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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3832 

To establish a new Directorate for Technology in the redesignated National 

Science and Technology Foundation, to establish a regional technology 

hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 

science, research, and innovation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2020 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish a new Directorate for Technology in the redesignated National Science and Technology Foundation, to 

establish a regional technology hub program, to require 

a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, and innovation, 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 ‘‘Endless Frontier Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) For over 70 years, the United States has 

2 been the unequivocal global leader in scientific and 

3 technological innovation, and as a result the people 

4 of the United States have benefitted through good5 paying jobs, economic prosperity, and a higher qual6 ity of life. Today, however, this leadership position 

7 is being eroded and challenged by foreign competi8 tors, some of whom are stealing intellectual property 

9 and trade secrets of the United States and aggres10 sively investing in fundamental research and com11 mercialization to dominate the key technology fields 

12 of the future. While the United States once led the 

13 world in the share of our economy invested in re14 search, our Nation now ranks 9th globally in total 

15 research and development and 12th in publicly fi16 nanced research and development. 

17 (2) Without a significant increase in investment 

18 in research, education, technology transfer, and the 

19 core strengths of the United States innovation eco20 system, it is only a matter of time before the global 

21 competitors of the United States overtake the 

22 United States in terms of technological primacy. The 

23 country that wins the race in key technologies—such 

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1 vanced communications, and advanced manufac2 turing—will be the superpower of the future. 

3 (3) The Federal Government must catalyze 

4 United States innovation by boosting fundamental 

5 research investments focused on discovering, cre6 ating, commercializing, and producing new tech7 nologies to ensure the leadership of the United 

8 States in the industries of the future. 

9 (4) The distribution of innovation jobs and in10 vestment in the United States has become largely 

11 concentrated in just a few locations, while much of 

12 the Nation has been left out of growth in the innova13 tion sector. More than 90 percent of the Nation’s in14 novation sector employment growth in the last 15 

15 years was generated in just 5 major cities. The Fed16 eral Government must address this imbalance in op17 portunity by partnering with the private sector to 

18 build new technology hubs across the country, 

19 spreading innovation sector jobs more broadly, and 

20 tapping the talent and potential of the entire Nation 

21 to ensure the United States leads the industries of 

22 the future. 

23 (5) Since its inception, the National Science 

24 Foundation has carried out vital work supporting 

25 basic research and people to create knowledge that 


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1 is a primary driver of the economy of the United 

2 States and enhances the Nation’s security. 

3 SEC. 3. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDA4 TION. 

5 (a) REDESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUN6 DATION AS NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUN7 DATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Act of May 

9 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 149, chapter 171; 42 U.S.C. 

10 1861), is amended— 

11 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 

12 ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘SCIENCE’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘the National Science 

14 Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘the National 

15 Science and Technology Foundation’’. 

16 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 

17 rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or 

18 other official paper in force on the date of enactment 

19 of this Act to the National Science Foundation shall 

20 be considered to refer and apply to the National 

21 Science and Technology Foundation. 

22 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR

23 TECHNOLOGY.—Section 6 of the Act of May 10, 1950 (64 

24 Stat. 149, chapter 171; 42 U.S.C. 1864a), is amended— 


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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DEPUTY

2 DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPUTY DIRECTORS’’; 

3 (2) in the first sentence— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘a Deputy Director’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘2 Deputy Directors’’; and 

6 (B) by inserting ‘‘and in accordance with 

7 the expedited procedures established under S. 

8 Res. 116 (112th Congress)’’ after ‘‘the Senate’’; 

9 (3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The Dep10 uty Director shall receive’’ and inserting ‘‘Each Dep11 uty Director shall receive’’; 

12 (4) by inserting after the third sentence the fol13 lowing: ‘‘The Deputy Director for Technology shall 

14 oversee, and perform duties relating to, the Direc15 torate for Technology of the Foundation, as estab16 lished under section 8A, and the Deputy Director for 

17 Science shall oversee, and perform duties relating to, 

18 the other activities and directorates supported by the 

19 Foundation.’’; and 

20 (5) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘The Dep21 uty Director shall act’’ and inserting ‘‘The Deputy 

22 Director for Science shall act’’. 

23 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECTORATE FOR TECH24 NOLOGY.—The Act of May 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 149, chap25 ter 171; 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 8 (42 U.S.C. 1866), by inserting 

2 at the end the following: ‘‘Such divisions shall in3 clude the Directorate for Technology established 

4 under section 8A.’’; and 

5 (2) by inserting after section 8 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 8A. DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY. 

7 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Deputy 

9 Director’ means the Deputy Director for Tech10 nology. 

11 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATED COUNTRY.—The term ‘des12 ignated country’ means a country that has been ap13 proved and designated in writing by the President 

14 for purposes of this section, after providing— 

15 ‘‘(A) not less than 30 days of advance noti16 fication and explanation to the relevant con17 gressional committees before the designation; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) in-person briefings to such commit20 tees, if requested during the 30-day advance no21 tification period described in subparagraph (A). 

22 ‘‘(3) DIRECTORATE.—The term ‘Directorate’ 

23 means the Directorate for Technology established 

24 under subsection (b). 


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1 ‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

2 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

3 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

4 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

5 ‘‘(5) KEY TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREAS.—The 

6 term ‘key technology focus areas’ means the areas 

7 included on the most recent list under subsection 

8 (c)(2). 

9 ‘‘(6) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT10 TEES.—The term ‘relevant congressional commit11 tees’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, 

13 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

14 Transportation, the Committee on Appropria15 tions, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and 

16 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

17 Senate; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, 

19 the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech20 nology, the Committee on Appropriations, the 

21 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma22 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

23 House of Representatives. 

24 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

2 after the date of enactment of the Endless Frontier 

3 Act, the Director shall establish in the Foundation 

4 a Directorate for Technology. The Directorate shall 

5 carry out the duties and responsibilities described in 

6 this section, in order to further the following goals: 

7 ‘‘(A) Strengthening the leadership of the 

8 United States in critical technologies through 

9 fundamental research in the key technology 

10 focus areas. 

11 ‘‘(B) Enhancing the competitiveness of the 

12 United States in the key technology focus areas 

13 by improving education in the key technology 

14 focus areas and attracting more students to 

15 such areas. 

16 ‘‘(C) Consistent with the operations of the 

17 Foundation, fostering the economic and societal 

18 impact of federally funded research and devel19 opment through an accelerated translation of 

20 fundamental advances in the key technology 

21 focus areas into processes and products that 

22 can help achieve national goals related to eco23 nomic competitiveness, domestic manufacturing, 

24 national security, shared prosperity, energy and 


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1 the environment, health, education and work2 force development, and transportation. 

3 ‘‘(2) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—The Directorate 

4 shall be headed by the Deputy Director. 

5 ‘‘(3) ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE

6 MATTERS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 

8 ‘‘(i) EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGI9 NEERING.—The Director shall have the au10 thority to carry out a program of personnel 

11 management authority for the Directorate 

12 in the same manner, and subject to the 

13 same requirements, as the program of per14 sonnel management authority authorized 

15 for the Director of the Defense Advanced 

16 Research Projects Agency under section 

17 1599h of title 10, United States Code, for 

18 the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

19 Agency. 

20 ‘‘(ii) HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPERTS IN

21 NEEDED OCCUPATIONS.—In addition to 

22 the authority provided under clause (i), the 

23 Director shall have the authority to carry 

24 out a program of personnel management 

25 authority for the Directorate in the same 


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1 manner, and subject to the same require2 ments, as the program to attract highly 

3 qualified experts carried out by the Sec4 retary of Defense under section 9903 of 

5 title 5, United States Code. 

6 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL HIRING AUTHOR7 ITY.—To the extent needed to carry out 

8 the duties in paragraph (1), the Director 

9 shall utilize hiring authorities under sec10 tion 3372 of title 5, United States Code, to 

11 staff the Directorate with employees from 

12 other Federal agencies, State and local 

13 governments, Indian tribes and tribal orga14 nizations, institutions of higher education, 

15 and other organizations, as described in 

16 that section, in the same manner and sub17 ject to the same conditions, that apply to 

18 such individuals utilized to accomplish 

19 other missions of the Foundation. 

20 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM MANAGERS.—The employ21 ees of the Directorate may include program 

22 managers for the key technology focus areas, 

23 who shall perform a role similar to programs 

24 managers employed by the Defense Advanced 

25 Research Projects Agency for the oversight and 


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1 selection of programs supported by the Direc2 torate. 

3 ‘‘(C) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—Recipi4 ents of support under the programs and activi5 ties of the Directorate shall be selected by pro6 gram managers or other employees of the Di7 rectorate. The Directorate may use a peer re8 view process to inform the decisions of program 

9 managers or other employees. 

10 ‘‘(D) ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.—The Direc11 tor may appoint 1 or more Assistant Directors 

12 for the Directorate as the Director determines 

13 necessary, in the same manner as other Assist14 ant Directors of the Foundation are appointed. 

15 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 

16 the date of enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, 

17 the Director shall prepare and submit a report to 

18 the relevant congressional committees regarding the 

19 establishment of the Directorate. 

20 ‘‘(c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DIREC21 TORATE.— 

22 ‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOCUS

23 OF THE DIRECTORATE.—The Director, acting 

24 through the Deputy Director, shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) advance innovation in the key tech2 nology focus areas through fundamental re3 search and other activities described in this sec4 tion; and 

5 ‘‘(B) develop and implement strategies to 

6 ensure that the activities of the Directorate are 

7 directed toward the key technology focus areas 

8 in order to accomplish the goals described in 

9 subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection 

10 (b)(1) consistent with the most recent report 

11 conducted under section 5(b) of the Endless 

12 Frontier Act. 

13 ‘‘(2) KEY TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREAS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) INITIAL LIST.—The initial key tech15 nology focus areas are— 

16 ‘‘(i) artificial intelligence and machine 

17 learning; 

18 ‘‘(ii) high performance computing, 

19 semiconductors, and advanced computer 

20 hardware; 

21 ‘‘(iii) quantum computing and infor22 mation systems; 

23 ‘‘(iv) robotics, automation, and ad24 vanced manufacturing; 


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1 ‘‘(v) natural or anthropogenic disaster 

2 prevention; 

3 ‘‘(vi) advanced communications tech4 nology; 

5 ‘‘(vii) biotechnology, genomics, and 

6 synthetic biology; 

7 ‘‘(viii) cybersecurity, data storage, and 

8 data management technologies; 

9 ‘‘(ix) advanced energy; and 

10 ‘‘(x) materials science, engineering, 

11 and exploration relevant to the other key 

12 technology focus areas described in this 

13 subparagraph. 

14 ‘‘(B) REVIEW OF KEY TECHNOLOGY FOCUS

15 AREAS AND SUBSEQUENT LISTS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) ADDING OR DELETING KEY

17 TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREAS.—Beginning 

18 on the date that is 4 years after the date 

19 of enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, 

20 and every 4 years thereafter, the Director, 

21 acting through the Deputy Director— 

22 ‘‘(I) shall, in consultation with 

23 the Board of Advisors, review the list 

24 of key technology focus areas; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) as part of that review, may 

2 add or delete key technology focus 

3 areas if the competitive threats to the 

4 United States have shifted (whether 

5 because the United States or other 

6 nations have advanced or fallen be7 hind in a technological area), subject 

8 to clause (ii). 

9 ‘‘(ii) LIMIT ON KEY TECHNOLOGY

10 FOCUS AREAS.—Not more than 10 key 

11 technology focus areas shall be included on 

12 the list of key technology focus areas at 

13 any time. 

14 ‘‘(iii) UPDATING FOCUS AREAS AND

15 DISTRIBUTION.—Upon the completion of 

16 each review under this subparagraph, the 

17 Director shall make the list of key tech18 nology focus areas readily available and 

19 publish the list in the Federal Register, 

20 even if no changes have been made to the 

21 prior list. 

22 ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

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1 rector, acting through the Deputy Director, 

2 may— 

3 ‘‘(i) award grants, cooperative agree4 ments, and contracts to— 

5 ‘‘(I) individual institutions of 

6 higher education for work at centers 

7 or by individual researchers; 

8 ‘‘(II) not-for-profit entities; and 

9 ‘‘(III) consortia that— 

10 ‘‘(aa) shall include and be 

11 led by an institution of higher 

12 education, and may include 1 or 

13 more additional institutions of 

14 higher education; 

15 ‘‘(bb) may include 1 or more 

16 entities described in subclause (I) 

17 or (II) and, if determined appro18 priate by the Director, for-profit 

19 entities, including small busi20 nesses; and 

21 ‘‘(cc) may include 1 or more 

22 entities described in subclause (I) 

23 or (II) from treaty allies and se24 curity partners of the United 

25 States; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) provide funds to other divisions 

2 of the Foundation, including— 

3 ‘‘(I) to the other directorates of 

4 the Foundation to pursue basic ques5 tions about natural and physical phe6 nomena that could enable advances in 

7 the key technology focus areas; 

8 ‘‘(II) to the Directorate for So9 cial, Behavioral, and Economic 

10 Sciences to study questions that could 

11 affect the design, operation, deploy12 ment, or the social and ethical con13 sequences of technologies in the key 

14 technology focus areas; and 

15 ‘‘(III) to the Directorate for 

16 Education and Human Resources to 

17 further the creation of a domestic 

18 workforce capable of advancing the 

19 key technology focus areas; 

20 ‘‘(iii) provide funds to other Federal 

21 research agencies, including the National 

22 Institute of Standards and Technology, for 

23 intramural or extramural work in the key 

24 technology focus areas; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) make awards under the SBIR 

2 and STTR programs (as defined in section 

3 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

4 638(e)) in the same manner as awards 

5 under such programs are made by the Di6 rector of the Foundation; 

7 ‘‘(v) administer prize challenges under 

8 section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech9 nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

10 3719) in the key technology focus areas, in 

11 order to expand public-private partnerships 

12 beyond direct research funding; and 

13 ‘‘(vi) enter into and perform such con14 tracts, including cooperative research and 

15 development arrangements and grants and 

16 cooperative agreements or other trans17 actions, as may be necessary in the con18 duct of the work of the Directorate and on 

19 such terms as the Deputy Director con20 siders appropriate, in furtherance of the 

21 purposes of this Act. 

22 ‘‘(B) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of enactment of the Endless 

24 Frontier Act, the Director shall prepare and 

25 submit to the relevant congressional committees 


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1 a spending plan for the next 5 years for each 

2 of the activities described in subparagraph (A), 

3 including— 

4 ‘‘(i) a plan to seek out additional in5 vestments from— 

6 ‘‘(I) certain designated countries; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(II) if appropriate, private sec9 tor entities; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) the planned activities of the Di11 rectorate to secure federally funded science 

12 and technology pursuant to section 1746 of 

13 the National Defense Authorization Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92). 

15 ‘‘(C) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Each year, the 

16 Director shall formally request a briefing from 

17 the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves18 tigation and the Director of the National Coun19 terintelligence and Security Center regarding 

20 their efforts to preserve the United States ad21 vantages generated by the activity of the Direc22 torate. 

23 ‘‘(4) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—In carrying 

24 out this section, the Director and other Federal re25 search agencies shall work cooperatively with each 


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1 other to further the goals of this section in the key 

2 technology focus areas. Each year, the Director shall 

3 prepare and submit a report to Congress, and shall 

4 simultaneously submit the report to the Director of 

5 the Office of Science and Technology Policy, describ6 ing the interagency cooperation that occurred during 

7 the preceding year pursuant to this paragraph, in8 cluding a list of— 

9 ‘‘(A) any funds provided under paragraph 

10 (3)(A)(ii) to other divisions of the Foundation; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) any funds provided under paragraph 

13 (3)(A)(iii) to other Federal research agencies. 

14 ‘‘(5) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, 

15 AND OTHER STUDENT SUPPORT.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director, acting 

17 through the Directorate, shall fund under18 graduate scholarships, graduate fellowships and 

19 traineeships, and postdoctoral student awards 

20 in the key technology focus areas. 

21 ‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Director 

22 may carry out subparagraph (A) by providing 

23 funds— 


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1 ‘‘(i) to the Directorate for Education 

2 and Human Resources of the Foundation 

3 for— 

4 ‘‘(I) awards directly to students; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(II) grants or cooperative agree7 ments to institutions of higher edu8 cation, including those institutions in9 volved in operating university tech10 nology centers established under para11 graph (6); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) to programs in Federal research 

13 agencies that have experience awarding 

14 such scholarships, fellowships, traineeships, 

15 or postdoctoral awards. 

16 ‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The 

17 Director shall ensure that funds made available 

18 under this paragraph shall be used to create ad19 ditional support for postsecondary students and 

20 shall not displace funding for any other avail21 able support. 

22 ‘‘(6) UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made 

24 available to the Directorate, the Director shall, 

25 through a competitive application and selection 


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1 process, award grants to or enter into coopera2 tive agreements with institutions of higher edu3 cation or consortia described in paragraph 

4 (3)(A)(i)(III) to establish university technology 

5 centers. 

6 ‘‘(B) USES OF FUNDS.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A center estab8 lished under a grant or cooperative agree9 ment under subparagraph (A)— 

10 ‘‘(I) shall use support provided 

11 under such subparagraph— 

12 ‘‘(aa) to carry out funda13 mental research to advance inno14 vation in the key technology 

15 focus areas; and 

16 ‘‘(bb) to further the develop17 ment of innovations in the key 

18 technology focus areas, includ19 ing— 

20 ‘‘(AA) innovations de21 rived from research carried 

22 out under item (aa), through 

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1 duce the cost, time, and risk 

2 of commercializing new tech3 nologies; and 

4 ‘‘(BB) through the use 

5 of public-private partner6 ships; and 

7 ‘‘(II) may use support provided 

8 under such subparagraph— 

9 ‘‘(aa) for the costs of equip10 ment, including mid-tier infra11 structure, and the purchase of 

12 cyberinfrastructure resources, in13 cluding computer time; or 

14 ‘‘(bb) for other activities or 

15 costs necessary to accomplish the 

16 purposes of this section. 

17 ‘‘(ii) SUPPORT OF REGIONAL TECH18 NOLOGY HUBS.—Each center established 

19 under subparagraph (A) may support and 

20 participate in, as appropriate, the activities 

21 of any regional technology hub designated 

22 under section 27(d) of the Stevenson23 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 

24 (15 U.S.C. 3722(d)). 


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1 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall 

2 ensure that any institution of higher education 

3 or consortium receiving a grant or cooperative 

4 agreement under subparagraph (A) has dem5 onstrated an ability to advance the goals de6 scribed in subsection (b)(1). 

7 ‘‘(7) MOVING TECHNOLOGY FROM LABORATORY

8 TO MARKET.— 

9 ‘‘(A) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Direc10 tor shall establish a program in the Directorate 

11 to award grants, on a competitive basis, to in12 stitutions of higher education or consortia de13 scribed in paragraph (3)(A)(i)(III)— 

14 ‘‘(i) to build capacity at an institution 

15 of higher education and in its surrounding 

16 region to increase the likelihood that new 

17 technologies in the key technology focus 

18 areas will succeed in the commercial mar19 ket; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) with the goal of promoting ex21 periments with a range of models that in22 stitutions of higher education could use 

23 to— 

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1 nologies are more likely to succeed in 

2 the commercial market; and 

3 ‘‘(II) reduce the risks to commer4 cial success for new technologies ear5 lier in their development. 

6 A grant awarded under this subparagraph for a 

7 purpose described in clause (i) or (ii) may also 

8 enable the institution of higher education or 

9 consortium to provide training and support to 

10 scientists and engineers who are interested in 

11 research and commercialization, if the use is in12 cluded in the proposal submitted under sub13 paragraph (B). 

14 ‘‘(B) PROPOSALS.—An institution of high15 er education or consortium desiring a grant 

16 under this paragraph shall submit a proposal to 

17 the Director at such time, in such manner, and 

18 containing such information as the Director 

19 may require. The proposal shall include a de20 scription of— 

21 ‘‘(i) the steps the applicant will take 

22 to reduce the risks for commercialization 

23 for new technologies; 

24 ‘‘(ii) why such steps are likely to be 

25 effective; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) how such steps differ from pre2 vious efforts to reduce the risks for com3 mercialization for new technologies. 

4 ‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a 

5 grant under this paragraph shall use grant 

6 funds to reduce the risks for commercialization 

7 for new technologies developed on campus, 

8 which may include— 

9 ‘‘(i) creating and funding competitions 

10 to allow entrepreneurial ideas from institu11 tions of higher education to illustrate their 

12 commercialization potential; 

13 ‘‘(ii) facilitating mentorships between 

14 local and national business leaders and po15 tential entrepreneurs to encourage success16 ful commercialization; 

17 ‘‘(iii) creating and funding for-profit 

18 or not-for-profit entities that could enable 

19 researchers at institutions of higher edu20 cation to further develop new technology 

21 prior to seeking commercial financing, 

22 through patient funding, advice, staff sup23 port, or other means; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) providing off-campus facilities 

2 for start-up companies where technology 

3 maturation could occur; and 

4 ‘‘(v) revising institution policies to ac5 complish the goals of this paragraph. 

6 ‘‘(8) TEST BEDS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Direc8 tor, acting through the Deputy Director, shall 

9 establish a program in the Directorate to award 

10 grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 

11 higher education or consortia described in para12 graph (3)(A)(i)(III) to establish test beds and 

13 fabrication facilities to advance the operation, 

14 integration and, as appropriate, manufacturing 

15 of new, innovative technologies in the key tech16 nology focus areas, which may include hardware 

17 or software. The goal of such test beds and fa18 cilities shall be to accelerate the movement of 

19 innovative technologies into the commercial 

20 market through existing and new companies. 

21 ‘‘(B) PROPOSALS.—A proposal submitted 

22 under this paragraph shall, at a minimum, de23 scribe— 


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1 ‘‘(i)(I) the 1 or more technologies that 

2 will be the focus of the test bed or fabrica3 tion facility; 

4 ‘‘(II) the goals of the work to be done 

5 at the test bed or facility; and 

6 ‘‘(III) the expected schedule for com7 pleting that work; 

8 ‘‘(ii) how the applicant will assemble a 

9 workforce with the skills needed to operate 

10 the test bed or facility; 

11 ‘‘(iii) how the applicant will ensure 

12 that work in the test bed or facility will 

13 contribute to the commercial viability of 

14 any technologies, which may include col15 laboration and funding from industry part16 ners; 

17 ‘‘(iv) how the applicant will encourage 

18 the participation of entrepreneurs and the 

19 development of new businesses; and 

20 ‘‘(v) how the test bed or facility will 

21 operate after Federal funding has ended. 

22 ‘‘(C) AWARDS.—Grants made under this 

23 paragraph— 

24 ‘‘(i) shall be for 5 years, with the pos25 sibility of one 3-year extension; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) may be used for the purchase of 

2 equipment, the support of graduate stu3 dents and postdoctoral researchers, and 

4 the salaries of staff. 

5 ‘‘(D) REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of 

6 receiving a grant under this paragraph, an in7 stitution of higher education or consortium 

8 shall publish and share with the public the re9 sults of the work conducted under this para10 graph. 

11 ‘‘(9) INAPPLICABILITY.—Section 5(e)(1) shall 

12 not apply to grants, contracts, or other arrange13 ments made under this section. 

14 ‘‘(d) BOARD OF ADVISORS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

16 Foundation a Board of Advisors for the Directorate 

17 (referred to in this section as the ‘Board of Advi18 sors’), which shall provide advice to the Deputy Di19 rector pursuant to this subsection. The Board of Ad20 visors shall not have any decision-making authority. 

21 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

22 ‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.—The Board of Advi23 sors shall be comprised of 12 members rep24 resenting scientific leaders and experts from in25 dustry and academia, of whom— 


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1 ‘‘(i) two shall be appointed by the ma2 jority leader of the Senate; 

3 ‘‘(ii) two shall be appointed by the mi4 nority leader of the Senate; 

5 ‘‘(iii) two shall be appointed by the 

6 Speaker of the House of Representatives; 

7 ‘‘(iv) two shall be appointed by the 

8 minority leader of the House of Represent9 atives; and 

10 ‘‘(v) four shall be appointed by the 

11 Director. 

12 ‘‘(B) OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT.—Before 

13 appointing any member under subparagraph 

14 (A), the appointing authority shall provide an 

15 opportunity for the National Academies of 

16 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and other 

17 entities to provide advice regarding potential 

18 appointees. 

19 ‘‘(C) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each member ap21 pointed under subparagraph (A) shall— 

22 ‘‘(I) have extensive experience in 

23 a field related to the work of the Di24 rectorate or other expertise relevant to 

25 developing technology roadmaps; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) have, or be able to obtain 

2 within a reasonable period of time, a 

3 security clearance appropriate for the 

4 work of the Board of Advisors. 

5 ‘‘(ii) EXPEDITED SECURITY CLEAR6 ANCES.—The process of obtaining a secu7 rity clearance under clause (i)(II) may be 

8 expedited by the head of the appropriate 

9 Federal agency to enable the Board to re10 ceive classified briefings on the current and 

11 future technological capacity of other na12 tions, and on the military implications of 

13 civilian technologies. 

14 ‘‘(D) DATE.—The appointments of the 

15 members of the Board of Advisors shall be 

16 made not later than 90 days after the date of 

17 enactment of the Endless Frontier Act. 

18 ‘‘(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the 

20 Board of Advisors shall be appointed for a 3- 

21 year term, except that the Deputy Director 

22 shall adjust the terms for the first members of 

23 the Board of Advisors so that, within each ap24 pointment category described in clauses (i) 


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1 through (v) of paragraph (2)(A), the terms ex2 pire on a staggered basis. 

3 ‘‘(B) TERM LIMITS.—A member of the 

4 Board of Advisors shall not serve for more than 

5 2 full consecutive terms. 

6 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 

7 Board of Advisors— 

8 ‘‘(i) shall not affect the powers of the 

9 Board of Advisors; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) shall be filled in the same man11 ner as the original appointment. 

12 ‘‘(4) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the 

13 Board of Advisors shall elect 1 member to serve as 

14 the chairperson of the Board of Advisors. 

15 ‘‘(5) MEETINGS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the date of enactment of the 

18 Endless Frontier Act, the Board of Advisors 

19 shall hold the first meeting of the Board of Ad20 visors. 

21 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.—After the 

22 first meeting of the Board of Advisors, the 

23 Board of Advisors shall meet upon the call of 

24 the chairperson or of the Director, and at least 


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1 once every 180 days for the duration of the 

2 Board of Advisors. 

3 ‘‘(C) MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL

4 SCIENCE BOARD.—The Board of Advisors shall 

5 hold a joint meeting with the National Science 

6 Board on at least an annual basis, on a date 

7 mutually selected by the chairperson of the 

8 Board of Advisors and the Chairman of the Na9 tional Science Board. 

10 ‘‘(D) QUORUM.—A majority of the mem11 bers of the Board of Advisors shall constitute a 

12 quorum, but a lesser number of members may 

13 hold hearings. 

14 ‘‘(6) DUTIES OF BOARD OF ADVISORS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Advi16 sors shall provide advice— 

17 ‘‘(i) to the Deputy Director on pro18 grams that could best be carried out to ac19 complish the purposes of this section; 

20 ‘‘(ii) to the Deputy Director to inform 

21 the reviews of key technology focus areas 

22 required under subsection (c)(2)(B); and 

23 ‘‘(iii) on other issues relating to the 

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1 torate, as requested by the Deputy Direc2 tor. 

3 ‘‘(B) NO ROLE IN AWARDING GRANTS, 

4 CONTRACTS, OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

5 The Board of Advisors shall not provide advice 

6 on or otherwise help determine what entities 

7 shall receive grants, contracts, or cooperative 

8 agreements under this Act. 

9 ‘‘(7) POWERS OF BOARD OF ADVISORS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) HEARINGS.—The Board of Advisors 

11 may hold public or private hearings, sit and act 

12 at such times and places, take such testimony 

13 and receive such evidence (including classified 

14 testimony and evidence), and administer such 

15 oaths as may be necessary to carry out the 

16 functions of the Board of Advisors under para17 graph (6). 

18 ‘‘(B) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGEN19 CIES.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal de21 partment or agency shall, in accordance 

22 with applicable procedures for the handling 

23 of classified information, provide reason24 able access to documents, statistical data, 

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1 uty Director, in consultation with the 

2 chairperson of the Board of Advisors, de3 termines necessary to carry out its func4 tions under paragraph (6). 

5 ‘‘(ii) OBTAINING CLASSIFIED INFOR6 MATION.—If the Board of Advisors, acting 

7 through the chairperson, seeks classified 

8 information from a Federal department or 

9 agency, the Deputy Director shall submit a 

10 written request to the head of the Federal 

11 department or agency for access to classi12 fied documents and statistical data, and 

13 other classified information described in 

14 clause (i), that is under the control of such 

15 agency. 

16 ‘‘(C) FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS.— 

17 Each member of the Board of Advisors shall be 

18 required to file a financial disclosure report 

19 under title I of the Ethics in Government Act 

20 of 1978, except that such reports shall be held 

21 confidential and exempt from any law otherwise 

22 requiring their public disclosure. 

23 ‘‘(8) BOARD OF ADVISORS PERSONNEL AND

24 OPERATIONAL MATTERS.— 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A member of the 

2 Board of Advisors shall be compensated at 

3 a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 

4 annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 

5 level IV of the Executive Schedule under 

6 section 5315 of title 5, United States 

7 Code, for each day (including travel time) 

8 during which the member is engaged in the 

9 performance of the duties of the Board of 

10 Advisors. 

11 ‘‘(ii) NO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MEM12 BERS.—No member of the Board of Advi13 sors may be an officer or employee of the 

14 United States during the member’s term 

15 on the Board of Advisors. 

16 ‘‘(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of 

17 the Board of Advisors shall be allowed travel 

18 expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist19 ence, at rates authorized for employees of agen20 cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

21 United States Code, while away from their 

22 home or regular places of business in the per23 formance of services for the Board of Advisors. 

24 ‘‘(C) STAFF.—The Deputy Director, in 

25 consultation with the chairperson of the Board 


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1 of Advisors, shall assign an employee of the 

2 Foundation to serve as an executive director for 

3 the Board of Advisors. 

4 ‘‘(D) GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any Federal Gov6 ernment employee may be detailed to the 

7 Board of Advisors without reimbursement, 

8 and such detail shall be without interrup9 tion or loss of civil service status or privi10 lege. 

11 ‘‘(ii) EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLA12 TIVE BRANCH.—The Deputy Director shall 

13 establish procedures and policies to enable 

14 an employee of an office, agency, or other 

15 entity in the legislative branch of the Gov16 ernment to support the activities of the 

17 Board of Advisors. 

18 ‘‘(E) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND

19 INTERMITTENT SERVICES.—The chairperson of 

20 the Board of Advisors, with approval from the 

21 Deputy Director, may procure temporary and 

22 intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 

23 title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ24 uals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of 

25 the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level 


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1 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 

2 of that title. 

3 ‘‘(F) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGEN4 CIES.—A Federal department or agency may 

5 provide to the Board of Advisors such services, 

6 funds, facilities, staff, and other support serv7 ices as the department or agency may deter8 mine advisable and as may be authorized by 

9 law. 

10 ‘‘(9) PERMANENT BOARD.—Section 14 of the 

11 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 

12 shall not apply to the Board of Advisors. 

13 ‘‘(e) AREAS OF FUNDING SUPPORT.—Subject to the 

14 availability of funds under subsection (f), the Director 

15 shall, for each fiscal year, use— 

16 ‘‘(1) not less than 35 percent of funds provided 

17 to the Directorate for such year to carry out sub18 section (c)(6); 

19 ‘‘(2) not less than 15 percent of such funds to 

20 carry out subsection (c)(5) with the goal of award21 ing, across the key technology focus areas— 

22 ‘‘(A) not fewer than 1,000 post-doctorate 

23 fellowships; 

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1 ‘‘(C) not fewer than 1,000 undergraduate 

2 scholarships; and 

3 ‘‘(D) if funds remain after carrying out 

4 subparagraphs (A) through (C), grants to insti5 tutions of higher education to enable the insti6 tutions to fund the development and establish7 ment of new or specialized courses of education 

8 for graduate, undergraduate, or technical col9 lege students; 

10 ‘‘(3) not less than 5 percent of such funds to 

11 carry out subsection (c)(7); 

12 ‘‘(4) not less than 10 percent of such funds to 

13 carry out subsection (c)(8) by establishing and 

14 equipping test beds and fabrication facilities; and 

15 ‘‘(5) not less than 15 percent of such funds to 

16 carry out research and related activities pursuant to 

17 subclauses (I) and (II) of subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii). 

18 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

20 appropriated for the Directorate, in addition to any 

21 other funds made available to the Directorate, a 

22 total of $100,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 

23 through 2025, of which— 

24 ‘‘(A) $2,000,000,000 is authorized for fis25 cal year 2021; 


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1 ‘‘(B) $8,000,000,000 is authorized for fis2 cal year 2022; 

3 ‘‘(C) $20,000,000,000 is authorized for fis4 cal year 2023; 

5 ‘‘(D) $35,000,000,000 is authorized for 

6 fiscal year 2024; and 

7 ‘‘(E) $35,000,000,000 is authorized for 

8 fiscal year 2025. 

9 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATIONS LIMITATIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) HOLD HARMLESS.—No funds shall be 

11 appropriated to the Directorate or to carry out 

12 this section for any fiscal year in which the 

13 total amount appropriated to the Foundation 

14 (not including amounts appropriated for the Di15 rectorate) is less than the total amount appro16 priated to the Foundation (not including such 

17 amounts), adjusted by the rate of inflation, for 

18 the previous fiscal year. 

19 ‘‘(B) NO TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Di20 rector shall not transfer any funds appropriated 

21 to any other directorate or office of the Foun22 dation to the Directorate.’’. 

23 (d) ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES.— 

24 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 10 days 

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1 for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant 

2 to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 

3 Director shall submit to the President and to Con4 gress a report on the unfunded priorities of the Na5 tional Science and Technology Foundation. 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under 

7 paragraph (1) shall provide— 

8 (A) for each directorate of the National 

9 Science Foundation for the most recent, fully 

10 completed fiscal year— 

11 (i) the proposal success rate; 

12 (ii) the percentage of proposals that 

13 were not funded and that met the criteria 

14 for funding; and 

15 (iii) the most promising research 

16 areas covered by proposals described in 

17 clause (ii); and 

18 (B) a list, in order of priority, of the next 

19 activities that should be undertaken in the 

20 Major Research Equipment and Facilities Con21 struction account. 

22 SEC. 4. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY HUB PROGRAM. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

24 (1) KEY TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREAS.—Sub25 section (a) of section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 


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1 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

2 3722) is amended— 

3 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

4 through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re5 spectively; and 

6 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(2) KEY TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREAS.—The 

9 term ‘key technology focus areas’ means the areas 

10 included on the most recent list under section 

11 8A(c)(2) of the Act of May 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 149, 

12 chapter 171; 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.).’’. 

13 (2) VENTURE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZA14 TIONS.—Paragraph (5) of such subsection, as redes15 ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘purposes of’’ and all that fol17 lows through the period at the end and inserting the 

18 following: ‘‘purposes of— 

19 ‘‘(A) accelerating the commercialization of 

20 research; 

21 ‘‘(B) strengthening the competitive posi22 tion of industry through the development, com23 mercial adoption, or deployment of technology; 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(C) providing financial grants, loans, or 

2 direct financial investment to commercialize 

3 technology.’’. 

4 (b) DESIGNATION OF AND SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL

5 TECHNOLOGY HUBS AS PART OF REGIONAL INNOVATION

6 PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is amended— 

8 (A) by redesignating subsections (d) 

9 through (h) as subsections (e) through (i), re10 spectively; and 

11 (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF AND GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF

14 REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY HUBS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the pro17 gram established under subsection (b), the Sec18 retary shall carry out a program— 

19 ‘‘(i) to designate eligible consortia as 

20 regional technology hubs that create the 

21 conditions, within a region, to facilitate ac22 tivities that— 

23 ‘‘(I) enable United States leader24 ship in a key technology focus area, 

25 complementing the Federal research 


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1 and development investments under 

2 section 8A of the Act of May 10, 

3 1950 (64 Stat. 149, chapter 171; 42 

4 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); and 

5 ‘‘(II) support regional economic 

6 development that diffuses innovation 

7 capacity around the United States, 

8 enabling better broad-based growth 

9 and competitiveness in key technology 

10 focus areas; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) to support regional technology 

12 hubs designated under clause (i). 

13 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIA.—For purposes 

14 of this section, an eligible consortium is a con15 sortium that— 

16 ‘‘(i) includes— 

17 ‘‘(I) an institution of higher edu18 cation; 

19 ‘‘(II) a local or Tribal govern20 ment or other political subdivision of 

21 a State; 

22 ‘‘(III) a government of a State or 

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1 ‘‘(IV) an economic development 

2 organization or similar entity that is 

3 focused primarily on improving 

4 science, technology, innovation, or en5 trepreneurship; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) may include 1 or more— 

7 ‘‘(I) nonprofit entities with rel8 evant expertise; 

9 ‘‘(II) venture development orga10 nizations; 

11 ‘‘(III) financial institutions; 

12 ‘‘(IV) educational institutions, in13 cluding career and technical education 

14 schools; 

15 ‘‘(V) workforce training organiza16 tions; 

17 ‘‘(VI) industry associations; 

18 ‘‘(VII) firms in the key tech19 nology focus areas; 

20 ‘‘(VIII) Federal laboratories; 

21 ‘‘(IX) Centers (as defined in sec22 tion 25(a) of the National Institute of 

23 Standards and Technology Act (15 

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1 ‘‘(X) Manufacturing USA insti2 tutes (as described in section 34(d) of 

3 the National Institute of Standards 

4 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 

5 278s(d))); and 

6 ‘‘(XI) institutions receiving an 

7 award under paragraph (6) or (7) of 

8 section 8A(c) of the Act of May 10, 

9 1950 (64 Stat. 149, chapter 171; 42 

10 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.). 

11 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 

12 shall carry out this subsection through the As13 sistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic 

14 Development and the Under Secretary of Com15 merce for Standards and Technology, jointly. 

16 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY

17 HUBS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 use a competitive process for the designation of 

20 regional technology hubs under paragraph 

21 (1)(A)(i). 

22 ‘‘(B) NUMBER OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY

23 HUBS.—During the 5-year period beginning on 

24 the date of the enactment of the Endless Fron25 tier Act, the Secretary shall designate not fewer 


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1 than 10 and not more than 15 eligible consortia 

2 as regional technology hubs under paragraph 

3 (1)(A)(i). 

4 ‘‘(C) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In 

5 conducting the competitive process under sub6 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure geo7 graphic distribution in the designation of re8 gional technology hubs— 

9 ‘‘(i) aiming to designate regional tech10 nology hubs in as many regions of the 

11 United States as possible; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) focusing on localities that have 

13 clear potential and relevant assets for de14 veloping a key technology focus area but 

15 have not yet become leading technology 

16 centers. 

17 ‘‘(3) GRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 carry out clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(A) 

20 through the award of grants to eligible con21 sortia designated under clause (i) of such para22 graph. 

23 ‘‘(B) TERM.—Each grant awarded under 

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1 years, but may be renewed once for an addi2 tional period of 5 years. 

3 ‘‘(C) MATCHING REQUIRED.—The total 

4 Federal financial assistance awarded in a given 

5 year to an eligible consortium in support of the 

6 eligible consortium’s operation as a regional 

7 technology hub under this subsection shall not 

8 exceed amounts as follows: 

9 ‘‘(i) In fiscal year 2021, 90 percent of 

10 the total funding of the regional technology 

11 hub in that fiscal year. 

12 ‘‘(ii) In fiscal year 2022, 85 percent 

13 of the total funding of the regional tech14 nology hub in that fiscal year. 

15 ‘‘(iii) In fiscal year 2023, 80 percent 

16 of the total funding of the regional tech17 nology hub in that fiscal year. 

18 ‘‘(iv) In fiscal year 2024 and in each 

19 fiscal year thereafter, 75 percent of the 

20 total funding of the regional technology 

21 hub in that fiscal year. 

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1 mined appropriate by the Secretary, includ2 ing— 

3 ‘‘(i) the permissible activities set forth 

4 under subsection (c)(2); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) activities in support of key tech6 nology focus areas— 

7 ‘‘(I) to develop the region’s 

8 skilled workforce through the training 

9 and retraining of workers and align10 ment of career technical training and 

11 educational programs in the region’s 

12 elementary and secondary schools and 

13 institutions of higher education; 

14 ‘‘(II) to develop regional strate15 gies for infrastructure improvements 

16 and site development in support of the 

17 regional technology hub’s plans and 

18 programs; 

19 ‘‘(III) to support business activ20 ity that develops the domestic supply 

21 chain and encourages the creation of 

22 new business entities; 

23 ‘‘(IV) to attract new private, 

24 public, and philanthropic investment 

25 in the region for developing innovation 


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1 capacity, including establishing re2 gional venture and loan funds for fi3 nancing technology commercialization, 

4 new business formation, and business 

5 expansions; 

6 ‘‘(V) to further the development 

7 of innovations in the key technology 

8 focus areas, including innovations de9 rived from research conducted at in10 stitutions of higher education or other 

11 research entities, including research 

12 conducted by 1 or more university 

13 technology centers established under 

14 section 8A(c)(6) of the Act of May 10, 

15 1950 (64 Stat. 149, chapter 171; 42 

16 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), through activi17 ties that may include— 

18 ‘‘(aa) proof-of-concept devel19 opment and prototyping; 

20 ‘‘(bb) public-private partner21 ships in order to reduce the cost, 

22 time, and risk of commercializing 

23 new technologies; 

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1 neurial ideas from institutions of 

2 higher education to illustrate 

3 their commercialization potential; 

4 ‘‘(dd) facilitating mentor5 ships between local and national 

6 business leaders and potential en7 trepreneurs to encourage success8 ful commercialization; 

9 ‘‘(ee) creating and funding 

10 for-profit or not-for-profit entities 

11 that could enable researchers at 

12 institutions of higher education 

13 and other research entities to 

14 further develop new technology 

15 prior to seeking commercial fi16 nancing, through patient funding, 

17 advice, staff support, or other 

18 means; and 

19 ‘‘(ff) providing facilities for 

20 start-up companies where tech21 nology maturation could occur; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(VI) to carry out such other ac24 tivities as the Secretary considers ap25 propriate to improve United States 


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1 competitiveness and regional economic 

2 development to support a key tech3 nology focus area and that would fur4 ther the purposes of the Endless 

5 Frontiers Act. 

6 ‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible consortium 

8 seeking designation as a regional technology 

9 hub under clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A) and 

10 support under clause (ii) of such paragraph 

11 shall submit to the Secretary an application 

12 therefor at such time, in such manner, and con13 taining such information as the Secretary may 

14 specify. 

15 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL

16 SCIENCE FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY TECH17 NOLOGY CENTERS.—In preparing an applica18 tion for submittal under subparagraph (A), an 

19 applicant shall, to the extent practicable, con20 sult with one or more university technology cen21 ters established under section 8A(c)(6) of the 

22 Act of May 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 149, chapter 

23 171; 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), that are either 

24 geographically relevant or are conducting re25 search on relevant key technology focus areas. 


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1 ‘‘(5) CONSIDERATIONS FOR DESIGNATION AND

2 GRANT AWARDS.—In selecting an eligible consortium 

3 that submitted an application under paragraph 

4 (4)(A) for designation and support under paragraph 

5 (1)(A), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) The potential of the eligible consor8 tium to advance the development of new tech9 nologies in a key technology focus area. 

10 ‘‘(B) The likelihood of positive regional 

11 economic effect, including increasing the num12 ber of high wage jobs, and creating new eco13 nomic opportunities for economically disadvan14 taged populations. 

15 ‘‘(C) How the eligible consortium plans to 

16 integrate with and leverage the resources of one 

17 or more university technology centers estab18 lished under section 8A(c)(6) of the Act of May 

19 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 149, chapter 171; 42 U.S.C. 

20 1861 et seq.), in a related key technology focus 

21 area. 

22 ‘‘(D) How the eligible consortium will en23 gage with the private sector, including small24 and medium-sized enterprises to commercialize 

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1 in the United States in a key technology focus 

2 area. 

3 ‘‘(E) How the eligible consortium will 

4 carry out workforce development and skills ac5 quisition programming, including through the 

6 use of apprenticeships, mentorships, and other 

7 related activities authorized by the Secretary, to 

8 support the development of a key technology 

9 focus area. 

10 ‘‘(F) How the eligible consortium will im11 prove science, technology, engineering, and 

12 mathematics education programs in the identi13 fied region in elementary and secondary school 

14 and higher education institutions located in the 

15 identified region to support the development of 

16 a key technology focus area. 

17 ‘‘(G) How the eligible consortium plans to 

18 develop partnerships with venture development 

19 organizations and sources of private investment 

20 in support of private sector activity, including 

21 launching new or expanding existing companies, 

22 in a key technology focus area. 

23 ‘‘(H) How the eligible consortium plans to 

24 organize the activities of regional partners in 

25 the public, private, and philanthropic sectors in 


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1 support of the proposed regional technology 

2 hub, including the development of necessary in3 frastructure improvements and site preparation. 

4 ‘‘(I) How the eligible consortium plans to 

5 address economic inclusion, including ensuring 

6 that skill development, entrepreneurial assist7 ance, and other activities focus on economically 

8 disadvantaged populations. 

9 ‘‘(6) COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL INSTI10 TUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY PRO11 GRAMS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(i) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION

14 CENTER.—The term ‘manufacturing exten15 sion center’ has the meaning given the 

16 term ‘Center’ in section 25(a) of the Na17 tional Institute of Standards and Tech18 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a). 

19 ‘‘(ii) MANUFACTURING USA INSTI20 TUTE.—The term ‘Manufacturing USA in21 stitute’ means a Manufacturing USA insti22 tute described in section 34(d) of the Na23 tional Institute of Standards and Tech24 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)). 


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1 ‘‘(B) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—The 

2 Secretary shall coordinate the activities of re3 gional technology hubs designated under this 

4 subsection, the Hollings Manufacturing Exten5 sion Partnership, and the Manufacturing USA 

6 Program with each other to the degree that 

7 doing so does not diminish the effectiveness of 

8 the ongoing activities of a manufacturing exten9 sion center or a Manufacturing USA institute. 

10 ‘‘(C) CONDITION OF SUPPORT.—In order 

11 to coordinate activities under subparagraph 

12 (B), the Secretary may condition the award of 

13 a grant or support under this subsection or sec14 tion 25 or 34 of the National Institute of 

15 Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k 

16 and 278s) upon submittal to the coordination 

17 efforts of the Secretary under subparagraph 

18 (B) of this paragraph. 

19 ‘‘(D) ELEMENTS.—Coordination by the 

20 Secretary under subparagraph (B) may include 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) The alignment of activities of the 

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1 nology hubs designated under this sub2 section, if applicable. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The alignment of activities of the 

4 Manufacturing USA Program and the 

5 Manufacturing USA institutes with the ac6 tivities of regional technology hubs des7 ignated under this subsection, if applicable. 

8 ‘‘(7) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—In as9 sisting regional technology hubs designated under 

10 paragraph (1)(A)(i), the Secretary— 

11 ‘‘(A) shall collaborate with Federal depart12 ments and agencies whose missions contribute 

13 to the goals of the regional technology hub; 

14 ‘‘(B) may accept funds from other Federal 

15 agencies to support grants and activities under 

16 this subsection; and 

17 ‘‘(C) may establish interagency agreements 

18 with other Federal departments or agencies to 

19 provide preferential consideration for financial 

20 or technical assistance to a regional technology 

21 hub designated under this subsection if all ap22 plicable requirements for the financial or tech23 nical assistance are met. 

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1 ‘‘(A) METRICS, STANDARDS, AND ASSESS2 MENT.—For each grant awarded under para3 graph (3) for a regional technology hub, the 

4 Secretary shall— 

5 ‘‘(i) develop metrics to assess the ef6 fectiveness of the activities funded in mak7 ing progress toward the purposes set forth 

8 under paragraph (1)(A); 

9 ‘‘(ii) establish standards for the per10 formance of the regional technology hub 

11 that are based on the metrics developed 

12 under clause (i); and 

13 ‘‘(iii) 2 years after the initial award 

14 under paragraph (3) and each year there15 after until Federal financial assistance 

16 under this subsection for the regional tech17 nology hub is discontinued, conduct an as18 sessment of the regional technology hub to 

19 confirm whether the performance of the re20 gional technology hub is meeting the 

21 standards for performance established 

22 under clause (ii). 

23 ‘‘(B) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less fre24 quently than once each year, the Secretary shall 

25 submit to the Committee on Commerce, 


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1 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 

2 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the 

3 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

4 of the House of Representatives, and the Com5 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep6 resentatives an annual report on the results of 

7 the assessments conducted by the Secretary 

8 under subparagraph (A)(iii) during the period 

9 covered by the report.’’. 

10 (2) INITIAL DESIGNATIONS AND AWARDS.— 

11 (A) COMPETITION REQUIRED.—Not later 

12 than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 

14 commence a competition under paragraph 

15 (2)(A) of section 27(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler 

16 Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as added 

17 by paragraph (1). 

18 (B) DESIGNATION AND AWARD.—Not later 

19 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 

20 this Act, if the Secretary has received at least 

21 1 application under paragraph (4) of such sec22 tion from an eligible consortium whom the Sec23 retary considers suitable for designation under 

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1 (i) designate at least 1 regional tech2 nology hub under paragraph (1)(A)(i) of 

3 such section; and 

4 (ii) award a grant under paragraph 

5 (3)(A) of such section to each regional 

6 technology hub designated under clause (i) 

7 of this subparagraph. 

8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub9 section (i) of such section, as redesignated by subsection 

10 (c)(1)(A) of this section, is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘From amounts’’ and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (1), as redesignated by para15 graph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘this sec16 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘the provisions of this section 

17 other than subsection (d)’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(2) REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY HUBS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 

21 carry out subsection (d) $10,000,000,000 for the pe22 riod of fiscal year 2021 through 2025.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. STRATEGY AND REPORT ON ECONOMIC SECURITY, 

2 SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION TO 

3 SUPPORT THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRAT4 EGY. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON7 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con8 gress’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

10 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

11 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 

12 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans13 portation, the Committee on Energy and Nat14 ural Resources, the Committee on Finance, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 

16 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

17 (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

18 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

19 on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 

20 Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign 

21 Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, 

22 and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel23 ligence of the House of Representatives. 

24 (2) KEY TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREA.—The term 

25 ‘‘key technology focus area’’ means an area included 

26 on the most recent list under section 8A(c)(2) of the 


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1 Act of May 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 149, chapter 171; 42 

2 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.). 

3 (3) NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.—The term 

4 ‘‘national security strategy’’ means the national se5 curity strategy required by section 108 of the Na6 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043). 

7 (b) STRATEGY AND REPORT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In 2021 and in each year 

9 thereafter before the applicable date set forth under 

10 paragraph (2), the Director of the Office of Science 

11 and Technology Policy, in coordination with the Di12 rector of the National Economic Council, the Direc13 tor of the National Science Foundation, the Sec14 retary of Commerce, the National Security Council, 

15 and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 

16 shall— 

17 (A) review such strategy, programs, and 

18 resources as the Director of the Office of 

19 Science and Technology Policy determines per20 tain to United States national competitiveness 

21 in science, research, and innovation to support 

22 the national security strategy; 

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1 search, and innovation to support the national 

2 security strategy; and 

3 (C) submit to the appropriate committees 

4 of Congress— 

5 (i) a report on the findings of the Di6 rector with respect to the review conducted 

7 under paragraph (1); and 

8 (ii) the strategy developed or revised 

9 under paragraph (2). 

10 (2) APPLICABLE DATES.—In each year, the ap11 plicable date set forth under this paragraph is as fol12 lows: 

13 (A) In 2021, December 31, 2021. 

14 (B) In 2022 and every year thereafter— 

15 (i) in any year in which a new Presi16 dent is inaugurated, October 1 of that 

17 year; and 

18 (ii) in any other year, the date that is 

19 90 days after the date of the transmission 

20 to Congress in that year of the national se21 curity strategy. 

22 (c) ELEMENTS.— 

23 (1) REPORT.—Each report submitted under 

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1 (A) An assessment of public and private 

2 investment in civilian and military science and 

3 technology and its implications for the 

4 geostrategic position and national security of 

5 the United States. 

6 (B) A description of the prioritized eco7 nomic security interests and objectives of the 

8 United States relating to science, research, and 

9 innovation and an assessment of how invest10 ment in civilian and military science and tech11 nology can advance those objectives. 

12 (C) An assessment of how regional efforts 

13 are contributing and could contribute to the in14 novation capacity of the United States, includ15 ing— 

16 (i) programs run by State and local 

17 governments; and 

18 (ii) regional factors that are contrib19 uting or could contribute positively to inno20 vation. 

21 (D) An assessment of barriers to competi22 tiveness in key technology focus areas and bar23 riers to the development and evolution of start24 ups, small and mid-sized business entities, and 

25 industries in key technology focus areas. 


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1 (E) An assessment of the effectiveness of 

2 the Federal Government, federally funded re3 search and development centers, and national 

4 labs in supporting and promoting technology 

5 commercialization and technology transfer, in6 cluding an assessment of the adequacy of Fed7 eral research and development funding in pro8 moting competitiveness and the development of 

9 new technologies. 

10 (F) An assessment of manufacturing ca11 pacity, logistics, and supply chain dynamics of 

12 major export sectors, including access to a 

13 skilled workforce, physical infrastructure, and 

14 broadband network infrastructure. 

15 (2) STRATEGY.—Each strategy submitted 

16 under subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii) shall include the fol17 lowing: 

18 (A) A plan to utilize available tools to ad19 dress or minimize the leading threats and chal20 lenges and to take advantage of the leading op21 portunities, including the following: 

22 (i) Specific objectives, tasks, metrics, 

23 and milestones for each relevant Federal 

24 agency. 


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1 (ii) Specific plans to support public 

2 and private sector investment in research, 

3 technology development, and domestic 

4 manufacturing in key technology focus 

5 areas supportive of the national economic 

6 competitiveness of the United States and 

7 to foster the prudent use of public-private 

8 partnerships. 

9 (iii) Specific plans to promote environ10 mental stewardship and fair competition 

11 for United States workers. 

12 (iv) A description of— 

13 (I) how the strategy submitted 

14 under subsection (b)(3)(B) supports 

15 the national security strategy; and 

16 (II) how the strategy submitted 

17 under such subsection is integrated 

18 and coordinated with the most recent 

19 national defense strategy under sec20 tion 113(g) of title 10, United States 

21 Code. 

22 (v) A plan to encourage the govern23 ments of countries that are allies or part24 ners of the United States to cooperate with 

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1 under subsection (b)(3)(B), where appro2 priate. 

3 (vi) A plan to encourage certain inter4 national and multilateral organizations to 

5 support the implementation of such strat6 egy. 

7 (vii) A plan for how the United States 

8 should develop local and regional capacity 

9 for building innovation ecosystems across 

10 the nation by providing Federal support. 

11 (viii) A plan for strengthening the in12 dustrial base of the United States. 

13 (B) An identification of additional re14 sources, administrative action, or legislative ac15 tion recommended to assist with the implemen16 tation of such strategy. 

17 (d) FORM OF REPORTS AND STRATEGIES.—Each re18 port and strategy submitted under subsection (b) shall be 

19 submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi20 fied annex. 

21 SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

22 (a) SCIENTIFIC AND ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY ACT

23 OF 1992.—The Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act 

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1 (1) in section 2(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1862h(a)(5)), 

2 by striking ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ and in3 serting ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda4 tion’’; and 

5 (2) in section 3 (42 U.S.C. 1862i), by striking 

6 ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place the term 

7 appears and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech8 nology Foundation’’. 

9 (b) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA10 TION ACT OF 1998.—The National Science Foundation 

11 Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1862k et seq.) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 

14 2 (112 Stat. 869), by striking ‘‘National Science 

15 Foundation established’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

16 Science and Technology Foundation established’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) in section 101(a)(6) (42 U.S.C. 

19 1862k(a)(6)), by striking ‘‘National Science Founda20 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘National Science and Technology Foundation’’. 

22 (c) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA23 TION ACT OF 2002.—The National Science Foundation 

24 Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n et seq.) is 

25 amended— 


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1 (1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note), by 

2 striking ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place 

3 the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Science 

4 and Technology Foundation’’; 

5 (2) in each of paragraphs (4) and (7) of section 

6 4 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note), by striking ‘‘National 

7 Science Foundation established’’ and inserting ‘‘Na8 tional Science and Technology Foundation estab9 lished’’; and 

10 (3) in section 10A (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a)— 

11 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 

12 ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘NATIONAL

13 SCIENCE’’; 

14 (B) in the subsection heading of subsection 

15 (e), by inserting ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after 

16 ‘‘NATIONAL SCIENCE’’; and 

17 (C) by striking ‘‘National Science Founda18 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

19 ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda20 tion’’. 

21 (d) AMERICA COMPETES ACT.—The America 

22 COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69; 121 Stat. 572) is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in each of sections 1006(c)(1)(K) (15 

25 U.S.C. 3718(c)(1)(K)), 4001 (33 U.S.C. 893), and 


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1 5003(b)(1), by striking ‘‘National Science Founda2 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech3 nology Foundation’’; 

4 (2) in section 7001(5) (42 U.S.C. 1862o note), 

5 by striking ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ and in6 serting ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda7 tion’’; and 

8 (3) in the title heading for title VII, by insert9 ing ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘NA10 TIONAL SCIENCE’’. 

11 (e) NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, 

12 ORGANIZATION, AND PRIORITIES ACT OF 1976.—The Na13 tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 

14 Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amend15 ed— 

16 (1) in section 205(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 

17 6614(b)(2)), by striking ‘‘National Science Founda18 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech19 nology Foundation’’; and 

20 (2) in section 206 (42 U.S.C. 6615), by striking 

21 ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place the term 

22 appears and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech23 nology Foundation’’. 

24 (f) AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT

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1 Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–358; 124 Stat. 3982) is 

2 amended— 

3 (1) in the subtitle heading of subtitle A of title 

4 V, by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘Na5 tional Science’’; 

6 (2) in section 502 (42 U.S.C. 1862p note)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Na8 tional Science Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘Na9 tional Science and Technology Foundation’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Na12 tional Science Foundation established’’ and in13 serting ‘‘National Science and Technology 

14 Foundation established’’; 

15 (3) in the section heading of section 506 (42 

16 U.S.C. 1862p–1), by inserting ‘‘AND TECH17 NOLOGY’’ after ‘‘NATIONAL SCIENCE’’; 

18 (4) in section 517 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–9)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by 

20 striking ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each 

21 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘National 

22 Science and Technology Foundation’’; and 

23 (B) in each of subsections (a)(4), (b), and 

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1 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘National Science and 

2 Technology Foundation’’; 

3 (5) in section 518 (124 Stat. 4015), by striking 

4 ‘‘Foundation.’’ and inserting ‘‘and Technology Foun5 dation.’’; 

6 (6) in section 519 (124 Stat. 4015)— 

7 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 

8 ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘NATIONAL

9 SCIENCE’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘National Science Founda11 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda13 tion’’; 

14 (7) in section 520 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–10)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘National Science Founda16 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda18 tion’’; and 

19 (B) in the subsection heading of subsection 

20 (b), by striking ‘‘NSF’’ and inserting ‘‘NSTF’’; 

21 (8) in section 522 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–11)— 

22 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘National Science Founda2 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘National Science and 

3 Technology Foundation’’; 

4 (9) in section 524 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–12), by 

5 striking ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place 

6 the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Science 

7 and Technology Foundation’’; and 

8 (10) in section 555(5) (20 U.S.C. 9905(5)), by 

9 inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘National 

10 Science’’. 

11 (g) STEM EDUCATION ACT OF 2015.—Each of sec12 tions 2 and 3 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (42 

13 U.S.C. 6621 note; 1862q) are amended by striking ‘‘Na14 tional Science Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

15 Science and Technology Foundation’’. 

16 (h) RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AND ADVANCEMENTS

17 FOR DYSLEXIA ACT.—The Research Excellence and Ad18 vancements for Dyslexia Act (Public Law 114–124; 130 

19 Stat. 120) is amended by striking ‘‘National Science’’ each 

20 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Science 

21 and Technology’’. 

22 (i) AMERICAN INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS

23 ACT.—The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 1862s et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 1862 note), by in2 serting ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘National Science’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) in section 601(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1862s– 

5 8(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘National Science’’ each place 

6 the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Science 

7 and Technology’’. 

8 (j) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA9 TION ACT, 1976.—The National Science Foundation Au10 thorization Act, 1976 (Public Law 94–86) is amended— 

11 (1) in section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 1869a), by strik12 ing ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place the 

13 term appears and inserting ‘‘National Science and 

14 Technology Foundation’’; and 

15 (2) in section 6(a) (42 U.S.C. 1881a(a)), by 

16 striking ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘National Science and Technology Foundation’’. 

18 (k) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA19 TION ACT, 1977.—Section 8 of the National Science 

20 Foundation Authorization Act, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 1883) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each 

22 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Science 

23 and Technology Foundation’’. 

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1 Science Foundation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1978 

2 (42 U.S.C. 1869b) is amended by inserting ‘‘and Tech3 nology’’ after ‘‘National Science’’. 

4 (m) ACT OF AUGUST 25, 1959.—The first section of 

5 the Act of August 25, 1959 (42 U.S.C. 1880), is amended 

6 by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘National Science’’. 

7 (n) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA8 TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1980.—Section 9 of the Na9 tional Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1882) is amended by striking ‘‘Na11 tional Science Foundation’’ each place the term appears 

12 and inserting ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda13 tion’’. 

14 (o) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS15 TRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005.—Section 721 of 

16 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Au17 thorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1886a) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘The National Science Foundation’’ and in19 serting ‘‘The National Science and Technology Founda20 tion’’. 

21 (p) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA22 TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1986.—Section 108 of the 

23 National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal 

24 Year 1986 (42 U.S.C. 1886) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

25 Technology’’ after ‘‘National Science’’. 


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1 (q) NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE ACT.—The Na2 tional Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115–368) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in the table of contents in section 2, by 

5 striking the item relating to title III and inserting 

6 the following: 

‘‘TITLE III—NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION 

QUANTUM ACTIVITIES’’; 

7 (2) in section 102(a)(2)(A) (15 U.S.C. 

8 8812(a)(2)(A)), by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ after 

9 ‘‘National Science’’; 

10 (3) in section 103 (15 U.S.C. 8813), by striking 

11 ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place the term 

12 appears and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech13 nology Foundation’’; 

14 (4) in the title heading for title III, by inserting 

15 ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘NATIONAL 

16 SCIENCE’’; and 

17 (5) in each of sections 301 and 302 (15 U.S.C. 

18 8841, 8842), by striking ‘‘National Science Founda19 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

20 ‘‘National Science and Technology Foundation’’. 

21 (r) CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2014.— 

22 The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 

23 7421 et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 201 (15 U.S.C. 7431), by striking 

2 ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place the term 

3 appears and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech4 nology Foundation’’; and 

5 (2) in each of sections 301 and 302 (15 U.S.C. 

6 7441, 7442), by striking ‘‘National Science Founda7 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

8 ‘‘National Science and Technology Foundation’’. 

9 (s) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ACT OF

10 1991.—The High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 

11 (15 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) in section 101(a)(3)(C)(xi) 15 U.S.C. 

13 5511(a)(3)(C)(xi)), by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ 

14 after ‘‘National Science’’; and 

15 (2) in section 201 (15 U.S.C. 5521)— 

16 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 

17 ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘NATIONAL

18 SCIENCE’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘National Science Founda20 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda22 tion’’. 

23 (t) ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY ACT OF 1984.— 

24 The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 

25 4101 et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) in each of sections 102(b)(3) and 103(b)(1) 

2 (15 U.S.C. 4101(b)(3), 4102(b)(1)), by inserting 

3 ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘National Science’’; and 

4 (2) in section 107 (15 U.S.C. 4106)— 

5 (A) in the subsection heading of subsection 

6 (a), by inserting ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after 

7 ‘‘NATIONAL SCIENCE’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘National Science Founda9 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

10 ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda11 tion’’. 

12 (u) STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

13 ACT OF 1980.—The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno14 vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended— 

15 (1) in each of sections 4(5), 5(a)(2)(A), 20, and 

16 21(d) (15 U.S.C. 3703(5), 3704(a)(2)(A), 3712, and 

17 3713(d)), by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘Na18 tional Science’’; 

19 (2) in section 9 (15 U.S.C. 3707)— 

20 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 

21 ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘NATIONAL

22 SCIENCE’’; 

23 (B) in each of subsections (a) and (b), by 

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1 serting ‘‘National Science and Technology 

2 Foundation’’; and 

3 (C) in subsection (c)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘National Science 

5 Foundation in’’ and inserting ‘‘National 

6 Science and Technology Foundation in’’; 

7 and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘National Science 

9 Foundation under’’ and inserting ‘‘Na10 tional Science and Technology Foundation 

11 under’’; and 

12 (3) in section 10 (15 U.S.C. 3708), by striking 

13 ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place the term 

14 appears and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech15 nology Foundation’’. 

16 (v) CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP17 MENT ACT.—The Cyber Security Research and Develop18 ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended— 

19 (1) in section 3(1) (15 U.S.C. 7402(1)), by in20 serting ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘National Science’’; 

21 (2) in section 5 (15 U.S.C. 7404)— 

22 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 

23 ‘‘AND TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘NATIONAL

24 SCIENCE’’; 


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1 (B) in subsection (c)(4), by inserting ‘‘and 

2 Technology’’ after ‘‘National Science’’; and 

3 (C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Na4 tional Science Foundation’s’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘National Science and Technology Founda6 tion’s’’; and 

7 (3) in section 13 (15 U.S.C. 7409), by striking 

8 ‘‘National Science Foundation’’ each place the term 

9 appears and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech10 nology Foundation’’. 

11 (w) NATIONAL SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND COMPETI12 TIVENESS ACT OF 1988.—Section 6 of the National 

13 Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 

14 U.S.C. 5205) is amended by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ 

15 after ‘‘National Science’’. 

16 (x) WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNO17 VATION ACT OF 2017.—Each of sections 105 and 

18 402(a)(1) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Inno19 vation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8515, 8542(a)(1)) are 

20 amended by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘National 

21 Science’’. 

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