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 ‘‘International Science 
and Technology Cooperation Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish a committee 
under the National Science and Technology Council with 
the responsibility to identify and coordinate international 
science and technology cooperation that can strengthen 
the domestic science and technology enterprise and sup-
port United States foreign policy goals. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1)
plan
and
coordinate
interagency
inter-
national science and technology cooperative research 
and training activities and partnerships supported or 
managed by Federal agencies; 
(2) establish Federal priorities and policies for 
aligning, as appropriate, international science and 
technology cooperative research and training activi-
ties and partnerships supported or managed by Fed-
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eral agencies with the foreign policy goals of the 
United States; 
(3) identify opportunities for new international 
science and technology cooperative research and 
training partnerships that advance both the science 
and technology and the foreign policy priorities of 
the United States; 
(4) work with international science and tech-
nology counterparts to establish international science 
and technology cooperative research and training 
partnerships, as identified under paragraph (3); and 
(5) establish, periodically update, and maintain 
an inventory of all nonclassified international science 
and technology cooperative research and training ac-
tivities and partnerships that involve an annual 
United
States
Federal
investment
of
at
least 
$500,000 dollars. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a re-
port annually to Congress at the time of the President’s 
budget request describing the priorities and policies estab-
lished under subsection (b)(2). 
(d) PUBLICATION OF INVENTORY.—The Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall publish 
the inventory required under subsection (b)(5) at least 
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once every 5 years, beginning 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Science 
and Technology Cooperation Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish a committee 
under the National Science and Technology Council with 
the responsibility to identify and coordinate international 
science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the 
United States science and technology enterprise, improve 
economic and national security, and support United States 
foreign policy goals. 
(b) COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP.—The committee estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall be co-chaired by senior 
level officials from the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy and the Department of State. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) plan and coordinate interagency inter-
national science and technology cooperative research 
and training activities and partnerships supported or 
managed by Federal agencies and work with other 
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National Science and Technology Council committees 
to help plan and coordinate the international compo-
nent of national science and technology priorities; 
(2) establish Federal priorities and policies for 
aligning, as appropriate, international science and 
technology cooperative research and training activi-
ties and partnerships supported or managed by Fed-
eral agencies with the foreign policy goals of the 
United States; 
(3) identify opportunities for new international 
science and technology cooperative research and train-
ing partnerships that advance both the science and 
technology and the foreign policy priorities of the 
United States; 
(4) in carrying out paragraph (3), solicit input 
and recommendations from non-Federal science and 
technology stakeholders, including universities, sci-
entific and professional societies, industry, and rel-
evant organizations and institutions, through work-
shops and other appropriate venues; 
(5) work with international science and tech-
nology counterparts, both non-governmental and gov-
ernmental (in coordination with the Department of 
State), to establish and maintain international 
science and technology cooperative research and train-
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ing partnerships, as identified under paragraph (3); 
and 
(6) address broad issues that influence the ability 
of United States scientists and engineers to collabo-
rate with foreign counterparts, including barriers to 
collaboration and access to scientific information. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a report 
annually to Congress at the time of the President’s budget 
request containing a description of the priorities and poli-
cies established under subsection (c)(2), the ongoing and 
new partnerships established in the previous fiscal year, 
and how stakeholder input, as required under subsection 
(c)(4), was received. 
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Union Calendar No. 64 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1736 
[Report No. 111–128] 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a committee to 
identify and coordinate international science and 
technology cooperation that can strengthen the 
domestic science and technology enterprise and 
support United States foreign policy goals. 
MAY 21, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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