Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 23, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Small Business, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021
This bill extends through FY2031 the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Office of Science of the Department of Energy, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The bill authorizes programs, projects, and activities, including those regarding (1) federal research security; (2) a National Supply Chain Database; (3) basic energy sciences research and advanced scientific computing research; (4) establishment and operation of Regional Energy Innovation Centers; (5) establishment of a carbon sequestration research initiative; (6) establishment of a NIST Foundation; (7) establishment of a technology transfer office in NOAA; (8) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science (STEM) workforce development; and (9) establishment of an Energy Foundation.
The OSTP shall
- submit a comprehensive national science and technology strategy, and
- complete a review of U.S. science and technology enterprise.
The Office of Science shall continue to leverage U.S. participation in the Large Hadron Collider, prioritize international partnerships and investments in the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility/Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, and prioritize international collaboration that would provide U.S. researchers access to the most advanced accelerator facilities in the world.
The Government Accountability Office shall evaluate NIST's Center for Neutron Research.
The NSF shall contract the National Academy of Public Administration to study the organizational and management structure of the NSF.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-CA | Mike Garcia | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2021 |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2021Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Small Business, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 54, March 23, 2021, page H1622.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-14 | COVID-19 VARIANTS AND EVOLVING RESEARCH NEEDS105 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | May 12, 2021 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46881 | The Bioeconomy: A Primer Archived | Report | Sep 19, 2022 |
| R47227 | Critical Minerals in Electric Vehicle Batteries Archived | Report | Aug 29, 2022 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 954 | Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act | Related bill | Feb 8, 2021 |
| HR 4661 | National Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 22, 2021 |
| HR 4662 | National Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 22, 2021 |
| HR 4822 | Department of Energy Coastal Research Initiative Act | Related bill | Jul 29, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To invest in basic scientific research and support technology innovation for the economic and national security of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- American Samoa
- Asia
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Aviation and airports
- Biological and life sciences
- Building construction
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Chemistry
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Energy
- Earth sciences
- Education programs funding
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Executive Office of the President
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Guam
- Higher education
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Industrial policy and productivity
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Infrastructure development
- Intellectual property
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Materials
- Medical research
- Metals
- Mining
- Motor carriers
- Motor vehicles
- National Science Foundation
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Nuclear power
- Photography and imaging
- Public-private cooperation
- Radiation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Research ethics
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Transportation employees
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
- Vocational and technical education
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
