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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4368 

To establish the Office of Global Competition Analysis, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 9, 2022 

Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. SASSE, and Mr. WARNER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To establish the Office of Global Competition Analysis, 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 ‘‘American Technology 

5 Leadership Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OFFICE OF GLOBAL COMPETITION ANALYSIS. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

9 agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

10 105 of title 5, United States Code. 


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1 (2) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of2 fice of Global Competition Analysis established 

3 under subsection (b). 

4 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 

6 an office on analysis of global competition. 

7 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Office are 

8 as follows: 

9 (A) To carry out a program of analysis on 

10 United States leadership in technology and in11 novation sectors critical to national security and 

12 economic prosperity relative to other countries, 

13 particularly those countries that are strategic 

14 competitors of the United States. 

15 (B) To support policy development and de16 cisionmaking to ensure United States leadership 

17 in technology and innovation sectors critical to 

18 national security and economic prosperity. 

19 (3) DESIGNATION.—The Office shall be known 

20 as the ‘‘Office of Global Competition Analysis’’. 

21 (c) ACTIVITIES.—In accordance with the priorities 

22 determined under subsection (d), the Office shall— 

23 (1) acquire and prepare data relating to the 

24 purposes of the Office under subsection (b), includ25 ing data relating to critical technologies, innovation, 


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1 and production capacity in the United States and 

2 other countries, consistent with applicable provisions 

3 of law; 

4 (2) conduct long- and short-term analysis re5 garding— 

6 (A) United States policies that enable tech7 nological competitiveness relative to those of 

8 other countries, particularly with respect to 

9 countries that are strategic competitors of the 

10 United States; 

11 (B) United States science and technology 

12 ecosystem elements relative to those of other 

13 countries, particularly with respect to countries 

14 that are strategic competitors of the United 

15 States; 

16 (C) United States competitiveness in tech17 nology and innovation sectors critical to na18 tional security and economic prosperity relative 

19 to other countries, including the availability of 

20 United States technology in such sectors 

21 abroad, particularly with respect to countries 

22 that are strategic competitors of the United 

23 States; 

24 (D) trends and trajectories, including rate 

25 of change in technologies, related to technology 


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1 and innovation sectors critical to national secu2 rity and economic prosperity; 

3 (E) threats to United States national secu4 rity interests as a result of any foreign coun5 try’s dependence on technologies of strategic 

6 competitors of the United States; and 

7 (F) threats to United States interests 

8 based on dependencies on foreign technologies 

9 critical to national security and economic pros10 perity; and 

11 (3) engage with private sector entities on mat12 ters relating to analysis under paragraph (2). 

13 (d) DETERMINATION OF PRIORITIES.—On a periodic 

14 basis, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 

15 Policy, the National Economic Council, and the National 

16 Security Council, in coordination with such heads of such 

17 Executive agencies as the Director and the Councils jointly 

18 consider appropriate, shall jointly determine the priorities 

19 of the Office with respect to subsection (b)(2)(A). 

20 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—To carry out the purposes set 

21 forth under subsection (b)(2), the Office shall enter into 

22 an agreement with a public-private or a federally funded 

23 research and development center, a university affiliated re24 search center, or consortium of federally funded research 


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1 and development centers, and university affiliated research 

2 centers. 

3 (f) ACCESS TO, USE, AND HANDLING OF INFORMA4 TION.— 

5 (1) FEDERAL INFORMATION.—In carrying out 

6 the activities under subsection (c), the Office shall 

7 have access to all information, data, or reports of 

8 any Executive agency that the Office determines 

9 necessary to carry out this section— 

10 (A) upon written request; 

11 (B) subject to limitations under applicable 

12 provisions of law; and 

13 (C) consistent with the protection of 

14 sources and methods, law enforcement stric15 tures, protection of proprietary information of 

16 businesses, and protection of personally identifi17 able information. 

18 (2) COMMERCIAL INFORMATION.—The Office 

19 may obtain commercially available information that 

20 may not be publicly available. 

21 (3) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Office may 

22 use information obtained under this subsection for 

23 purposes set forth under subsection (b)(2). 

24 (4) HANDLING OF INFORMATION.—The Office 

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1 section subject to all restrictions required by the 

2 source of the information. 

3 (g) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—A head of an Executive 

4 agency may provide to the Office such support, in the form 

5 of financial assistance and personnel, as the head con6 siders appropriate to assist the Office in carrying out any 

7 activity under subsection (c), consistent with the priorities 

8 determined under subsection (d). 

9 (h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less frequently than once 

10 each year, the Office shall submit to Congress a report 

11 on the activities of the Office under this section. 

12 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

14 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 

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