[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1873 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1873
To establish the Office of Global Competition Analysis, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 8, 2023
Mr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Warner) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To establish the Office of Global Competition Analysis, 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 ``Global Technology Leadership Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF GLOBAL COMPETITION ANALYSIS.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of Global
Competition Analysis established under subsection (b).
(b) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The President shall establish an office
for analysis of global competition.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Office are as follows:
(A) To carry out a program of analysis relevant to
United States leadership in science, technology, and
innovation sectors critical to national security and
economic prosperity relative to other countries,
particularly those countries that are strategic
competitors of the United States.
(B) To support policy development and decision
making across the Federal Government to ensure United
States leadership in science, technology, and
innovation sectors critical to national security and
economic prosperity relative to other countries,
particularly those countries that are strategic
competitors of the United States.
(3) Designation.--The office established under paragraph
(1) shall be known as the ``Office of Global Competition
Analysis''.
(c) Activities.--In accordance with the priorities determined under
subsection (d), the Office shall--
(1) subject to subsection (f), acquire, access, use, and
handle data or other information relating to the purposes of
the Office under subsection (b)(2);
(2) conduct long- and short-term analyses regarding--
(A) United States policies that enable
technological competitiveness relative to those of
other countries, particularly with respect to countries
that are strategic competitors of the United States;
(B) United States science and technology ecosystem
elements, including regional and national research
development and capacity, technology innovation, and
science and engineering education and research
workforce, relative to those of other countries,
particularly with respect to countries that are
strategic competitors of the United States;
(C) United States technology development,
commercialization, and advanced manufacturing ecosystem
elements, including supply chain resiliency, scale-up
manufacturing testbeds, access to venture capital and
financing, technical and entrepreneurial workforce, and
production, relative to those of other countries,
particularly with respect to countries that are
strategic competitors of the United States;
(D) United States competitiveness in technology and
innovation sectors critical to national security and
economic prosperity relative to other countries,
including the availability and scalability of United
States technology in such sectors abroad, particularly
with respect to countries that are strategic
competitors of the United States;
(E) trends and trajectories, including rate of
change in technologies, related to technology and
innovation sectors critical to national security and
economic prosperity;
(F) threats to United States national security
interests as a result of any foreign country's
dependence on technologies of strategic competitors of
the United States; and
(G) threats to United States interests based on
dependencies on foreign technologies critical to
national security and economic prosperity;
(3) solicit input on technology and economic trends, data,
and metrics from relevant private sector stakeholders,
including entities involved in financing technology development
and commercialization, and engage with academia to inform the
analyses under paragraph (2); and
(4) to the greatest extent practicable and as may be
appropriate, ensure that versions of the analyses under
paragraph (2) are unclassified and available to relevant
Federal agencies and offices.
(d) Determination of Priorities.--On a periodic basis, the Director
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Assistant to the
President for Economic Policy, and the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs shall, in coordination with such heads of
Executive agencies as the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy and such Assistants jointly consider appropriate,
jointly determine the priorities of the Office with respect to
subsection (b)(2)(A), considering, as may be appropriate, the
strategies and reports under subtitle B of title VI of the Research and
Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167).
(e) Administration.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
to carry out the purposes set forth under subsection (b)(2), the Office
shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and
development center, a university affiliated research center, or a
consortium of federally funded research and development centers and
university-affiliated research centers.
(f) Acquisition, Access, Use, and Handling of Data or
Information.--In carrying out the activities under subsection (c), the
Office--
(1) shall acquire, access, use, and handle data or
information in a manner consistent with applicable provisions
of law and policy, including laws and policies providing for
the protection of privacy and civil liberties, and subject to
any restrictions required by the source of the information;
(2) shall have access, upon written request, to all
information, data, or reports of any Executive agency that the
Office determines necessary to carry out the activities under
subsection (c), provided that such access is--
(A) conducted in a manner consistent with
applicable provisions of law and policy of the
originating agency, including laws and policies
providing for the protection of privacy and civil
liberties; and
(B) consistent with due regard for the protection
from unauthorized disclosure of classified information
relating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods
or other exceptionally sensitive matters; and
(3) may obtain commercially available information that may
not be publicly available.
(g) Detailee Support.--Consistent with applicable law, including
sections 1341, 1517, and 1535 of title 31, United States Code, and
section 112 of title 3, United States Code, the head of a department or
agency within the executive branch of the Federal Government may detail
personnel to the Office in order to assist the Office in carrying out
any activity under subsection (c), consistent with the priorities
determined under subsection (d).
(h) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than once each year, the
Office shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of the
Office under this section, including a description of the priorities
under subsection (d) and any support, disaggregated by Executive
agency, provided to the Office consistent with subsection (g) in order
to advance those priorities.
(i) Plans.--Before establishing the Office under subsection (b)(1),
the President shall submit to Congress a report detailing plans for--
(1) the administrative structure of the Office, including--
(A) a detailed spending plan that includes
administrative costs; and
(B) a disaggregation of costs associated with
carrying out subsection (e);
(2) ensuring consistent and sufficient funding for the
Office; and
(3) coordination between the Office and relevant Executive
agencies and offices.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
(k) Funding.--This Act shall be carried out using amounts
appropriated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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