American Innovation and Competitiveness Act

Summary

American Innovation and Competitiveness Act This bill calls on the National Science Foundation (NSF) to maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process. The NSF shall issue and periodically update policy guidance for both NSF staff and other NSF merit review process participants, emphasizing the importance of transparency and accountability of the outcomes made through such process. The bill renames the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and revises program requirements. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall: (1) research information systems for future cybersecurity needs; and (2) develop a process to research and identify, or if necessary, develop cryptography standards and guidelines for future cybersecurity needs, including quantum-resistant cryptography standards. The bill renames the National High Performance Computing Program as the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program and revises program requirements. The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) shall define and coordinate federal research in high-energy physics. NIST shall implement a comprehensive strategic plan for laboratory programs expanding interactions with academia, international researchers, and industry, and commercial and industrial applications. The NSF shall: evaluate the existing and future needs, across all NSF-supported disciplines, for mid-scale projects; and strengthen oversight and accountability over the full life-cycle of large-scale research facility projects; and continue to review its efforts to sustain scientific efforts in the face of logistical challenges for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The Department of Commerce Office of Security shall directly manage NIST's law enforcement and security programs through an assigned Director of Security for NIST. The Office of Management and Budget shall establish an interagency working group to reduce administrative burdens of federally funded researchers while protecting the public's interest in the transparency of, and accountability for, federally funded activities. The NSF, the Department of Education, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall establish the STEM Education Advisory Panel to advise the NSTC Committee on STEM Education on matters related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The NSF shall award grants to: increase the participation of women and underrepresented groups in STEM fields, for research to advance the engagement of students in grades kindergarten through 8 in STEM, and for establishment of at least one Center of Excellence for the collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information to increase the participation of women and groups underrepresented in STEM fields. The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act is amended to revise requirements for: NIST's post-doctoral fellowship program, and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Federal agencies may use crowdsourcing and voluntary, collaborative citizen science to advance their missions. The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an interagency working group to: summarize available research and best practices on how to promote diversity and inclusions in STEM fields, and examine whether barriers exist to promoting diversity and inclusion within federal agencies employing scientists and engineers. Each federal agency shall recommend to the President how it could expand research opportunities for undergraduate students attending institutions of higher education. The NSF shall award grants for: research on computer science education and computational thinking; and Innovation Corps entrepreneurship and commercialization education, training, and mentoring.

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Timeline

1. 22 June 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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2. 22 June 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 June 2016

   Reported

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   Source: Committee

4. 1 December 2016

   Reported

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-389.

   Source: Committee

5. 1 December 2016

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.

   Source: Calendars

6. 1 December 2016

   Reported

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-389.

   Source: Committee

7. 10 December 2016

   Reported

   Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7149-7167; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7149-7167)

   Source: Floor

8. 10 December 2016

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

   Source: Floor

9. 12 December 2016

   Floor

   Message on Senate action sent to the House.

   Source: Floor

10. 13 December 2016

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

11. 13 December 2016

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

12. 16 December 2016

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

13. 16 December 2016

    Passed

    On passage Passed without objection. (text of measure as passed: CR H7590-7609)

    Source: Floor

14. 16 December 2016

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text of measure as passed: CR H7590-7609)

    Source: Floor

15. 16 December 2016

    Floor

    Mr. Loudermilk asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

    Source: Floor

16. 16 December 2016

    Floor

    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7590-7609)

    Source: Floor

17. 28 December 2016

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

18. 28 December 2016

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

19. 6 January 2017

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

20. 6 January 2017

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 114-329.

    Source: President

21. 6 January 2017

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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Versions

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• Engrossed in Senate · 10 December 2016 · Download file
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• Introduced in Senate · 22 June 2016 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

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• related to → Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015
• related to → American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act
• related to → Science Prize Competitions Act of 2016
• related to ← Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016
• related to ← American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
• amends ← In the nature of a substitute.

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