National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 18, 2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through FY2026 and establishes programs and activities.
The bill sets forth requirements for
- supporting basic measurement science, technology research for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology;
- developing standards to measure greenhouse gas emissions;
- carrying out research on identity management, cybersecurity, biometric identification, and communications measurement;
- assessing identified vulnerabilities with open-source software;
- operating the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network;
- a strategic plan concerning the Center for Neutron Research;
- establishing in NIST an organization to facilitate the development of forensic science standards;
- activities in support of green and sustainable chemistry (i.e., clean, safe, and economic alternatives, technologies, and methodologies to traditional chemical products and processes);
- information exchange and coordination among federal agencies and with the private sector to ensure federal engagement in the development and use of international technical standards; and
- establishing a five-year pilot program to award grants to support increased participation by small business and academic interests in international standards organizations.
The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study of NIST's policies and protocols to protect its research and combat undue foreign influence.
NIST shall establish, as a part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a pilot program of expansion awards among manufacturing extension centers or a consortium of centers to develop and support training and job placement services.
NIST shall establish a National Supply Chain Database to assist the federal government and industry sectors in minimizing disruptions to the United States' supply chain.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2021 to Jan 25, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 21, 2021 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Jul 21, 2021 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Jul 21, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 25, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 Jul 21, 2021Markup Jul 27, 2021Reported Feb 18, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-247.
- Feb 18, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
- Jul 27, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 27, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 21, 2021Introduced in House
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 16, 2022H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 27, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 128, July 21, 2021, page H3803.
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. 117-32 | MEMBERS' DAY HEARING: HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY14 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Sep 29, 2021 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47224 | The Metaverse: Concepts and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Aug 26, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Biological and life sciences
- Chemistry
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee hiring
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Higher education
- International organizations and cooperation
- Manufacturing
- Minority education
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Research administration and funding
- Research ethics
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific communication
- Small business
- Technology assessment
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Water use and supply
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2022Reported in House
- Jul 21, 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.
