Senate Bill 4901
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Ensuring American Leadership over International Standards Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 16, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4901
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Ensuring American Leadership over International Standards Act of 2020
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to contract with a nongovernmental entity to conduct a study on (1) the activities of China's government and China's industrial entities within international standards bodies, and (2) how such actions affect the development and setting of international standards for emerging technologies.
The entity shall report the study to Congress.November 16, 2020
11/16/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
11/16/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:10 PM