port of the regional technology hub’s plans 
and programs; 
‘‘(ii) to support business activity that 
makes domestic supply chain more resilient 
and encourages the growth of coordinated 
multiparty systems in the United States 
and creation and growth of business enti-
ties; 
‘‘(iii) to attract new private, public, 
and philanthropic investment in the region 
for developing innovation capacity, includ-
ing establishing regional venture and loan 
funds, including through venture develop-
ment organizations, for financing tech-
nology commercialization, new business 
formation, and business expansions; 
‘‘(iv) to further the development, de-
ployment, and domestic manufacturing of 
technologies in the key technology focus 
areas and other technology and innovation 
sectors critical to national and economic 
security, including innovations derived 
from research conducted at institutions of 
higher education or other research entities, 
including research conducted by federally- 
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funded research and development centers, 
National Laboratories, Federal labora-
tories, Manufacturing USA institutes, uni-
versity 
technology 
centers 
established 
under paragraph (6) of section 8A(d) of 
the National Science Foundation Act of 
1950, the program established under para-
graph (7) of such section 8A(d), test beds 
established and operated under paragraph 
(8) of such section 8A(d), or other Federal 
research entities, through activities that 
may include— 
‘‘(I) proof-of-concept development 
and prototyping; 
‘‘(II) technology transfer and 
commercialization, including patenting 
and licensing; 
‘‘(III) public-private partnerships 
in order to reduce the cost, time, and 
risk of commercializing new tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(IV) creating and funding com-
petitions 
to 
allow 
entrepreneurial 
ideas to illustrate their commercializa-
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tion and domestic job creation poten-
tial; 
‘‘(V) facilitating relationships be-
tween local and national business 
leaders and potential entrepreneurs to 
encourage successful commercializa-
tion; 
‘‘(VI) creating and funding not- 
for-profit entities that could enable re-
searchers at institutions of higher 
education and other research entities 
to further develop new technology, 
through patient funding, advice, staff 
support, or other means; 
‘‘(VII) providing facilities for 
start-up companies where technology 
maturation could occur; and 
‘‘(VIII) commercialization, de-
ployment, and adoption of the tech-
nologies that lead to domestic manu-
facturing of such technologies; 
‘‘(v) to develop the region’s skilled 
workforce through the training and re-
training of workers, partnerships with 
labor organizations, and skills-based edu-
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cation, including the alignment of career 
technical training and educational pro-
grams in the region’s elementary and sec-
ondary schools and institutions of higher 
education; and 
‘‘(vi) to carry out such other activities 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
improve United States competitiveness and 
regional economic development to support 
a key technology focus area and that would 
further the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(5) GRANTS
FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE.—Any 
grant or cooperative agreement awarded under para-
graph (1) to support the construction of physical in-
frastructure shall be awarded pursuant to section 
201 of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) and subject to the 
provisions of such Act, except that subsection (b) of 
such section and sections 204 and 301 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3144, 3161) shall not apply. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible consortium seeking 
designation as a regional technology hub under subpara-
graph (A) of subsection (b)(1) and support under subpara-
graph (B) of such subsection shall submit to the Secretary 
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an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may specify. 
‘‘(g) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
DESIGNATION
AND 
AWARD OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In selecting an eligible con-
sortium that submitted an application under sub-
section (f) for designation and support under sub-
section (b)(1), the Secretary shall consider, at a 
minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) The potential of the eligible consor-
tium to advance the research, development, de-
ployment, and domestic manufacturing of tech-
nologies in a key technology focus area or other 
technology or innovation sector critical to na-
tional and economic security. 
‘‘(B) The likelihood of positive regional 
economic effect, including increasing the num-
ber of high wage domestic jobs, and creating 
new economic opportunities for economically 
disadvantaged 
and 
underrepresented 
popu-
lations. 
‘‘(C) How the eligible consortium plans to 
integrate with and leverage the resources of 1 
or more federally-funded research and develop-
ment centers, National Laboratories, Federal 
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laboratories, Manufacturing USA institutes, 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
centers, university technology centers estab-
lished under paragraph (6) of section 8A(d) of 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, 
the program established under paragraph (7) of 
such section 8A(d), test beds established and 
operated under paragraph (8) of such section 
8A(d), or other Federal research entities. 
‘‘(D) How the eligible consortium will en-
gage with the private sector, including small- 
and medium-sized businesses to commercialize 
new technologies and improve the resiliency of 
domestic supply chains in a key technology 
focus area or other technology or innovation 
sector critical to national and economic secu-
rity. 
‘‘(E) How the eligible consortium will 
carry out workforce development and skills ac-
quisition programming, including through part-
nerships with entities that include State and 
local workforce development boards, institutions 
of higher education, including community col-
leges, historically Black colleges and univer-
sities, Tribal colleges and universities, and mi-
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‘‘(H) How the eligible consortium plans to 
organize the activities of regional partners 
across sectors in support of the proposed re-
gional technology hub, including the develop-
ment of necessary infrastructure improvements 
and site preparation. 
‘‘(I) How the eligible consortium will en-
sure that growth in technology and innovation 
sectors produces broadly shared opportunity 
across the identified region, including for eco-
nomic disadvantaged and underrepresented pop-
ulations and rural areas. 
‘‘(J) The likelihood that the region served 
by the eligible consortium will be able to become 
a self-sustaining globally leading technology hub 
once Federal support ends. 
‘‘(2) FINDINGS BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE RE-
GIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES.—The Secretary 
may use a comprehensive regional technology strat-
egy supported by a grant under section 29 as the 
basis for making findings under paragraph (1) of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.— 
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‘‘(1) COORDINATION
WITH
NATIONAL
INSTI-
TUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) 
COORDINATION
REQUIRED.—The 
Secretary shall coordinate the activities of re-
gional technology hubs designated under this 
title, the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership, and the Manufacturing USA Pro-
gram with each other to the degree that doing 
so does not diminish the effectiveness of the on-
going activities of a manufacturing extension 
center or a Manufacturing USA institute. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Coordination by the 
Secretary under subparagraph (A) may include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) The alignment of activities of the 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Part-
nership with the activities of regional tech-
nology hubs designated under this sub-
section, if applicable. 
‘‘(ii) The alignment of activities of the 
Manufacturing USA Program and the 
Manufacturing USA institutes with the ac-
tivities of regional technology hubs des-
ignated under this subsection, if applicable. 
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‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
DEPARTMENT
OF 
ENERGY PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Energy, coordinate the 
activities and selection of regional technology hubs 
designated under subsection (b)(1)(A) with activities 
at the Department of Energy and the National Lab-
oratories that were in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, 
to the degree that doing so does not diminish the ef-
fectiveness of the ongoing activities or mission of the 
Department of Energy and the National Labora-
tories. 
‘‘(3) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In selecting and as-
sisting regional technology hubs designated 
under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall collaborate, to the extent 
possible, with the interagency advisory 
committee established under subparagraph 
(B); 
‘‘(ii) shall collaborate with Federal de-
partments and agencies whose missions 
contribute to the goals of the regional tech-
nology hub; and 
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‘‘(iii) may accept funds from other 
Federal agencies to support grants and ac-
tivities under this title. 
‘‘(B) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUN-
CIL.— 
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 
shall establish an interagency coordinating 
council to coordinate with the Secretary in 
the designation of regional technology hubs 
under subparagraph (A) of subsection 
(b)(1) and in the selection of eligible con-
sortia to receive support under subpara-
graph (B) of such subsection. 
‘‘(ii) COMPOSITION.—The interagency 
coordinating 
council 
established 
under 
clause (i) shall be composed of the fol-
lowing (or their designees): 
‘‘(I) The Secretary of Commerce. 
‘‘(II) The Secretary of Edu-
cation. 
‘‘(III) The Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration. 
‘‘(IV) The Deputy Secretary for 
Housing and Urban Development. 
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‘‘(V) The Director of the Com-
munity Development Financial Insti-
tution Fund. 
‘‘(VI) The Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation. 
‘‘(VII) The Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and 
Technology. 
‘‘(VIII) The Director of the Na-
tional Economic Council. 
‘‘(IX) The Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Economic Development. 
‘‘(X) The Assistant Secretary for 
Employment and Training. 
‘‘(XI) The Director of the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy. 
‘‘(XII) The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineer-
ing. 
‘‘(XIII) The Under Secretary of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment. 
‘‘(XIV) The Under Secretary for 
Science of the Department of Energy. 
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‘‘(XV) The Director of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health. 
‘‘(XVI) The Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(XVII) The Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. 
‘‘(XVIII) The Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(XIX) Such other Federal offi-
cials as the Secretary of Commerce 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(iii) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary 
shall be the chairperson of the interagency 
coordinating 
council 
established 
under 
clause (i). 
‘‘(4) SETTING GOALS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED 
REGIONS SERVED BY RESEARCH IN REGIONAL TECH-
NOLOGY HUBS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy and the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall coordinate with the each head of 
a Federal agency that conducts research to set 
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goals for at least doubling the amount of Feder-
ally-funded research awarded, as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of the 
Endless Frontier Act, to regions served by re-
gional technology hubs designated under sub-
section (b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not less fre-
quently than once each year, the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy and the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress an annual report on progress 
made relating to the goals set under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(i) 
PERFORMANCE
MEASUREMENT, 
TRANS-
PARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) METRICS, 
STANDARDS, 
AND
ASSESS-
MENT.—For each grant and cooperative agreement 
awarded under subsection (e)(1) for a regional tech-
nology hub, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) develop metrics to assess the effec-
tiveness of the activities funded in making 
progress toward the purposes set forth under 
subsection (b)(2), which may include— 
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‘‘(i) research supported in a key tech-
nology focus area; 
‘‘(ii) commercialization activities un-
dertaken by each regional technology hub 
that is designated and supported under 
subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(iii) educational and workforce devel-
opment improvements undertaken by each 
regional technology hub that is designated 
and supported under subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(iv) sources of matching funds for 
each regional technology hub that is des-
ignated and supported under subsection 
(b)(1); and 
‘‘(v) domestic job creation, patent 
awards, and business formation and expan-
sion relating to the activities of the re-
gional technology hub that is designated 
and supported under subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(B) establish standards for the perform-
ance of the regional technology hub that are 
based on the metrics developed under subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(C) 4 years after the initial award under 
subsection (e)(1) and every 2 years thereafter 
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until Federal financial assistance under this 
section for the regional technology hub is dis-
continued, conduct an assessment of the re-
gional technology hub to confirm whether the 
performance of the regional technology hub is 
meeting the standards for performance estab-
lished under subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph. 
‘‘(2) FINAL REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
require each eligible consortium that receives a 
grant or cooperative agreement under sub-
section (e)(1) for support of a regional tech-
nology hub, as a condition of receipt of such 
grant or cooperative agreement, submit to the 
Secretary, not later than 90 days after the last 
day of the term of the grant or cooperative 
agreement, a report on the activities of the re-
gional technology hub supported by the grant or 
cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report 
submitted by an eligible consortium under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include the following: 
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‘‘(i) A detailed description of the ac-
tivities carried out by the eligible consor-
tium using the assistance described in sub-
paragraph (A), including the following: 
‘‘(I) A description of each project 
the 
eligible 
consortium 
completed 
using such assistance. 
‘‘(II) An explanation of how each 
project described in subclause (I) 
achieves a specific goal under this sec-
tion in the region of the regional tech-
nology hub of the eligible consortium 
with respect to— 
‘‘(aa) the resiliency of a sup-
ply chain; 
‘‘(bb) research, development, 
and deployment of a critical tech-
nology; 
‘‘(cc) workforce training and 
development; 
‘‘(dd) domestic job creation; 
or 
‘‘(ee) entrepreneurship. 
‘‘(ii) A discussion of any obstacles en-
countered by the eligible consortium in the 
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implementation of the regional technology 
hub and how the eligible entity overcame 
those obstacles. 
‘‘(iii) An evaluation of the success of 
the projects supported by the eligible con-
sortium to implement the regional tech-
nology hub using the performance stand-
ards and measures established under para-
graph (1), including an evaluation of the 
planning process and how the project con-
tributes to carrying out the comprehensive 
strategy for the regional technology hub if 
the regional technology hub has such a 
strategy. 
‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of the eligible 
consortium in ensuring that, in the region 
of the eligible consortium’s regional tech-
nology hub, growth in technology and inno-
vation sectors produces broadly shared op-
portunity across the region, including for 
economic disadvantaged and underrep-
resented populations and rural areas. 
‘‘(v) Information regarding such other 
matters as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(3) INTERIM REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF AS-
SISTANCE.—In addition to requiring submittal of 
final reports under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary 
may require an eligible consortium described in such 
paragraph to submit to the Secretary such interim 
reports as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
REPORTS
TO
CONGRESS.—Not 
less frequently than once each year, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress an annual report on the results of the assess-
ments conducted by the Secretary under paragraph 
(1)(C) during the period covered by the report. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $9,425,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026.’’. 
(b) INITIAL DESIGNATIONS AND AWARDS.— 
(1) COMPETITION REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Commerce shall commence a com-
petition under subsection (d)(1) of section 28 of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (Public Law 96–480), as added by subsection 
(a). 
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