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(3) each Federal science agency, as appropriate, 
should— 
(A) 
survey 
and 
identify 
optics 
and 
photonics-related programs within that Federal 
science agency and share results with other 
Federal science agencies for the purpose of gen-
erating multiple applications and uses; 
(B) partner with the private sector and 
academia to leverage knowledge and resources 
to maximize opportunities for innovation in op-
tics and photonics; 
(C) explore research and development op-
portunities, including Federal and private sec-
tor-sponsored internships, to ensure a highly 
trained optics and photonics workforce in the 
United States; 
(D) encourage partnerships between aca-
demia and industry to promote improvement in 
the education of optics and photonics techni-
cians at the secondary school level, under-
graduate level, and 2-year college level, includ-
ing through the Foundation’s Advanced Tech-
nological Education program; and 
(E) assess existing programs and explore 
alternatives to modernize photonics laboratory 
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equipment in undergraduate institutions in the 
United States to facilitate critical hands-on 
learning. 
SEC. 604. UNITED STATES CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘United States Chief Technology Officer Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 the National Science 
and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act 
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6612) is amended— 
(1) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘(b) 
ASSOCIATE
DIRECTORS.—’’ before ‘‘The President is author-
ized’’ and indenting appropriately; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘There shall be’’ and indenting appropriately; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the President is authorized to designate one 
of the Associate Directors under that subsection as a 
United States Chief Technology Officer.’’. 
SEC. 605. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STUDY ON TECH-
NOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS 
ON CAMPUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy shall enter into an ar-
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rangement with the National Research Council to conduct 
and complete a study to identify and review technologies 
employed at institutions of higher education to provide no-
tifications to students, faculty, and other personnel during 
emergency situations in accordance with law. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall address— 
(1) the timeliness of notifications provided by 
the technologies during emergency situations; 
(2) the durability of the technologies in deliv-
ering the notifications to students, faculty, and other 
personnel; and 
(3) the limitations exhibited by the technologies 
to successfully deliver the notifications not more 
than 30 seconds after the institution of higher edu-
cation transmits the notifications. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date that the National Research Council enters into 
the arrangement under subsection (a), the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to 
Congress a report on the study, including recommenda-
tions for addressing any limitations identified under sub-
section (b)(3). 
Æ 
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