I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2153 
To invest in basic scientific research and support technology innovation for 
the economic and national security of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BABIN, Mr. WALTZ, Mrs. 
BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. POSEY, Mr. GONZALEZ of 
Ohio, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GARCIA of California, Mrs. KIM of 
California, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. GIMENEZ, and Mr. 
MEIJER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To invest in basic scientific research and support technology 
innovation for the economic and national security of the 
United States, 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 ‘‘Securing American 
Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Purposes. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
Subtitle A—National Science and Technology Strategy 
Sec. 101. National science and technology strategy. 
Sec. 102. Quadrennial science and technology review. 
Subtitle B—Office of Science and Technology Policy 
Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH SECURITY AND INTEGRITY 
Sec. 201. Foreign talent program prohibition. 
Sec. 202. Computing enclave pilot program. 
Sec. 203. Protecting research from cyber theft. 
Sec. 204. Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act. 
TITLE III—SUPPLY CHAIN AND CRITICAL MATERIALS SECURITY 
Sec. 301. National supply chain database. 
Sec. 302. Critical minerals mining research and development at the National 
Science Foundation. 
Sec. 303. Advanced Recycling Research and Development. 
Sec. 304. Critical minerals interagency subcommittee. 
Sec. 305. Heavy freight autonomous trucking research corridor. 
Sec. 306. NIST UAV challenges and credentialing program. 
TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Office of Science 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Basic energy sciences. 
Sec. 403. Advanced scientific computing research. 
Sec. 404. High energy physics. 
Sec. 405. Biological and environmental research. 
Sec. 406. Fusion energy. 
Sec. 407. Nuclear physics. 
Sec. 408. Science laboratories infrastructure program. 
Sec. 409. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy 
Sec. 411. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy Update. 
Subtitle C—DOE Clean Energy Infrastructure 
Sec. 421. Regional Energy Innovation Centers. 
Sec. 422. Versatile neutron source. 
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Sec. 423. Carbon sequestration research and development program. 
Sec. 424. Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy. 
Sec. 425. Energy Storage Grand Challenge. 
Sec. 426. Critical infrastructure research and construction. 
TITLE V—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
Sec. 501. Findings. 
Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 503. NIST Facilities Modernization Fund. 
Sec. 504. Cybersecurity research. 
Sec. 505. Internet of things. 
Sec. 506. Composites research. 
Sec. 507. Enabling the future bioeconomy. 
Sec. 508. International standards development. 
Sec. 509. Review of the Center for Neutron Research. 
Sec. 510. Hiring and management. 
Sec. 511. National Institute of Standards and Technology Foundation. 
Sec. 512. MEP outreach. 
Sec. 513. Definitions. 
TITLE VI—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 601. Establishment of a technology transfer office. 
Sec. 602. Technology transfer and transitions assessment. 
Sec. 603. National Mesonet Program. 
Sec. 604. Severe weather extramural testbeds. 
Sec. 605. Next generation digital radar. 
Sec. 606. Fellowships. 
Sec. 607. Commercial data report update. 
Sec. 608. Report on National Weather Service Internet bandwidth shortage. 
Sec. 609. NAPA Study. 
Sec. 610. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 611. Definitions. 
TITLE VII—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 702. NSF organizational review. 
Sec. 703. Ethics and security plans. 
Sec. 704. Major research instrumentation update. 
Sec. 705. NSF research security. 
Sec. 706. Reproducibility in science. 
Sec. 707. Public-private partnerships. 
Sec. 708. EPSCoR. 
Sec. 709. Definitions. 
TITLE VIII—STEM WORKFORCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 
Sec. 801. Findings; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 802. Advanced technical education and skilled technical workforce. 
Sec. 803. Graduate Research Fellowship Program update. 
Sec. 804. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 805. Innovations in informal STEM learning. 
Sec. 806. AI traineeships and fellowships. 
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Sec. 807. Cybersecurity workforce development at Federal science agencies. 
Sec. 808. Broadening participation. 
TITLE IX—TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND INNOVATION 
Sec. 901. Federal laboratory computer programs update. 
Sec. 902. Extend CRADA information protection period. 
Sec. 903. Stevenson-Wydler Act authority update. 
Sec. 904. Royalty payments to Federal employees update. 
Sec. 905. Government intellectual property clarification. 
Sec. 906. Clarifying CRADA authority. 
Sec. 907. Expansion of agreements for commercializing technology authority. 
Sec. 908. Other transaction authority. 
Sec. 909. Nonprofit foundations. 
Sec. 910. Improving reporting and metrics. 
Sec. 911. Innovative approaches to technology transfer. 
Sec. 912. DOE public-private partnerships for commercialization. 
Sec. 913. Department of Energy Foundation. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
The purpose of this Act is to ensure the continued 
leadership of the United States in science and technology 
by— 
(1) providing for a coordinated national science 
and technology strategy for the economic and na-
tional security of the United States; 
(2) prioritizing investment in Federal basic re-
search by authorizing a doubling of basic research 
funding over the next 10 years at the Department 
of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, and 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion; 
(3) providing for investment in key areas nec-
essary for the competitiveness of the United States, 
including computing, cybersecurity, artificial intel-
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ligence and autonomous technology, materials and 
advanced manufacturing, energy and climate, and 
the biosciences; 
(4) improving the security and integrity of 
American research and development; 
(5) providing for investment in critical science 
and technology infrastructure to maintain world- 
class research and user facilities; 
(6) expanding the STEM workforce at all levels 
to meet the demands of a 21st century economy; 
(7) promoting regional innovation to support 
local economic growth across all regions of the 
United States; 
(8) maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal 
Government’s research and development activities; 
(9) promoting collaboration among the Federal 
Government, Federal laboratories, universities, and 
industry; and 
(10) improving technology transfer from the 
Federal Government and Federal laboratories to the 
private sector for commercialization. 
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TITLE 
I—NATIONAL 
SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY 
AND OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
Subtitle A—National Science and 
Technology Strategy 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRAT-
EGY. 
Section 206 of the National Science and Technology 
Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6615) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 206. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRAT-
EGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of each 
calendar year immediately after the calendar year in which 
a review under section 206b is completed, the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consulta-
tion with the National Science and Technology Council, 
shall develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive na-
tional science and technology strategy of the United States 
to meet national research and development objectives for 
the following 4-year period (in this Act referred to as ‘the 
national science and technology strategy’). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each national science and 
technology strategy required by subsection (a) shall delin-
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