Congressional Record, Senate, May 20, 2021, Page S3287
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated May 20, 2021, at page S3287, carrying text of amendments to S. 1260, the bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation. One amendment text is a title that may be cited as the BLUE GLOBE Act, with provisions on monitoring and sharing data about the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries and coasts, a workforce study, and a blue economy valuation. Another provision would let the Secretary of Homeland Security give special immigrant status to certain scientists and technical experts to protect the national security innovation base. The page lists SA 1867, submitted by Mr. Whitehouse and others, and SA 1868, submitted by Mrs. Feinstein and others.
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May 20, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3287
funded research and development centers, (5) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this sub- the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estu-
defense industrial base entities, nonprofit or- section, the Secretary of Defense shall au- aries Act’’ or the ‘‘BLUE GLOBE Act’’.
ganizations, commercial entities, and ven- thorize appropriate personnel of the Depart- SEC. l02. PURPOSE.
ture capital firms that are engaged in the ment of Defense to use all personnel and The purpose of this title is to promote and
military and non-military research, develop- management authorities available to the De- support—
ment, funding, and production of innovative partment, including— (1) the monitoring, understanding, and ex-
technologies that support the national secu- (A) the personnel and management au- ploration of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays,
rity of the United States. thorities provided to the science and tech- estuaries, and coasts; and
(c) ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND nology reinvention laboratories; (2) the collection, analysis, synthesis, and
TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO PROMOTE AND PRO- (B) the Major Range and Test Facility sharing of data related to the Great Lakes,
TECT NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION BASE.—
Base (as defined in 196(i) of title 10, United oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts to facili-
(1) SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS.—In accord- States Code); and tate science and operational decision mak-
ance with the procedures established under (C) the Defense Advanced Research
ing.
paragraph (6)(A), and subject to the numer- Projects Agency.
SEC. l03. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
ical limitations under paragraph (3)(A), the (6) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 360 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, It is the sense of Congress that Federal
Secretary of Homeland Security may provide agencies should optimize data collection,
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
an alien described in paragraph (2) (and the management, and dissemination, to the ex-
Secretary of Defense shall jointly establish
spouse and children of the alien if accom- tent practicable, to maximize their impact
policies and procedures implementing this
panying or following to join the alien) with for research, conservation, commercial, reg-
subsection, which shall include procedures
the status of a special immigrant under sec- ulatory, and educational benefits and to fos-
for—
tion 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Na- ter innovation, scientific discoveries, the de-
(A) processing petitions for classification
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) if the velopment of commercial products, and the
submitted under paragraph (1)(A) and appli-
alien— development of sound policy with respect to
cations for an immigrant visa or adjustment
(A) submits a classification petition under the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and
of status, as applicable; and
section 204(a)(1)(G)(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. coasts.
(B) the thorough processing of any re-
1154(a)(1)(G)(i)); and quired security clearances. SEC. l04. DEFINITIONS.
(B) is otherwise eligible to receive an im- (7) FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
migrant visa and is otherwise admissible to In this title:
curity shall establish a fee that— (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
the United States for permanent residence. (A) will be charged and collected for proc-
(2) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is de- trator’’ means the Under Secretary of Com-
essing each application filed under this sub- merce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the
scribed in this paragraph if— section; and
(A) the alien— Under Secretary’s capacity as Administrator
(B) is set at a level that will ensure recov- of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
(i) is employed by a United States em- ery of the full costs of such processing and
ployer and engaged in work to promote and ministration.
any additional costs associated with the ad- (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’
protect the National Security Innovation ministration of the fees collected.
Base; has the meaning given that term in section
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
(ii) is engaged in basic or applied research, (1) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later
funded by the Department of Defense, cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
than 180 days after the date of the enactment
through a United States institution of high- SEC. l05. WORKFORCE STUDY.
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
er education (as defined in section 101 of the rity and the Secretary of Defense shall joint- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); ly submit a report to the appropriate con- America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
or gressional committees that— 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(a)) is amended—
(iii) possesses scientific or technical exper- (A) includes a plan for implementing the (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
tise that will advance the development of authorities provided under this section; and by striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and in-
critical technologies identified in the Na- (B) identifies any additional authorities serting ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for
tional Defense Strategy or the National De- that may be required to assist the Secretary Oceans and Atmosphere’’;
fense Science and Technology Strategy, re- of Homeland Security and the Secretary of (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘,
quired by section 218 of the John S. McCain Defense to fully implement this section. skillsets, or credentials’’ after ‘‘degrees’’;
National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- (2) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REPORT.— (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or highly
cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. (A) EVALUATION.—The Comptroller General qualified technical professionals and
1679 ); and of the United States shall conduct an evalua- tradespeople’’ after ‘‘atmospheric sci-
(B) the Secretary of Defense issues a writ- tion of the competitive program and special entists’’;
ten statement to the Secretary of Homeland immigrant program described in subsection (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘,
Security confirming that the admission of (c). skillsets, or credentials’’ after ‘‘degrees’’;
the alien is essential to advancing the re- (B) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, (5) in paragraph (5)—
search, development, testing, or evaluation 2025, the Comptroller General shall submit a (A) by striking ‘‘scientist’’; and
of critical technologies described in subpara- report to the appropriate congressional com- (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, ob-
graph (A)(iii) or otherwise serves national se- mittees that describes the results of the servations, and monitoring;’’
curity interests. evaluation conducted pursuant to subpara- (6) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘into Fed-
(3) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— graph (A). eral’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘,
(A) IN GENERAL.—The total number of --- technical professionals, and tradespeople
aliens described in paragraph (2) who may be SA 1867. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for him- into Federal career positions;’’
provided special immigrant status under this self and Ms. MURKOWSKI) submitted an (7) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through
subsection may not exceed— amendment intended to be proposed to (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respec-
(i) 100 in fiscal year 2022; amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. tively;
(ii) 200 in fiscal year 2023; SCHUMER to the bill S. 1260, to establish (8) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
(iii) 300 in fiscal year 2024; lowing:
a new Directorate for Technology and
(iv) 400 in fiscal year 2025; and ‘‘(2) whether there is a shortage in the
(v) 500 in fiscal year 2026 and in each fiscal
Innovation in the National Science number of individuals with technical or
year thereafter. Foundation, to establish a regional trade-based skillsets or credentials suited to
(B) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITA- technology hub program, to require a a career in oceanic and atmospheric data
TION.—Aliens provided special immigrant strategy and report on economic secu- collection, processing, satellite production,
status under this subsection shall not be rity, science, research, innovation, or satellite operations;’’; and
counted against the numerical limitations manufacturing, and job creation, to es- (9) by adding at the end the following:
under sections 201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of tablish a critical supply chain resil- ‘‘(8) workforce diversity and actions the
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 iency program, and for other purposes; Federal Government can take to increase di-
U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)). which was ordered to lie on the table; versity in the scientific workforce; and
(4) DEFENSE COMPETITION FOR SCIENTISTS ‘‘(9) actions the Federal Government can
as follows:
AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS.—Not later than 180 take to shorten the hiring backlog for such
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days after the date of the enactment of this At the appropriate place, insert the fol- workforce.’’.
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop lowing: (b) COORDINATION.—Section 303(b) of such
TITLEl—BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDER-
and implement a process to select, on a com- Act (33 U.S.C. 893c(b)) is amended by striking
STANDING AND EXPLORATION OF
petitive basis from among individuals de- THE GREAT LAKES, OCEANS, BAYS,
‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and inserting
scribed in paragraph (2), individuals for rec- AND ESTUARIES ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
ommendation to the Secretary of Homeland SEC. l01. SHORT TITLE. and Atmosphere’’.
Security for special immigrant status under This title may be cited as the ‘‘Bolstering (c) REPORT.—Section 303(c) of such Act (33
paragraph (1). Long-term Understanding and Exploration of U.S.C. 893c(c)) is amended—
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S3288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 20, 2021
(1) by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of and siting including for renewable energy, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the en- offshore mineral production, ship and boat ministration; and
actment of the Bolstering Long-term Under- building, tourism, recreation, subsistence, (B) if there is such a need, the feasibility of
standing and Exploration of the Great commercial, recreational, and charter fish- establishing such an ARPA–O.
Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act’’; ing, seafood processing, and other fishery-re- (2) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive assess-
(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ lated businesses, aquaculture such as kelp ment conducted under paragraph (1) shall in-
and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce and shellfish, and other industries the Ad- clude—
for Oceans and Atmosphere’’; and ministrator considers appropriate (known as (A) an assessment of how an ARPA–O may
(3) by striking ‘‘to each committee’’ and ‘‘Blue Economy’’ industries). help overcome the long-term and high-risk
all that follows through ‘‘section 302 of this (b) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out sub- technological barriers in the development of
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Committee on section (a), the Administrator shall— ocean technologies, with the goal of enhanc-
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of (1) work with the Director of the Bureau of ing the economic, ecological, and national
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Economic Analysis and the heads of other security of the United States through the
Resources and the Committee on Science, relevant Federal agencies to develop a Coast- rapid development of technologies that re-
Space, and Technology of the House of Rep- al and Ocean Economy Satellite Account sult in—
resentatives’’. that includes national, Tribal, and State- (i) improved data collection, monitoring,
(d) PROGRAM AND PLAN.—Section 303(d) of level statistics to measure the contribution and prediction of the ocean environment, in-
such Act (33 U.S.C. 893c(d)) is amended— of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, cluding sea ice conditions;
(1) by striking ‘‘Administrator of the Na- and coasts to the overall economy of the (ii) overcoming barriers to the application
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- United States; and of new and improved technologies, such as
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of (2) collaborate with national and inter- high costs and scale of operational missions;
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere’’; and national organizations and governments to (iii) improved technology for fishery stock
(2) by striking ‘‘academic partners’’ and all promote consistency of methods, measure- assessments and surveys; and
that follows and inserting ‘‘academic part- ments, and definitions to ensure com- (iv) ensuring that the United States main-
ners.’’. parability of results between countries. tains a technological lead in developing and
(c) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once deploying advanced ocean technologies;
SEC. l06. ACCELERATING INNOVATION AT COOP-
ERATIVE INSTITUTES.
every 2 years until the date that is 20 years (B) an evaluation of the organizational
after the date of the enactment of this Act, structures under which an ARPA–O could be
(a) FOCUS ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.—
the Administrator, in consultation with the organized, which takes into account—
The Administrator shall consider evaluating
heads of other relevant Federal agencies, (i) best practices for new research pro-
the goals of one or more Cooperative Insti-
shall publish a report that— grams;
tutes of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
(1) defines the Blue Economy, in coordina- (ii) metrics and approaches for periodic
pheric Administration to include focusing on
tion with Indian Tribes, academia, the pri- program evaluation;
advancing or applying emerging tech-
vate sector, nongovernmental organizations, (iii) capacity to fund and manage external
nologies, which may include—
and other relevant experts; research awards; and
(1) applied uses and development of real-
(2) makes recommendations for updating (iv) options for oversight of the activity
time and other advanced genetic tech-
North American Industry Classification Sys- through the National Oceanic and Atmos-
nologies and applications, including such
tem (NAICS) reporting codes to reflect the pheric Administration;
technologies and applications that derive ge-
Blue Economy; and (C) an estimation of the scale of invest-
netic material directly from environmental
(3) provides a comprehensive estimate of ment necessary to pursue high priority
samples without any obvious signs of bio-
the value and impact of the Blue Economy ocean technology projects; and
logical source material;
with respect to each State and territory of (D) in a case in which an ARPA–O is not
(2) deployment of, and improvements to,
the United States, including— recommended as an independent office, rec-
the durability, maintenance, and other
(A) the value and impact of— ommendations to improve the Office of Oce-
lifecycle concerns of advanced unmanned ve-
(i) economic activities that are dependent anic and Atmospheric Research of the Na-
hicles, regional small research vessels, and
upon the resources of the Great Lakes, tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
other research vessels that support and tion to achieve the goals described in sub-
oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts;
launch unmanned vehicles and sensors; and paragraph (A).
(ii) the population and demographic char-
(3) supercomputing and big data manage- (c) REPORT.—
acteristics of the population along the
ment, including data collected through (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months
coasts;
model outputs, electronic monitoring, and after the date of the enactment of this Act,
(iii) port and shoreline infrastructure;
remote sensing. the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
(iv) the volume and value of cargo shipped
(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.— priate committees of Congress a report on
by sea or across the Great Lakes; and
If appropriate, the Cooperative Institutes the comprehensive assessment conducted
(v) data collected from the Great Lakes,
shall work with the Interagency Ocean Ob- under subsection (b).
oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, including
servation Committee, the regional associa- (2) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
such data collected by businesses that pur-
tions of the Integrated Ocean Observing Sys- OF CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘ap-
chase and commodify the data, including
tem, and other ocean observing programs to propriate committees of Congress’’ means—
weather prediction and seasonal agricultural
coordinate technology needs and the transi- (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science,
forecasting; and
tion of new technologies from research to op- and Transportation of the Senate;
(B) to the extent possible, the qualified
erations. (B) the Committee on Appropriations of
value and impact of the natural capital of
SEC. l07. ELECTRONIC MONITORING INNOVA- the Senate;
the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and
TION PRIZE. (C) the Committee on Natural Resources of
coasts with respect to tourism, recreation,
Not later than 2 years after the date of the the House of Representatives;
natural resources, and cultural heritage, in-
enactment of this Act, and under the author- (D) the Committee on Science, Space, and
cluding other indirect values.
ity provided by section 24 of the Stevenson- Technology of the House of Representatives;
SEC. l09. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 AGENCY–OCEANS. and
U.S.C. 3719), the Administrator, in consulta- (a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 45 days (E) the Committee on Appropriations of
tion with the heads of relevant Federal agen- after the date of the enactment of this Act, the House of Representatives.
cies and nongovernmental partners, as ap- the Administrator shall seek to enter into an SEC. l10. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
propriate, shall establish an Electronic Mon- agreement with the National Academy of No additional funds are to be authorized to
itoring Innovation Prize, which may be Sciences to conduct the comprehensive as- carry out this title.
awarded for the development of advanced ---
sessment under subsection (b).
electronic fisheries monitoring equipment (b) COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT.— SA 1868. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself
and data analysis tools, including improved (1) IN GENERAL.—Under an agreement be- and Mr. PADILLA) submitted an amend-
fish species recognition software. tween the Administrator and the National ment intended to be proposed by her to
SEC. l08. BLUE ECONOMY VALUATION. Academy of Sciences under this section, the the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Di-
(a) MEASUREMENT OF BLUE ECONOMY INDUS- National Academy of Sciences shall conduct rectorate for Technology and Innova-
TRIES.—The Administrator, in consultation a comprehensive assessment to evaluate— tion in the National Science Founda-
with the heads of other relevant Federal (A) whether there is a need for an Ad-
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tion, to establish a regional technology
agencies, shall establish a program to im- vanced Research Projects Agency–Oceans hub program, to require a strategy and
prove the collection, aggregation, and anal- (ARPA–O) that operates within the National
report on economic security, science,
ysis of data to measure the value and impact Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in
of industries related to the Great Lakes, coordination with, but not duplicative of, ex- research, innovation, manufacturing,
oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the isting Federal research programs relating to and job creation, to establish a critical
economy of the United States, including liv- oceanic, coastal, Great Lakes, estuarine, and supply chain resiliency program, and
ing resources, marine construction, marine related systems, including programs of the for other purposes; which was ordered
transportation, offshore energy development Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to lie on the table; as follows:
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