National Technology Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3882
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-06-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Australia

Canada

Europe

Foreign and international corporations

Industrial policy and productivity

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Oceania

Public contracts and procurement

Research administration and funding

Research and development

Technology assessment

Trade restrictions

U.S. and foreign investments

United Kingdom
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Technology Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill establishes the National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council to address issues such as industrial security, supply-chain security, cybersecurity, foreign ownership, and management best practices.<br /></p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3882 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2020 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To establish the National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Technology Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020 . 2. Establishment of National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council Section 2502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council (1) The chairman of the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council shall work with the equivalent designees in the countries that comprise the national technology industrial base to form the National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council. (2) The National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council shall meet biannually to harmonize respective policies and regulations, and to propose new legislation that increases the seamless integration between the persons and organizations comprising the national technology and industrial base. (3) The National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council shall— (A) address and review issues related to indus- trial security, supply-chain security, cybersecurity, regulating foreign direct investment and foreign ownership, control and influence mitigation, market research, technology assessment, and research cooperation within public and private research and development organizations and universities, technology and export control measures, acquisition processes and oversight, and management best practices; and (B) establish a mechanism for National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council members to raise disputes that arise within the national technology industrial base at a government-to-government level. .