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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9129 
To establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2022 
Mr. CROW (for himself and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, 
Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Technology 
Leadership Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF GLOBAL COMPETITION ANALYSIS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice of Global Competition Analysis established 
under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 
an office on analysis of global competition. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The office shall be headed by 
a Director of Global Competition Analysis who shall 
be appointed by the President. 
(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Office are 
as follows: 
(A) To carry out a program of analysis on 
United States leadership in technology and in-
novation sectors critical to national security and 
economic prosperity relative to other countries, 
particularly those countries that are strategic 
competitors of the United States. 
(B) To support policy development and de-
cision making to ensure United States leader-
ship in technology and innovation sectors crit-
ical to national security and economic pros-
perity. 
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(4) DESIGNATION.—The Office shall be known 
as the ‘‘Office of Global Competition Analysis’’. 
(5) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DETAILS ON A NON- 
REIMBURSABLE
BASIS.—The Director may accept 
officers or employees of the United States or mem-
bers of the Armed Forces on a detail from an ele-
ment of the intelligence community (as such term is 
defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) or from another ele-
ment of the Federal Government on a non-reimburs-
able basis, as jointly agreed to by the heads of the 
receiving and detailing elements, for a period not to 
exceed three years. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—In accordance with the priorities 
determined under subsection (d), the Office shall— 
(1) acquire and prepare data relating to the 
purposes of the Office under subsection (b), includ-
ing data relating to critical technologies, innovation, 
and production capacity in the United States and 
other countries, consistent with applicable provisions 
of law; 
(2) conduct long- and short-term analysis re-
garding— 
(A) United States policies that enable tech-
nological competitiveness relative to those of 
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other countries, particularly with respect to 
countries that are strategic competitors of the 
United States; 
(B) United States science and technology 
ecosystem elements relative to those of other 
countries, particularly with respect to countries 
that are strategic competitors of the United 
States; 
(C) United States competitiveness in tech-
nology and innovation sectors critical to na-
tional security and economic prosperity relative 
to other countries, including the availability of 
United States technology in such sectors 
abroad, particularly with respect to countries 
that are strategic competitors of the United 
States; 
(D) trends and trajectories, including rate 
of change in technologies, related to technology 
and innovation sectors critical to national secu-
rity and economic prosperity; 
(E) threats to United States national secu-
rity interests as a result of any foreign coun-
try’s dependence on technologies of strategic 
competitors of the United States; and 
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(F) threats to United States interests 
based on dependencies on foreign technologies 
critical to national security and economic pros-
perity; and 
(3) engage with private sector entities on mat-
ters relating to analysis under paragraph (2). 
(d) DETERMINATION OF PRIORITIES.—On a periodic 
basis, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, the National Economic Council, and the National 
Security Council, in coordination with such heads of such 
Executive agencies as the Director and the Councils jointly 
consider appropriate, shall jointly determine the priorities 
of the Office with respect to subsection (b)(2)(A). 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—To carry out the purposes set 
forth under subsection (b)(2), the Office may enter into 
an agreement with a public-private or a federally funded 
research and development center, a university affiliated re-
search center, or consortium of federally funded research 
and development centers, and university affiliated research 
centers. 
(f) ACCESS TO, USE, AND HANDLING OF INFORMA-
TION.— 
(1) FEDERAL INFORMATION.—In carrying out 
the activities under subsection (c), the Office shall 
have access to all information, data, or reports of 
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any Executive agency that the Office determines 
necessary to carry out this section— 
(A) upon written request; 
(B) subject to limitations under applicable 
provisions of law; and 
(C) consistent with the protection of 
sources and methods, law enforcement stric-
tures, protection of proprietary information of 
businesses, and protection of personally identifi-
able information. 
(2) COMMERCIAL
INFORMATION.—The Office 
may obtain commercially available information that 
may not be publicly available. 
(3) USE
OF
INFORMATION.—The Office may 
use information obtained under this subsection for 
purposes set forth under subsection (b)(2). 
(4) HANDLING OF INFORMATION.—The Office 
shall handle information obtained under this sub-
section subject to all restrictions required by the 
source of the information. 
(g) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—A head of an Executive 
agency may provide to the Office such support, in the form 
of office space, furniture, financial assistance and per-
sonnel, as the head considers appropriate to assist the Of-
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fice in carrying out any activity under subsection (c), con-
sistent with the priorities determined under subsection (d). 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less frequently than once 
each year, the Office shall submit to Congress a report 
on the activities of the Office under this section. Reports 
and briefings produced by Office personnel shall be trans-
mitted to Congress as these publications are released dur-
ing each fiscal year. 
(i) INITIAL REPORT.—Within 90 days of establish-
ment, Office personnel shall brief Congress on the Office’s 
organizational structure, including key personnel roles and 
responsibilities, along with the initial Office plan of activi-
ties for fiscal year 2023 and the five years following estab-
lishment of the Office. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
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