IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8132 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary 
of Commerce to conduct studies and submit reports on 
the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies 
on United States businesses conducting interstate com-
merce, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerg-
ing Tech Economy Act’’ or the ‘‘American COMPETE 
Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Study to advance artificial intelligence. 
Sec. 3. Study to advance internet of things in manufacturing. 
Sec. 4. Study to advance quantum computing. 
Sec. 5. Study to advance blockchain technology. 
Sec. 6. Study to advance new and advanced materials. 
Sec. 7. Study to advance unmanned delivery services. 
Sec. 8. Study to advance internet of things. 
Sec. 9. Study to advance three-dimensional printing. 
Sec. 10. Study to combat online harms through innovation. 
SEC. 2. STUDY TO ADVANCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall complete a study on the state of the artifi-
cial intelligence industry and the impact of such in-
dustry on the United States economy. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis-
sion shall— 
(A) develop and conduct a survey of the 
artificial intelligence industry through outreach 
to participating entities as appropriate to— 
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listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 
groups or other coordinated efforts; 
(E) develop a brief description of the juris-
diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 
listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 
such entities and industry sectors; 
(F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 
mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 
other policies implemented by each of the Fed-
eral agencies identified under subparagraph 
(B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand-
ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; and 
(G) identify Federal Government resources 
that exist for consumers and small businesses 
to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence. 
(b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 
The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a survey of 
the marketplace and supply chain of artificial intelligence 
to— 
(1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 
marketplace and supply chain; 
(2) review the ability of foreign governments or 
third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 
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that raises risks to the economic and national secu-
rity of the United States; and 
(3) identify emerging risks and long-term 
trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary and the Commission shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
make publicly available on their respective websites, a re-
port that contains— 
(1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a) and the survey conducted pursuant 
to subsection (b); and 
(2) recommendations to— 
(A) grow the United States economy 
through the secure advancement of artificial in-
telligence; 
(B) develop a national strategy to advance 
the United States business sectors’ position in 
the world on the adoption of artificial intel-
ligence; 
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(C) develop strategies to mitigate current 
and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup-
ply chain of artificial intelligence; and 
(D) develop legislation that may advance 
the expeditious adoption of artificial intel-
ligence. 
SEC. 3. STUDY TO ADVANCE INTERNET OF THINGS IN MAN-
UFACTURING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, in coordination with the head 
of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall com-
plete a study on the state of manufacturing in the 
United States. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary shall— 
(A) develop and conduct a survey of the 
manufacturing industry through outreach to 
participating entities as appropriate to— 
(i) establish a list of the industry sec-
tors that implement and promote the use 
of internet-connected devices and internet- 
connected solutions in manufacturing; 
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(ii) establish a list of public-private 
partnerships focused on promoting the 
adoption and use of internet-connected de-
vices and internet-connected solutions in 
manufacturing, as well as industry-based 
bodies, including international bodies, that 
have developed, or are developing, manda-
tory or voluntary standards for such uses; 
(iii) the status of such industry-based 
mandatory or voluntary standards; 
(iv) provide a description of the ways 
entities or industry sectors implement and 
promote the use of internet-connected de-
vices and internet-connected solutions in 
manufacturing; 
(B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 
agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 
industry sectors identified under subparagraph 
(A); 
(C) identify which Federal agency or agen-
cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 
or industry sector interacts with; 
(D) identify all interagency activities that 
are taking place among the Federal agencies 
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listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 
groups or other coordinated efforts; 
(E) develop a brief description of the juris-
diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 
listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 
such entities and industry sectors; 
(F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 
mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 
other policies implemented by each of the Fed-
eral agencies identified under subparagraph 
(B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand-
ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; and 
(G) identify Federal Government resources 
that exist for consumers and small businesses 
to evaluate the use of internet-connected devices 
and internet-connected solutions in manufac-
turing. 
(b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 
The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the marketplace 
and supply chain of internet-connected devices and inter-
net-connected solutions used in manufacturing to— 
(1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 
marketplace and supply chain; 
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(2) review the ability of foreign governments or 
third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 
that raises risks to the economic and national secu-
rity of the United States; and 
(3) identify emerging risks and long-term 
trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly 
available on the website of the Department of Commerce, 
a report that contains— 
(1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a) and the surveys conducted pursu-
ant to subsection (b); and 
(2) recommendations to— 
(A) grow the United States economy 
through the secure advancement of the use of 
internet-connected devices and internet-con-
nected solutions in manufacturing; 
(B) develop a national strategy to advance 
the United States business sectors’ position in 
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the world on the adoption of internet-connected 
devices and internet-connected solutions used in 
manufacturing; 
(C) develop strategies to mitigate current 
and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup-
ply chain of internet-connected devices and 
internet-connected solutions used in manufac-
turing; 
(D) develop policies that States can adopt 
to encourage the growth of manufacturing, in-
cluding the use of internet-connected devices 
and internet-connected solutions in manufac-
turing; and 
(E) develop legislation that may advance 
the expeditious adoption of the use of internet- 
connected devices and internet-connected solu-
tions in manufacturing; 
SEC. 4. STUDY TO ADVANCE QUANTUM COMPUTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall complete a study on the state of the quan-
tum computing industry and the impact of such in-
dustry on the United States economy. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis-
sion shall— 
(A) develop and conduct a survey of the 
quantum computing industry through outreach 
to participating entities as appropriate to— 
(i) establish a list of industry sectors 
that implement and promote the use of 
quantum computing; 
(ii) establish a list of public-private 
partnerships focused on promoting the 
adoption and use of quantum computing, 
as well as industry-based bodies, including 
international bodies, which have developed, 
or are developing, mandatory or voluntary 
standards for quantum computing; 
(iii) the status of such industry-based 
mandatory or voluntary standards; and 
(iv) provide a description of the ways 
entities or industry sectors implement and 
promote the use of quantum computing; 
(B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 
agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 
industry sectors identified under paragraph (A); 
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(C) identify which Federal agency or agen-
cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 
or industry sector interacts with; 
(D) identify all interagency activities that 
are taking place among the Federal agencies 
listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 
groups or other coordinated efforts; 
(E) develop a brief description of the juris-
diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 
listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 
such entities and industry sectors; 
(F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 
mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 
other policies implemented by each of the Fed-
eral agencies identified under subparagraph 
(B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand-
ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; and 
(G) identify Federal Government resources 
that exist for consumers and small businesses 
to evaluate the use of quantum computing. 
(b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 
The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a survey of 
the marketplace and supply chain of quantum computing 
to— 
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(1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 
marketplace and supply chain; 
(2) review the ability of foreign governments or 
third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 
that raises risks to the economic and national secu-
rity of the United States; and 
(3) identify emerging risks and long-term 
trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the Secretary and the Commission 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
make publicly available on their respective websites, a re-
port that contains— 
(1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a) and the survey conducted pursuant 
to subsection (b); and 
(2) recommendations to— 
(A) grow the United States economy 
through the secure advancement of quantum 
computing; 
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(B) develop a national strategy to advance 
the United States business sectors’ position in 
the world on the adoption of quantum com-
puting; 
(C) develop strategies to mitigate current 
and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup-
ply chain of quantum computing; and 
(D) develop legislation that may advance 
the expeditious adoption of quantum com-
puting. 
SEC. 5. STUDY TO ADVANCE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall complete a study on the state of the 
blockchain technology industry and the impact of 
such industry on the United States economy. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis-
sion shall— 
(A) develop and conduct a survey of the 
blockchain technology industry through out-
reach to participating entities as appropriate 
to— 
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(i) establish a list of industry sectors 
that implement and promote the use of 
blockchain technology; 
(ii) establish a list of public-private 
partnerships focused on promoting the 
adoption and use of blockchain technology, 
as well as industry-based bodies, including 
international bodies, which have developed, 
or are developing, mandatory or voluntary 
standards for blockchain technology; 
(iii) the status of such industry-based 
mandatory or voluntary standards; and 
(iv) provide a description of the ways 
entities or industry sectors implement and 
promote the use of blockchain technology; 
(B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 
agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 
industry sectors identified under paragraph (A); 
(C) identify which Federal agency or agen-
cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 
or industry sector interacts with; 
(D) identify all interagency activities that 
are taking place among the Federal agencies 
listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 
groups or other coordinated efforts; 
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