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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 961 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 961

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment 
                       in basic science research.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2021

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. 
   Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment 
                       in basic science research.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INNOVATION.

    (a) In General.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, 
and appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the following:
            (1) National science foundation.--For the National Science 
        Foundation--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2022, $9,081,000,000;
                    (B) for fiscal year 2023, $9,716,000,000;
                    (C) for fiscal year 2024, $10,397,000,000;
                    (D) for fiscal year 2025, $11,124,000,000;
                    (E) for fiscal year 2026, $11,903,000,000;
                    (F) for fiscal year 2027, $12,736,000,000;
                    (G) for fiscal year 2028, $13,628,000,000;
                    (H) for fiscal year 2029, $14,582,000,000;
                    (I) for fiscal year 2030, $15,603,000,000;
                    (J) for fiscal year 2031, $16,695,000,000; and
                    (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year 
                thereafter, the amount appropriated under this 
                paragraph for the previous fiscal year, increased by 
                the percentage increase (if any), during the previous 
                fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
                consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            (2) Department of energy, office of science.--For the 
        Office of Science at the Department of Energy--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2022, $7,518,000,000;
                    (B) for fiscal year 2023, $8,044,000,000;
                    (C) for fiscal year 2024, $8,607,000,000;
                    (D) for fiscal year 2025, $9,210,000,000;
                    (E) for fiscal year 2026, $9,854,000,000;
                    (F) for fiscal year 2027, $10,544,000,000;
                    (G) for fiscal year 2028, $11,282,000,000;
                    (H) for fiscal year 2029, $12,072,000,000;
                    (I) for fiscal year 2030, $12,917,000,000;
                    (J) for fiscal year 2031, $13,821,000,000; and
                    (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year 
                thereafter, the amount appropriated under this 
                paragraph for the previous fiscal year, increased by 
                the percentage increase (if any), during the previous 
                fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
                consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            (3) Department of defense science and technology 
        programs.--For the Department of Defense science and technology 
        programs--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2022, $18,054,000,000;
                    (B) for fiscal year 2023, $19,318,000,000;
                    (C) for fiscal year 2024, $20,670,000,000;
                    (D) for fiscal year 2025, $22,117,000,000;
                    (E) for fiscal year 2026, $23,665,000,000;
                    (F) for fiscal year 2027, $25,322,000,000;
                    (G) for fiscal year 2028, $27,094,000,000;
                    (H) for fiscal year 2029, $28,991,000,000;
                    (I) for fiscal year 2030, $31,020,000,000;
                    (J) for fiscal year 2031, $33,192,000,000; and
                    (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year 
                thereafter, the amount appropriated under this 
                paragraph for the previous fiscal year, increased by 
                the percentage increase (if any), during the previous 
                fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
                consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            (4) National institute of standards and technology 
        scientific and technical research and services.--For the 
        scientific and technical research and services of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of 
        Commerce--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2022, $843,000,000;
                    (B) for fiscal year 2023, $902,000,000;
                    (C) for fiscal year 2024, $965,000,000;
                    (D) for fiscal year 2025, $1,033,000,000;
                    (E) for fiscal year 2026, $1,105,000,000;
                    (F) for fiscal year 2027, $1,183,000,000;
                    (G) for fiscal year 2028, $1,265,000,000;
                    (H) for fiscal year 2029, $1,354,000,000;
                    (I) for fiscal year 2030, $1,449,000,000;
                    (J) for fiscal year 2031, $1,550,000,000; and
                    (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year 
                thereafter, the amount appropriated under this 
                paragraph for the previous fiscal year, increased by 
                the percentage increase (if any), during the previous 
                fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
                consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            (5) National aeronautics and space administration science 
        mission directorate.--For the Science Mission Directorate at 
        the National Aeronautics and Space Administration--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2022, $7,728,000,000;
                    (B) for fiscal year 2023, $8,268,000,000;
                    (C) for fiscal year 2024, $8,847,000,000;
                    (D) for fiscal year 2025, $9,467,000,000;
                    (E) for fiscal year 2026, $10,129,000,000;
                    (F) for fiscal year 2027, $10,838,000,000;
                    (G) for fiscal year 2028, $11,597,000,000;
                    (H) for fiscal year 2029, $12,409,000,000;
                    (I) for fiscal year 2030, $13,277,000,000;
                    (J) for fiscal year 2031, $14,207,000,000; and
                    (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year 
                thereafter, the amount appropriated under this 
                paragraph for the previous fiscal year, increased by 
                the percentage increase (if any), during the previous 
                fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
                consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall 
remain available until expended.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Department of defense science and technology 
        programs.--The term ``Department of Defense science and 
        technology programs'' means the appropriations accounts that 
        support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make 
        up the Department of Defense science and technology programs.
            (2) National science foundation.--The term ``National 
        Science Foundation'' means the appropriations accounts that 
        support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make 
        up the National Science Foundation.
            (3) Office of science at the department of energy.--The 
        term ``Office of Science at the Department of Energy'' means 
        the appropriations accounts that support the various 
        institutes, offices, and centers that make up the Department of 
        Energy Office of Science.
            (4) Science mission directorate at the national aeronautics 
        and space administration.--The term ``Science Mission 
        Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration'' means the appropriations accounts that support 
        the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the 
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science Mission 
        Directorate.
            (5) Scientific and technical research and services of the 
        national institute of standards and technology.--The term 
        ``scientific and technical research and services of the 
        National Institute of Standards and Technology'' means the 
        appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, 
        offices, and centers that make up the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology scientific and technical research and 
        services.
    (d) Exemption of Certain Appropriations From Sequestration.--
            (1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 
        905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Advances to the 
        Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds (16-0327-0-1-600).'' 
        the following:
                            ``Appropriations under the American 
                        Innovation Act.''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
        shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
        U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
    (e) Budgetary Effects.--
            (1) Statutory paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of 
        this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 
        maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-
        You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)).
            (2) Senate paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
        section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained 
        for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th 
        Congress).
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