Bill > HR5029

This bill, the International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014, establishes a new body within the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) to identify and coordinate international science and technology partnerships. This body, co-chaired by senior officials from the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Department of State, will be responsible for coordinating interagency research and training activities, setting priorities for aligning these activities with U.S. foreign policy goals, identifying new partnership opportunities, and gathering input from non-federal stakeholders like universities and industry. It will also identify barriers that hinder collaboration between U.S. and foreign scientists and engineers. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy will be required to submit an annual report to Congress and make it publicly available, detailing the established priorities and policies, ongoing and new partnerships, how stakeholder input was considered, and issues affecting international scientific collaboration.