,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mr4 
,hickenlooper7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to support the development of the    
robotics industry in the ,united        
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,robotics ,supply ,chain            
,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,definitions of 
,robotics  7a7 ,in general ,except as   
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 in this  
,act the term robotics means any of the 
following3 7#a7 ,programmable1          
multi-functional mechanical devices     
designed to move material1 parts1 tools1
 or specialized devices through variable
 programmed motions to perform a variety
 of tasks4  7#b7 ,programmed actuated   
mechanisms with a degree of autonomy to 
perform locomotion1 manipulation1 or    

positioning4  7#c7 ,automatically       
controlled1 reprogrammable1 multipurpose
 manipulators that are programmable in  
not fewer than #c axes1 which can be    
either fixed in place or fixed to a     
mobile platform for use in automation   
applications in an industrial           
environment4  7#d7 ,machines that-- 7,a7
 can sense their environment2  7,b7 have
 the capacity to process the information
 they sense2 and  7,c7 are organized to 
act directly upon their environment4    
7#e7 ,mechanical devices1 which may also
 be referred to as unmanned ground      
vehicle systems1 that-- 7,a7 are capable
 of locomotion1 navigation1 or movement 
on the ground2 and  7,b7 are operated at
 a distance by not fewer than #a        
operator or supervisor based on commands
 or in response to sensor data or a     
combination thereof4  7b7 ,exceptions   
,in this ,act1 the term robotics does   
not include-- 7#a7 unmanned aircraft    
systems2  7#b7 passenger vehicles2 or   
7#c7 toys4  #c4 ,support of robotic     

development by ,national ,institute of  
,standards and ,technology ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,national ,institute of ,standards 
and ,technology shall-- 7#a7 identify   
barriers and solutions to expanding data
 collection and improving sharing to    
support-- 7,a7 the development of       
artificial intelligence models2 and     
7,b7 the development of robotics        
hardware2  7#b7 direct the ,office of   
,advanced ,manufacturing to promote the 
use1 whenever possible1 of robotics by  
industry2  7#c7 coordinate with the     
robotics industry to identify areas for 
the promulgation of useful standards1   
with particular attention given to--    
7,a7 the area of emerging-robotics use  
cases1 such as humanoid robots and      
swarming capabilities2  7,b7 standards  
relating to the use of artificial       
intelligence in robotics systems2 and   
7,c7 training and apprenticeship        
programs to upskill ,united ,states     

workers2  7#d7 coordinate with the      
robotics industry to support the        
development of solutions for-- 7,a7 the 
mining and critical mineral processing  
industry2  7,b7 food processing2  7,c7  
the use of robotics in home and elder   
care2 and  7,d7 any other issue the     
,director considers appropriate2 and    
7#e7 coordinate with the ,secretary of  
,education and the ,secretary of ,labor 
on the development of curricula related 
to in-demand skills to enable the       
robotics industry to support workforce  
development and job creation4  #d4      
,report on adoption of robotics  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and annually thereafter for each of the 
subsequent #d years1 the ,secretary of  
,commerce1 acting through the ,under    
,secretary for ,economic ,affairs1 shall
 submit to ,congress a report that      
describes the adoption of robotics and  
the rate of adoption within firms across
 various industries in the ,united      

,states4  7b7 ,contents ,each report    
submitted under subsection 7a7 shall    
include-- 7#a7 an assessment of the     
adoption of robotics based on geographic
 location2  7#b7 an assessment of       
industry-specific adoption2  7#c7 a     
description of the levels of investment 
in robotics by industry2  7#d7          
identification of any barrier to the    
adoption of robotics by industry2  7#e7 
a description of the impact of the      
adoption of robotics on workforce and   
skill development among workers by      
industry2 and  7#f7 recommendations to  
,congress for legislation action4  #e4  
,commercialization of ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
intellectual property relating to       
robotics  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7referred to in this section as the     
,administrator7 shall prioritize the    
licensing of the ,national ,aeronautics 
and ,space ,administration inventions1  

patents1 and technologies to the private
 sector1 through new or existing        
mechanisms1 for the commercialization of
 innovations related to robotics        
developed by the ,national ,aeronautics 
and ,space ,administration1 including by
 marketing such innovations to the      
private sector1 for the purpose of      
supporting the domestic robotics        
industrial base4  7b7 ,report ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall submit to the      
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a report on efforts    
made by the ,administrator to prioritize
 the commercialization of ,national     
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
innovations related to robotics under   
subsection 7a74