,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dcfh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #i1 #bjbb,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,office of ,global ,competition ,analysis1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,technology ,leadership ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,office of ,global ,competition ,analysis 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,executive agency ,the term ,executive agency has the meaning given such term in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,office ,the term ,office means the ,office of ,global ,competition ,analysis established under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,establishment 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall establish an office on analysis of global competition4 7#b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of the ,office are as follows3 7,a7 ,to carry out a program of analysis on ,united ,states leadership in technology and innovation sectors critical to national security and economic prosperity relative to other countries1 particularly those countries that are strategic competitors of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,to support policy development and decisionmaking to ensure ,united ,states leadership in technology and innovation sectors critical to national security and economic prosperity4 7#c7 ,designation ,the ,office shall be known as the ,office of ,global ,competition ,analysis4 7c7 ,activities ,in accordance with the priorities determined under subsection 7d71 the ,office shall-- 7#a7 acquire and prepare data relating to the purposes of the ,office under subsection 7b71 including data relating to critical technologies1 innovation1 and production capacity in the ,united ,states and other countries1 consistent with applicable provisions of law2 7#b7 conduct long- and short-term analysis regarding-- 7,a7 ,united ,states policies that enable technological competitiveness relative to those of other countries1 particularly with respect to countries that are strategic competitors of the ,united ,states2 7,b7 ,united ,states science and technology ecosystem elements relative to those of other countries1 particularly with respect to countries that are strategic competitors of the ,united ,states2 7,c7 ,united ,states competitiveness in technology and innovation sectors critical to national security and economic prosperity relative to other countries1 including the availability of ,united ,states technology in such sectors abroad1 particularly with respect to countries that are strategic competitors of the ,united ,states2 7,d7 trends and trajectories1 including rate of change in technologies1 related to technology and innovation sectors critical to national security and economic prosperity2 7,e7 threats to ,united ,states national security interests as a result of any foreign country's dependence on technologies of strategic competitors of the ,united ,states2 and 7,f7 threats to ,united ,states interests based on dependencies on foreign technologies critical to national security and economic prosperity2 and 7#c7 engage with private sector entities on matters relating to analysis under paragraph 7#b74 7d7 ,determination of priorities ,on a periodic basis1 the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy1 the ,national ,economic ,council1 and the ,national ,security ,council1 in coordination with such heads of such ,executive agencies as the ,director and the ,councils jointly consider appropriate1 shall jointly determine the priorities of the ,office with respect to subsection 7b77#b77;,a74 7e7 ,administration ,to carry out the purposes set forth under subsection 7b77#b71 the ,office shall enter into an agreement with a public-private or a federally funded research and development center1 a university affiliated research center1 or consortium of federally funded research and development centers1 and university affiliated research centers4 7f7 ,access to1 use1 and handling of information 7#a7 ,federal information ,in carrying out the activities under subsection 7c71 the ,office shall have access to all information1 data1 or reports of any ,executive agency that the ,office determines necessary to carry out this section-- 7,a7 upon written request2 7,b7 subject to limitations under applicable provisions of law2 and 7,c7 consistent with the protection of sources and methods1 law enforcement strictures1 protection of proprietary information of businesses1 and protection of personally identifiable information4 7#b7 ,commercial information ,the ,office may obtain commercially available information that may not be publicly available4 7#c7 ,use of information ,the ,office may use information obtained under this subsection for purposes set forth under subsection 7b77#b74 7#d7 ,handling of information ,the ,office shall handle information obtained under this subsection subject to all restrictions required by the source of the information4 7g7 ,additional support ,a head of an ,executive agency may provide to the ,office such support1 in the form of financial assistance and personnel1 as the head considers appropriate to assist the ,office in carrying out any activity under subsection 7c71 consistent with the priorities determined under subsection 7d74 7h7 ,annual report ,not less frequently than once each year1 the ,office shall submit to ,congress a report on the activities of the ,office under this section4 7i7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc4