[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8276-S8277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4688. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Daines) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:
SEC. ___. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.
Title II of the National Science and Technology Policy,
Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6611 et
seq.) is amended by striking section 206 and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 206. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.
``(a) Strategy Required.--Not later than the end of each
calendar year immediately after the calendar year in which a
review under section 206A(b) 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 pursuant
to the review most recently completed under section 206A(b);
``(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 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) Annual Reports.--
``(1) In general.--The President shall submit to Congress
each year a comprehensive report on the national science and
technology strategy of the United States.
``(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include a description of the following:
``(A) The strategic objectives and priorities necessary to
maintain the leadership of the United States in science and
technology and to advance science and technology to address
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societal and national challenges, including near-term,
medium-term, and long-term research priorities.
``(B) The programs, policies, and activities that the
President recommends across all Federal agencies to achieve
the strategic objectives in subparagraph (A).
``(C) The global trends in science and technology,
including potential threats to the leadership of the United
States in science and technology and opportunities for
international collaboration in science and technology.
``(e) Publication.--The Director shall, consistent to the
maximum extent practicable with the protection of national
security and other sensitive matters, make each report
submitted under subsection (d) publicly available on an
internet website of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
``SEC. 206A. 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.
``(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 the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022, 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 science 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 advancing science and technology to
address the societal and national challenges and guidance on
the coordination of programs, assets, capabilities, budget,
policies, and authorities across all Federal research and
development programs.
``(3) 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
and other societal and national challenges;
``(2) assess and recommend priorities for research,
development, and demonstration programs to maintain American
leadership in science and technology;
``(3) assess and recommend priorities for research,
development, and demonstration programs to address societal
and national challenges;
``(4) assess the global competition in science and
technology and identify potential threats to the leadership
of the United States in science and technology opportunities
for international collaboration;
``(5) assess and make recommendations on the science,
technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science
workforce in the United States;
``(6) assess and make recommendations to improve regional
innovation across the United States;
``(7) assess and make recommendations to improve
translation of basic research and the enhancement of
technology transfer of federally funded research;
``(8) assess and identify the infrastructure and tools
needed to maintain the leadership of the United States in
science and technology and address other societal and
national challenges; and
``(9) 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) Coordination.--The Director shall ensure that each
quadrennial innovation and technology review conducted under
this section is coordinated with efforts to carry out other
relevant statutorily required reviews, and to the maximum
extent practicable incorporates information and
recommendations from other reviews in order to avoid
duplication.
``(e) 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 of
the review.
``(2) Publication.--The Director shall, consistent to the
maximum extent possible with the protection of national
security and other sensitive matters, make each report
submitted under paragraph (1) publicly available on an
internet website of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy.''.
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