Senators Announce Inclusion of Emerging Tech Bill in Broader China Competition Legislation
The Senate’s China competition bill will now include legislation introduced by two senators earlier this year aimed at securing U.S. leadership in emerging technologies. Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said their National Strategy to Ensure American Leadership Act will be included in the Endless Frontier Act, which is expected to see a vote before the Senate soon (see 2105130025). The two senators’ original bill called for the Commerce Department to work with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to identify the 10 most critical emerging technology challenges facing the U.S. and recommend steps to ensure U.S. leadership in those technologies. Commerce is in the middle of crafting a series of export controls over emerging and foundational technologies (see 2105040063 and 2103190037).
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“We cannot afford complacency as the Chinese government works to implement its plan to achieve global dominance in certain key technology areas as part of its larger strategy to expand its influence and export its authoritarian model around the world,” Van Hollen said in a May 20 news release. “If we don’t take action today,” Blunt said, “our nation could lose its role as a global leader in researching and developing the technologies of tomorrow.”