[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3530-S3531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2071. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Sasse) 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. __. TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL.

       The Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
     Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

            ``TITLE VII--TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL

     ``SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL.

       ``The President shall establish within the Executive Office 
     of the President a Technology Competitiveness Council (in 
     this title, referred to as the `Council').

     ``SEC. 702. MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCIL.

       ``(a) In General.--The Council shall be composed of the 
     following members:
       ``(1) The Vice President.
       ``(2) The Secretary of State.
       ``(3) The Secretary of the Treasury.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense.
       ``(5) The Attorney General.
       ``(6) The Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(7) The Secretary of Energy.
       ``(8) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
       ``(9) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(10) The Assistant to the President for Technology 
     Competitiveness.
       ``(11) The Assistant to the President for National Security 
     Affairs.
       ``(12) The Assistant to the President for Science and 
     Technology.
       ``(13) The Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
       ``(14) The Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.
       ``(15) The United States Trade Representative.
       ``(16) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(17) The heads of such other executive departments and 
     agencies and other senior officials within the Executive 
     Office of the President as the Chairperson of the Council 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(b) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Council shall be 
     the Vice President.

     ``SEC. 703. OPERATION OF COUNCIL.

       ``(a) Responsibilities of Chair.--The Chairperson of the 
     Council--
       ``(1) shall convene and preside over meetings of the 
     Council and shall determine the agenda for the Council;
       ``(2) may authorize the establishment of such committees of 
     the Council, including an executive committee, and of such 
     working groups, composed of senior designees of the Council 
     members and of other officials, as the Chairperson deems 
     necessary or appropriate for the efficient conduct of Council 
     functions; and
       ``(3) shall report to the President on the activities and 
     recommendations of the Council and shall advise the Council 
     as appropriate regarding the President's directions with 
     respect to the Council's activities and national technology 
     policy generally.
       ``(b) Administration.--
       ``(1) Staff.--The Council may hire a staff, which shall be 
     headed by the Assistant to the President for Technology 
     Competitiveness.
       ``(2) Support.--
       ``(A) Support from office of administration.--The Office of 
     Administration in the Executive Office of the President shall 
     provide the Council with such personnel, funding, and 
     administrative support, as directed by the Chair or, upon the 
     Chair's direction, the Assistant to the President for 
     Technology Competitiveness, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations.
       ``(B) Support from other agencies.--Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, members of the Council who 
     are heads of Federal agencies shall make resources, including 
     personnel and office support, available to the Council as 
     reasonably requested by the Chairperson or, upon the 
     Chairperson's direction, the Assistant to the President for 
     Technology Competitiveness.
       ``(3) Information and assistance.--The heads of Federal 
     agencies shall provide to the Council such information and 
     assistance as the Chairperson may request to carry out the 
     functions described in section 704.
       ``(4) Coordination with national security council.--The 
     Council shall coordinate with the National Security Council 
     on technology policy and strategy matters relating primarily 
     to national security to ensure that the activities of the 
     Council are carried out in a manner that is consistent with 
     the responsibilities and authorities of the National Security 
     Council.

     ``SEC. 704. FUNCTIONS OF COUNCIL.

       ``The Council shall be responsible for the following:
       ``(1) Developing recommendations for the President on 
     United States technology competitiveness and technology-
     related issues, advising and assisting the President in 
     development and implementation of national technology policy 
     and strategy, and performing such other duties as the 
     President may prescribe.
       ``(2) Developing and overseeing the implementation of a 
     National Technology Strategy required by section 705.
       ``(3) Serving as a forum for balancing national security, 
     economic, and technology considerations of United States 
     departments and agencies as they pertain to technology 
     research, development, commercial interests, and national 
     security applications.
       ``(4) Coordinating policies across Federal departments and 
     agencies relating to United States competitiveness in 
     critical and emerging technologies and ensuring that policies 
     designed to promote United States leadership and protect 
     existing competitive advantages are integrated and mutually 
     reinforcing.
       ``(5) Synchronizing budgets and strategies, in consultation 
     with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     accordance with the National Technology Strategy required by 
     section 705.

     ``SEC. 705. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.

       ``(a) In General.--Each year, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a comprehensive report on the technology strategy of 
     the United States designed to maintain United States 
     leadership in critical and emerging

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     technologies essential to United States national security and 
     economic prosperity.
       ``(b) Elements.--Each National Technology Strategy 
     developed and submitted under subsection (a) shall contain at 
     least the following elements:
       ``(1) An assessment of the efforts of the United States 
     Government to preserve United States leadership in key 
     emerging technologies and prevent United States strategic 
     competitors from leveraging advanced technologies to gain 
     strategic military or economic advantages over the United 
     States.
       ``(2) A review of existing United States Government 
     technology policy, including long-range goals.
       ``(3) An analysis of technology trends and assessment of 
     the relative competitiveness of United States technology 
     sectors in relation to strategic competitors.
       ``(4) Identification of sectors critical for the long-term 
     resilience of United States innovation leadership across 
     design, manufacturing, supply chains, and markets.
       ``(5) Recommendations for domestic policy incentives to 
     sustain an innovation economy and develop specific, high-cost 
     sectors necessary for long-term national security ends.
       ``(6) Recommendations for policies to protect United States 
     and leadership of allies of the United States in critical 
     areas through targeted export controls, investment screening, 
     and counterintelligence activities.
       ``(7) Identification of priority domestic research and 
     development areas critical to national security and necessary 
     to sustain United States leadership, and directing funding to 
     fill gaps in basic and applied research where the private 
     sector does not focus.
       ``(8) Recommendations for talent programs to grow United 
     States talent in key critical and emerging technologies and 
     enhance the ability of the Federal Government to recruit and 
     retain individuals with critical skills into Federal service.
       ``(9) Methods to foster the development of international 
     partnerships to reinforce domestic policy actions, build new 
     markets, engage in collaborative research, and create an 
     international environment that reflects United States values 
     and protects United States interests.
       ``(10) A technology annex, which may be classified, to 
     establish an integrated and enduring approach to the 
     identification, prioritization, development, and fielding of 
     emerging technologies.
       ``(11) Such other information as may be necessary to help 
     inform Congress on matters relating to the technology 
     strategy of the United States.''.
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