[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 90 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1923. Ms. CANTWELL 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:

        On page 281, between lines 19 and 20, insert the 
     following:
       ``(5) Public transparency.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall create and maintain 
     a fully searchable database, accessible via the internet at 
     no cost to the public, that contains the following:
       ``(i) The name of each entity receiving a strategy 
     development grant or cooperative agreement under subsection 
     (e), a strategy implementation grant or cooperative agreement 
     under subsection (f), or any other funds under this section.
       ``(ii) The purpose for which such entity is receiving such 
     grant, cooperative agreement, or funds.
       ``(iii) Each interim or final report submitted by the 
     entity to the Secretary under this section.
       ``(iv) Such other information as the Secretary determines 
     sufficient to allow the public to understand and monitor 
     grants or cooperative agreements awarded under the program 
     required by subsection (b)(1).
       ``(B) Use of funds.--The Secretary may use amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (k) to carry out this 
     paragraph.
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