America LEADS Act

Bill: 116-s-4629
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: ASEAN countries
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Africa
Air quality
Alliances
Alternative and renewable resources
Arctic and polar regions
Area studies and international education
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Business ethics
Buy American requirements
Canada
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Collective security
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Contracts and agency
Corporate finance and management
Currency
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Due process and equal protection
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
European Union
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Foreign loans and debt
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Hong Kong
Human rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International exchange and broadcasting
International law and treaties
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Iran
Japan
Judicial procedure and administration
Labor standards
Latin America
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Metals
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority employment
Multilateral development programs
Navigation, waterways, harbors
News media and reporting
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Oil and gas
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Religion
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Sanctions
Science and engineering education
South Korea
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Space flight and exploration
Student aid and college costs
Subversive activities
Taiwan
Tariffs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Tibet
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade secrets and economic espionage
Transportation safety and security
U.S. Agency for Global Media
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings
Water use and supply
Women's employment
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security Act or the America LEADS Act

 
This bill addresses science and technology development, global infrastructure, U.S. manufacturing, foreign relations, and other topics.
 
Provisions of the bill include those
 
 
authorizing through FY2025 various federal research and development activities; 
 
requiring the Department of State to take actions to advance the development and adoption of quality global infrastructure; 
 
requiring the use of domestically produced aluminum in certain federal projects; 
 
requiring the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce to take actions to encourage the development and production of measurably secure microelectronics and semiconductors; 
 
expanding disclosure requirements for U.S. institutions of higher education that receive foreign gifts; 
 
authorizing various programs to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, as well as language skills education; 
 
requiring the President to impose sanctions to combat malign behavior by China's government and related persons; 
 
authorizing annual contributions to the World Bank's Clean Technology Fund and the United Nations's Green Climate Fund; 
 
prohibiting the use of federal funds to withdraw or reduce the presence of the Armed Forces or DOD in Japan or South Korea; 
 
prioritizing the transfer of excess defense articles to certain allies in the Indo-Pacific region; 
 
authorizing the State Department to provide assistance to increase maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region; 
 
authorizing the United States to cofinance infrastructure projects that would otherwise be included within China's Belt and Road initiative; 
 
requiring the President to establish a Special Representative for the Arctic; and 
 
providing priority refugee status to certain residents of Hong Kong or Xinjiang.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate