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[H.R. 9320 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9320
To direct the President to submit to Congress a national strategy on
economic competitiveness and technological leadership, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 6, 2024
Ms. Sherrill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the
Judiciary, and 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 direct the President to submit to Congress a national strategy on
economic competitiveness and technological leadership, 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 ``Ensuring America's Competitiveness
and Technological Leadership Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States and its allies and partners now face
significant economic and technological competition from non-
democratic countries and non-market economies, which could have
widespread impacts on the development, adoption, proliferation,
and use of new technologies in everyday life;
(2) global leadership vacuums in the trade and technology
sectors allow competitors of the United States to ignore the
rules of the global economic system and promote their own
norms, technology standards, and products;
(3) non-democratic regimes are producing, exporting, and
working to have their technology adopted across the world,
leading to a competition beyond profits that poses a risk to
democratic norms, international relations, information
security, privacy, economic competitiveness, and innovation;
(4) United States allies and partners are crucial to
developing and proliferating global products, standards, and
technological norms that benefit the United States and
strengthen democratic ideals and processes worldwide;
(5) United States public investments in critical technology
sectors alongside private sector investment can, as
demonstrated throughout United States history, lay the
foundation for robust job, economic, and technological growth
and innovation; and
(6) United States agencies have a crucial role to play in
supporting democratically aligned United States economic
competitiveness and technological advancement and creating the
infrastructure needed for an innovative economy.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
to--
(1) remain a leading global driver of economic and
technological progress, while coordinating and sharing the
benefits of democratically led innovative development with
like-minded nations;
(2) seek out and promote fair global trade and competition
that allows the best quality and most efficiently produced
goods and services to succeed in the global marketplace;
(3) combat and remedy global unfair trade practices at home
and abroad;
(4) lead, with the international allies and partners of the
United States, the development of democratically based and safe
emerging technologies and global standards; and
(5) use all appropriate facets of United States power and
influence to support economic competitiveness and secure the
leadership of the United States in crucial technology sectors
of this century.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL STRATEGY ON ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND TECHNOLOGICAL
LEADERSHIP.
(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the President
shall develop and submit to Congress and make public a national
strategy on economic competitiveness and technological leadership.
(b) Delegation to a Federal Agency.--
(1) In general.--The President may delegate to the head of
a Federal agency the writing and coordination of the national
strategy.
(2) Authorization to request agency cooperation.--The head
of a Federal agency described in paragraph (1) is authorized to
request timely information, assistance, and coordination from
any agency to fulfill the requirements of this Act.
(c) Matters To Be Addressed in the National Strategy.--The national
strategy shall address the following:
(1) The development of specific standards for assessing and
maintaining the global leadership of the United States in
science and technological innovation, particularly regarding
emerging technologies, sustainable supply chains, and
manufacturing.
(2) The development of global technical and industrial
standards and frameworks to support the national security and
economic security of the United States, while strengthening the
role of the United States in international standards-setting
bodies.
(3) The effectiveness of export controls, sanctions, and
other foreign economic policy tools to further strengthen
United States controls on critical and emerging technologies,
with a particular focus on preventing foreign countries,
particularly the strategic competitors of the United States,
from the misappropriation or misuse of any domestically
produced and manufactured technology of the United States.
(4) The sustainability and resiliency of United States
competitiveness given current and future global market
conditions.
(5) The state of the security and protection of the
intellectual property and trade secrets of persons of the
United States, particularly in regard to emerging technologies
and current and future high-value economic sectors for the
United States economy.
(6) Critical products and services that should be
manufactured in the United States, or in a country allied with
the United States, to increase supply chain resiliency and
national security.
(7) Any Federal policy, process, and capability that is
critical to technological innovation to ensure that any such
policy, process, and capability is properly arranged to support
the economic competitiveness and technological leadership of
the United States.
(8) The creation of a proactive and coordinated Federal
approach to supporting the competitiveness and technological
leadership of the United States.
(9) The development, coordination, and implementation of
the strategy with democratic allied and partner nations or
international organizations, and other nations with which the
United States maintains a comprehensive free trade agreement,
as determined by the President.
(10) Any challenge from a strategic competitor outside of
the United States, particularly a nonmarket economy.
(11) Recommendations for Congress on what investments,
authorities, regulations, resources, and policies are needed to
promote the global economic competitiveness and technology
leadership of the United States.
(d) Development of the National Strategy.--
(1) In general.--The President shall develop a framework to
prioritize the tasks necessary to implement the national
strategy across the Federal Government, in consultation with
State and local governments and pertinent non-governmental and
private sector persons.
(2) Assessment of national security plans.--In executing
the national strategy described in paragraph (1), the President
shall assess pertinent national security plans and policies
that may contribute to the development of the strategy and
ensure pertinent, current economic and trade policies are
analyzed in the context of the strategy, as appropriate.
(3) Consultation.--In creating the national strategy
described in paragraph (1), the President shall solicit
insights and perspectives from the following:
(A) Academia.
(B) Trade organizations and associations.
(C) Unions.
(D) Small, medium, and large enterprises.
(E) State and local governments.
(e) Execution of the National Strategy.--
(1) In general.--After submitting to Congress the first
national strategy described in subsection (a), the President
shall execute the strategy.
(2) Updates.--During the period between each submission to
Congress of an updated national strategy as described in
subsection (a), the President shall submit to Congress annually
an update on any progress and challenges related to the
execution of the strategy.
(f) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) Nonmarket economy.--The term ``nonmarket economy'' has
the meaning given that term in section 771 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677).
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory,
or possession of the United States, and each federally
recognized Indian Tribe.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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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