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Calendar No. 198 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 735 

To amend the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to further 

support advanced technological manufacturing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 11, 2021 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANTWELL, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 

PETERS, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

DECEMBER 16, 2021 

Reported by Ms. CANTWELL, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 

1992 to further support advanced technological manufacturing, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advanced Techno5 logical Manufacturing Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. HARNESSING OUR NATION’S RESEARCH POTEN2 TIAL. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 

4 Science Foundation shall conduct multiple pilot programs 

5 within the Foundation to expand the number of institu6 tions of higher education (including such institutions that 

7 are community colleges), and other eligible entities that 

8 the Director determines appropriate, that are able to suc9 cessfully compete for National Science Foundation grants. 

10 (b) COMPONENTS.—Each pilot program described in 

11 subsection (a) shall include at least 1 of the following ele12 ments: 

13 (1) A mentorship program. 

14 (2) Grant writing technical assistance. 

15 (3) Targeted outreach. 

16 (4) Programmatic support or solutions for insti17 tutions or entities that do not have an experienced 

18 grant management office. 

19 (5) An increase in the number of grant review20 ers from institutions of higher education that have 

21 not traditionally received funds from the National 

22 Science Foundation. 

23 (6) An increase of the term and funding, for a 

24 period of 3 years or less, as appropriate, to a prin25 cipal investigator that is a first-time grant awardee, 


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1 when paired with regular mentoring on the adminis2 trative aspects of grant management. 

3 (c) LIMITATION.—As appropriate, each pilot program 

4 described in subsection (a) shall work to reduce adminis5 trative burdens. 

6 (d) AGENCY-WIDE PROGRAMS.—Not later than 5 

7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 

8 of the National Science Foundation shall— 

9 (1) review the results of the pilot programs de10 scribed in subsection (a); and 

11 (2) develop agency-wide best practices from the 

12 pilot programs for implementation across the Foun13 dation, in order to fulfill the requirement under sec14 tion 3(e) of the National Science Foundation Act of 

15 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862(e)). 

16 (e) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—In this 

17 section, the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

18 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Edu19 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

20 SEC. 3. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MANUFAC21 TURING. 

22 (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the Sci23 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 

24 1862h) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘science, 

2 mathematics, and technology’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘science, technology, engineering, and mathe4 matics or STEM’’; 

5 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘edu6 cated and’’ before ‘‘trained’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sci8 entific and technical education and training’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘STEM education and training’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘mathe13 matics and science’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

14 fields’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘mathe16 matics and science instruction’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘STEM instruction’’. 

18 (b) MODERNIZING REFERENCES TO STEM.—Section 

19 3 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 

20 (42 U.S.C. 1862i) is amended— 

21 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SCI22 ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION’’ and in23 serting ‘‘STEM EDUCATION’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘STEM EDUCATION’’; 

4 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph 

5 (1)— 

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘and education to pre7 pare the skilled technical workforce to 

8 meet workforce demands’’ before ‘‘, and to 

9 improve’’; 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘core education 

11 courses in science and mathematics’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘core education courses in STEM 

13 fields’’; 

14 (iii) by inserting ‘‘veterans and indi15 viduals engaged in’’ before ‘‘work in the 

16 home’’; and 

17 (iv) by inserting ‘‘and on building a 

18 pathway from secondary schools, to asso19 ciate-degree-granting institutions, to ca20 reers that require technical training’’ be21 fore ‘‘, and shall be designed’’; 

22 (C) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘and study’’ after 

24 ‘‘development’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘core science and 

2 mathematics courses’’ and inserting ‘‘core 

3 STEM courses’’; 

4 (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘science, 

5 mathematics, and advanced-technology fields’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘STEM and advanced-technology 

7 fields’’; 

8 (E) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘to 

9 support the advanced-technology industries that 

10 drive the competitiveness of the United States 

11 in the global economy’’ before the semicolon at 

12 the end; 

13 (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sci14 entific and advanced-technology fields’’ and in15 serting ‘‘STEM and advanced-technology 

16 fields’’; and 

17 (G) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘ad18 vanced scientific and technical education’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘advanced STEM and advanced-tech20 nology’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by striking the subsection heading and 

23 inserting the following: ‘‘CENTERS OF SCI24 ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—’’; 


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1 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

2 by striking ‘‘not to exceed 10 in number’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘in advanced-technology fields’’; 

4 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘edu5 cation in mathematics and science’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘STEM education’’; and 

7 (D) in the flush matter following para8 graph (2), by striking ‘‘in the geographic region 

9 served by the center’’; 

10 (4) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

13 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

14 (i), by striking ‘‘to encourage’’ and all 

15 that follows through ‘‘such means 

16 as—’’ and inserting ‘‘to encourage the 

17 development of career and educational 

18 pathways with multiple entry and exit 

19 points leading to credentials and de20 grees, and to assist students pursuing 

21 pathways in STEM fields to transition 

22 from associate-degree-granting col23 leges to bachelor-degree-granting in24 stitutions, through such means as—’’; 


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1 (II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘to 

2 ensure’’ and inserting ‘‘to develop ar3 ticulation agreements that ensure’’; 

4 and 

5 (III) in clause (ii), by striking 

6 ‘‘courses at the bachelor-degree-grant7 ing institution’’ and inserting ‘‘the ca8 reer and educational pathways sup9 ported by the articulation agree10 ments’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

12 (I) in clause (i), by inserting 

13 ‘‘veterans and individuals engaged in’’ 

14 before ‘‘work in the home’’; 

15 (II) in clause (iii)— 

16 (aa) by striking ‘‘bachelor’s17 degree-granting institutions’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘institutions or work 

19 sites’’; and 

20 (bb) by inserting ‘‘or indus21 try internships’’ after ‘‘summer 

22 programs’’; and 

23 (III) by striking the flush text 

24 following clause (iv); and 

25 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘mathematics and 

3 science programs’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

4 programs’’; 

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and, as appropriate, 

6 elementary schools,’’ after ‘‘with secondary 

7 schools’’; 

8 (iii) by striking ‘‘mathematics and 

9 science education’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

10 education’’; 

11 (iv) by striking ‘‘secondary school stu12 dents’’ and inserting ‘‘students at these 

13 schools’’; 

14 (v) by striking ‘‘science and advanced15 technology fields’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

16 and advanced-technology fields’’; and 

17 (vi) by striking ‘‘agreements with local 

18 educational agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘ar19 ticulation agreements or dual credit 

20 courses with local secondary schools, or 

21 other means as the Director determines 

22 appropriate,’’; and 

23 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

24 (i) by striking subparagraph (B); 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that 

2 follows through ‘‘establish a’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘shall establish a’’; 

4 (iii) by striking ‘‘the fields of science, 

5 technology, engineering, and mathematics’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘STEM fields’’; and 

7 (iv) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘, including jobs at Federal and academic 

9 laboratories.’’; 

10 (5) in subsection (d)(2)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

14 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(F) as appropriate, applications that 

17 apply the best practices for STEM education 

18 and technical skills education through distance 

19 learning or in a simulated work environment, as 

20 determined by research described in subsection 

21 (f).’’; 

22 (6) in subsection (g), by striking the second 

23 sentence; 

24 (7) in subsection (h)(1)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 

5 (C) in subparagraph (C)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘up to $2,500,000’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘not less than $3,000,000’’; 

8 and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2026’’; and 

11 (8) in subsection (j)— 

12 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) the term ‘advanced-technology’ includes 

15 technological fields such as advanced manufacturing, 

16 agricultural-, biological- and chemical-technologies, 

17 energy and environmental technologies, engineering 

18 technologies, information technologies, micro and 

19 nano-technologies, cybersecurity technologies, 

20 geospatial technologies, and new, emerging tech21 nology areas;’’; 

22 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert23 ing the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) the term ‘associate-degree-granting college’ 

25 means an institution of higher education (as defined 


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1 in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

2 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) that offers a 2-year associate-de3 gree program or 2-year certificate program;’’; 

4 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as de5 termined under section 101 of the Higher Edu6 cation Act of 1965’’ and inserting ‘‘as defined 

7 in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 

8 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)’’; 

9 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sepa10 rate bachelor-degree-granting institutions’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘other entities’’; 

12 (E) by striking paragraph (7); 

13 (F) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and 

14 (9) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; 

15 (G) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 

16 subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

17 semicolon; 

18 (H) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by 

19 subparagraph (F)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘mathematics, science, 

21 engineering, or technology’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘science, technology, engineering, or math23 ematics’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘computer science.’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘computer science and cyber3 security; and’’; and 

4 (I) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(9) the term ‘skilled technical workforce’ 

6 means workers— 

7 ‘‘(A) in occupations that use significant 

8 levels of science and engineering expertise and 

9 technical knowledge; and 

10 ‘‘(B) whose level of educational attainment 

11 is less than a bachelor degree.’’. 

12 SECTION 1. HARNESSING OUR NATION’S RESEARCH POTEN13 TIAL. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 

15 Science Foundation shall conduct multiple pilot programs 

16 within the Foundation to expand the number of institutions 

17 of higher education (including such institutions that are 

18 community colleges), and other eligible entities that the Di19 rector determines appropriate, that are able to successfully 

20 compete for National Science Foundation grants. 

21 (b) COMPONENTS.—Each pilot program described in 

22 subsection (a) shall include at least 1 of the following ele23 ments: 

24 (1) A mentorship program. 

25 (2) Grant writing technical assistance. 


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1 (3) Targeted outreach, including to a minority2 serving institution (including a historically Black col3 lege or university, a Tribal College or University, or 

4 a Hispanic-serving institution) as described in any of 

5 paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the 

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 

7 (4) Programmatic support or solutions for insti8 tutions or entities that do not have an experienced 

9 grant management office. 

10 (5) An increase in the number of grant reviewers 

11 from institutions of higher education that have not 

12 traditionally received funds from the National Science 

13 Foundation. 

14 (6) An increase of the term and funding, for a 

15 period of 3 years or less, as appropriate, to a prin16 cipal investigator that is a first-time grant awardee, 

17 when paired with regular mentoring on the adminis18 trative aspects of grant management. 

19 (c) LIMITATION.—As appropriate, each pilot program 

20 described in subsection (a) shall work to reduce administra21 tive burdens. 

22 (d) AGENCY-WIDE PROGRAMS.—Not later than 5 years 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

24 National Science Foundation shall— 


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1 (1) review the results of the pilot programs de2 scribed in subsection (a); and 

3 (2) develop agency-wide best practices from the 

4 pilot programs for implementation across the Foun5 dation, in order to fulfill the requirement under sec6 tion 3(e) of the National Science Foundation Act of 

7 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862(e)). 

8 (e) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—In this 

9 section, the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

10 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Edu11 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

12 SEC. 2. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MANUFAC13 TURING. 

14 (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the Sci15 entific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 

16 1862h) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘science, 

19 mathematics, and technology’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘science, technology, engineering, and mathe21 matics or STEM’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘edu23 cated and’’ before ‘‘trained’’; and 


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1 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘scientific 

2 and technical education and training’’ and in3 serting ‘‘STEM education and training’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘mathe6 matics and science’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

7 fields’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘mathe9 matics and science instruction’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘STEM instruction’’. 

11 (b) MODERNIZING REFERENCES TO STEM.—Section 

12 3 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 

13 (42 U.S.C. 1862i) is amended— 

14 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SCI15 ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION’’ and in16 serting ‘‘STEM EDUCATION’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

19 ‘‘SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘STEM EDUCATION’’; 

21 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph 

22 (1)— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘and education to pre24 pare the skilled technical workforce to meet 


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1 workforce demands’’ before ‘‘, and to im2 prove’’; 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘core education courses 

4 in science and mathematics’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘core education courses in STEM fields’’; 

6 (iii) by inserting ‘‘veterans and indi7 viduals engaged in’’ before ‘‘work in the 

8 home’’; and 

9 (iv) by inserting ‘‘and on building a 

10 pathway from secondary schools, to asso11 ciate-degree-granting institutions, to careers 

12 that require technical training’’ before ‘‘, 

13 and shall be designed’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by inserting ‘‘and study’’ after ‘‘de16 velopment’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘core science and 

18 mathematics courses’’ and inserting ‘‘core 

19 STEM courses’’; 

20 (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘science, 

21 mathematics, and advanced-technology fields’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘STEM and advanced-technology 

23 fields’’; 

24 (E) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘to 

25 support the advanced-technology industries that 


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1 drive the competitiveness of the United States in 

2 the global economy’’ before the semicolon at the 

3 end; 

4 (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘scientific 

5 and advanced-technology fields’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘STEM and advanced-technology fields’’; and 

7 (G) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘ad8 vanced scientific and technical education’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘advanced STEM and advanced-tech10 nology’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) by striking the subsection heading and 

13 inserting the following: ‘‘CENTERS OF SCI14 ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—’’; 

15 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

16 by striking ‘‘not to exceed 12 in number’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘in advanced-technology fields’’; 

18 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘edu19 cation in mathematics and science’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘STEM education’’; and 

21 (D) in the flush matter following paragraph 

22 (2), by striking ‘‘in the geographic region served 

23 by the center’’; 

24 (4) in subsection (c)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

3 (i), by striking ‘‘to encourage’’ and all 

4 that follows through ‘‘such means as— 

5 ’’ and inserting ‘‘to encourage the de6 velopment of career and educational 

7 pathways with multiple entry and exit 

8 points leading to credentials and de9 grees, and to assist students pursuing 

10 pathways in STEM fields to transition 

11 from associate-degree-granting colleges 

12 to bachelor-degree-granting institu13 tions, through such means as—’’; 

14 (II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘to 

15 ensure’’ and inserting ‘‘to develop ar16 ticulation agreements that ensure’’; 

17 and 

18 (III) in clause (ii), by striking 

19 ‘‘courses at the bachelor-degree-grant20 ing institution’’ and inserting ‘‘the ca21 reer and educational pathways sup22 ported by the articulation agreements’’; 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 


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1 (I) in clause (i), by inserting 

2 ‘‘veterans and individuals engaged in’’ 

3 before ‘‘work in the home’’; 

4 (II) in clause (iii)— 

5 (aa) by striking ‘‘bachelor’s6 degree-granting institutions’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘institutions or work 

8 sites’’; and 

9 (bb) by inserting ‘‘or indus10 try internships’’ after ‘‘summer 

11 programs’’; and 

12 (III) by striking the flush text fol13 lowing clause (iv); and 

14 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 

15 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘mathematics and 

17 science programs’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

18 programs’’; 

19 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and, as appropriate, 

20 elementary schools,’’ after ‘‘with secondary 

21 schools’’; 

22 (iii) by striking ‘‘mathematics and 

23 science education’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

24 education’’; 


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1 (iv) by striking ‘‘secondary school stu2 dents’’ and inserting ‘‘students at these 

3 schools’’; 

4 (v) by striking ‘‘science and advanced5 technology fields’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 

6 and advanced-technology fields’’; and 

7 (vi) by striking ‘‘agreements with local 

8 educational agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘ar9 ticulation agreements or dual credit courses 

10 with local secondary schools, or other means 

11 as the Director determines appropriate,’’; 

12 and 

13 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

14 (i) by striking subparagraph (B); 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that 

16 follows through ‘‘establish a’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘shall establish a’’; 

18 (iii) by striking ‘‘the fields of science, 

19 technology, engineering, and mathematics’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘STEM fields’’; and 

21 (iv) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘, including jobs at Federal and academic 

23 laboratories.’’; 

24 (5) in subsection (d)(2)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

2 after the semicolon; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(F) as appropriate, applications that 

7 apply the best practices for STEM education and 

8 technical skills education through distance learn9 ing or in a simulated work environment, as de10 termined by research described in subsection 

11 (f).’’; 

12 (6) in subsection (g), by striking the second sen13 tence; 

14 (7) in subsection (h)(1)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

16 ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

18 ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 

19 (C) in subparagraph (C)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘up to $2,500,000’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘not less than $3,000,000’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘2026’’; and 

24 (8) in subsection (j)— 


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1 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) the term ‘advanced-technology’ includes 

4 technological fields such as advanced manufacturing, 

5 agricultural-, biological- and chemical-technologies, 

6 energy and environmental technologies, engineering 

7 technologies, information technologies, micro and 

8 nano-technologies, cybersecurity technologies, 

9 geospatial technologies, and new, emerging technology 

10 areas;’’; 

11 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(2) the term ‘associate-degree-granting college’ 

14 means an institution of higher education (as defined 

15 in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

16 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) that offers a 2-year associate-degree 

17 program or 2-year certificate program;’’; 

18 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as deter19 mined under section 101 of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965’’ and inserting ‘‘as defined in 

21 section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

22 (20 U.S.C. 1002)’’; 

23 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘separate 

24 bachelor-degree-granting institutions’’ and in25 serting ‘‘other entities’’; 


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1 (E) by striking paragraph (7); 

2 (F) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and 

3 (9) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; 

4 (G) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 

5 subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

6 semicolon; 

7 (H) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by 

8 subparagraph (F)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘mathematics, science, 

10 engineering, or technology’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘science, technology, engineering, or mathe12 matics’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘computer science and 

14 cybersecurity.’’ and inserting ‘‘computer 

15 science and cybersecurity; and’’; and 

16 (I) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(9) the term ‘skilled technical workforce’ means 

18 workers— 

19 ‘‘(A) in occupations that use significant lev20 els of science and engineering expertise and tech21 nical knowledge; and 

22 ‘‘(B) whose level of educational attainment 

23 is less than a bachelor degree.’’. 


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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 5 

2 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 

3 U.S.C. 1862j) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated, from sums 

6 otherwise authorized to be appropriated, to the Director for 

7 carrying out this Act, $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2022 through 2027.’’. 


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Calendar No. 198 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 735 

A BILL 

To amend the Scientific and Advanced-Technology 

logical manufacturing, and for other purposes. Act of 1992 to further support advanced technoDECEMBER 16, 2021 

Reported with an amendment 


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