,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ai1 #bjba,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and ,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,commerce to seek to enter into an agreement with the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine to conduct a study on the top #aj emerging science and technology challenges faced by the ,united ,states and develop recommendations to address them1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,strategy to ,ensure ,american ,leadership ,act of #bjba or the ,national ,,seal ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,in #aifj1 the ,united ,states was an undisputed leader in science and innovation1 making up #fi percent of the world's research and development investments4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states innovation system1 including ,federal support for research1 has spurred development of critical technologies1 including the internet1 the ,global ,positioning ,system 7,,gps71 supercomputing1 speech-recognition1 semiconductors1 and ,magnetic ,resonance ,imaging 7,,mri74 7#c7 ,by #bjah1 as governments and industry in other countries have increased their own investment1 the ,united ,states share of global research and development fell to #bg4f percent4 7#d7 ,in #bjae1 ,china launched the ,made in ,china #bjbe initiative1 a #aj-year strategic plan that includes promoting development in key sectors1 such as next generation information technology1 industrial robotics1 electric vehicles1 new synthetic material development1 and biotechnology4 7#e7 ,from #bjjj to #bjah1 ,china's share of global research and development rose from #d4i percent to #bf4c percent and the ,united ,states share fell from #ci4i percent to #bg4f percent4 7#f7 ,while the ,united ,states continued to fund more research and development than any other individual country1 ,china1 as the number #b funder1 was less than #bh1jjj1jjj1jjj behind ,united ,states investment4 7#g7 ,in #bjje1 ,senator ,lamar ,alexander and ,senator ,jeff ,bingaman requested that the ,national ,academy of ,sciences explore the top #aj actions1 in priority order1 that ,federal policy makers could take to enhance the science and technology enterprise so the ,united ,states can successfully compete1 prosper1 and be secure in the global community of the #bast ,century1 along with an implementation strategy4 7#h7 ,the subsequent report1 ,rising ,above the ,gathering ,storm1 led to passage of the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#aba ,stat4 #egb2 ,public ,law #aaj-fi7 and the ,america ,,competes ,reauthorization ,act of #bjaj 7#abd ,stat4 #cihb2 ,public ,law #aaa-ceh7 to increase investment in scientific research and enhance the science1 technology1 engineering1 and mathematics workforce4 7#i7 ,the ,american ,innovation and ,competitiveness ,act 7#acj ,stat4 #bifi2 ,public ,law #aad-cbi7 was enacted in #bjag to improve the ,federal research process and provide incentives for private-sector innovation4 7#aj7 ,the ,united ,states is in a period of rapid development of innovation1 including disruptive technology like the internet of things1 blockchain1 autonomous vehicles1 clean energy technology1 energy storage1 artificial intelligence1 quantum information science1 nanotechnology1 and advanced genome editing4 7#aa7 ,the ,united ,states is facing resource and national security challenges that will require advanced research and innovation4 7#ab7 ,advances in research and technology in other countries1 like the growth of ,china in fifth-generation wireless networking technology1 have presented national security challenges in ,united ,states infrastructure4 7#ac7 ,the ,united ,states must maintain and grow its technological advantage in order to remain competitive and secure in the global economy4 #c4 ,study on emerging science and technology challenges faced by the ,united ,states and recommendations to address them 7a7 ,study 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,commerce shall seek to enter into an agreement with the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine to conduct a study-- 7,a7 to identify the #aj most critical emerging science and technology challenges facing the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 to develop recommendations for legislative or administrative action to ensure ,united ,states leadership in matters relating to such challenges4 7#b7 ,elements ,the study conducted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include identification1 review1 and evaluation of the following3 7,a7 ,matters pertinent to identification of the challenges described in paragraph 7#a77;,a74 7,b7 ,matters relating to the findings in section #b4 7,c7 ,matters relating to the recommendations developed under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 including with respect to education and workforce development necessary to address each of the challenges identified under paragraph 7#a77;,a74 7#c7 ,timeframe 7,a7 ,agreement ,the ,secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement required by paragraph 7#a7 on or before the date that is #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,findings ,under an agreement entered into under paragraph 7#a71 the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine shall1 not later than #a year after the date on which the ,secretary and the ,national ,academies enter into such agreement1 transmit to the ,secretary the findings of the ,national ,academies with respect to the study conducted pursuant to such agreement4 7b7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,secretary receives the findings of the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine with respect to the study conducted under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on such study4 7#b7 ,contents ,the report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,the findings of the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine with respect to the study conducted under subsection 7a74 7,b7 ,the conclusions of the ,secretary with respect to such findings4 7,c7 ,the recommendations developed under subsection 7a77#a77;,b74 7,d7 ,such other recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the ,secretary may have with respect to such findings and conclusions4 7c7 ,information from ,federal agencies 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine may secure directly from a ,federal department or agency such information as the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine consider necessary to carry out the study under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,furnishing information ,on request of the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine for information1 the head of the department or agency shall furnish such information to the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine4