US SB3832 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2597-2604)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Redesignates the National Science Foundation as the National Science and Technology Foundation and establishes a Directorate for Technology within the foundation. The goals of the directorate shall be to (1) strengthen U.S. leadership in critical technologies through fundamental research in key technology focus areas, such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and advanced manufacturing; (2) enhance U.S. competitiveness in the focus areas by improving education in such areas and attracting more students to such areas; and (3) foster the impact of federally funded research and development through accelerated translation of advances in the focus areas into processes and products that help achieve national goals. The Department of Commerce shall carry out a program to designate and support eligible consortia as regional technology hubs that facilitate activities that (1) enable U.S. leadership in a key technology focus area, and (2) support regional economic development that diffuses innovation capacity around the United States. The Office of Science and Technology Policy, Commerce, the National Security Council, and other relevant federal agencies shall (1) review the national security strategy and programs and resources pertaining to U.S. national competitiveness in science, research, and innovation to support such strategy; and (2) develop a strategy for the federal government to improve such competitiveness to support the national security strategy.

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Title

Endless Frontier Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-05-21SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2597-2604)

Same As/Similar To

HB6978 (Same As) 2020-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Subjects

Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Business investment and capital
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Energy research
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Manufacturing
Materials
Military procurement, research, weapons development
National Science Foundation
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Science, technology, communications
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization

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Bill Comments

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