National Technology Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3882 To establish the National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 3, 2020 Mr. ROUNDS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To establish the National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Technology 4 Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN- 6 DUSTRIAL BASE QUADRILATERAL COUNCIL. 7 Section 2502 of title 10, United States Code, is 8 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 9 section: 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:44 Jun 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3882.IS S3882 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3882 IS ‘‘(e) NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL BASE 1 QUADRILATERAL COUNCIL.—(1) The chairman of the Na- 2 tional Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council 3 shall work with the equivalent designees in the countries 4 that comprise the national technology industrial base to 5 form the National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilat- 6 eral Council. 7 ‘‘(2) The National Technology Industrial Base Quad- 8 rilateral Council shall meet biannually to harmonize re- 9 spective policies and regulations, and to propose new legis- 10 lation that increases the seamless integration between the 11 persons and organizations comprising the national tech- 12 nology and industrial base. 13 ‘‘(3) The National Technology Industrial Base Quad- 14 rilateral Council shall— 15 ‘‘(A) address and review issues related to indus- 16 trial security, supply-chain security, cybersecurity, 17 regulating foreign direct investment and foreign 18 ownership, control and influence mitigation, market 19 research, technology assessment, and research co- 20 operation within public and private research and de- 21 velopment organizations and universities, technology 22 and export control measures, acquisition processes 23 and oversight, and management best practices; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:44 Jun 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3882.IS S3882 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3882 IS ‘‘(B) establish a mechanism for National Tech- 1 nology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council mem- 2 bers to raise disputes that arise within the national 3 technology industrial base at a government-to-gov- 4 ernment level.’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:44 Jun 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3882.IS S3882 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS