Sec. 105. Department of State Office of International Strategic Scientific Innovation
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There shall be established in the Office of the Secretary of State, the Office of International Strategic Scientific Innovation (referred to in this section as the Office ). The head of the Office shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be referred to as the Ambassador at Large for International Strategic Scientific Innovation, and shall report directly to the Secretary of State. The Office shall— develop and communicate United States positions regarding scientific innovation policies and the exchange of scientific information; coordinate with allies and partner governments to ensure that the United States works cooperatively with nations in the Group of Seven and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to leverage our combined technical expertise to lead in scientific innovation in the 21st century; encourage partner countries— to increase their national research and development budgets; to target specific critical technology sectors for such increased budgets; and to provide research and development tax incentives for technology firms to form international collaborative partnerships; coordinate efforts among relevant Federal agencies to build and enhance partnerships with countries to develop digital infrastructure; lead the efforts of the Department of State, including through the Under Secretary for Management, to increase opportunities to bring specialists in innovation and critical technologies into the Department of State, including for fellowships and any other program identified by the Office; engage with allies and partners with respect to best practices for investing in entities that promote a free, stable, open, and secure digital domain; foster increased engagement between United States private sector entities working on critical technologies with private entities or academic institutions located in like-minded nations; and coordinate with the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the United States Agency for International Development, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and other Federal departments and agencies to encourage American startups in artificial intelligence and data science, genomics and synthetic biology, quantum information systems, clean energy, and other frontier technologies to invest in, export to, and form research and development partnerships with reputable firms in critical technology ecosystems.
The Ambassador at Large for International Strategic Scientific Innovation shall have demonstrated expertise in— critical technologies; scientific innovation and development policy; international relations and diplomacy; and the intersection of innovation and workforce and skills development. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ambassador at Large for International Strategic Scientific Innovation shall submit a strategy to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representative for creating mechanisms whereby the United States and like-minded countries can coordinate— to ensure an open flow of ideas related to innovation and technology; and to protect the benefits of promoting innovation.