[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 2731 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2731
To establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 21, 2021
Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Ms. Wild, Mr. Turner, Mr.
Bowman, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Sherrill) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
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
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A BILL
To establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endless Frontier Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) For over 70 years, the United States has been the
unequivocal global leader in scientific and technological
innovation, and as a result the people of the United States
have benefitted through good-paying jobs, economic prosperity,
and a higher quality of life.
(A) Today, however, this leadership position is
being eroded and challenged by foreign competitors,
some of which are stealing intellectual property and
trade secrets of the United States and aggressively
investing in research and commercialization to dominate
the key existing and future technology fields.
(B) While the United States once led the world in
the share of our economy invested in research, our
Nation now ranks 9th globally in total research and
development and 12th in publicly financed research and
development.
(C) While wages for American workers rose in
parallel with growth in national productivity from the
end of World War II through most of the 1970s, since
then wage growth has been uneven and labor's share in
national income has declined.
(2) Without a significant increase in investment in
research, education, technology transfer, intellectual
property, manufacturing, and other core strengths of the United
States innovation ecosystem, it is only a matter of time before
the global competitors of the United States overtake the United
States in terms of technological primacy. The country that wins
the race in key technologies--such as artificial intelligence,
quantum computing, advanced communications, and advanced
manufacturing--and uses technological innovation to support
high-quality jobs and incomes will be the superpower of the
future.
(3) The Federal Government must catalyze United States
innovation by boosting research investments focused on
discovering, creating, commercializing, and demonstrating new
technologies and manufacturing those technologies domestically
throughout the country to ensure the leadership of the United
States in the industries of the future.
(4) The distribution of innovation jobs and investment in
the United States has become largely concentrated in just a few
locations, while much of the Nation has been left out of growth
in the innovation sector. More than 90 percent of the Nation's
innovation sector employment growth in the last 15 years was
generated in just 5 major metropolitan areas. The Federal
Government must address this imbalance in opportunity by--
(A) dramatically increasing funding for science and
engineering research and expanding partnerships with
the private sector to build new technology hubs across
the country;
(B) spreading high-quality innovation sector jobs
more broadly;
(C) increasing the participation of
underrepresented populations, engaging workers, and
collaborating with labor organizations in innovation
efforts to tap the talent and potential of the entire
Nation to ensure the United States leads the industries
of the future; and
(D) building regional capacity in such critical
areas as entrepreneurship, access to capital and other
investment, and supply chain development.
(5) As President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated, ``[N]ew
frontiers of the mind are before us, and if they are pioneered
with the same vision, boldness, and drive with which we have
waged this war we can create a fuller and more fruitful
employment and a fuller and more fruitful life.''
(6) As Vannevar Bush stated in his 1945 report entitled
Science, The Endless Frontier, ``New products, new industries,
and more jobs require continuous additions to knowledge of the
laws of nature, and the application of that knowledge to
practical purposes. Similarly, our defense against aggression
demands new knowledge so that we can develop new and improved
weapons. This essential, new knowledge can be obtained only
through basic scientific research.''
(7) Since their inception, the National Science Foundation
and other key Federal agencies, like the Department of Energy,
have carried out vital work supporting basic and applied
research to create knowledge that is a key driver of the
economy of the United States and enhances the Nation's
security.
SEC. 3. IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION.
(a) Providing Authority To Disseminate Information.--Section 11 of
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1870) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (j), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subsection (k), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(l) provide for the widest practicable and appropriate
dissemination of information within the United States concerning the
Foundation's activities and the results thereof.''.
(b) Establishment of Directorate for Technology and Innovation.--
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 8 (42 U.S.C. 1866), by inserting at the end
the following: ``Such divisions shall include the Directorate
for Technology and Innovation established under section 8A.'';
and
(2) by inserting after section 8 the following:
``SEC. 8A. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND ESTABLISHING DIRECTORATE FOR
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Community college.--The term `community college' has
the meaning given the term `junior or community college' in
section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1058(f)).
``(2) Designated country.--The term `designated country'
means a country that has been approved and designated in
writing by the President for purposes of this section, after
providing--
``(A) not less than 30 days of advance notification
and explanation to the relevant congressional
committees before the designation; and
``(B) in-person briefings to such committees, if
requested during the 30-day advance notification period
described in subparagraph (A).
``(3) Directorate.--The term `Directorate' means the
Directorate for Technology and Innovation established under
subsection (b).
``(4) Emerging research institution.--The term `emerging
research institution' means an institution of higher education
with an established undergraduate student program that has, on
average for the 3 years prior to an application for an award
under this section, received less than $35,000,000 in Federal
research funding.
``(5) Federal research facility.--The term `Federal
research facility' includes a research laboratory of the
Department of Agriculture and any other Federally funded
research and development center.
``(6) Historically black college or university.--The term
`historically Black college or university' has the meaning
given the term `part B institution' in section 322 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).
``(7) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given the
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)).
``(8) Key technology focus areas.--The term `key technology
focus areas' means the areas included on the most recent list
under subsection (d)(2).
``(9) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization'
has the meaning given the term in section 2(5) of the National
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term
shall also include--
``(A) any organization composed of labor
organizations, such as a labor union federation or a
State or municipal labor body; and
``(B) any organization which would be included in
the definition for such term under such section 2(5)
but for the fact that the organization represents--
``(i) individuals employed by the United
States, any wholly owned Government
corporation, any Federal Reserve Bank, or any
State or political subdivision thereof;
``(ii) individuals employed by persons
subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151
et seq.); or
``(iii) individuals employed as
agricultural laborers.
``(10) Minority-serving institution.--The term `minority-
serving institution' means an institution described in section
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
``(11) National laboratory.--The term `National Laboratory'
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
``(12) Relevant congressional committees.--The term
`relevant congressional committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign
Relations, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions, and the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
``(13) STEM.--The term `STEM' has the meaning given such
term in section 2 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-358; 42 U.S.C. 6621 note).
``(14) Tribal college or university.--The term `Tribal
college or university' has the meaning given the term in
section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)).
``(15) Underrepresented populations.--The term
`underrepresented populations' means women, minorities,
veterans, tribal populations, persons with disabilities, and
other populations that are underrepresented in STEM.
``(b) Establishment of Directorate for Technology and Innovation.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, the Director shall
establish in the Foundation a Directorate for Technology and
Innovation. The Directorate shall carry out the duties and
responsibilities described in this section, in order to further
the following goals:
``(A) Strengthening the leadership of the United
States in critical technologies, as described as a
critical national need in section 7018 of the America
COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o-5), through basic
research in the key technology focus areas and the
commercialization of those technologies to businesses
in the United States.
``(B) Addressing and mitigating technology
challenges integral to the geostrategic position of the
United States through the activities authorized by this
section.
``(C) Enhancing the competitiveness of the United
States in the key technology focus areas by improving
education in the key technology focus areas and
attracting more students to such areas at all levels of
education.
``(D) Consistent with the mission and operations of
the Foundation, fostering the economic and societal
impact of Federally funded research and development
through an accelerated translation of basic advances in
the key technology focus areas into processes and
products, known as technology transfer, that can help
achieve national goals related to economic
competitiveness, domestic manufacturing, national
security, shared prosperity, energy and the
environment, health, education and workforce
development, and transportation.
``(E) Utilizing the full potential of the United
States workforce by encouraging broader participation
in key technology focus areas by underrepresented
populations.
``(F) Ensuring the programmatic work of the
Directorate and Foundation incorporates a workforce
perspective from labor organizations and workforce
training organizations.
``(2) Organization and administrative matters.--
``(A) Program managers.--The employees of the
Directorate may include program managers for the key
technology focus areas, who may perform a role similar
to program managers employed by the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency for the oversight and
selection of programs supported by the Directorate.
``(B) Selection of recipients.--Recipients of
support under the programs and activities of the
Directorate shall be selected by program managers or
other employees of the Directorate and the selection
criteria for financial assistance awards shall include
intellectual merit and broader impacts, including
economic impacts on the advanced technology production
system of the United States. The Directorate may use a
peer review process or the authorities provided under
subsection (c), or some combination of such process and
authorities, to inform the selection of award
recipients.
``(C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, the Director
shall prepare and submit a report to the relevant
congressional committees regarding the use of
alternative methods for the selection of recipients and
the distribution of funding to recipients as compared
to the traditional peer review process.
``(D) Assistant directors.--The Director shall
appoint an Assistant Director for the Directorate, in
the same manner as other Assistant Directors of the
Foundation are appointed.
``(3) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, the Director shall
prepare and submit a report to the relevant congressional
committees regarding the establishment of the Directorate.
``(c) Personnel Management Authorities for the Foundation.--In
addition to the authorities and requirements of section 15, the
Director shall have the following authorities:
``(1) Experts in science and engineering.--The Director
shall have the authority to carry out a program of personnel
management authority in the same manner, and subject to the
same requirements, as the program of personnel management
authority authorized for the Director of the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency under section 1599h of title 10,
United States Code, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency.
``(2) Highly qualified experts in needed occupations.--In
addition to the authority provided under paragraph (1), the
Director shall have the authority to carry out a program of
personnel management authority in the same manner, and subject
to the same requirements, as the program to attract highly
qualified experts carried out by the Secretary of Defense under
section 9903 of title 5, United States Code. Individuals hired
by the Director through such authority shall include
individuals with expertise in business creativity, innovation
management, design thinking, entrepreneurship, venture capital,
and related fields.
``(3) Additional hiring authority.--To the extent needed to
carry out the duties in paragraph (1), the Director is
authorized to utilize hiring authorities under section 3372 of
title 5, United States Code, to staff the Directorate with
employees from other Federal agencies, State and local
governments, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations,
institutions of higher education, and other organizations, as
described in that section, in the same manner and subject to
the same conditions, that apply to such individuals utilized to
accomplish other missions of the Foundation.
``(d) Duties and Functions of the Directorate.--
``(1) Development of technology focus of the directorate.--
The Director shall--
``(A) through the Directorate, advance innovation
in the key technology focus areas through basic and
translational research and other activities described
in this section;
``(B) develop and implement strategies to ensure
that the activities of the Directorate are directed
toward the key technology focus areas in order to
accomplish the goals described in subsection (b)(1)
consistent with the most recent report conducted under
section 5(b) of the Endless Frontier Act; and
``(C) develop and focus on innovation methods,
processes, and promising practices that can affect the
speed and effectiveness of innovation processes at
scale.
``(2) Key technology focus areas.--
``(A) Initial list.--The initial key technology
focus areas are--
``(i) artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and other software advances;
``(ii) high performance computing,
semiconductors, and advanced computer hardware;
``(iii) quantum computing and information
systems;
``(iv) robotics, automation, and advanced
manufacturing;
``(v) natural and anthropogenic disaster
prevention or mitigation;
``(vi) advanced communications technology;
``(vii) biotechnology, medical technology,
genomics, and synthetic biology;
``(viii) cybersecurity, data storage, and
data management technologies;
``(ix) advanced energy, batteries, and
industrial efficiency; and
``(x) advanced materials science,
engineering, and exploration relevant to the
other key technology focus areas described in
this subparagraph.
``(B) Review of key technology focus areas and
subsequent lists.--
``(i) Adding or deleting key technology
focus areas.--Beginning on the date that is 3
years after the date of enactment of the
Endless Frontier Act, and every 3 years
thereafter, the Director, in coordination with
the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, the Director of National
Institute of Standards and Technology, the
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense,
the Director of the National Institutes of
Health, and, as appropriate, the heads of other
departments and agencies--
``(I) shall review the list of key
technology focus areas;
``(II) may consider the challenges
and recommendations identified in the
report required by section 11 of the
Endless Frontier Act; and
``(III) as part of that review, may
add or delete key technology focus
areas if societal challenges or the
competitive threats to the United
States have shifted (whether because
the United States or other nations have
advanced or fallen behind in a
technological area), subject to clause
(ii).
``(ii) Limit on key technology focus
areas.--Not more than 10 key technology focus
areas shall be included on the list of key
technology focus areas at any time.
``(iii) Updating focus areas and
distribution.--Prior to completion of each
review under this subparagraph, the Director
shall make the list of key technology focus
areas readily available to the public and
available for public comment, including, at a
minimum, by publishing the list in the Federal
Register even if no changes are expected to be
made to the prior list.
``(iv) Extraordinary circumstance waiver.--
In extraordinary circumstances, the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy may
grant the Director the ability to add or delete
key technology focus areas without acting in
coordination as described in clause (i). If
such an ability is determined to be necessary
by the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, the Director and the
Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall not later than 15 days
ahead of such a waiver being granted submit a
detailed description and justification to the
relevant congressional committees.
``(3) Activities.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out the duties and
functions of the Directorate, the Director--
``(i) may make awards in a technologically-
neutral manner for key technology focus areas
to--
``(I) individual institutions of
higher education for work at centers or
by individual researchers or teams of
researchers;
``(II) not-for-profit entities; and
``(III) consortia that--
``(aa) shall include and be
led by an institution of higher
education, or by a not-for-
profit entity designed to
support technology development,
and may include 1 or more
additional institutions of
higher education;
``(bb) shall include at
least one of the following:
``(AA) a
historically Black
college or university;
``(BB) a Tribal
College or University;
``(CC) another
minority-serving
institution;
``(DD) an
institution that
participates in the
Established Program to
Stimulate Competitive
Research under section
113 of the National
Science Foundation
Authorization Act of
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g);
``(EE) an emerging
research institution
that is not classified
as a very high research
activity by the
Carnegie Classification
of Institutions of
Higher Education and
that has an
undergraduate
enrollment with a
majority of students
who are from
underrepresented
populations; or
``(FF) a community
college; and
``(cc) may include 1 or
more--
``(AA) entities
described in subclause
(I) or (II) and
industries, including
startups, small
businesses, and public-
private partnerships;
``(BB) economic
development
organizations or
venture development
organizations, as such
term is defined in
section 28(a) of the
Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation
Act of 1980;
``(CC) National
Laboratories;
``(DD) Federal
laboratories, as
defined in section 4 of
the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3703);
``(EE) Federal
research facilities;
``(FF) labor
organizations;
``(GG) entities
described in subclause
(I) or (II) from allied
or partner countries;
``(HH) other
entities if determined
by the Director to be
vital to the success of
the program; and
``(II) binational
research and
development foundations
and funds, excluding
foreign entities of
concern;
``(ii) may partner with other directorates
of the Foundation for projects or research,
including--
``(I) to pursue basic questions
about natural, human, and physical
phenomena that could enable advances in
the key technology focus areas;
``(II) to study questions that
could affect the design (including
human interfaces), operation,
deployment, or the social and ethical
consequences of technologies in the key
technology focus areas, including the
development of technologies that
complement or enhance the abilities of
workers and impact of specific
innovations on domestic jobs and
equitable opportunity; and
``(III) to further the creation of
a domestic workforce capable of
advancing, using, and adapting to key
technology focus areas and
understanding and improving the impact
of key technology focus areas on STEM
teaching and learning advancing the key
technology focus areas, including
engaging relevant partners in research
and innovation programs;
``(iii) may provide funds to any other
Federal agencies for intramural or extramural
work in the key technology focus areas through
research, manufacturing, or other means;
``(iv) may make awards under the SBIR and
STTR programs (as defined in section 9(e) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)); and
``(v) may enter into and perform such
contracts, other transactions, or other
arrangements, or modifications thereof, as may
be necessary in the conduct of the work of the
Directorate and on such terms as the Director
considers appropriate, in furtherance of the
purposes of this Act.
``(B) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of the Endless Frontier Act, the
Director, in coordination with the Secretary of State
and the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, shall prepare and submit to the
relevant congressional committees--
``(i) a plan to seek out additional
investments from--
``(I) certain designated countries;
and
``(II) entities other than
institutions of higher education; and
``(ii) the planned activities of the
Directorate to secure federally funded science
and technology pursuant to section 1746 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) and section 223
of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283).
``(C) Annual briefing.--Each year, the Director
shall formally request a briefing from the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of
National Intelligence, and as appropriate other
department or agency heads regarding their efforts to
preserve the United States' advantages generated by the
activity of the Directorate.
``(4) Interagency cooperation.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out this section,
the Director and other Federal research agencies, in
consultation with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office where appropriate, shall work
cooperatively with each other to further the goals of
this section in the key technology focus areas.
``(B) Coordination with nist and department of
energy.--In making research awards under this section,
the Director shall, as appropriate, work in
coordination with the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and the Secretary
of Energy.
``(C) Comptroller general report.--Each year, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare
and submit a report to Congress, and shall
simultaneously submit the report to the Director and
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, describing the interagency cooperation that
occurred during the preceding year pursuant to this
paragraph, including a list of--
``(i) any funds provided under paragraph
(3)(A)(ii) to other divisions of the
Foundation; and
``(ii) any funds provided under paragraph
(3)(A)(iii) to other Federal research agencies.
``(5) Providing scholarships, fellowships, and other
student support.--
``(A) In general.--The Director, acting through the
Directorate, shall fund undergraduate scholarships
(including at community colleges), graduate fellowships
and traineeships, and postdoctoral awards in the key
technology focus areas.
``(B) Implementation.--The Director may carry out
subparagraph (A) by providing funds--
``(i) for making awards--
``(I) directly to students; and
``(II) to institutions of higher
education or consortia of institutions
of higher education, including those
institutions or consortia involved in
operating university technology centers
established under paragraph (6); and
``(ii) to programs in Federal research
agencies that have experience awarding such
scholarships, fellowships, traineeships, or
postdoctoral awards.
``(C) Broadening participation.--In carrying out
this paragraph, the Director should work to increase
the participation of underrepresented populations in
fields related to the key technology focus areas. For
that purpose, the Director may take such steps as
establishing or augmenting programs targeted at
underrepresented populations, and supporting
traineeships or other relevant programs at institutions
of higher education with high enrollments of
underrepresented populations.
``(D) Innovation.--In carrying out this paragraph,
the Director shall encourage innovation in graduate
education, including through encouraging institutions
of higher education to offer graduate students
opportunities to gain experience in industry or
government as part of their graduate training, and
through support for students in professional masters
programs related to the key technology focus areas.
``(E) Supplement, not supplant.--The Director shall
ensure that funds made available under this paragraph
shall be used to create additional support for
postsecondary students and shall not displace funding
for any other available support.
``(6) University technology centers.--
``(A) In general.--From amounts made available to
the Directorate, the Director shall, through a
competitive application and selection process, make
awards to institutions of higher education or consortia
described in paragraph (3)(A)(i)(III) to establish
university technology centers.
``(B) Uses of funds.--
``(i) In general.--A center established
under an award under subparagraph (A)--
``(I) shall use support provided
under such subparagraph--
``(aa) to carry out basic
and translational research to
advance innovation in the key
technology focus areas; and
``(bb) to further the
development and
commercialization of
innovations, including
inventions, in the key
technology focus areas,
including--
``(AA) innovations
derived from research
carried out under item
(aa), through such
activities as
translational research,
proof-of-concept
development, and
prototyping, in order
to reduce the cost,
time, and risk of
commercializing new
technologies;
``(BB) to promote
patenting and
commercialization of
inventions derived from
research carried out
under item (aa); and
``(CC) through the
use of public-private
partnerships; and
``(II) may use support provided
under such subparagraph--
``(aa) for the costs of
equipment;
``(bb) for the costs
associated with technology
transfer and commercialization,
including patenting and
licensing; or
``(cc) for other activities
or costs necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this
section, including for
operations and staff.
``(ii) Support of regional technology
hubs.--Each center established under
subparagraph (A) may support and participate
in, as appropriate, the activities of any
regional technology hub designated under
section 28(b)(1)(A) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980.
``(C) Selection process.--In selecting recipients
under this paragraph, the Director shall consider--
``(i) the capacity of the applicant to
pursue and advance basic and translational
research;
``(ii) the extent to which the applicant's
proposed research would be likely to advance
American competitiveness in 1 or more key
technology focus areas;
``(iii) the extent to which the applicant's
proposal would broaden participation by
underrepresented populations in those areas;
``(iv) the capacity of the applicant to
engage industry, labor, and other appropriate
organizations on any advances;
``(v) whether the applicant's proposed
research will, where applicable, contribute to
growth in domestic manufacturing capacity and
job creation;
``(vi) the quality of plans for
dissemination of research and technology
results, in accordance with relevant export
control laws;
``(vii) how the applicant will, where
applicable, encourage the training and
participation of entrepreneurs and the
translation of research results to practice,
including the development of new businesses;
``(viii) how the applicant will encourage
the participation of inventors and
entrepreneurs and the development of new
businesses, where applicable;
``(ix) regional and geographic diversity;
``(x) in the case of a consortium, the
extent to which the proposal includes
institutions listed in paragraph
(3)(A)(i)(III)(bb); and
``(xi) the amount of funds from industry
organizations described in subparagraph (D)(ii)
the applicant would use towards establishing
the center under subparagraph (A).
``(D) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure that
any institution of higher education or consortium
receiving an award under subparagraph (A) has--
``(i) the capacity or the ability to
acquire the capacity to advance the goals
described in subsection (b)(1); and
``(ii) secured contributions for
establishing the center under subparagraph (A)
from industry organizations in an amount not
less than 10 percent of the total amount of the
award the institution or consortium would
receive under subparagraph (A).
``(7) Moving technology from laboratory to market.--
``(A) Program authorized.--
``(i) In general.--The Director, in
coordination with the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall
establish a program in the Directorate to make
awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions
of higher education or consortia described in
paragraph (3)(A)(i)(III)--
``(I) to build capacity at an
institution of higher education or
within the consortium and facilitate
collaboration with firms in the key
technology focus areas to increase the
likelihood that new technologies in the
key technology focus areas will succeed
in the commercial market; and
``(II) with the goal of promoting
experiments with a range of models that
institutions of higher education or
consortia could use to--
``(aa) enable new
technologies and inventions to
mature to the point where the
technologies are more likely to
succeed in the commercial
market and promote the creation
of high-quality jobs in the
United States; and
``(bb) reduce the risks to
commercial success for new
technologies and inventions
earlier in their development.
``(ii) Use for training.--An award under
this subparagraph for a purpose described in
subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) may also
enable the institution of higher education or
consortium to provide training and support to
scientists, engineers, and inventors who are
interested in research, technology transfer,
and commercialization, including patenting and
licensing, if the use is included in the
proposal submitted under subparagraph (B).
``(B) Proposals.--An institution of higher
education or consortium desiring an award under this
paragraph shall submit a proposal to the Director at
such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Director may require. The proposal
shall include a description of--
``(i) the broader impact of the proposal;
``(ii) the steps the applicant is studying
or will take to enable technology transfer to
reduce the risks for commercialization for new
technologies, including how the applicant will
collaborate with firms in the key technology
focus areas;
``(iii) why such steps are likely to be
effective;
``(iv) how such steps differ from previous
efforts to reduce the risks for
commercialization for new technologies;
``(v) whether the commercial viability of
any new technologies will promote the creation
of high-quality jobs in the United States;
``(vi) how the applicant will, where
applicable, encourage the participation of
inventors and entrepreneurs and the development
of new businesses; and
``(vii) how the applicant will, where
applicable, encourage the training and
participation of entrepreneurs and the
translation of research results to practice,
including the development of new businesses.
``(C) Use of funds.--A recipient of an award under
this paragraph shall use award funds to reduce the
risks for commercialization for new technologies, which
may include--
``(i) creating and funding competitions to
allow entrepreneurial ideas from institutions
of higher education or consortia described in
paragraph (3)(A)(i)(III) to illustrate their
commercialization potential;
``(ii) facilitating relationships among
local and national business leaders, including
investors, and potential entrepreneurs to
encourage successful commercialization;
``(iii) creating or supporting entities
that could enable researchers to further
develop new technology, through patient capital
investment, advice, staff support, or other
means;
``(iv) providing facilities for start-up
companies where technology maturation could
occur;
``(v) covering legal and other fees
associated with technology transfer and
commercialization, including patenting and
licensing; and
``(vi) revising institution policies,
including policies related to intellectual
property and faculty entrepreneurship, to
accomplish the goals of this paragraph.
``(D) Reporting on commercialization based on
metrics.--The Director shall establish--
``(i) metrics related to commercialization
for an award under this paragraph; and
``(ii) a reporting schedule for recipients
of such awards that takes into account both
short- and long-term goals of the program under
this paragraph.
``(8) Test beds.--
``(A) Program authorized.--
``(i) In general.--The Director, in
coordination with the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall
establish a program in the Directorate to make
awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions
of higher education or consortia described in
paragraph (3)(A)(i)(III) to establish and
operate test beds and fabrication facilities to
advance the operation, integration, deployment,
and, as appropriate, manufacturing of new,
innovative technologies in the key technology
focus areas, which may include hardware or
software. The goal of such test beds and
facilities shall be to accelerate the movement
of innovative technologies into the commercial
market through the private sector.
``(ii) Coordination.--In establishing the
program under clause (i), the Director shall
ensure coordination in establishing new test
beds under this paragraph with other test beds
supported by the Foundation or established
under Manufacturing USA to avoid duplication
and maximize the use of Federal resources.
``(B) Proposals.--A proposal submitted under this
paragraph shall, at a minimum, describe--
``(i)(I) the technology or technologies
that will be the focus of the test bed or
fabrication facility;
``(II) the goals of the work to be done at
the test bed or facility; and
``(III) the expected schedule for
completing that work;
``(ii) how the applicant will assemble a
workforce with the skills needed to operate the
test bed or facility;
``(iii) how the applicant will ensure broad
access to the facility;
``(iv) how the applicant will collaborate
with firms in the key technology focus areas,
including through coordinated research and
development and funding, to ensure that work in
the test bed or facility will contribute to the
commercial viability of any technologies and
will include collaboration from industry and
labor organizations;
``(v) how the applicant will encourage the
participation of inventors and entrepreneurs
and the development of new businesses;
``(vi) how the applicant will increase
participation by underrepresented populations;
``(vii) how the applicant will demonstrate
that the commercial viability of any new
technologies will support the creation of high-
quality domestic jobs;
``(viii) how the test bed or facility will
operate after Federal funding has ended; and
``(ix) how the test bed will disseminate
lessons and other technical information to
United States firms or allied or partner
country firms in the United States.
``(C) Awards.--Awards made under this paragraph
shall be for 7 years, with the possibility of 5-year
extensions.
``(D) Authorized use of funds.--An awardee under
this paragraph may, in order to achieve the purposes
described in subparagraph (A)(i), use the award for the
purchase of equipment, the support of graduate students
and postdoctoral researchers, and the salaries of
staff.
``(E) Results.--An awardee under this paragraph may
publish and share with the public the results of the
work conducted under this paragraph.
``(F) Interagency semi-annual meetings.--The
Director, the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, and the heads of other
departments and agencies, or their designees, with test
bed related equities shall hold an annual meeting to
coordinate their respective test bed related
investments, future years plan, and other appropriate
matters, to avoid conflicts and duplication of efforts.
Upon request by Congress, Congress shall be briefed on
the results of the meetings.
``(9) Inapplicability.--Section 5(e)(1) shall not apply to
grants, contracts, awards, or other arrangements made under
this section.
``(e) Areas of Funding Support.--Subject to the availability of
funds to carry out this section, the Director shall endeavor, for each
fiscal year, to use--
``(1) not less than 35 percent of funds provided to the
Directorate for such year to carry out subsection (d)(6);
``(2) not less than 15 percent of such funds to carry out
the purpose of subsection (d)(5)--
``(A) with the goal of awarding, across the key
technology focus areas--
``(i) not fewer than 1,000 postdoctoral
awards;
``(ii) not fewer than 2,000 graduate
fellowships and traineeships; and
``(iii) not fewer than 1,000 undergraduate
scholarships, including scholarships to attend
community colleges;
``(B) of which not less than 10 percent of the
funds designated under this paragraph shall be used to
support additional awards to focus on community college
training, education, and teaching programs that
increase the participation of underrepresented
populations in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics, including technical programs through
programs such as the Advanced Technological Education
program;
``(C) of which not less than 20 percent of the
funds designated under this paragraph shall be used to
support awards for post-doctorate fellowships, graduate
fellowships and traineeships, and undergraduate
scholarships through institutions of higher education,
and other institutions, located in jurisdictions that
participate in the Established Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research under section 113 of the National
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C.
1862g); and
``(D) if funds remain after carrying out
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), awards to institutions
of higher education to enable the institutions to fund
the development and establishment of new or specialized
courses of education for graduate, undergraduate, or
technical college students;
``(3) not less than 5 percent of such funds to carry out
subsection (d)(7);
``(4) not less than 10 percent of such funds to carry out
subsection (d)(8);
``(5) not less than 15 percent of such funds to carry out
research and related activities pursuant to subclauses (I) and
(II) of subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii); and
``(6) not less than 20 percent of such funds to support
research in the key technology focus areas through the
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under
section 113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization
Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g).
``(f) Technical Assistance for Award Recipients and Applicants.--
The Director may--
``(1) coordinate with other Federal agencies to establish
interagency and multidisciplinary teams to provide technical
assistance to recipients of, and prospective applicants for,
awards under this section;
``(2) by Federal interagency agreement and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, transfer funds available to carry
out this section to the head of another Federal agency to
facilitate and support the provision of such technical
assistance; and
``(3) enter into contracts with third parties to provide
such technical assistance.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations and Limitations.--
``(1) Authorization for the office of inspector general.--
From any amounts appropriated for the Foundation for a fiscal
year, there is authorized to be appropriated for necessary
expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the Foundation
an amount of not less than $10,000,000 in any fiscal year
appropriation for the Foundation, for oversight of the programs
and activities established under this section in accordance
with the Inspector General Act of 1978.
``(2) Supplement and not supplant.--The amounts authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section shall supplement,
and not supplant, any other amounts already appropriated to the
Foundation or Office of Inspector General of the Foundation,
except with respect to transfers described in paragraph (3).
``(3) Transfer of funds authority.--For fiscal years 2022
through 2024, the Director shall transfer any funds
appropriated to the Directorate to any other directorate or
office of the Foundation for activities directly related to the
key technology focus areas.
``(4) No new awards.--The Director shall not make any new
awards for the activities described in this section for any
fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated to the
Foundation (not including amounts appropriated for the
Directorate) is less than the total amount appropriated to the
Foundation (not including such amounts), adjusted by the rate
of inflation, for the previous fiscal year.
``(5) No funds for construction.--No funds provided under
this section shall be used for construction.
``(h) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section or any other
amendments made to this Act by the Endless Frontier Act shall be
construed to alter the mission of any directorate of the Foundation
existing prior to the date of enactment of such Act, or to alter the
award selection methods or criteria used by such directorates.''.
(c) Chief Diversity Officer.--The National Science Foundation Act
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), as amended by subsection (b), is
further amended by inserting after section 8A the following:
``SEC. 8B. CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER.
``(a) Chief Diversity Officer.--
``(1) Appointment.--The Director shall appoint a Chief
Diversity Officer of the National Science Foundation.
``(2) Qualifications.--The Chief Diversity Officer should
have significant experience with diversity and inclusion, in
particular within the Federal Government and science community.
``(3) Oversight.--The Chief Diversity Officer shall report
directly to the Director in the performance of the duties of
the Chief Diversity Officer under this section.
``(b) Duties.--The Chief Diversity Officer is responsible for
providing advice on policy, oversight, guidance, and coordination with
respect to matters of the National Science Foundation related to
diversity and inclusion. Other duties may include--
``(1) establishing and maintaining a strategic plan that
publicly states a diversity definition, vision, and goals for
the National Science Foundation;
``(2) defining a set of strategic metrics that are--
``(A) directly linked to key organizational
priorities and goals;
``(B) actionable; and
``(C) actively used to implement the strategic plan
under paragraph (1);
``(3) advising in the establishment of a strategic plan for
diverse participation by institutions of higher education,
including community colleges, historically Black colleges and
universities, Tribal colleges or universities, and other
minority-serving institutions (as such terms are defined in
section 8A(a)), and individuals;
``(4) advising in the establishment of a strategic plan for
outreach to, and recruiting from, untapped locations and
underrepresented populations; and
``(5) performing such additional duties and exercise such
powers as the Director may prescribe.''.
(d) Annual Report on Unfunded Priorities.--
(1) Annual report.--Not later than 10 days after the date
on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, the National Science Board shall submit to
the President and to Congress a report on the unfunded
priorities of the National Science Foundation.
(2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall provide--
(A) for each directorate of the National Science
Foundation for the most recent, fully completed fiscal
year--
(i) the proposal success rate;
(ii) the percentage and total funding of
proposals that were not funded and that met the
criteria for funding; and
(iii) the most promising research areas
covered by proposals described in clause (ii);
and
(B) a list, in order of priority, of the next
activities approved by the National Science Board to be
undertaken in the Major Research Equipment and
Facilities Construction account.
(e) Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--The Director, acting through the
Directorate, shall establish a 5-year pilot program for
awarding grants to eligible partnerships to build research and
education capacity at emerging research institutions to enable
such institutions to contribute to programs run by the
Directorate.
(2) Applications.--An eligible partnership seeking a grant
under this subsection shall submit an application to the
Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Director may reasonably require, including a
statement of how the partnership will use the funds awarded
through the grant to achieve a lasting increase in the research
and education capacity of each emerging research institution
included in the eligible partnership.
(3) Activities.--An eligible partnership receiving a grant
under this subsection may use the funds awarded through such
grant for--
(A) faculty salaries and training;
(B) research experiences for undergraduate and
graduate students;
(C) maintenance and repair of research equipment
and instrumentation; and
(D) any other activities the Director determines
appropriate.
(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the National Science Foundation.
(B) Directorate; emerging research institution.--
The terms ``Directorate'' and ``emerging research
institution'' have the meanings given such terms in
section 8A(a) of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950, except that, with respect to the term ``emerging
research institution'', the reference in paragraph (4)
of such section to an award under section 8A of that
Act shall be deemed a reference to a grant under this
subsection.
(C) Eligible partnership.--The term ``eligible
partnership'' means a partnership of--
(i) at least 1 emerging research
institution; and
(ii) at least 1 institution classified as a
very high research activity by the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher
Education.
SEC. 4. ENDLESS FRONTIER FUND.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated a total of
$112,410,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the
implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such
funds shall be available for the implementation of this Act and the
amendments made by this Act, and shall be administered by the Director
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (referred to in this
section as the ``Director'').
(b) Use of Funds.--
(1) Submission of annual allocation.--Until the date on
which all of the amounts in the Fund described in subsection
(a) are expended, the Director shall annually submit to
Congress, together with the annual budget of the United States,
a list of allocations to agencies and departments to implement
this Act and the amendments made by this Act that includes a
detailed description of each program proposed to be funded,
including the estimated expenditures from the Fund for the
program for the applicable fiscal year.
(2) Alternate allocation.--
(A) In general.--The Commerce, Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for the
relevant fiscal year may provide for alternate
allocation of amounts made available under this
section.
(B) Allocation by president.--
(i) No alternate allocations.--If Congress
has not enacted legislation establishing
alternate allocations as described in
subparagraph (A) by the date on which the Act
making full-year appropriations for Commerce,
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the
applicable fiscal year is enacted into law,
amounts made available under this section shall
be allocated by the Director.
(ii) Insufficient alternate allocation.--If
Congress enacts legislation establishing
alternate allocations for amounts made
available under this section that are less than
the full amount authorized to be appropriated
to the Fund for that fiscal year under
subsection (a), the difference between the
amount authorized to be appropriated and the
alternate allocation shall be allocated by the
Director.
(c) Limitation.--No funds provided under this section shall be used
for construction, except in the case of infrastructure projects
described in section 28(b)(1)(B) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by section 7(a) of
this Act.
(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, during
the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the Director shall make
available, from amounts made available under subsection (a)--
(1) $9,425,000,000 to the regional technology hub program
under section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by section 7 of this
Act;
(2) $575,000,000 to the comprehensive regional technology
strategy grant program under section 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added
by section 8 of this Act, of which $100,000,000 shall be made
available for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 and
$125,000,000 shall be made available for each of fiscal years
2024 through 2026;
(3) $100,000,000,000 to the Directorate for Technology and
Innovation of the National Science Foundation, of which
$5,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 2022,
$10,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 2023,
$20,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 2024,
$30,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 2025,
and $35,000,000,000 shall be made available for fiscal year
2026; and
(4) $2,410,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022
through 2026 to the Manufacturing USA Program for activities
described under section 9 of this Act.
SEC. 5. STRATEGY AND REPORT ON ECONOMIC SECURITY, SCIENCE, RESEARCH,
AND INNOVATION TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry, the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on the
Budget, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the
Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Education and
Labor, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the
Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security,
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on
Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology, the Committee on Ways and Means, and
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.
(2) Key technology focus area.--The term ``key technology
focus area'' means an area included on the most recent list
under section 8A(d)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act
of 1950.
(3) National security strategy.--The term ``national
security strategy'' means the national security strategy
required by section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3043).
(b) Strategy and Report.--
(1) In general.--In 2021 and in each year thereafter before
the applicable date set forth under paragraph (2), the Director
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination
with the Director of the National Economic Council, the
Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the National Security
Council, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the
heads of other relevant Federal agencies and in consultation
with relevant nongovernmental partners, shall--
(A) review such strategy, programs, and resources
as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy determines pertain to United States national
competitiveness in science, research, innovation, and
technology transfer, including patenting and licensing,
to support the national security strategy;
(B) develop or revise a strategy for the Federal
Government to improve the national competitiveness of
the United States in science, research, and innovation
to support the national security strategy; and
(C) submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress--
(i) a report on the findings of the
Director with respect to the review conducted
under subparagraph (A); and
(ii) the strategy developed or revised
under subparagraph (B).
(2) Applicable dates.--In each year, the applicable date
set forth under this paragraph is as follows:
(A) In 2021, December 31, 2021.
(B) In 2022 and every year thereafter--
(i) in any year in which a new President is
inaugurated, October 1 of that year; and
(ii) in any other year, the date that is 90
days after the date of the transmission to
Congress in that year of the national security
strategy.
(c) Elements.--
(1) Report.--Each report submitted under subsection
(b)(1)(C)(i) shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of public and private investment
in civilian and military science and technology and its
implications for the geostrategic position and national
security of the United States.
(B) A description of the prioritized economic
security interests and objectives, including domestic
job creation, of the United States relating to science,
research, and innovation and an assessment of how
investment in civilian and military science and
technology can advance those objectives.
(C) An assessment of how regional efforts are
contributing and could contribute to the innovation
capacity of the United States, including--
(i) programs run by State and local
governments; and
(ii) regional factors that are contributing
or could contribute positively to innovation.
(D) An assessment of--
(i) workforce needs for competitiveness and
national security in key technology areas; and
(ii) Federal support needed--
(I) to expand domestic and
international student pathways into key
technology areas; and
(II) to improve workforce
development and employment systems, as
well as programs and practices to
upskill incumbent workers.
(E) An assessment of barriers to competitiveness in
key technology focus areas and barriers to the
development and evolution of start-ups, small and mid-
sized business entities, and industries in key
technology focus areas.
(F) An assessment of the effectiveness of the
Federal Government, federally funded research and
development centers, and national labs in supporting
and promoting technology commercialization and
technology transfer, including an assessment of the
adequacy of Federal research and development funding in
promoting competitiveness and the development of new
technologies.
(G) An assessment of manufacturing capacity,
logistics, and supply chain dynamics of major export
sectors, including access to a skilled workforce,
physical infrastructure, and broadband network
infrastructure.
(H) An assessment of how the Federal Government is
increasing the participation of underrepresented
populations in science, research, innovation, and
manufacturing.
(I) An assessment of the effectiveness of the
Federal Government, Federally funded research and
development centers, and national laboratories in
transitioning technologies and processes that emerge
from Federally funded research to new domestic
manufacturing growth and job creation across sectors in
the United States.
(2) Strategy.--Each strategy submitted under subsection
(b)(1)(C)(ii) shall include the following:
(A) A plan to utilize available tools to address or
minimize the leading threats and challenges and to take
advantage of the leading opportunities, particularly in
regards to technology areas central to competition
between the United States and China, including the
following:
(i) Specific objectives, tasks, metrics,
and milestones for each relevant Federal
agency.
(ii) Specific plans to support public and
private sector investment in research,
technology development, education and workforce
development, and domestic manufacturing in key
technology focus areas supportive of the
national economic competitiveness of the United
States and to foster the prudent use of public-
private partnerships.
(iii) Specific plans to promote
environmental stewardship and fair competition
for United States workers.
(iv) A description of--
(I) how the strategy submitted
under subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii) supports
the national security strategy; and
(II) how the strategy submitted
under such subsection is integrated and
coordinated with the most recent
national defense strategy under section
113(g) of title 10, United States Code.
(v) A plan to encourage the governments of
countries that are allies or partners of the
United States to cooperate with the execution
of the strategy submitted under subsection
(b)(1)(C)(ii), where appropriate.
(vi) A plan to encourage certain
international and multilateral organizations to
support the implementation of such strategy.
(vii) A plan for how the United States
should develop local and regional capacity for
building innovation ecosystems across the
Nation by providing Federal support.
(viii) A plan for strengthening the
industrial base of the United States.
(B) An identification of additional resources,
administrative action, or legislative action
recommended to assist with the implementation of such
strategy.
(d) Form of Reports and Strategies.--Each report and strategy
submitted under subsection (b)(1)(C) shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 6. SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Critical industry.--The term ``critical industry''
means--
(A) key technology focus areas, as defined in
section 8A(a) of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950, as added by section 3(b) of this Act; and
(B) areas identified by the report in subsection
(f).
(2) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given the term in the Critical
Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c).
(3) Foreign entity.--The term ``foreign entity''--
(A) means--
(i) the government of a foreign country;
(ii) a foreign political party;
(iii) an individual who is not a protected
individual (as defined in section 274B(a)(3) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1324b(a)(3))); or
(iv) a partnership, association,
corporation, organization, or other combination
of persons organized under the laws of, or
having its principal place of business in, a
foreign country; and
(B) includes--
(i) any person owned by, controlled by, or
subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a
person described in subparagraph (A);
(ii) any person, wherever located, that
acts as an agent, representative, or employee
of a person described in subparagraph (A);
(iii) any person that acts in any other
capacity at the order or request, or under the
direction or control, of--
(I) a person described in
subparagraph (A); or
(II) a person, the activities of
which are directly or indirectly
supervised, directed, controlled,
financed, or subsidized in whole or in
majority part by a person described in
subparagraph (A);
(iv) any person that directly or indirectly
through any contract, arrangement,
understanding, relationship, or otherwise owns
not less than 25 percent of the equity
interests of a person described in subparagraph
(A);
(v) any person with significant
responsibility to control, manage, or direct a
person described in subparagraph (A);
(vi) any individual, wherever located, who
is a citizen or resident of a country
controlled by a person described in
subparagraph (A); and
(vii) any corporation, partnership,
association, or other organization organized
under the laws of a country controlled by a
person described in subparagraph (A).
(4) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity
of concern'' means a foreign entity that is--
(A) designated as a foreign terrorist organization
by the Secretary of State under section 219(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a));
(B) included on the list of specially designated
nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office
of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the
Treasury (commonly known as the ``SDN list'');
(C) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the
jurisdiction or direction of a government of a foreign
country that is a covered nation (as defined in section
2533c(d) of title 10, United States Code);
(D) alleged by the Attorney General to have been
involved in activities for which a conviction was
obtained under--
(i) chapter 37 of title 18, United States
Code (commonly known as the ``Espionage Act'');
(ii) section 951 or 1030 of title 18,
United States Code;
(iii) chapter 90 of title 18, United States
Code (commonly known as the ``Economic
Espionage Act of 1996'');
(iv) the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.);
(v) section 224, 225, 226, 227, or 236 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274,
2275, 2276, 2277, and 2284);
(vi) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018
(50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.); or
(vii) the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
(E) determined by the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of
National Intelligence, to be engaged in unauthorized
conduct that is detrimental to the national security or
foreign policy of the United States.
(5) Labor organization.--The term ``labor organization''
has the meaning given such term in section 8A(a) of the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
(6) Program.--The term ``program'' means the supply chain
resiliency and crisis response program established under
subsection (b).
(7) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant
committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(F) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate;
(G) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
of the House of Representatives;
(H) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives;
(I) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(J) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives;
(K) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives;
(L) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(M) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives.
(8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce.
(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish in the Department
of Commerce a supply chain resiliency and crisis response program to
carry out the activities described in subsection (d).
(c) Mission and Priorities.--
(1) Mission.--The mission of the program is to--
(A) ensure the leadership of the United States with
respect to industries that are essential to mid-term
and long-term national security and economic
competitiveness;
(B) promote, in partnership with the private sector
and other relevant stakeholders, the resiliency of
supply chains of the United States and allied or
partner countries; and
(C) encourage partnerships between the Federal
Government and industry, labor organizations, and
State, local, territorial, and Tribal governments in
order to better respond to supply chain crises.
(2) Priorities.--The program shall--
(A) in partnership with the private sector, build
resilient and secure supply chains (including through
the mid-term and long-term diversification of key
supply chains, which shall include the support of
small- and medium-sized businesses) that can ensure the
access of the United States to critical goods and
services in the face of shocks, including pandemic and
biological threats, cyberattacks, extreme weather
events, terrorist and geopolitical attacks, great power
conflict, and other threats to national security, with
key parts of such resilience being--
(i) the diversification of key supply
chains with allies or key partners; and
(ii) working with allies or key partners
through agreements and other commitments; and
(B) support collaboration with allies or key
partners to collectively build and strengthen resilient
global supply chains, including through identifying
supply chain vulnerabilities, expanding productive
capacity, and stockpiling essential goods.
(d) Activities.--Under the program, the Secretary, acting through 1
or more bureaus or other divisions of the Department of Commerce as
appropriate, shall carry out activities--
(1) to map and monitor key supply chains and to identify
current and future key supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities in
critical industries;
(2) to develop or identify opportunities to build domestic
capacity, and cooperate with allies or key partners, to address
supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities in critical industries;
(3) to consult and collaborate with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of State, the Director
of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, and, as appropriate, the heads of other
Federal departments and agencies to invest in urgent supply
chain gaps;
(4) to encourage partnerships between the Federal
Government and industry, labor organizations, and State, local,
territorial, and Tribal governments to better respond to
crises;
(5) to support the distribution of critical resources to
areas that have the greatest needs during crises;
(6) to develop contingency plans to ensure a resilient
supply chain response for potential crises;
(7) to ensure that allies and key partners have supply
chains that are capable of supporting critical industries; and
(8) to enter into agreements and partnerships with allied
or partner governments to promote diversified and resilient
supply chains that ensure supply of critical goods to both the
United States and allied companies.
(e) Authorities.--The Secretary may--
(1) establish a unified coordination group to serve as the
primary method for coordinating between and among Federal
departments and agencies in response to known supply chain
risks as well as for integrating private sector partners into
efforts, as appropriate, to--
(A) study technical, engineering, and operational
data acquired on a voluntary basis from the private
sector, in a manner that ensures any data provided by
the private sector is kept confidential and as required
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Freedom of Information Act'');
(B) directly receive whistleblower complaints with
appropriate protection; and
(C) identify key competitiveness challenges in
critical industries;
(2) enter into agreements with allied or partner
governments regarding supply chain security assurances;
(3) coordinate with other divisions of the Department of
Commerce and other Federal departments and agencies to leverage
existing authorities, as of the date of enactment of this Act,
to strengthen supply chain resilience; and
(4) with the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, transfer funds to, or receive funds from,
other departments and agencies to implement the program.
(f) Report on Supply Chain Resiliency and Domestic Manufacturing.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and
not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the relevant committees of Congress a review, in coordination
with other relevant Federal departments and agencies--
(1) identifying--
(A) technologies critical to economic
competitiveness and national security; and
(B) supplies critical to the crisis preparedness of
the United States, such as medical supplies, personal
protective equipment, disaster response necessities,
electrical generation technology, materials essential
to critical infrastructure operation or repair and
renovation, and other supplies identified by the
Secretary;
(2) describing--
(A) the current domestic manufacturing base and
supply chains for those technologies and supplies,
including raw materials, production equipment, and
other goods essential to the production of those
technologies and supplies; and
(B) the ability of the United States to maintain
readiness and to surge produce those technologies and
supplies in response to an emergency;
(3) identifying defense, intelligence, homeland, economic,
domestic labor supply, natural, geopolitical, or other
contingencies that may disrupt, strain, compromise, or
eliminate the supply chain for those technologies and supplies;
(4) assessing the resiliency and capacity of the domestic,
allied, and partner manufacturing base, supply chains, and
workforce to support the need for those technologies and
supplies, including any single points of failure in those
supply chains;
(5) assessing flexible manufacturing capacity available in
the United States in cases of emergency;
(6) making specific recommendations to improve the security
and resiliency of manufacturing capacity and supply chains by--
(A) developing long-term strategies;
(B) increasing visibility throughout multiple
supplier tiers;
(C) identifying and mitigating risks, including the
financial and operational risks of a supply chain,
vulnerabilities to extreme weather events,
cyberattacks, pandemic and biological threats,
terrorist and geopolitical attacks, and other
emergencies, and exposure to gaps in domestic sourcing
and import exposure;
(D) identifying enterprise resource planning
systems that are compatible across supply chain tiers
and are affordable for small and medium-sized
businesses;
(E) understanding the total cost of ownership,
total value contribution, and other best practices that
encourage strategic partnerships throughout the supply
chain;
(F) understanding Federal procurement opportunities
to increase resiliency of supply chains for goods and
services and fill gaps in domestic purchasing;
(G) identifying policies to maximize domestic job
retention and creation, including workforce development
programs;
(H) identifying and mitigating risks associated
with allied or key partner countries in building more
resilient supply chains; and
(I) identifying such other services as the
Secretary considers necessary;
(7) providing guidance on technologies and supplies to be
prioritized for assistance and other activities under the
Department of Commerce, the National Science Foundation, and
other relevant Federal agencies;
(8) reviewing and, if appropriate, expanding the sourcing
of goods associated with critical technology areas from allies
or key partners, including recommendations for coordination
with allies or key partners on sourcing critical products; and
(9) monitoring and strengthening the financial and
operational health of small and medium enterprises in domestic,
allied, and partner supply chains to mitigate risks and ensure
diverse, competitive supplier markets that are less vulnerable
to single points of failure.
(g) Additional Hiring Authority.--
(1) In general.--To the extent needed to carry out the
program, the Secretary may--
(A) utilize hiring authorities under section 3372
of title 5, United States Code, to staff the program
with employees from other Federal agencies,
institutions of higher education, and other
organizations as described in that section with
relevant experience in supply chain management and
investment in the same manner and subject to the same
conditions that apply to such individuals utilized to
accomplish other missions of the Department of
Commerce;
(B) appoint and fix the compensation of such
temporary personnel as may be necessary to implement
the requirements of this section relating to the
program, without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service; and
(C) appoint an individual appointed under
subparagraph (B), after serving continuously for not
less than 2 years, to a position in the Department of
Commerce in the same manner that an employee serving in
a position in the competitive service may be
transferred, reassigned, or promoted.
(2) No reimbursement.--Any assignment provided under
paragraph (1)(A) shall be made without reimbursement.
(3) Effect of appointment.--An individual appointed as
described in paragraph (1)(C) shall be considered to be
appointed under a career-conditional appointment, unless the
individual, as of the date on which the individual is
appointed, has completed a sufficient amount of creditable
service to attain a permanent career appointment.
(h) Semiconductor Incentives.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the program
established under section 9902 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283) as part of the program.
(2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 9902(a)(1)
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is
amended by striking ``in the Department of Commerce'' and
inserting ``as part of the program established under section 6
of the Endless Frontier Act''.
(i) Report to Congress.--Concurrent with the annual submission by
the President of a budget under section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress
a report that contains a summary of all activities carried out under
this section for the year covered by the report.
(j) Coordination.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, as appropriate,
coordinate with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies,
including the Secretary of State and the United States Trade
Representative, in the implementation of this program.
(k) Rule of Construction Regarding Private Entities.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed to require any private entity--
(1) to request assistance from the Secretary; or
(2) that requested such assistance from the Secretary to
implement any measure or recommendation suggested by the
Secretary.
(l) Funding.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section, which shall remain available until expended.
(2) Inspector general funding.--Of the amounts made
available in a fiscal year to carry out this section, not more
than 2 percent of those amounts shall be available to the
Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to conduct
oversight activities with respect to the program.
(3) Transfers.--Of the amounts made available in a fiscal
year to carry out this section, the Secretary may transfer not
more than 5 percent of those amounts to the account under the
heading ``Department of Commerce--Salaries and Expenses'' to
provide for administration and oversight activities relating to
the program.
SEC. 7. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY HUB PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (Public Law 96-480; 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 28 as section 30; and
(2) by inserting after section 27 the following:
``SEC. 28. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY HUB PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
`appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Committee on Environment and Public
Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
``(2) Cooperative extension.--The term `cooperative
extension' has the meaning given the term `extension' in
section 1404 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3103).
``(3) Key technology focus areas.--The term `key technology
focus areas' means the areas included on the most recent list
under section 8A(d)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act
of 1950.
``(4) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization'
has the meaning given such term in section 8A(a) of the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
``(5) Large metropolitan communities.--The term `large
metropolitan community' means a metropolitan statistical area
with a population of more than 500,000.
``(6) Manufacturing extension center.--The term
`manufacturing extension center' has the meaning given the term
`Center' in section 25(a) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)).
``(7) Manufacturing usa institute.--The term `Manufacturing
USA institute' means an Manufacturing USA institute described
in section 34(d) of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)).
``(8) Mid-sized metropolitan communities.--The term `mid-
sized metropolitan community' means a metropolitan statistical
area with a population of more than 200,000 and not more than
500,000.
``(9) Other technology and innovation sectors critical to
national and economic security.--The term `other technology and
innovation sectors critical to national and economic security'
means other technology and innovation sectors that the
Secretary determines are critical to national and economic
security.
``(10) Small and rural communities.--The term `small and
rural community' means a noncore area, a micropolitan area, or
a small metropolitan statistical area with a population of not
more than 200,000.
``(11) Venture development organization.--The term `venture
development organization' means a State or nonprofit
organization focused primarily toward strengthening regional
economic development through innovation by--
``(A) accelerating the commercialization of
research and technology;
``(B) strengthening the competitive position of
startups and industry through the development,
commercial adoption, or deployment of technology;
``(C) providing financial grants, loans, or direct
investment to commercialize technology;
``(D) pairing direct financial assistance under
subparagraph (C) with entrepreneurship, technological,
or business assistance to maximize the likelihood of
success for a venture and increased employment growth
for the region or a sector; and
``(E) returning any proceeds gained from direct
financial assistance made using organization funds to
the organization for future reinvestment,
entrepreneurial assistance, and support of operations.
``(b) Regional Technology Hub Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a
program--
``(A) to designate eligible consortia as regional
technology hubs that create the conditions, within a
region, to facilitate activities that--
``(i) enable United States leadership in a
key technology focus area, complementing the
Federal research and development investments
under section 8A of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, or other technology and
innovation sectors critical to national and
economic security;
``(ii) support regional economic
development that diffuses innovation around the
United States, enabling better broad-based
growth and competitiveness in key technology
focus areas;
``(iii) support domestic job creation; and
``(iv) otherwise support the purposes set
forth under paragraph (2);
``(B) to support regional technology hubs
designated under subparagraph (A); and
``(C) to conduct ongoing research, evaluation,
analysis, and dissemination of best practices for
regional development and competitiveness in technology
and innovation.
``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the program carried out
under paragraph (1) are as follows:
``(A) To designate eligible consortia as regional
technology hubs throughout the United States that
create the conditions within a region to facilitate
activities that establish the global competitive edge
of the United States in the 21st century across a range
of technology and innovation sectors critical to
national and economic security, including to encourage
lower-cost but economically viable technology hubs in
the United States to reduce technology offshoring.
``(B) To encourage new and constructive
collaboration among local, State, and Federal
government entities, academia, private industry, and
labor organizations to mobilize investment, talent,
entrepreneurship, and innovation for research,
development, deployment, and manufacturing in a range
of technology and innovation sectors critical to
national and economic security.
``(C) To assist regions across the United States,
including small cities and rural areas--
``(i) to develop and implement strategies
through technology-based economic development
practices, including infrastructure and
workforce development, entrepreneurship and
commercialization support, increasing access to
capital, and building networks and systems to
help bring ideas and businesses to market, and
other relevant activities;
``(ii) to improve domestic supply chains in
technology and innovation sectors; and
``(iii) to enable broad-based economic
growth, job creation and competitiveness in the
United States.
``(3) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out this
section through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Economic Development, in coordination with the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Standards and Technology.
``(c) Eligible Consortia.--For purposes of this section, an
eligible consortium is a consortium that--
``(1) includes 1 or more--
``(A) institutions of higher education;
``(B) local or Tribal governments or other
political subdivisions of a State;
``(C) State governments represented by an agency
designated by the governor of the State or States that
is representative of the geographic area served by the
consortia;
``(D) economic development organizations or similar
entities that are focused primarily on improving
science, technology, innovation, or entrepreneurship;
``(E) industry or firms in relevant technology or
innovation sectors;
``(F) labor organizations; and
``(G) workforce training organizations, including
State and local workforce development boards as
established under section 101 of the Workforce
Investment and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111); and
``(2) may include 1 or more--
``(A) nonprofit economic development entities with
relevant expertise, including a district organization
(as defined in section 300.3 of title 13, Code of
Federal Regulations, or successor regulation);
``(B) for-profit entities with relevant expertise;
``(C) venture development organizations;
``(D) financial institutions and investment funds;
``(E) primary and secondary educational
institutions, including career and technical education
schools;
``(F) industry and industry associations;
``(G) National Laboratories (as defined in section
2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801));
``(H) Federal laboratories;
``(I) manufacturing extension centers;
``(J) Manufacturing USA institutes;
``(K) institutions receiving an award under
paragraph (6) or (7) of section 8A(d) of the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950; and
``(L) a cooperative extension.
``(d) Designation of Regional Technology Hubs.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use a competitive
process for the designation of regional technology hubs under
subsection (b)(1)(A).
``(2) Number of regional technology hubs.--During the 5-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the
Endless Frontier Act, the Secretary shall designate not fewer
than 10 and not more than 15 eligible consortia as regional
technology hubs under subsection (b)(1)(A), if the Secretary
has received a sufficient number of qualified applications and
appropriations to carry out this section.
``(3) Geographic distribution.--In conducting the
competitive process under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
ensure geographic distribution in the designation of regional
technology hubs by--
``(A) aiming to designate regional technology hubs
in as many regions of the United States as possible;
and
``(B) focusing on localities that have clear
potential and relevant assets for developing a self-
sustaining competitive position in a technology or
innovation sector but have not yet become leading
technology centers.
``(4) Eligible consortia that serve small and rural
communities.--Under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall
designate at least 3 eligible consortia that--
``(A) serve small and rural communities; and
``(B) have received a grant under section 29.
``(5) EPSCoR.--The Secretary shall ensure that, of the
eligible consortia designated as regional technology hubs under
subsection (b)(1)(A), not fewer than 5 of such consortia
include at least 1 State that is eligible to receive funding
from the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
of the National Science Foundation.
``(6) Relation to certain grant awards.--The Secretary may
not require an eligible consortium to receive a grant under
section 29 in order to be designated as a regional technology
hub under subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section.
``(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out
subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(1) through the award of
grants or cooperative agreements to eligible consortia
designated under subparagraph (A) of such subsection.
``(2) Term.--
``(A) In general.--The term of a grant or
cooperative agreement awarded under paragraph (1) shall
be for such period as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
``(B) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant or
cooperative agreement awarded to an eligible consortia
under paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers
appropriate if the Secretary determines pursuant to
subsection (i) that the performance of the eligible
consortia is satisfactory.
``(3) Matching required.--
``(A) In general.--Except in the case of an
eligible consortium described in subparagraph (B), the
total Federal financial assistance awarded in a given
year to an eligible consortium in support of the
eligible consortium's operation as a regional
technology hub under this section shall not exceed
amounts as follows:
``(i) In first year of the grant or
cooperative agreement, 90 percent of the total
operating and maintenance costs of the regional
technology hub in that fiscal year.
``(ii) In second year of the grant or
cooperative agreement, 85 percent of the total
operating and maintenance costs of the regional
technology hub in that fiscal year.
``(iii) In third year of the grant or
cooperative agreement, 80 percent of the total
operating and maintenance costs of the regional
technology hub in that fiscal year.
``(iv) In fourth year of the grant or
cooperative agreement and each year thereafter,
75 percent of the total operating and
maintenance costs of the regional technology
hub in that fiscal year.
``(B) Small and rural communities and indian
tribes.--
``(i) In general.--The total Federal
financial assistance awarded in a given year to
an eligible consortium in support of the
eligible consortium's operation as a regional
technology hub under this section shall not
exceed amounts as follows:
``(I) In the case of an eligible
consortium that represents a small and
rural community, in a fiscal year, 90
percent of the total funding of the
regional technology hub in that fiscal
year.
``(II) In the case of an eligible
consortium that is led by a Tribal
government, in a fiscal year, 100
percent of the total funding of the
regional technology hub in that fiscal
year.
``(ii) Minimum threshold or rural
representation.--The Secretary shall establish
a minimum threshold of rural representation for
purposes of clause (i)(I).
``(C) In-kind contributions.--For purposes of this
paragraph, in-kind contributions may be used for part
of the non-Federal share of the total funding of a
regional technology hub in a fiscal year.
``(4) Use of grant and cooperative agreement funds.--The
recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement awarded under
paragraph (1) shall use the grant or cooperative agreement for
multiple activities determined appropriate by the Secretary,
including--
``(A) the permissible activities set forth under
section 27(c)(2); and
``(B) activities in support of key technology focus
areas and other technology and innovation sectors
critical to national and economic security--
``(i) to develop regional strategies for
infrastructure and site development in support
of the regional technology hub's plans and
programs;
``(ii) to support business activity that
makes domestic supply chain more resilient and
encourages the growth of coordinated multiparty
systems in the United States and creation and
growth of business entities;
``(iii) to attract new private, public, and
philanthropic investment in the region for
developing innovation capacity, including
establishing regional venture and loan funds,
including through venture development
organizations, for financing technology
commercialization, new business formation, and
business expansions;
``(iv) to further the development,
deployment, and domestic manufacturing of
technologies in the key technology focus areas
and other technology and innovation sectors
critical to national and economic security,
including innovations derived from research
conducted at institutions of higher education
or other research entities, including research
conducted by federally-funded research and
development centers, National Laboratories,
Federal laboratories, Manufacturing USA
institutes, university technology centers
established under paragraph (6) of section
8A(d) of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950, the program established under paragraph
(7) of such section 8A(d), test beds
established and operated under paragraph (8) of
such section 8A(d), or other Federal research
entities, through activities that may include--
``(I) proof-of-concept development
and prototyping;
``(II) technology transfer and
commercialization, including patenting
and licensing;
``(III) public-private partnerships
in order to reduce the cost, time, and
risk of commercializing new
technologies;
``(IV) creating and funding
competitions to allow entrepreneurial
ideas to illustrate their
commercialization and domestic job
creation potential;
``(V) facilitating relationships
between local and national business
leaders and potential entrepreneurs to
encourage successful commercialization;
``(VI) creating and funding not-
for-profit entities that could enable
researchers at institutions of higher
education and other research entities
to further develop new technology,
through patient funding, advice, staff
support, or other means;
``(VII) providing facilities for
start-up companies where technology
maturation could occur; and
``(VIII) commercialization,
deployment, and adoption of the
technologies that lead to domestic
manufacturing of such technologies;
``(v) to develop the region's skilled
workforce through the training and retraining
of workers, partnerships with labor
organizations, and skills-based education,
including the alignment of career technical
training and educational programs in the
region's elementary and secondary schools and
institutions of higher education; and
``(vi) to carry out such other activities
as the Secretary considers appropriate to
improve United States competitiveness and
regional economic development to support a key
technology focus area and that would further
the purposes of this section.
``(5) Grants for infrastructure.--Any grant or cooperative
agreement awarded under paragraph (1) to support the
construction of physical infrastructure shall be awarded
pursuant to section 201 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) and subject to the
provisions of such Act, except that subsection (b) of such
section and sections 204 and 301 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3144,
3161) shall not apply.
``(f) Applications.--An eligible consortium seeking designation as
a regional technology hub under subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1)
and support under subparagraph (B) of such subsection shall submit to
the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may specify.
``(g) Considerations for Designation and Award of Grants and
Cooperative Agreements.--
``(1) In general.--In selecting an eligible consortium that
submitted an application under subsection (f) for designation
and support under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall
consider, at a minimum, the following:
``(A) The potential of the eligible consortium to
advance the research, development, deployment, and
domestic manufacturing of technologies in a key
technology focus area or other technology or innovation
sector critical to national and economic security.
``(B) The likelihood of positive regional economic
effect, including increasing the number of high wage
domestic jobs, and creating new economic opportunities
for economically disadvantaged and underrepresented
populations.
``(C) How the eligible consortium plans to
integrate with and leverage the resources of 1 or more
federally-funded research and development centers,
National Laboratories, Federal laboratories,
Manufacturing USA institutes, Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership centers, university technology
centers established under paragraph (6) of section
8A(d) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950,
the program established under paragraph (7) of such
section 8A(d), test beds established and operated under
paragraph (8) of such section 8A(d), or other Federal
research entities.
``(D) How the eligible consortium will engage with
the private sector, including small- and medium-sized
businesses to commercialize new technologies and
improve the resiliency of domestic supply chains in a
key technology focus area or other technology or
innovation sector critical to national and economic
security.
``(E) How the eligible consortium will carry out
workforce development and skills acquisition
programming, including through partnerships with
entities that include State and local workforce
development boards, institutions of higher education,
including community colleges, historically Black
colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and
universities, and minority serving institutions, labor
organizations, and workforce development programs, and
other related activities authorized by the Secretary,
to support the development of a key technology focus
area or other technology or innovation sector critical
to national and economic security.
``(F) How the eligible consortium will improve
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education programs in the identified region in
elementary and secondary school and higher education
institutions located in the identified region to
support the development of a key technology focus area
or other technology or innovation sector critical to
national and economic security.
``(G) How the eligible consortium plans to develop
partnerships with venture development organizations and
sources of private investment in support of private
sector activity, including launching new or expanding
existing companies, in a key technology focus area or
other technology or innovation sector critical to
national and economic security.
``(H) How the eligible consortium plans to organize
the activities of regional partners across sectors in
support of the proposed regional technology hub,
including the development of necessary infrastructure
improvements and site preparation.
``(I) How the eligible consortium will ensure that
growth in technology and innovation sectors produces
broadly shared opportunity across the identified
region, including for economic disadvantaged and
underrepresented populations and rural areas.
``(J) The likelihood that the region served by the
eligible consortium will be able to become a self-
sustaining globally leading technology hub once Federal
support ends.
``(2) Findings based on comprehensive regional technology
strategies.--The Secretary may use a comprehensive regional
technology strategy supported by a grant under section 29 as
the basis for making findings under paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
``(h) Coordination and Collaboration.--
``(1) Coordination with national institute of standards and
technology programs.--
``(A) Coordination required.--The Secretary shall
coordinate the activities of regional technology hubs
designated under this title, the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership, and the Manufacturing USA
Program with each other to the degree that doing so
does not diminish the effectiveness of the ongoing
activities of a manufacturing extension center or a
Manufacturing USA institute.
``(B) Elements.--Coordination by the Secretary
under subparagraph (A) may include the following:
``(i) The alignment of activities of the
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
with the activities of regional technology hubs
designated under this subsection, if
applicable.
``(ii) The alignment of activities of the
Manufacturing USA Program and the Manufacturing
USA institutes with the activities of regional
technology hubs designated under this
subsection, if applicable.
``(2) Coordination with department of energy programs.--The
Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy,
coordinate the activities and selection of regional technology
hubs designated under subsection (b)(1)(A) with activities at
the Department of Energy and the National Laboratories that
were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of
the Endless Frontier Act, to the degree that doing so does not
diminish the effectiveness of the ongoing activities or mission
of the Department of Energy and the National Laboratories.
``(3) Interagency collaboration.--
``(A) In general.--In selecting and assisting
regional technology hubs designated under subsection
(b)(1)(A), the Secretary--
``(i) shall collaborate, to the extent
possible, with the interagency advisory
committee established under subparagraph (B);
``(ii) shall collaborate with Federal
departments and agencies whose missions
contribute to the goals of the regional
technology hub; and
``(iii) may accept funds from other Federal
agencies to support grants and activities under
this title.
``(B) Interagency coordinating council.--
``(i) Establishment.--The Secretary shall
establish an interagency coordinating council
to coordinate with the Secretary in the
designation of regional technology hubs under
subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) and in
the selection of eligible consortia to receive
support under subparagraph (B) of such
subsection.
``(ii) Composition.--The interagency
coordinating council established under clause
(i) shall be composed of the following (or
their designees):
``(I) The Secretary of Commerce.
``(II) The Secretary of Education.
``(III) The Administrator of the
Small Business Administration.
``(IV) The Deputy Secretary for
Housing and Urban Development.
``(V) The Director of the Community
Development Financial Institution Fund.
``(VI) The Director of the National
Science Foundation.
``(VII) The Director of the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
``(VIII) The Director of the
National Economic Council.
``(IX) The Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Economic Development.
``(X) The Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training.
``(XI) The Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy.
``(XII) The Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering.
``(XIII) The Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
``(XIV) The Under Secretary for
Science of the Department of Energy.
``(XV) The Director of the National
Institutes of Health.
``(XVI) The Under Secretary for
Science and Technology of the
Department of Homeland Security.
``(XVII) The Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
``(XVIII) The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
``(XIX) Such other Federal
officials as the Secretary of Commerce
considers appropriate.
``(iii) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall
be the chairperson of the interagency
coordinating council established under clause
(i).
``(4) Setting goals for federally funded regions served by
research in regional technology hubs.--
``(A) In general.--The Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with
the each head of a Federal agency that conducts
research to set goals for at least doubling the amount
of Federally-funded research awarded, as in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of the Endless
Frontier Act, to regions served by regional technology
hubs designated under subsection (b)(1)(A).
``(B) Annual reports.--Not less frequently than
once each year, the Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress an annual report on progress
made relating to the goals set under subparagraph (A).
``(i) Performance Measurement, Transparency, and Accountability.--
``(1) Metrics, standards, and assessment.--For each grant
and cooperative agreement awarded under subsection (e)(1) for a
regional technology hub, the Secretary shall--
``(A) develop metrics to assess the effectiveness
of the activities funded in making progress toward the
purposes set forth under subsection (b)(2), which may
include--
``(i) research supported in a key
technology focus area;
``(ii) commercialization activities
undertaken by each regional technology hub that
is designated and supported under subsection
(b)(1);
``(iii) educational and workforce
development improvements undertaken by each
regional technology hub that is designated and
supported under subsection (b)(1);
``(iv) sources of matching funds for each
regional technology hub that is designated and
supported under subsection (b)(1); and
``(v) domestic job creation, patent awards,
and business formation and expansion relating
to the activities of the regional technology
hub that is designated and supported under
subsection (b)(1);
``(B) establish standards for the performance of
the regional technology hub that are based on the
metrics developed under subparagraph (A); and
``(C) 4 years after the initial award under
subsection (e)(1) and every 2 years thereafter until
Federal financial assistance under this section for the
regional technology hub is discontinued, conduct an
assessment of the regional technology hub to confirm
whether the performance of the regional technology hub
is meeting the standards for performance established
under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
``(2) Final reports by recipients of assistance.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require each
eligible consortium that receives a grant or
cooperative agreement under subsection (e)(1) for
support of a regional technology hub, as a condition of
receipt of such grant or cooperative agreement, submit
to the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the last
day of the term of the grant or cooperative agreement,
a report on the activities of the regional technology
hub supported by the grant or cooperative agreement.
``(B) Contents of report.--Each report submitted by
an eligible consortium under subparagraph (A) shall
include the following:
``(i) A detailed description of the
activities carried out by the eligible
consortium using the assistance described in
subparagraph (A), including the following:
``(I) A description of each project
the eligible consortium completed using
such assistance.
``(II) An explanation of how each
project described in subclause (I)
achieves a specific goal under this
section in the region of the regional
technology hub of the eligible
consortium with respect to--
``(aa) the resiliency of a
supply chain;
``(bb) research,
development, and deployment of
a critical technology;
``(cc) workforce training
and development;
``(dd) domestic job
creation; or
``(ee) entrepreneurship.
``(ii) A discussion of any obstacles
encountered by the eligible consortium in the
implementation of the regional technology hub
and how the eligible entity overcame those
obstacles.
``(iii) An evaluation of the success of the
projects supported by the eligible consortium
to implement the regional technology hub using
the performance standards and measures
established under paragraph (1), including an
evaluation of the planning process and how the
project contributes to carrying out the
comprehensive strategy for the regional
technology hub if the regional technology hub
has such a strategy.
``(iv) The effectiveness of the eligible
consortium in ensuring that, in the region of
the eligible consortium's regional technology
hub, growth in technology and innovation
sectors produces broadly shared opportunity
across the region, including for economic
disadvantaged and underrepresented populations
and rural areas.
``(v) Information regarding such other
matters as the Secretary may require.
``(3) Interim reports by recipients of assistance.--In
addition to requiring submittal of final reports under
paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary may require an eligible
consortium described in such paragraph to submit to the
Secretary such interim reports as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
``(4) Annual reports to congress.--Not less frequently than
once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress an annual report on the results of the
assessments conducted by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(C)
during the period covered by the report.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $9,425,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
(b) Initial Designations and Awards.--
(1) Competition required.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Commerce shall commence a competition under subsection (d)(1)
of section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by subsection (a).
(2) Designation and award.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary has
received at least 1 application under subsection (f) of such
section from an eligible consortium whom the Secretary
considers suitable for designation under subsection (b)(1)(A)
of such section, the Secretary shall--
(A) designate at least 1 regional technology hub
under subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section; and
(B) award a grant or cooperative agreement under
subsection (e)(1) of such section to each regional
technology hub designated pursuant to subparagraph (A)
of this paragraph.
SEC. 8. COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY GRANT PROGRAM.
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law
96-480; 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), as amended by section 7, is further
amended, by inserting after section 28, as added by such section, the
following:
``SEC. 29. COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization'
has the meaning given such term in section 8A(a) of the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
``(2) Regional technology hub.--The term `regional
technology hub' means a consortium designated as a regional
technology hub under section 28(b)(1)(A).
``(3) Small and rural communities; mid-sized metropolitan
communities; large metropolitan communities.--The terms `small
and rural communities', `mid-sized metropolitan communities',
and `large metropolitan communities' have the meanings given
such terms in section 28(a).
``(4) Technology and innovation sectors critical to
national and economic security.--The term `technology and
innovation sectors critical to national and economic security'
means technology and innovation sectors that the Secretary
determines are critical to national and economic security.
``(b) Grant Program Required.--The Secretary shall establish a
program to award grants to eligible consortia to carry out projects--
``(1) to coordinate locally defined planning processes,
across jurisdictions and agencies, relating to developing a
comprehensive regional technology strategy;
``(2) to identify regional partnerships for developing and
implementing a comprehensive regional technology strategy;
``(3) to conduct or update assessments to determine
regional needs and promote economic and community development
related to the resiliency of a domestic supply chains,
competitiveness of the region, and domestic job creation in
technology and innovation sectors critical to national and
economic security;
``(4) to develop or update goals and strategies to
implement an existing comprehensive regional plan related to
enhancing the resiliency of domestic supply chains,
competitiveness of the region, and domestic job creation in
technology and innovation sectors critical to national and
economic security; and
``(5) to identify local zoning and other code changes
necessary to implement a comprehensive regional technology
strategy, including promoting sustainable development within
the identified region.
``(c) Eligible Consortia.--For purposes of this section, an
eligible consortium is any consortium described by section 28(c).
``(d) Grants.--
``(1) Diversity of recipients.--In awarding grants under
this section, the Secretary shall ensure geographic diversity
among, and adequate representation from, each of the following:
``(A) Small and rural communities.
``(B) Mid-sized metropolitan communities.
``(C) Large metropolitan communities.
``(2) Awards to small and rural communities.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall--
``(i) award not less than 25 percent of the
funds under this section to eligible consortia
that represent all or part of a small and rural
community; and
``(ii) ensure diversity among the
geographic regions and the size of the
population of the communities served by
recipients of grants that are eligible
consortia that represent all or part of a small
and rural community.
``(B) Insufficient applications.--If the Secretary
determines that an insufficient number of sufficient
quality applications for grants under this section have
been submitted by eligible consortia that represent all
or part of a small and rural community, the Secretary
may reduce the percentage threshold set forth in
subparagraph (A)(i).
``(3) Federal share.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the cost of a
project carried out using a grant awarded under this
section may not exceed 80 percent.
``(B) Exceptions.--
``(i) Small and rural communities.--In the
case of an eligible consortium that represents
all or part of a small and rural community, the
Federal share of the cost of a project carried
out using a grant awarded under this section
may be up to 90 percent of the total cost of
the project.
``(ii) Indian tribes.--In the case of an
eligible consortium that is led by a Tribal
government, the Federal share of the cost of a
project carried out using a grant under the
grant awarded under this section may be up to
100 percent of the total cost of the project.
``(C) Non-federal share.--
``(i) In-kind contributions.--For the
purposes of this paragraph, in-kind
contributions may be used for all or part of
the non-Federal share of the cost of a project
carried out using a grant awarded under this
section.
``(ii) Other federal funding.--Federal
funding from sources other than a grant awarded
under this section may not be used for the non-
Federal share of the cost of a project carried
out using a grant under this section.
``(4) Availability and obligation of grant amounts.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible consortium that
receives a grant under this section shall, as a
condition on receipt of grant amounts--
``(i) obligate any grant amounts received
under this section not later than 1 year after
the date on which the eligible consortium
enters into an agreement under subsection (g);
and
``(ii) expend any grant amounts received
under this section not later than 2 years after
the date on which the eligible consortium
enters into an agreement under subsection (g).
``(B) Unobligated amounts.--After the date
described in subparagraph (A)(i), any amounts awarded
to an eligible consortium under this section that
remain unobligated by the eligible consortium shall be
returned to the Secretary and made available to the
Secretary for the award of grants to other eligible
consortia under this section.
``(e) Application.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible consortium seeking a grant
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application
therefor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall
prescribe.
``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
``(A) A description of the boundaries of the region
served by the eligible consortium.
``(B) A description of the research, technology
development, or manufacturing concentration of the
eligible consortium.
``(C) A general assessment of the local industrial
ecosystem of the region described in subparagraph (A),
which may include assessment of workforce and training,
including partnerships with labor organizations,
supplier network, research and innovation,
infrastructure and site development, trade and
international investment, operational improvements, and
capital access components needed for manufacturing
activities in such region.
``(D) A description of how a grant under this
section may assist in developing components of such
local industrial ecosystem (selected by the
consortium), including descriptions of--
``(i) investments to address gaps in such
ecosystem; and
``(ii) how to make the research, technology
development, and manufacturing of the region of
the consortium uniquely competitive.
``(E) A description of the process by which a
comprehensive regional technology strategy will be
developed by the eligible consortium to address gaps in
such local industrial ecosystem and to strengthen the
resiliency of supply chains, competitiveness of the
identified region, and domestic job creation in
technology and innovation sectors critical to national
and economic security.
``(F) A budget for the projects that the eligible
consortium plans to carry out using grant amounts
awarded under this section, including the anticipated
Federal share of the cost of each project and a
description of the sources of the non-Federal share.
``(G) The designation of a lead agency or
organization, which may be the eligible consortium, to
receive and manage any funds received by the eligible
consortium under this section.
``(H) A signed copy of a memorandum of
understanding among members of the eligible consortium
that demonstrates--
``(i) the creation of an eligible
consortium;
``(ii) a description of the nature and
extent of planned collaboration between members
of the eligible consortium; and
``(iii) a commitment to develop a
comprehensive regional technology strategy.
``(I) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
``(3) Evaluation of applications.--The Secretary shall
evaluate each application received under paragraph (1) to
determine whether the applicant demonstrates--
``(A) a significant level of regional cooperation
in their proposal;
``(B) a focus on building a regional ecosystem to
attract and build upon research investment to develop,
deploy, and manufacture domestically critical
technologies that improve the resiliency of supply
chains, competitiveness of the identified region, and
the creation of quality jobs;
``(C) the extent to which the consortium has
developed partnerships throughout an entire region,
including, as appropriate, partnerships with federally
funded research and development centers, National
Laboratories, Federal laboratories, Manufacturing USA
institutes described in section 34(d) of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
278s(d)), university technology centers established
under paragraph (6) of section 8A(d) of the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950, the program established
under paragraph (7) of such section 8A(d), test beds
established and operated under paragraph (8) of such
section 8A(d), or other Federal research entities;
``(D) integration with local efforts in inclusive
economic development and job creation;
``(E) a plan for implementing a comprehensive
regional technology strategy through regional
infrastructure, workforce, and supply chain investment
plans and local land use plans;
``(F) diversity among the geographic regions and
the size of the population of the communities served by
recipients of grants under this section;
``(G) a commitment to seeking substantial public
input during the planning process and public
participation in the development of the comprehensive
regional plan;
``(H) a plan to support the creation and growth of
new companies; and
``(I) such other qualities as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
``(f) Use of Grant Funds.--An eligible consortium that receives a
grant under this section shall use the amount of such grant to carry
out a project that includes 1 or more of the following activities:
``(1) Coordinating locally defined planning processes
across jurisdictions and agencies.
``(2) Identifying potential regional partnerships for
developing and implementing a comprehensive regional technology
strategy.
``(3) Conducting or updating assessments to determine
regional needs, which may include--
``(A) workforce development;
``(B) supply chain development;
``(C) increasing innovation readiness, including
expanding research and technology development
facilities and developing the local science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce;
``(D) site preparation;
``(E) community and economic development to start
new companies and to attract and support workers and
firms; and
``(F) and other such needs as determined by the
consortium.
``(4) Developing or updating--
``(A) a comprehensive regional plan; or
``(B) goals and strategies to implement an existing
comprehensive regional plan for the purposes of
strengthening domestic supply chain resiliency,
competitiveness, and job creation in critical
technology and innovation sectors for national and
economic security.
``(5) Implementing local zoning and other code changes
necessary to implement a comprehensive regional plan and
promote sustainable development.
``(g) Grant Agreement.--Each eligible consortium that receives a
grant under this section shall, as a condition on receipt of grant
amounts, agree to establish, in coordination with the Secretary,
performance measures, reporting requirements, and such other
requirements as the Secretary determines are necessary, that must be
met at the end of each year in which the eligible consortium receives
funds under this section.
``(h) Reports by Recipients of Grants.--
``(1) Final reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date
on which a grant agreement into which an eligible consortium
entered under subsection (g) expires, the eligible consortium
shall submit to the Secretary a final report on the project the
eligible consortium carried out under subsection (f) using the
amounts of the grant awarded to the eligible consortium under
this section.
``(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
``(A) A detailed explanation of the activities
undertaken using the grant, including an explanation of
how the comprehensive regional technology strategy of
the eligible consortium may achieve specific
improvements in domestic supply chain resiliency,
research, development, and deployment of critical
technologies, workforce development, domestic job
creation, and entrepreneurship goals within the region
served by the eligible consortium.
``(B) A discussion of any obstacles encountered in
the planning process of the eligible consortium and how
the eligible consortium overcame the obstacles.
``(C) An evaluation of the success of the project
using the performance standards and measures
established under subsection (g), including an
evaluation of the planning process and how the project
contributes to carrying out the comprehensive regional
technology strategy.
``(D) The progress of the region identified by the
consortium toward becoming a regional technology hub.
``(E) The effectiveness of the region identified by
the consortium in ensuring that growth in innovation
sectors produces broadly shared opportunity in the
region.
``(F) Such other information as the Secretary may
require.
``(3) Interim reports.--The Secretary may require, as a
condition on receipt of a grant under this section, an eligible
consortium to submit an interim report, before the date on
which a project for which a grant is awarded under this section
is completed.
``(i) Technical Assistance for Grant Recipients and Applicants.--
The Secretary may--
``(1) coordinate with other Federal agencies to establish
interagency and multidisciplinary teams to provide technical
assistance to recipients of, and prospective applicants for,
grants under this section;
``(2) by Federal interagency agreement, transfer funds to
another Federal agency to facilitate and support the provision
of such technical assistance; and
``(3) enter into contracts with third parties to provide
technical assistance to grant recipients and prospective
applicants for grants under this section.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for the award of grants under
this section, to remain available until expended, amounts as
follows:
``(A) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022
and 2023.
``(B) $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024
through 2026.
``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may use not more
than 5 percent of the amounts made available under this
subsection for a fiscal year for technical assistance under
subsection (i).''.
SEC. 9. MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Historically black college or university.--The term
``historically Black college or university'' has the meaning
given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
(2) Labor organization.--The term ``labor organization''
has the meaning given such term in section 8A(a) of the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
(3) Manufacturing usa center.--The term ``Manufacturing USA
center'' means an institute described in section 34(d)(3)(B) of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278s(d)(3)(B)) and recognized by the Secretary under
such section for purposes of participation in the Manufacturing
USA Network.
(4) Manufacturing usa institute.--The term ``Manufacturing
USA institute'' means an institute described in section 34(d)
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278s(d)) that is not a Manufacturing USA center.
(5) Manufacturing usa network.--The term ``Manufacturing
USA Network'' means the network established under section 34(c)
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278s(c)).
(6) Manufacturing usa program.--The term ``Manufacturing
USA Program'' means the program established under section
34(b)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(b)(1)).
(7) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
serving institution'' means an eligible institution described
in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(8) National program office.--The term ``National Program
Office'' means the National Program Office established under
section 34(h)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(h)(1)).
(9) Tribal college or university.--The term ``Tribal
college or university'' has the meaning given the term in
section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)).
(b) Authorization of Appropriations To Enhance and Expand
Manufacturing USA Program and Support Innovation and Growth in Domestic
Manufacturing.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$2,410,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026
for the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology and in
coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Defense, and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the
Secretary of Commerce considers relevant, to carry out the
Manufacturing USA Program and to expand such program to support
innovation and growth in domestic manufacturing.
(2) Manufacturing usa institutes.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
paragraph (1), $1,190,000,000 shall be available to
support the establishment of new Manufacturing USA
institutes during the period described in such
paragraph.
(B) Financial assistance.--The Secretary shall
support the establishment of Manufacturing USA
institutes under subparagraph (A) through the award of
financial assistance under section 34(e) of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278s(e)).
(C) Assignment of manufacturing usa institutes to
federal agency sponsors.--Following an open topic
competition organized by the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of
Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of Defense, and other relevant Federal
agencies, may select an alternative Federal agency to
sponsor a selected Manufacturing USA institute based on
its technology and may transfer the appropriate funds
to that alternative Federal agency for operation and
programming of the selected Manufacturing USA
institute.
(D) Coordination with existing manufacturing usa
institutes.--
(i) Coordination required.--In establishing
new Manufacturing USA institutes under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Commerce
shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy
and the Secretary of Defense to ensure there is
no duplication of effort or technology focus
between new Manufacturing USA institutes and
Manufacturing USA institutes that were in
effect before the establishment of the new
Manufacturing USA institutes.
(ii) Consultation with existing
manufacturing usa institutes authorized.--In
carrying out coordination under clause (i), the
Secretary of Commerce may consult with
Manufacturing USA institutes that were in
effect before the establishment of new
Manufacturing USA institutes under subparagraph
(A) to inform the Department of Commerce of
additional new Manufacturing USA institutes
necessary to fill gaps in the support of
innovation and growth in domestic
manufacturing.
(iii) Involvement of existing manufacturing
usa institutes authorized.--In coordination
with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary
of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce may
involve Manufacturing USA institutes that were
in effect before the establishment of new
Manufacturing USA institutes under subparagraph
(A) in the planning and execution of the new
Manufacturing USA institutes.
(3) Manufacturing usa centers and public service grants.--
Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in paragraph (1), $375,000,000 shall be
available for the period described in such paragraph--
(A) for the Secretary, acting through the Director
and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of such other
Federal agencies as the Secretary of Commerce considers
relevant, to recognize additional institutes as
Manufacturing USA institutes under section 34(d)(3)(B)
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)(3)(B)), giving particular
consideration to partnerships and coordination with the
Manufacturing USA institutes that were already in
effect, when practicable; and
(B) to support the activities of Manufacturing USA
institutes and Manufacturing USA centers through the
award of grants under section 34(f) of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
278s(f)).
(4) Commercialization, workforce training, and supply chain
investment.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1), $100,000,000
shall be available for the period described in such paragraph
to support such programming for commercialization, workforce
training, and supply chain activities across the Manufacturing
USA Network as the Secretary considers appropriate in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Defense, and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the
Secretary of Commerce considers relevant.
(5) Ongoing support for existing manufacturing usa
institutes.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
paragraph (1), $725,000,000 shall be available for the
period described in such paragraph to support
Manufacturing USA institutes that were in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act, of
which $5,000,000 shall be available (without cost
share) to each such Manufacturing USA institute each
year for such period for ongoing operation of the
institutes, including operational overhead, workforce
training, and supply chain activities.
(B) Additional support.--
(i) In general.--Of the amounts specified
in subparagraph (A), amounts shall be available
for financial assistance awards to conduct
projects as follows:
(I) $100,000,000 shall be available
for Manufacturing USA institutes that
were established under section 34(e) of
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(e)) and
that were in effect on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(II) $10,000,000 shall be available
each year for the period described in
such paragraph for each Manufacturing
USA institute that is not receiving
Manufacturing USA Program funding from
any other Federal agency.
(ii) Federal funds matching requirement.--A
recipient of financial assistance for a project
under clause (i) shall agree to make available
to carry out the project an amount of non-
Federal funds that is equal to or greater than
20 percent of the total cost of the project.
(C) Renewal requirements.--Receipt of ongoing
support under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the
requirements of section 34(e)(2)(B) of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
278s(e)(2)(B)).
(D) No cost share requirement.--The Secretary shall
not impose any cost share or matching requirement on
receipt of ongoing support under subparagraph (A).
(6) Management of interagency solicitations and ongoing
management.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1), $20,000,000
shall be available annually for the period described in such
paragraph for the National Program Office to coordinate the
activities of the Manufacturing USA Network and manage
interagency solicitations.
(c) Coordination Between Manufacturing USA Program and Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership.--The Secretary shall coordinate
the activities of the Manufacturing USA Program and the activities of
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership with each other to the
degree that doing so does not diminish the effectiveness of the ongoing
activities of a Manufacturing USA institute or a Center (as the term is
defined in section 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)), including Manufacturing USA
institutes entering into agreements with a Center (as so defined) that
the Secretary considers appropriate to provide services relating to the
mission of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, including
outreach, technical assistance, workforce development, and technology
transfer and adoption assistance to small- and medium-sized
manufacturers.
(d) Worker Advisory Council for Manufacturing USA Program.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall,
in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the
Secretary of Education, establish an advisory council
for the Manufacturing USA Program on the development
and dissemination of techniques, policies, and
investments for high-road labor practices, worker
adaptation and success with technological change, and
increased worker participation across the Manufacturing
USA Network.
(B) Membership.--The council established under
subparagraph (A) shall be composed of not fewer than 15
members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, of
whom--
(i) four shall be from labor organizations;
(ii) four shall be from educational
institutions;
(iii) four shall be from labor-management
training, workforce development, and nonprofit
organizations, including those that focus on
workforce diversity and inclusion; and
(iv) three shall be from industry
organizations or manufacturing firms, including
small- and medium-sized manufacturers.
(C) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
(i) In general.--Each member of the council
established under subparagraph (A) shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years with the
ability to renew the appointment for no more
than 2 terms.
(ii) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to
fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration
of the term for which the member's predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed only for the
remainder of that term. A member may serve
after the expiration of that term until a
successor has been appointed.
(D) Meetings.--
(i) Initial meeting.--Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the council established under subparagraph (A)
shall hold the first meeting.
(ii) Additional meetings.--After the first
meeting of the council, the council shall meet
upon the call of the Secretary, and at least
once every 180 days thereafter.
(iii) Quorum.--A majority of the members of
the council shall constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(E) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The
Secretary shall elect 1 member of the council
established under subparagraph (A) to serve as the
chairperson of the council and 1 member of the council
to serve as the vice chairperson of the council.
(2) Duties of the council.--The council established under
paragraph (1)(A) shall provide advice and recommendations to
the Secretary of Commerce on matters concerning investment in
and support of the manufacturing workforce relating to the
following:
(A) Worker participation, including through labor
organizations, in the planning and deployment of new
technologies across an industry and within workplaces.
(B) Policies to help workers adapt to technological
change, including training and education priorities for
the Federal Government and for employer investments in
workers.
(C) Assessments of impact on workers of development
of new technologies and processes by the Manufacturing
USA institutes.
(D) Management practices that prioritize job
quality, worker protection, worker participation and
power in decision making, and investment in worker
career success.
(E) Policies and procedures to prioritize diversity
and inclusion in the manufacturing and technology
workforce by expanding access to job, career
advancement, and management opportunities for
underrepresented populations.
(F) Assessments of technology improvements achieved
by the Manufacturing USA institutes and the degree of
domestic deployment of each new technology.
(G) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(3) Report.--
(A) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In
this paragraph, the term ``appropriate committees of
Congress'' means--
(i) the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation, the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Education and Labor,
the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(B) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after
the date on which the council established under
paragraph (1)(A) holds its initial meeting under
paragraph (1)(D)(i) and annually thereafter, the
council shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report containing a detailed statement of
the advice and recommendations of the council pursuant
to paragraph (2).
(4) Compensation.--
(A) Prohibition of compensation.--Members of the
Council may not receive additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of their service on the Council.
(B) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.
(5) FACA applicability.--
(A) In general.--In discharging its duties under
this subsection, the council established under
paragraph (1)(A) shall function solely in an advisory
capacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(B) Exception.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act shall not apply to the Council.
(e) Participation of Minority-Serving Institutions, Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and
Universities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination
with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the
heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary of
Commerce considers relevant, shall coordinate with existing and
new Manufacturing USA institutes to integrate covered entities
as active members of the Manufacturing USA institutes,
including through the development of preference criteria for
proposals to create new Manufacturing USA institutes or renew
existing Manufacturing USA institutes that include meaningful
participation from a covered entity or that are led by a
covered entity.
(2) Covered entities.--For purposes of this subsection, a
covered entity is--
(A) a minority-serving institution;
(B) an historically Black college or university; or
(C) a Tribal college or university.
(f) Department of Commerce Policies To Promote Domestic Production
of Technologies Developed Under Manufacturing USA Program.--
(1) Definition of domestic.--In this subsection, the term
``domestic'', with respect to development or production means
development or production by, or with respect to source means
the source is, a person incorporated or formed in the United
States--
(A) that is not under foreign ownership, control,
or influence (FOCI) as defined in section 847 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92);
(B) whose beneficial owners, as defined in section
847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), are United States
persons;
(C) whose management are United States citizens;
(D) whose principal place of business is in the
United States; and
(E) who is not--
(i) a foreign incorporated entity that is
an inverted domestic corporation or any
subsidiary of such entity; or
(ii) any joint venture if more than 10
percent of the joint venture (by vote or value)
is held by a foreign incorporated entity that
is an inverted domestic corporation or any
subsidiary of such entity.
(2) Policies.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of such other
Federal agencies as the Secretary of Commerce considers
relevant, shall establish policies to promote the
domestic production of technologies developed by the
Manufacturing USA Network.
(B) Elements.--The policies developed under
subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
(i) Measures to partner domestic developers
of goods, services, or technologies by
Manufacturing USA Network activities with
domestic manufacturers and sources of
financing.
(ii) Measures to develop and provide
incentives to promote transfer of intellectual
property and goods, services, or technologies
developed by Manufacturing USA Network
activities to domestic manufacturers.
(iii) Measures to assist with supplier
scouting and other supply chain development,
including the use of the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership to carry out such
measures.
(iv) A process to review and approve or
deny membership in a Manufacturing USA
institute by foreign-owned companies,
especially from countries of concern, including
the People's Republic of China.
(v) Measures to prioritize Federal
procurement of goods, services, or technologies
developed by the Manufacturing USA Network
activities from domestic sources, as
appropriate.
(C) Processes for waivers.--The policies
established under this paragraph shall include
processes to permit waivers, on a case by case basis,
for policies that promote domestic production based on
cost, availability, severity of technical and mission
requirements, emergency requirements, operational
needs, other legal or international treaty obligations,
or other factors deemed important to the success of the
Manufacturing USA Program.
(3) Prohibition.--
(A) Company defined.--In this paragraph, the term
``company'' has the meaning given such term in section
847(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2509
note).
(B) In general.--A company of the People's Republic
of China may not participate in the Manufacturing USA
Program or the Manufacturing USA Network without a
waiver, as described in paragraph (2)(C).
SEC. 10. TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION REVIEW.
(a) Key Technology Focus Areas Defined.--In this section, the term
``key technology focus areas'' means the areas included on the most
recent list under section 8A(d)(2) of the National Science Foundation
Act of 1950.
(b) Review and Recommendations Required.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the Director of
the National Science Foundation and the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall--
(1) review--
(A) the structure of current technology research
and commercialization arrangements with regard to
public-private partnerships; and
(B) the extent to which intellectual property
developed with Federal funding--
(i) has been used by foreign business
entities;
(ii) is being used to manufacture in the
United States rather than in other countries;
and
(iii) is being used by foreign business
entities domiciled or by foreign business
entities affiliated with or subsidiary to
foreign business entities in the People's
Republic of China.
(2) develop recommendations for such legislative or
administrative action as may be necessary--
(A) to further incentivize industry participation
in public-private partnerships for the purposes of
accelerating technology research and commercialization,
including alternate ways of accounting for in-kind
contributions and value of partially manufactured
products;
(B) to ensure that intellectual property developed
with Federal funding is commercialized in the United
States; and
(C) to ensure that intellectual property developed
with Federal funding is not being used by foreign
business entities or by foreign business entities
affiliated with or subsidiary to foreign business
entities domiciled in the People's Republic of China;
and
(3) submit to the Secretary of Commerce and Congress--
(A) the findings of the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy with respect to the
reviews conducted under paragraph (1); and
(B) the recommendations developed under paragraph
(2).
SEC. 11. STUDY ON EMERGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES FACED BY
THE UNITED STATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS THEM.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``National
Strategy to Ensure American Leadership Act of 2021'' or the ``National
SEAL Act of 2021''.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce (referred to in
this section as the ``Secretary'') shall seek to enter into an
agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine to conduct a study--
(A) to identify the 10 most critical emerging
science and technology challenges facing the United
States; and
(B) to develop recommendations for legislative or
administrative action to ensure United States
leadership in matters relating to such challenges.
(2) Elements.--The study conducted under paragraph (1)
shall include identification, review, and evaluation of the
following:
(A) Matters pertinent to identification of the
challenges described in paragraph (1)(A).
(B) Matters relating to the recommendations
developed under paragraph (1)(B), including with
respect to education and workforce development
necessary to address each of the challenges identified
under paragraph (1)(A).
(C) Matters related to the review of key technology
areas by the Directorate for Technology and Innovation
of the National Science Foundation under section 8A(d)
of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
(D) An assessment of the current relative balance
in leadership in addressing the challenges identified
in paragraph (1)(A) between the United States, allies
or key partners of the United States, and the People's
Republic of China.
(3) Timeframe.--
(A) Agreement.--The Secretary shall seek to enter
into the agreement required by paragraph (1) on or
before the date that is 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(B) Findings.--Under an agreement entered into
under paragraph (1), the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall, not later
than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary and
the National Academies enter into such agreement,
transmit to the Secretary the findings of the National
Academies with respect to the study conducted pursuant
to such agreement.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary receives the findings of the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect
to the study conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a ``Strategy to Ensure American
Leadership'' report on such study.
(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) The findings of the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect to the
study conducted under subsection (b).
(B) The conclusions of the Secretary with respect
to such findings.
(C) The recommendations developed under subsection
(b)(1)(B).
(D) Such other recommendations for legislative or
administrative action as the Secretary may have with
respect to such findings and conclusions.
(3) Classified annex.--The report submitted under paragraph
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex if the Secretary determines appropriate.
(d) Information From Federal Agencies.--
(1) In general.--The National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine may secure directly from a Federal
department or agency such information as the National Academies
of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consider necessary to
carry out the study under subsection (b).
(2) Furnishing information.--On request of the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for
information, the head of the department or agency shall furnish
such information to the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine.
(e) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense and the Director of
National Intelligence shall provide support upon request from the
Secretary of Commerce or the National Academies to carry out this
section.
(f) Non-Duplication of Effort.--In carrying out subsection (b), the
Secretary shall, to the degree practicable, coordinate with the
steering committee established under section 236(a) of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283).
SEC. 12. COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.
The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the
Director of the National Economic Council, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, the Director of the National Science
Foundation, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy
shall, as applicable, coordinate with respect to activities of--
(1) the university technology centers established under
section 8A(d)(6) of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950;
(2) the regional technology hubs under section 28 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as added by
section 7;
(3) the Manufacturing USA Program established under section
34(b)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(b)(1));
(4) Federally funded research and development centers;
(5) National Laboratories, as defined in section 2 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801); and
(6) Federal laboratories, as defined in section 4 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3703).
SEC. 13. PERSON OR ENTITY OF CONCERN PROHIBITION.
No person published on the list under section 1237(b) of the Strom
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
(Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) or entity identified under
section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) may receive
or participate in any grant, award, program, support, or other activity
under--
(1) section 8A of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950 (Public Law 81-507), as added by section 3;
(2) the Endless Frontier Fund under section 4;
(3) the supply chain resiliency program under section 6;
(4) section 28(b)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by section
7(a);
(5) section 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as added by section
8; or
(6) the Manufacturing USA Program, as improved and expanded
under section 9.
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