[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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