Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5685
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 28, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 28, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5685
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
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Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020

This bill extends through FY2029 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, and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The bill sets forth programs, projects, and activities, including those regarding federal research security, the science and technical workforce, basic energy sciences research and upgrades to certain facilities, computational materials and chemistry science, advanced scientific computing, high energy physics, biological systems science and environmental science, fusion energy sciences research, nuclear physics, carbon utilization research infrastructure, enhanced geothermal energy, quantum information science and technology research, cybersecurity research, artificial intelligence and data science, engineering biology research, next generation digital radar, Antarctic nongovernmental activities and environmental liability requirements, and federal government inventions.

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.

Text (1)
January 28, 2020
Actions (4)
03/10/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
02/12/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
01/28/2020
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Small Business, Natural Resources, 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.
01/28/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:49 PM