United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1260
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Abortion
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Africa
Air quality
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Arctic and polar regions
Asia
Australia
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Business investment and capital
Buy American requirements
Canada
China
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Department of Commerce
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Ecology
Economic development
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Family planning and birth control
Federal officials
Finland
Fishes
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Hong Kong
Human rights
Iceland
Indian social and development programs
Industrial policy and productivity
Infrastructure development
Intellectual property
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Japan
Labor standards
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Materials
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Minority education
Minority employment
Multilateral development programs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Natural disasters
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Noise pollution
Norway
Nuclear power
Oceania
Olympic games
Peace Corps
Performance measurement
Philippines
Political parties and affiliation
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Religion
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Rural conditions and development
Russia
Sanctions
Science and engineering education
Small business
South Korea
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites
Student aid and college costs
Sweden
Tariffs
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization
Terrorism
Thailand
Tibet
Transportation safety and security
U.S. and foreign investments
United Nations
Virginia
Vocational and technical education
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Endless Frontier Act

 
This bill establishes a Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation (NSF) and establishes various programs and activities.
 
The goals of the directorate shall be, among other things, the strengthening of U.S. leadership in critical technologies through basic research in key technology focus areas, such as artificial intelligence, high performance computing, and advanced manufacturing, and the commercialization of those technologies to businesses in the United States.
 
The bill gives the NSF the authority to provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information within the United States concerning the NSF&rsquo;s activities and the results of those activities. 

The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall annually develop a strategy for the federal government to improve national competitiveness in science, research, and innovation to support the national security strategy.
 
The Department of Commerce shall (1) establish a supply chain resiliency and crisis response program to address supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities in critical industries, (2) designate regional technology hubs to facilitate activities that support regional economic development that diffuses innovation around the United States, and (3) award grants to facilitate development and implementation of comprehensive regional technology strategies.
 
The bill extends through FY2026 the Manufacturing USA Program and expands such program to support innovation and growth in domestic manufacturing.

action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters.
 
Among other provisions, the bill
 
 
provides funding for FY2022-FY2026 to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and supply chain security;
 
provides funding for wireless supply chain innovation;
 
establishes a Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation;
 
extends through 2025 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property;
 
authorizes various programs and policies related to space exploration;
 
authorizes various international affairs programs and activities, including foreign assistance for the Indo-Pacific region;
 
requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States;
 
imposes sanctions on China for cybersecurity and human rights abuses;
 
requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider national security risks associated with sensitive genetic information;
 
includes initiatives related to elementary and secondary education, including those to increase computer science education;
 
contains provisions related to higher education, including those reauthorizing through FY2027 international education programs and addressing China's influence on institutions of higher education;
 
modifies and expands the schedule for graduated merger filing fees;
 
prohibits federal funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology;
 
requires the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions related to digital trade and censorship practices; and
 
extends through 2027 the Generalized System of Preferences.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Passed Senate, under the order of 5/28/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 32. Record Vote Number: 226. (text: CR S4049-4499)
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate, under the order of 5/28/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 32. Record Vote Number: 226.(text: CR S4049-4499)
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S3977)
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3975-3980)
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3915-3926)
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3549-3851, S3851-3876)
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3470-3471, S3476-3479, S3481-3484, S3486, S3492-3496)
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (CR S3416)
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3401-3410, S3413-3416)
action_date: 2021-05-24
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3318-3326)
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3175-3182, S3182-3186, S3187-3189)
action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2752-2755, S2757-2758, S2763-2764, S2768-2769, S2773-2775)
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2568-2569)
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2555)
action_date: 2021-05-17
text: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 192. (CR S2541)
action_date: 2021-05-17
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2535)
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2504)
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2504)
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2070-2085)
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate