Advancing Tech Startups Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on the impact of technology startup companies and small businesses on the U.S. economy.
Such study shall involve, among other things, (1) describing the activities of identified locations that are dedicated to the creation, development, and growth of technology startup companies and small businesses; (2) establishing a list of federal agencies asserting jurisdiction over entities and industry sectors dedicated to technology startup companies and small businesses; and (3) assessing risks and trends in relevant marketplaces and supply chains that impact technology startup companies and small businesses in the United States.
Commerce must report to Congress the results of such study and any recommendations to promote the creation, development, and growth of technology startup companies and small businesses.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3708 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3708
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on tech
startups, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2021
Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the
Committees on Small Business, and Foreign Affairs, 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 require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on tech
startups, 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 ``Advancing Tech Startups Act''.
SEC. 2. TECHNOLOGY STARTUP COMPANIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES STUDY.
(a) In General.--
(1) Study required.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in
coordination with the head of any other appropriate Federal
agency, shall conduct a study on the impact of technology
startup companies and small businesses on the United States
economy.
(2) Requirements for study.--In conducting the study, the
Secretary shall do the following:
(A) Conduct a survey on technology startup
companies and small businesses in the United States
through outreach to participating entities to--
(i) establish a list of locations,
including any State, city, or geographic area,
dedicated to the creation, development, and
growth of technology startup companies and
small businesses;
(ii) provide a description of the
activities of such locations with respect to
the creation, development, and growth of
technology startup companies and small
businesses, including any incubators,
accelerators, or other activity dedicated to
such creation, development, and growth;
(iii) establish a list of public-private
partnerships focused on promoting the creation,
development, and growth of technology startup
companies and small businesses; and
(iv) provide a description of the
activities of such public-private partnerships
to create, develop, and grow technology startup
companies and small businesses.
(B) Conduct a survey of Federal activity related to
innovation to--
(i) establish a comprehensive list of
Federal agencies asserting jurisdiction over
entities and industry sectors dedicated to the
creation, development, and growth of technology
startup companies and small businesses;
(ii) identify all interagency activities
related to such activities;
(iii) develop a brief description of the
jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal
agencies identified under clause (i); and
(iv) identify each Federal rule,
regulation, guideline, policy, and other
Federal activity implemented by each Federal
agency as it relates to any State, city, or
geographic area dedicated to the creation,
development, and growth of technology startup
companies and small businesses.
(C) Conduct an international survey of other
countries to establish a compendium of at least 10 and
not more than 15 countries consisting of each country's
approach to innovation to determine where the United
States ranks regarding a regulatory environment that
supports the creation, development, and growth of
technology startup companies and small businesses.
(D) Conduct a survey of relevant marketplaces and
supply chains impacting the creation, growth, and
development of technology startup companies and small
businesses in the United States to--
(i) assess the severity of risks posed to
such marketplaces and supply chains;
(ii) review the ability of foreign
governments or third parties to exploit such
supply chains in a manner that raises risks to
the economic and national security of the
United States; and
(iii) identify emerging risks and long-term
trends in such marketplaces and supply chains.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the
completion of the study required pursuant to subsection (a), the
Secretary, in coordination with the head of any other appropriate
Federal agency, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate a report that contains--
(1) the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a); and
(2) recommendations to--
(A) address any duplicative Federal rule,
regulation, guideline, policy, and other Federal
activity acting as a barrier to creation, development,
and growth of technology startup companies and small
businesses;
(B) develop and implement a comprehensive plan to
promote the creation, development, and growth of
technology startup companies and small businesses;
(C) develop policies that States can adopt to
encourage the creation, development, and growth of
technology startup companies and small businesses in
the United States;
(D) develop strategies to mitigate current and
emerging risks to relevant marketplaces and supply
chains impacting the creation, growth, and development
of technology startup companies and small businesses;
and
(E) develop legislation to accomplish such
recommendations.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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