,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #h1 #bjad ,mr4 
,lipinski 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 
,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,eddie
 ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4      
,esty1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4   
,kelly of ,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 provide for the establishment of a body
 to identify and coordinate             
international science and technology    
cooperation that can strengthen the     
domestic science and technology         
enterprise and support ,united ,states  
foreign policy goals4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,international ,science and ,technology 
,cooperation ,act of #bjad4  #b4        
,coordination of international science  
and technology partnerships  7a7        
,establishment ,the ,director of the    
,office of ,science and ,technology     

,policy shall establish a body under the
 ,national ,science and ,technology     
,council with the responsibility to     
identify and coordinate international   
science and technology cooperation that 
can strengthen the ,united ,states      
science and technology enterprise1      
improve economic and national security1 
and support ,united ,states foreign     
policy goals4  7b7 ,,nstc body          
leadership ,the body established under  
subsection 7a7 shall be co-chaired by   
senior level officials from the ,office 
of ,science and ,technology ,policy and 
the ,department of ,state4  7c7         
,responsibilities ,the body established 
under subsection 7a7 shall--  7#a7      
coordinate interagency international    
science and technology cooperative      
research and training activities and    
partnerships supported or managed by    
,federal agencies and work with other   
,national ,science and ,technology      
,council committees to help plan and    
coordinate the international component  

of national science and technology      
priorities2  7#b7 establish ,federal    
priorities and policies for aligning1 as
 appropriate1 international science and 
technology cooperative research and     
training activities and partnerships    
supported or managed by ,federal        
agencies with the foreign policy goals  
of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 identify  
opportunities for new international     
science and technology cooperative      
research and training partnerships that 
advance both the science and technology 
and the foreign policy priorities of the
 ,united ,states2  7#d7 in carrying out 
paragraph 7#c71 solicit input and       
recommendations from non-,federal       
science and technology stakeholders1    
including universities1 scientific and  
professional societies1 industry1 and   
relevant organizations and institutions2
 and  7#e7 identify broad issues that   
influence the ability of ,united ,states
 scientists and engineers to collaborate
 with foreign counterparts1 including   

barriers to collaboration and access to 
scientific information4  7d7 ,report to 
congress ,the ,director of the ,office  
of ,science and ,technology ,policy     
shall transmit a report1 to be updated  
annually1 to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology and the        
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives1 and to the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation and the ,committee on   
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4 ,the
 report shall also be made available to 
the public on the reporting agency's    
website4 ,the report shall contain a    
description of--  7#a7 the priorities   
and policies established under          
subsection 7c77#b72  7#b7 the ongoing   
and new partnerships established since  
the last update to the report2  7#c7 the
 means by which stakeholder input was   
received1 as well as summary views of   
stakeholder input2 and  7#d7 the issues 
influencing the ability of ,united      
,states scientists and engineers to     

collaborate with foreign counterparts4