US S4629

Bill

America LEADS Act America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security Act

Introduced
09/17/2020

In Committee
09/17/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Addresses science and technology development, global infrastructure, U.S. manufacturing, foreign relations, and other topics. Provisions of the bill include those authorizing through FY2025 various federal research and development activities; requiring the Department of State to take actions to advance the development and adoption of quality global infrastructure; requiring the use of domestically produced aluminum in certain federal projects; requiring the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce to take actions to encourage the development and production of measurably secure microelectronics and semiconductors; expanding disclosure requirements for U.S. institutions of higher education that receive foreign gifts; authorizing various programs to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, as well as language skills education; requiring the President to impose sanctions to combat malign behavior by China's government and related persons; authorizing annual contributions to the World Bank's Clean Technology Fund and the United Nations's Green Climate Fund; prohibiting the use of federal funds to withdraw or reduce the presence of the Armed Forces or DOD in Japan or South Korea; prioritizing the transfer of excess defense articles to certain allies in the Indo-Pacific region; authorizing the State Department to provide assistance to increase maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region; authorizing the United States to cofinance infrastructure projects that would otherwise be included within China's Belt and Road initiative; requiring the President to establish a Special Representative for the Arctic; and providing priority refugee status to certain residents of Hong Kong or Xinjiang.

AI Summary

Here is a one-paragraph summary of the key provisions of this bill: This bill addresses a range of issues involving the Peoples Republic of China, including efforts to strengthen U.S. competitiveness and supply chain resiliency in critical technologies and manufacturing, enhance cooperation with allies and partners, counter Chinese malign influence and human rights abuses, and leverage U.S. economic statecraft. Key provisions authorize increased investment in research and development, semiconductor manufacturing, and workforce training; establish new monitoring and review mechanisms for inbound and outbound investments; impose sanctions on entities complicit in forced labor and human rights abuses; and expand U.S. support for allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond to counter Chinese influence.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (14)

Bob Menendez (D)*, Sherrod Brown (D), Catherine Cortez Masto (D), Dick Durbin (D), Martin Heinrich (D), Amy Klobuchar (D), Jeff Merkley (D), Patty Murray (D), Jack Reed (D), Chuck Schumer (D), Jeanne Shaheen (D), Chris Van Hollen (D), Mark Warner (D), Ron Wyden (D),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 09/17/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4629/all-info

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4629/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4629/BILLS-116s4629is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4629/BILLS-116s4629is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR2202	GrAITR Act Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research Act	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.	Related
HR4331	Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
HR4551	Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Related
HR5932	Ensuring Chinese Debt Transparency Act of 2020	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
HR7000	Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Related
HR7601	CONFUCIUS Act Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.	Related
HR7980	USTR Inspector General Act of 2020	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
S1558	AI–IA Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Related
S1824	Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
S2539	Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
S3952	Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2020	Held at the desk.	Related
S4493	USTR Inspector General Act of 2020	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S4629	America LEADS Act America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
S592	Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.	Related
S939	CONFUCIUS Act Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act	Held at the desk.	Related
S945	Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act	Became Public Law No: 116-222. (TXT \| PDF)	Related

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