;
       (E) developing recommendations regarding the analytical 
     tools and data needed to support further policy development 
     and implementation; and
       (F) developing recommendations for development of a Federal 
     budget and for Federal regulatory actions.
       (4) Consultation.--In carrying out each quadrennial 
     innovation and technology review, the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy shall consult with the 
     following:
       (A) Congress.
       (B) Federal agencies, including Federal agencies not 
     described in subsection (a)(2).
       (C) Experts in national security.
       (D) Representatives of specific technology industries, as 
     the Director considers appropriate.
       (E) Academics.
       (F) State, local, and Tribal governments.
       (G) Nongovernmental organizations.
       (H) The public.
       (c) Contents.--In each quadrennial innovation and 
     technology review, the Director shall--
       (1) provide an integrated view of, and recommendations for, 
     science and technology policy across the Federal Government, 
     while considering economic and national security;
       (2) assess and recommend priorities for research, 
     development and demonstration programs to maintain American 
     leadership in science and technology;
       (3) assess the global competition in science and technology 
     and identify potential threats to the leadership of the 
     United States in science and technology;
       (4) assess and make recommendations on the science, 
     technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science 
     workforce in the United States;
       (5) assess and make recommendations to improve regional 
     innovation across the United States;
       (6) assess and identify the infrastructure and tools needed 
     to maintain the leadership of the United States in science 
     and technology; and
       (7) review administrative or legislative policies that 
     affect the science and technology enterprise and identify and 
     make recommendations on policies that hinder research and 
     development in the United States.
       (d) Matters Covered and Considerations.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each quadrennial 
     innovation and technology review shall cover such matters as 
     the Director considers appropriate pursuant to an internal 
     process that the Director shall establish to assess the 
     timeliest activities and needs of the Federal Government, as 
     well as with consideration given to the following:
       (A) Technology development and deployment, including 
     matters relating to the following:
       (i) The Federal budget and the global competitiveness of 
     the United States.
       (ii) High-level emerging computing and machine learning 
     technologies, such as artificial intelligence.
       (iii) Quantum computing and high performance computing, 
     semiconductors, and advanced computer hardware.
       (iv) Essential public, private, private, and consumer 
     technologies such as access to high-quality broadband in the 
     United States, including progress in the development of 
     advanced wireless communication, the internet of things, and 
     intelligent transportation solutions, which all can 
     contribute to smarter communities, including in rural, urban, 
     suburban, and Tribal areas.
       (v) Physical sciences, such as the development of clean 
     energy technologies and environmental solutions, biomedical 
     and biotechnology innovation, and robotic technology.
       (vi) Such other matters as the Director considers 
     appropriate for the review.
       (B) Innovation and technology safeguards, including matters 
     relating to the following:
       (i) Algorithmic and biometric bias.
       (ii) Cybersecurity.
       (iii) Data privacy.
       (iv) The effects of United States technology exports on the 
     following:

       (I) International human rights law violations.
       (II) Aid to illiberal and authoritarian regimes.
       (III) The environment and ecological health.
       (IV) Such other United States policy goals that the 
     Director considers relevant.

       (v) Market competitiveness of national and international 
     technology companies, factoring in United States startups and 
     small business concerns.
       (vi) The role of the United States in international 
     standards-setting processes concerning issues of 
     functionality, operability, safety, and human rights.
       (C) Workforce and manufacturing capabilities, including the 
     following:
       (i) Assessment of current Federal, State, or local policies 
     relating to expanding and retaining the United States 
     technological and industrial-base, including the necessary 
     domestic workforce, which may include the following:

       (I) Manufacturing and other industrial subsidies.
       (II) Related tax benefits.
       (III) Investments in education and training for related 
     industries.
       (IV) Use of government procurement policies to encourage 
     domestic production.
       (V) Government-mandated production, including under the 
     Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
       (VI) Trade agreements that advantage or make domestic 
     manufacturing globally competitive.
       (VII) Export controls.
       (VIII) Supply chain policies.

       (ii) The ability of the United States to attract top 
     research and development talent from an international pool 
     and how that confers upon the United States a significant 
     advantage.
       (2) Modifications.--In carrying out a quadrennial 
     innovation and technology review, the Director may add or 
     remove key technology focus areas covered by the review as 
     the Director considers appropriate if the Director determines 
     that competitive threats to the United States have shifted.
       (e) Cooperation on Collection of Data and Information.--In 
     carrying out each quadrennial innovation and technology 
     review, the Director shall coordinate with such Federal 
     agencies as the Director requires to collect data and 
     information--
       (1) to recommend coordinated administrative actions across 
     Federal agencies;
       (2) to identify the resources needed for the safe 
     invention, adoption, and integration of technologies;
       (3) to provide a strong analytical base for Federal policy 
     decisions;
       (4) to consider reasonable estimates of future Federal 
     budgetary resources when making recommendations; and
       (5) to provide Congress with such recommendations for 
     action.
       (f) Leveraging Existing Work Product.--In carrying out each 
     quadrennial innovation and technology review, the Director 
     shall make an effort to use or expand upon reports and 
     assessments produced or being developed by the various 
     elements of the Federal Government, in accordance with all 
     applicable provisions of law.
       (g) Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31 of the year in 
     which a quadrennial innovation and technology review is 
     conducted, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the review.
       (2) Publication.--The Director shall, consistent with the 
     protection of national security and other sensitive matters 
     to the maximum extent possible, make each report submitted 
     under paragraph (1) publicly available on an internet website 
     of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       (h) Periodic Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after completion of 
     a quadrennial innovation and technology review, the Director 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     comprehensive report on the review.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) The assessments of the Director for improvements to the 
     quadrennial innovation and technology review, including 
     recommendations for additional matters to be covered in the 
     review.
       (B) Such other matters as the Director considers 
     appropriate.

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       (3) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (i) Interim Assessment.--Not later than 30 months after the 
     date of the submittal of the first report under subsection 
     (h)(1), the Director shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an assessment of the most recently 
     completed quadrennial innovation and technology review, 
     including--
       (1) an assessment of the implementation by the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy of the strategic framework 
     developed under subsection (b)(3) as part of such review; and
       (2) an assessment whether such strategic framework requires 
     revision as a result of changes in assumptions, policy, or 
     other factors.
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