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Union Calendar No. 64 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1736 

[Report No. 111–128] 

To provide for the establishment of a committee to identify and coordinate 

international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen 

the domestic science and technology enterprise and support United States 

foreign policy goals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2009 

Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE

JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. CARNAHAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 

MAY 21, 2009 

Additional sponsors: Mr. HOLT and Mr. MILLER of North Carolina 

MAY 21, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of a committee to identify 

and coordinate international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and 

technology enterprise and support United States foreign 

policy goals. 


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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 ‘‘International Science 

5 and Technology Cooperation Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND 

7 TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 

9 Science and Technology Policy shall establish a committee 

10 under the National Science and Technology Council with 

11 the responsibility to identify and coordinate international 

12 science and technology cooperation that can strengthen 

13 the domestic science and technology enterprise and sup14 port United States foreign policy goals. 

15 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee established 

16 under subsection (a) shall— 

17 (1) plan and coordinate interagency inter18 national science and technology cooperative research 

19 and training activities and partnerships supported or 

20 managed by Federal agencies; 

21 (2) establish Federal priorities and policies for 

22 aligning, as appropriate, international science and 

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1 eral agencies with the foreign policy goals of the 

2 United States; 

3 (3) identify opportunities for new international 

4 science and technology cooperative research and 

5 training partnerships that advance both the science 

6 and technology and the foreign policy priorities of 

7 the United States; 

8 (4) work with international science and tech9 nology counterparts to establish international science 

10 and technology cooperative research and training 

11 partnerships, as identified under paragraph (3); and 

12 (5) establish, periodically update, and maintain 

13 an inventory of all nonclassified international science 

14 and technology cooperative research and training ac15 tivities and partnerships that involve an annual 

16 United States Federal investment of at least 

17 $500,000 dollars. 

18 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Of19 fice of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a re20 port annually to Congress at the time of the President’s 

21 budget request describing the priorities and policies estab22 lished under subsection (b)(2). 

23 (d) PUBLICATION OF INVENTORY.—The Director of 

24 the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall publish 

25 the inventory required under subsection (b)(5) at least 


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1 once every 5 years, beginning 1 year after the date of en2 actment of this Act. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Science 

5 and Technology Cooperation Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND 

7 TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 

9 Science and Technology Policy shall establish a committee 

10 under the National Science and Technology Council with 

11 the responsibility to identify and coordinate international 

12 science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the 

13 United States science and technology enterprise, improve 

14 economic and national security, and support United States 

15 foreign policy goals. 

16 (b) COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP.—The committee estab17 lished under subsection (a) shall be co-chaired by senior 

18 level officials from the Office of Science and Technology Pol19 icy and the Department of State. 

20 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee established 

21 under subsection (a) shall— 

22 (1) plan and coordinate interagency inter23 national science and technology cooperative research 

24 and training activities and partnerships supported or 

25 managed by Federal agencies and work with other 


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1 National Science and Technology Council committees 

2 to help plan and coordinate the international compo3 nent of national science and technology priorities; 

4 (2) establish Federal priorities and policies for 

5 aligning, as appropriate, international science and 

6 technology cooperative research and training activi7 ties and partnerships supported or managed by Fed8 eral agencies with the foreign policy goals of the 

9 United States; 

10 (3) identify opportunities for new international 

11 science and technology cooperative research and train12 ing partnerships that advance both the science and 

13 technology and the foreign policy priorities of the 

14 United States; 

15 (4) in carrying out paragraph (3), solicit input 

16 and recommendations from non-Federal science and 

17 technology stakeholders, including universities, sci18 entific and professional societies, industry, and rel19 evant organizations and institutions, through work20 shops and other appropriate venues; 

21 (5) work with international science and tech22 nology counterparts, both non-governmental and gov23 ernmental (in coordination with the Department of 

24 State), to establish and maintain international 

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1 ing partnerships, as identified under paragraph (3); 

2 and 

3 (6) address broad issues that influence the ability 

4 of United States scientists and engineers to collabo5 rate with foreign counterparts, including barriers to 

6 collaboration and access to scientific information. 

7 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Office 

8 of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a report 

9 annually to Congress at the time of the President’s budget 

10 request containing a description of the priorities and poli11 cies established under subsection (c)(2), the ongoing and 

12 new partnerships established in the previous fiscal year, 

13 and how stakeholder input, as required under subsection 

14 (c)(4), was received. 


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Union Calendar No. 64 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1736 

[Report No. 111–128] 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of a committee to 

support United States foreign policy goals. domestic science and technology enterprise and technology cooperation that can strengthen the identify and coordinate international science and 

MAY 21, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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