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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3015 

To require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 

to submit to Congress each year a national science and technology 

strategy, to require the Director to complete quadrennial science and 

technology reviews, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 20, 2021 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. DAINES) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to submit to Congress each year a national 

science and technology strategy, to require the Director 

to complete quadrennial science and technology reviews, 

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 ‘‘National Science, Inno5 vation, and Technology Strategy Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. 

2 Title II of the National Science and Technology Pol3 icy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 

4 6611 et seq.) is amended by striking section 206 and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 206. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRAT7 EGY. 

8 ‘‘(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than the end 

9 of each calendar year immediately after the calendar year 

10 in which a review under section 206A(b) is completed, the 

11 Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 

12 in consultation with the National Science and Technology 

13 Council, shall develop and submit to Congress a com14 prehensive national science and technology strategy of the 

15 United States to meet national research and development 

16 objectives for the following 4-year period (in this section 

17 referred to as the ‘national science and technology strat18 egy’). 

19 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each national science and 

20 technology strategy required by subsection (a) shall delin21 eate a national science and technology strategy consistent 

22 with— 

23 ‘‘(1) the recommendations and priorities devel24 oped pursuant to the review most recently completed 

25 under section 206A(b); 


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1 ‘‘(2) the most recent national security strategy 

2 report submitted pursuant to section 1032 of the 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2012 (50 U.S.C. 3043); 

5 ‘‘(3) other relevant national plans; and 

6 ‘‘(4) the strategic plans of relevant Federal de7 partments and agencies. 

8 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Office of 

9 Science and Technology Policy shall consult, as necessary, 

10 with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

11 and other appropriate elements of the Executive Office of 

12 the President to ensure that the recommendations and pri13 orities delineated in the science and technology strategy 

14 are incorporated in the development of annual budget re15 quests. 

16 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit 

18 to Congress each year a comprehensive report on the 

19 national science and technology strategy of the 

20 United States. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 

22 paragraph (1) shall include a description of the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(A) The strategic objectives and priorities 

25 necessary to maintain the leadership of the 


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1 United States in science and technology and to 

2 advance science and technology to address soci3 etal and national challenges, including near4 term, medium-term, and long-term research pri5 orities. 

6 ‘‘(B) The programs, policies, and activities 

7 that the President recommends across all Fed8 eral agencies to achieve the strategic objectives 

9 in subparagraph (A). 

10 ‘‘(C) The global trends in science and tech11 nology, including potential threats to the leader12 ship of the United States in science and tech13 nology and opportunities for international col14 laboration in science and technology. 

15 ‘‘(e) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall, consistent 

16 to the maximum extent practicable with the protection of 

17 national security and other sensitive matters, make each 

18 report submitted under subsection (d) publicly available 

19 on an internet website of the Office of Science and Tech20 nology Policy. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 206A. INTERAGENCY QUADRENNIAL INNOVATION 

22 AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW. 

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


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1 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON2 GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con3 gress’ means— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, 

5 Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 

6 Armed Services, the Committee on Appropria7 tions, the Committee on Environment and Pub8 lic Works, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

9 and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

10 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com12 merce, the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 

14 on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Science, 

15 Space, and Technology and the Committee on 

16 Homeland Security of the House of Representa17 tives. 

18 ‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY.—The term ‘interagency’ 

19 with respect to a review means that the review is 

20 conducted in consultation and coordination between 

21 Federal agencies, including the Department of Com22 merce, the Department of Transportation, the De23 partment of Defense, the Department of Energy, the 

24 Environmental Protection Agency, and such other 

25 related agencies as the Director of the Office of 


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1 Science and Technology Policy considers appro2 priate, as well as the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) The National Science and Technology 

4 Council. 

5 ‘‘(B) The President’s Council of Advisors 

6 on Science and Technology. 

7 ‘‘(C) The National Science Board. 

8 ‘‘(D) the National Security Council. 

9 ‘‘(E) The Council of Economic Advisers. 

10 ‘‘(F) The National Economic Council. 

11 ‘‘(G) The Domestic Policy Council. 

12 ‘‘(H) The Office of the United States 

13 Trade Representative. 

14 ‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY QUADRENNIAL INNOVATION AND

15 TECHNOLOGY REVIEW REQUIRED.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

17 the date of the enactment of the National Science, 

18 Innovation, and Technology Strategy Act of 2021, 

19 and every 4 years thereafter, the Director of the Of20 fice of Science and Technology Policy shall complete 

21 an interagency review of the science and technology 

22 enterprise of the United States (in this section re23 ferred to as the ‘quadrennial innovation and tech24 nology review’). 


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1 ‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The quadrennial science and 

2 technology review shall be a comprehensive examina3 tion of the science and technology strategy of the 

4 United States, including recommendations for main5 taining global leadership in science and technology 

6 and advancing science and technology to address the 

7 societal and national challenges and guidance on the 

8 coordination of programs, assets, capabilities, budg9 et, policies, and authorities across all Federal re10 search and development programs. 

11 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out each 

12 quadrennial innovation and technology review, the 

13 Director of the Office of Science and Technology 

14 Policy shall consult with the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Congress. 

16 ‘‘(B) Federal agencies, including Federal 

17 agencies not described in subsection (a)(2). 

18 ‘‘(C) Experts in national security. 

19 ‘‘(D) Representatives of specific technology 

20 industries, as the Director considers appro21 priate. 

22 ‘‘(E) Academics. 

23 ‘‘(F) State, local, and Tribal governments. 

24 ‘‘(G) Nongovernmental organizations. 

25 ‘‘(H) The public. 


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1 ‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—In each quadrennial innovation 

2 and technology review, the Director shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) provide an integrated view of, and rec4 ommendations for, science and technology policy 

5 across the Federal Government, while considering 

6 economic and national security and other societal 

7 and national challenges; 

8 ‘‘(2) assess and recommend priorities for re9 search, development, and demonstration programs to 

10 maintain American leadership in science and tech11 nology; 

12 ‘‘(3) assess and recommend priorities for re13 search, development, and demonstration programs to 

14 address societal and national challenges; 

15 ‘‘(4) assess the global competition in science 

16 and technology and identify potential threats to the 

17 leadership of the United States in science and tech18 nology opportunities for international collaboration; 

19 ‘‘(5) assess and make recommendations on the 

20 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and 

21 computer science workforce in the United States; 

22 ‘‘(6) assess and make recommendations to im23 prove regional innovation across the United States; 

24 ‘‘(7) assess and make recommendations to im25 prove translation of basic research and the enhanceVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:11 Oct 21, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3015.IS S3015

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1 ment of technology transfer of federally funded re2 search; 

3 ‘‘(8) assess and identify the infrastructure and 

4 tools needed to maintain the leadership of the 

5 United States in science and technology and address 

6 other societal and national challenges; and 

7 ‘‘(9) review administrative or legislative policies 

8 that affect the science and technology enterprise and 

9 identify and make recommendations on policies that 

10 hinder research and development in the United 

11 States. 

12 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Director shall ensure that 

13 each quadrennial innovation and technology review con14 ducted under this section is coordinated with efforts to 

15 carry out other relevant statutorily required reviews, and 

16 to the maximum extent practicable incorporates informa17 tion and recommendations from other reviews in order to 

18 avoid duplication. 

19 ‘‘(e) REPORTING.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 

21 31 of the year in which a quadrennial innovation 

22 and technology review is conducted, the Director 

23 shall submit to Congress a report of the review. 

24 ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall, con25 sistent to the maximum extent possible with the proVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:11 Oct 21, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3015.IS S3015

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1 tection of national security and other sensitive mat2 ters, make each report submitted under paragraph 

3 (1) publicly available on an internet website of the 

4 Office of Science and Technology Policy.’’. 

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