American COMPETE Act

IIB 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8132 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary of Commerce to conduct studies and submit reports on the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies on United States businesses conducting interstate com- merce, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 HR 8132 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 2 ‘‘American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerg- 3 ing Tech Economy Act’’ or the ‘‘American COMPETE 4 Act’’. 5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 6 this Act is as follows: 7 Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Study to advance artificial intelligence. Sec. 3. Study to advance internet of things in manufacturing. Sec. 4. Study to advance quantum computing. Sec. 5. Study to advance blockchain technology. Sec. 6. Study to advance new and advanced materials. Sec. 7. Study to advance unmanned delivery services. Sec. 8. Study to advance internet of things. Sec. 9. Study to advance three-dimensional printing. Sec. 10. Study to combat online harms through innovation. SEC. 2. STUDY TO ADVANCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.— 9 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 11 retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis- 12 sion shall complete a study on the state of the artifi- 13 cial intelligence industry and the impact of such in- 14 dustry on the United States economy. 15 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con- 16 ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis- 17 sion shall— 18 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 19 artificial intelligence industry through outreach 20 to participating entities as appropriate to— 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 HR 8132 RFS (i) establish a list of industry sectors 1 that implement and promote the use of ar- 2 tificial intelligence; 3 (ii) establish a list of public-private 4 partnerships focused on promoting the 5 adoption and use of artificial intelligence, 6 as well as industry-based bodies, including 7 international bodies, which have developed, 8 or are developing, mandatory or voluntary 9 standards for artificial intelligence; 10 (iii) the status of such industry-based 11 mandatory or voluntary standards; and 12 (iv) provide a description of the ways 13 entities or industry sectors implement and 14 promote the use of artificial intelligence; 15 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 16 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 17 industry sectors identified under subparagraph 18 (A); 19 (C) identify which Federal agency or agen- 20 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 21 or industry sector interacts with; 22 (D) identify all interagency activities that 23 are taking place among the Federal agencies 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 HR 8132 RFS listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 1 groups or other coordinated efforts; 2 (E) develop a brief description of the juris- 3 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 4 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 5 such entities and industry sectors; 6 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 7 mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 8 other policies implemented by each of the Fed- 9 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 10 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand- 11 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 12 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 13 (G) identify Federal Government resources 14 that exist for consumers and small businesses 15 to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence. 16 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 17 The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a survey of 18 the marketplace and supply chain of artificial intelligence 19 to— 20 (1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 21 marketplace and supply chain; 22 (2) review the ability of foreign governments or 23 third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 HR 8132 RFS that raises risks to the economic and national secu- 1 rity of the United States; and 2 (3) identify emerging risks and long-term 3 trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 4 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 5 months after the completion of the study required under 6 subsection (a), the Secretary and the Commission shall 7 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 8 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 9 House of Representatives, and the Committee on Com- 10 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 11 make publicly available on their respective websites, a re- 12 port that contains— 13 (1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 14 to subsection (a) and the survey conducted pursuant 15 to subsection (b); and 16 (2) recommendations to— 17 (A) grow the United States economy 18 through the secure advancement of artificial in- 19 telligence; 20 (B) develop a national strategy to advance 21 the United States business sectors’ position in 22 the world on the adoption of artificial intel- 23 ligence; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 HR 8132 RFS (C) develop strategies to mitigate current 1 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup- 2 ply chain of artificial intelligence; and 3 (D) develop legislation that may advance 4 the expeditious adoption of artificial intel- 5 ligence. 6 SEC. 3. STUDY TO ADVANCE INTERNET OF THINGS IN MAN- 7 UFACTURING. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.— 9 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 11 retary of Commerce, in coordination with the head 12 of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall com- 13 plete a study on the state of manufacturing in the 14 United States. 15 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con- 16 ducting the study, the Secretary shall— 17 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 18 manufacturing industry through outreach to 19 participating entities as appropriate to— 20 (i) establish a list of the industry sec- 21 tors that implement and promote the use 22 of internet-connected devices and internet- 23 connected solutions in manufacturing; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 7 HR 8132 RFS (ii) establish a list of public-private 1 partnerships focused on promoting the 2 adoption and use of internet-connected de- 3 vices and internet-connected solutions in 4 manufacturing, as well as industry-based 5 bodies, including international bodies, that 6 have developed, or are developing, manda- 7 tory or voluntary standards for such uses; 8 (iii) the status of such industry-based 9 mandatory or voluntary standards; 10 (iv) provide a description of the ways 11 entities or industry sectors implement and 12 promote the use of internet-connected de- 13 vices and internet-connected solutions in 14 manufacturing; 15 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 16 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 17 industry sectors identified under subparagraph 18 (A); 19 (C) identify which Federal agency or agen- 20 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 21 or industry sector interacts with; 22 (D) identify all interagency activities that 23 are taking place among the Federal agencies 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 8 HR 8132 RFS listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 1 groups or other coordinated efforts; 2 (E) develop a brief description of the juris- 3 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 4 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 5 such entities and industry sectors; 6 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 7 mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 8 other policies implemented by each of the Fed- 9 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 10 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand- 11 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 12 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 13 (G) identify Federal Government resources 14 that exist for consumers and small businesses 15 to evaluate the use of internet-connected devices 16 and internet-connected solutions in manufac- 17 turing. 18 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 19 The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the marketplace 20 and supply chain of internet-connected devices and inter- 21 net-connected solutions used in manufacturing to— 22 (1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 23 marketplace and supply chain; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 9 HR 8132 RFS (2) review the ability of foreign governments or 1 third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 2 that raises risks to the economic and national secu- 3 rity of the United States; and 4 (3) identify emerging risks and long-term 5 trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 6 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 7 months after the completion of the study required pursu- 8 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 9 Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee 10 on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep- 11 resentatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 12 and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly 13 available on the website of the Department of Commerce, 14 a report that contains— 15 (1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 16 to subsection (a) and the surveys conducted pursu- 17 ant to subsection (b); and 18 (2) recommendations to— 19 (A) grow the United States economy 20 through the secure advancement of the use of 21 internet-connected devices and internet-con- 22 nected solutions in manufacturing; 23 (B) develop a national strategy to advance 24 the United States business sectors’ position in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 10 HR 8132 RFS the world on the adoption of internet-connected 1 devices and internet-connected solutions used in 2 manufacturing; 3 (C) develop strategies to mitigate current 4 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup- 5 ply chain of internet-connected devices and 6 internet-connected solutions used in manufac- 7 turing; 8 (D) develop policies that States can adopt 9 to encourage the growth of manufacturing, in- 10 cluding the use of internet-connected devices 11 and internet-connected solutions in manufac- 12 turing; and 13 (E) develop legislation that may advance 14 the expeditious adoption of the use of internet- 15 connected devices and internet-connected solu- 16 tions in manufacturing; 17 SEC. 4. STUDY TO ADVANCE QUANTUM COMPUTING. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.— 19 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 21 retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis- 22 sion shall complete a study on the state of the quan- 23 tum computing industry and the impact of such in- 24 dustry on the United States economy. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 11 HR 8132 RFS (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con- 1 ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis- 2 sion shall— 3 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 4 quantum computing industry through outreach 5 to participating entities as appropriate to— 6 (i) establish a list of industry sectors 7 that implement and promote the use of 8 quantum computing; 9 (ii) establish a list of public-private 10 partnerships focused on promoting the 11 adoption and use of quantum computing, 12 as well as industry-based bodies, including 13 international bodies, which have developed, 14 or are developing, mandatory or voluntary 15 standards for quantum computing; 16 (iii) the status of such industry-based 17 mandatory or voluntary standards; and 18 (iv) provide a description of the ways 19 entities or industry sectors implement and 20 promote the use of quantum computing; 21 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 22 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 23 industry sectors identified under paragraph (A); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 12 HR 8132 RFS (C) identify which Federal agency or agen- 1 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 2 or industry sector interacts with; 3 (D) identify all interagency activities that 4 are taking place among the Federal agencies 5 listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 6 groups or other coordinated efforts; 7 (E) develop a brief description of the juris- 8 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 9 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 10 such entities and industry sectors; 11 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 12 mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 13 other policies implemented by each of the Fed- 14 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 15 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand- 16 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 17 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 18 (G) identify Federal Government resources 19 that exist for consumers and small businesses 20 to evaluate the use of quantum computing. 21 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 22 The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a survey of 23 the marketplace and supply chain of quantum computing 24 to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8132.RFS H8132 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 13 HR 8132 RFS (1) assess the se [Text truncated for display. 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