Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2153
Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
American Samoa
Asia
Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Biological and life sciences
Building construction
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Chemistry
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Department of Energy
Earth sciences
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international corporations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Guam
Higher education
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Industrial policy and productivity
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Intellectual property
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Materials
Medical research
Metals
Mining
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
National Science Foundation
Northern Mariana Islands
Nuclear power
Photography and imaging
Public-private cooperation
Radiation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Research ethics
Science and engineering education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
Strategic materials and reserves
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Vocational and technical education
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021
 
 
This bill extends through FY2031 the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Office of Science of the Department of Energy, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
 
The bill authorizes programs, projects, and activities, including those regarding (1) federal research security; (2) a National Supply Chain Database; (3) basic energy sciences research and advanced scientific computing research; (4) establishment and operation of Regional Energy Innovation Centers; (5) establishment of a carbon sequestration research initiative; (6) establishment of a NIST Foundation; (7) establishment of a technology transfer office in NOAA; (8) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science (STEM) workforce development; and (9) establishment of an Energy Foundation.
 
The OSTP shall 
 
 
submit a comprehensive national science and technology strategy, and 
 
complete a review of U.S. science and technology enterprise.
 
 
The Office of Science shall continue to leverage U.S. participation in the Large Hadron Collider, prioritize international partnerships and investments in the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility/Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, and prioritize international collaboration that would provide U.S. researchers access to the most advanced accelerator facilities in the world.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall evaluate NIST's Center for Neutron Research. 
 
The NSF shall contract the National Academy of Public Administration to study the organizational and management structure of the NSF. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House