,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bi1    
#bjba,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,director  
of the ,office of ,science and          
,technology ,policy to establish the    
,emerging ,technology                   
,standards-,setting ,task ,force1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,technology ,standards ,task ,force ,act
 of #bjba4  #b4 ,establishment of       
,emerging ,technology                   
,standards-,setting ,task ,force  7a7   
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,director of the ,office of ,science and
 ,technology ,policy shall establish a  
task force on setting emerging          
technology standards4  7#b7 ,designation
 ,the task force established under      

paragraph 7#a7 shall be known as the    
,emerging ,technology                   
,standards-,setting ,task ,force 7in    
this section referred to as the ,task   
,force74  7b7 ,membership  7#a7         
,composition ,the ,task ,force shall be 
composed of members as follows3 7,a7    
,the ,director4  7,b7 ,at least two     
individuals selected by the ,secretary  
of ,commerce1 one whom-- 7i7 at least   
one shall be selected by the ,secretary 
to represent the ,department of         
,commerce generally2 and  7ii7 at least 
one shall be selected by the ,secretary 
to represent the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology4  7,c7 ,at  
least one individual selected by the    
,secretary of ,state to represent the   
,department of ,state4  7,d7 ,at least  
one individual selected by the          
,secretary of ,defense to represent the 
,department of ,defense4  7,e7 ,at least
 one individual selected by the         
,secretary of ,energy to represent the  
,department of ,energy4  7,f7 ,at least 

one individual selected by the          
,secretary of ,labor to represent the   
,department of ,labor4  7,g7 ,at least  
one individual selected by the          
,secretary of ,transportation to        
represent the ,department of            
,transportation4  7,h7 ,at least one    
individual selected by the ,attorney    
,general to represent the ,department of
 ,justice4  7,i7 ,at least one          
individual selected by the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury to represent the         
,department of the ,treasury4  7#b7     
,chairperson ,the ,chairperson of the   
,task ,force shall be the ,director4    
7c7 ,duties  7#a7 ,strategic plan ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the ,task   
,force shall develop a long-term        
strategic plan for the ,united ,states  
to lead emerging technology             
standards-setting processes4  7#b7      
,additional duties ,in carrying out     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,task ,force shall--
 7,a7 assess which technology standards 

7such as fifth and sixth generation     
wireless networking technology and      
artificial intelligence7 have the       
greatest effect on national security and
 economic competitiveness2  7,b7        
describe and analyze the ways in which  
standards setting processes can be      
misused by governments for protectionist
 ends and human rights abuses2  7,c7    
establish and execute a strategy to     
ensure credibility and engagement with  
international institutions2 and  7,d7   
develop a list of allies and partners   
with which to align with respect to the 
strategy to be established and executed 
under subparagraph 7,b74  7d7           
,engagement ,in carrying out the duties 
of the ,task ,force1 the ,task ,force   
shall engage with academia and the      
private sector4  7e7 ,staff ,the        
,chairperson of the ,task ,force may    
appoint or delegate an executive        
director and such other additional      
personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the ,task ,force to perform its duties4