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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8027 
To establish within the Executive Office of the President a Technology 
Competitiveness Council. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2022 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. LAMB, and 
Mr. CARBAJAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To establish within the Executive Office of the President 
a Technology Competitiveness Council. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Science and Tech-
nology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 
(42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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deems necessary or appropriate for the efficient con-
duct of Council functions. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Chair shall report to 
the President on the activities and recommendations 
of the Council. The Chair shall advise the Council as 
appropriate regarding the President’s directions with 
respect to the Council’s activities and national tech-
nology policy generally. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall have a 
staff, headed by the Assistant to the President for 
Technology Competitiveness. 
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL, FUNDING, AND ADMINISTRA-
TIVE SUPPORT.—The Office of Administration in the 
Executive Office of the President shall provide the 
Council with such personnel, funding, and adminis-
trative support, as directed by the Chair or, upon 
the Chair’s direction, the Assistant to the President 
for Technology Competitiveness, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations. 
‘‘(3) RESOURCES.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, heads of agencies serving on the 
Council shall make resources, including but not lim-
ited to personnel and office support, available to the 
Council as reasonably requested by the Chair or, 
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upon the Chair’s direction, the Assistant to the 
President for Technology Competitiveness. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION
AND
ASSISTANCE.—The 
heads of agencies shall provide to the Council such 
information and assistance as the Chair may request 
to carry out the functions described in section 704. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION.—The Council shall co-
ordinate with the National Security Council on 
Technology Policy and Strategy matters relating pri-
marily to national security to ensure that the activi-
ties of the Council are carried out in a manner that 
is consistent with the responsibilities and authorities 
of the National Security Council. 
‘‘SEC. 704. FUNCTIONS OF COUNCIL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be responsible 
for— 
‘‘(1) developing recommendations for the Presi-
dent on United States technology competitiveness 
and technology-related issues, advising and assisting 
the President in the development and implementa-
tion of national technology policy and strategy, and 
performing such other duties as the President may 
prescribe; 
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‘‘(2) developing and overseeing the implementa-
tion of a National Technology Strategy as described 
in subsection (b); 
‘‘(3) serving as a forum for balancing national 
security, economic, and technology considerations of 
United States departments and agencies as they per-
tain to technology research, development, commer-
cial interests, and national security applications; 
‘‘(4) coordinating policies across Federal de-
partments and agencies related to United States 
competitiveness in critical and emerging technologies 
and ensuring that policies designed to promote 
United States leadership and protect existing com-
petitive advantages are integrated and mutually re-
inforcing; and 
‘‘(5) synchronizing budgets and strategies, in 
consultation with the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, in accordance with the Na-
tional Technology Strategy. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be re-
sponsible for developing and annually submitting to 
the President a National Technology Strategy de-
signed to maintain United States leadership in crit-
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ical and emerging technologies essential to United 
States national security and economic prosperity. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The National Tech-
nology Strategy required by paragraph (1) shall con-
tain at least the following elements: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of the United States 
Government’s efforts to preserve United States 
leadership in key emerging technologies and 
prevent United States strategic competitors 
from leveraging advanced technologies to gain 
strategic military or economic advantages over 
the United States. 
‘‘(B) A review of existing United States 
Government technology policy, including long- 
range goals. 
‘‘(C) An analysis of technology trends and 
assessment of the relative competitiveness of 
United States technology sectors in relation to 
strategic competitors. 
‘‘(D) Identification of sectors critical for 
the long-term resilience of United States inno-
vation leadership across design, manufacturing, 
supply chains, and markets. 
‘‘(E) Recommendations for domestic policy 
incentives to sustain an innovation economy and 
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develop specific, high-cost sectors necessary for 
long-term national security ends. 
‘‘(F) Recommendations for policies to pro-
tect United States and allied leadership in crit-
ical areas through targeted export controls, in-
vestment screening, and counterintelligence ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(G) Identification of priority domestic re-
search and development areas critical to na-
tional security and necessary to sustain United 
States leadership, and directing funding to fill 
gaps in basic and applied research where the 
private sector does not focus. 
‘‘(H) Recommendations for talent pro-
grams to grow United States talent in key crit-
ical and emerging technologies and enhance the 
ability of the Federal Government to recruit 
and retain individuals with critical skills into 
Federal service. 
‘‘(I) Methods to foster the development of 
international partnerships to reinforce domestic 
policy actions, build new markets, engage in 
collaborative research, and create an inter-
national environment that reflects United 
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