Sec. 5. International Technology Partnership Office at the Department of State
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The Secretary of State shall establish an interagency-staffed International Technology Partnership Office (referred to in this section as the Office ), which shall be housed in the Department of State. The Office shall be headed by the Special Ambassador for Technology, who shall— be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; have the rank and status of ambassador; and report to the Secretary of State, unless otherwise directed by the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Treasury shall each appoint, from within their respective departments, directors for International Technology Partnership, who also shall serve as liaisons between the Office and the Department of Commerce or the Department of the Treasury, as applicable. In addition to the leaders referred to in subsection (b), the Office shall include a representative or expert detailee from key Federal agencies, as determined by the Special Ambassador for Technology.
The purposes of the Office shall include— creating an international technology partnership of democratic countries to develop harmonized technology governance regimes and to fill gaps where United States capabilities are currently insufficient, with a specific focus on key technologies, including— artificial intelligence and machine learning; 5G telecommunications and other advanced wireless networking technologies; semiconductor chip manufacturing; biotechnology; quantum computing; surveillance technologies, including facial recognition technologies and censorship software; and fiber optic cables; vigorously identifying existing and, as needed, new multilateral mechanisms to advance the objectives of the International Technology Partnership around technology governance that advances democratic values; coordinating with such countries regarding shared technology strategies, including technology controls and standards, as informed by the reports required under section 8; and developing strategies with partner countries for coordinated, development and financial support for the acquisition by key countries of the technologies listed in paragraph (1), or comparable technologies, in order to provide alternatives for those countries to systems supported by authoritarian regimes.
The Secretary of State may— hire support staff for the Office, in accordance with section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3943 ); and hire individuals to serve as experts or consultants for the Office, in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
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