Sec. 10245. International standards development
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The Director shall lead information exchange and coordination among Federal agencies and communication from Federal agencies to the private sector of the United States to ensure effective Federal engagement in the development and use of international technical standards. To support private sector-led engagement and ensure effective Federal engagement in the development and use of international technical standards, the Director shall consider— the role and needs of the Federal Government with respect to international technical standards; organizations developing international technical standards of interest to the United States, United States representation and influence in these organizations, and key contributors for technical and leadership expertise in these organizations; support for persons with domain subject matter expertise, especially from small businesses located in the United States, to influence and engage in technical standards leadership positions, working groups and meetings; opportunities for partnerships for supporting international technical standards from across the Federal Government, Federally funded research and development centers, university-affiliated research centers, institutions of higher education, industry, industry associations, nonprofit organizations, and other key contributors; support for activities to encourage the adoption of technical standards developed in the United States to be adopted by international standards organizations; and other activities determined by the Director to be necessary to support United States participation in international standards development, economic competitiveness, and national security in the development and use of international technical standards.
The Director shall support education and workforce development efforts to promote United States participation in international standards organizations. The Director shall— identify and create, as appropriate, technical standards education and training resources for interested businesses, industry associations, academia, nonprofits, Federal agencies, and other relevant standards contributors, including activities targeted at integrating standards content into undergraduate and graduate curricula in science, engineering, business, public policy, and law; conduct outreach, including to private sector leaders, to support engagement by more United States stakeholders in international technical standards development; and other activities deemed necessary by the Director to support increased engagement, influence, and leadership of United States organizations in the development of international technical standards.
The Director, in coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall establish a 5-year pilot program to award grants, on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis, to private sector entities, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit institutions based in the United States to support increased participation by small business and academic interests in international standards organizations.
In carrying out the pilot programs established in subsection (c), the Director shall award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to covered entities to cover the reasonable costs, up to a specified ceiling set by the Director, of activities supporting increased engagement and leadership of employees of small businesses and faculty of institutions of higher education or other nonprofit research institutions with subject matter and technical expertise necessary to be conributers in international standards organizations.
The Director may only provide a grant under this section to an eligible recipient that— demonstrates deep technical standards expertise; demonstrates knowledge with the processes of the standards development organization in which the recipient intends to engage using grant funds; proposes a feasible set of standard deliverables to be completed over the period of the grant; explains how the recipient will fund the standards work supported by the grant if the grant funds are insufficient to cover all costs of the work; and commits personnel with appropriate expertise to engage in relevant international organizations responsible for developing technical standards over the period of the grant.
A small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) based in the United States, an institution of higher education (as defined by section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S. C. 1002)), or a nonprofit institution as defined in section 4(5) of the Stevenson-Wydler Act ( 15 U.S.C. 3703 ) shall be eligible to receive grants under this program. The Director may prioritize grants awarded under this section to eligible recipients for standards development proposals that address clearly defined current or anticipated market needs or gaps that would not be met without the grant.
An eligible recipient seeking funding under subsection
(c)shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a merit review process, including the creation of merit review panels made of experts from government and the private sector, to evaluate the application under paragraph
(6)to ensure applications submitted are reviewed in a fair, competitive, transparent, and in-depth manner. In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (c), the Director shall consult with other Federal agencies, private sector organizations, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations to help inform the pilot program, including selection criteria, applicant disclosure requirements, grant amount and duration, and the merit review process. The Director shall brief Congress after the second year of the pilot program and each year following that includes the following: An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program for improving the participation of United States small businesses, United States institutions of higher education, or other nonprofit research institutions in international standards organizations, including— the type of activities supported, including leadership roles; the international standards organizations participated in; and the technical areas covered by the activities. If deemed effective, a plan for permanent implementation of the pilot program. To the extent applicable, the Institute, when preparing standards, participating in voluntary consensus standard bodies, and engaging in a standards development process that is open to participation from Chinese firms and state-owned enterprises of the People’s Republic of China, the process should include the following attributes that are easily accessible, clear, and unambiguous: Transparency. Openness. Impartiality and Consensus. Effectiveness and Relevance. Coherence. Development Dimension.
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