§6615b Quadrennial science and technology review

Summary

The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy must finish a full review of the U.S. science and technology enterprise by December 31, 2023, and then every four years after that. The review, called the quadrennial science and technology review, must look at the nation’s science and technology strategy and give recommendations to keep the United States a global leader. The Director must work with the National Science and Technology Council, the President’s science advisers, the National Science Board, the National Security Council, heads of other agencies, and outside experts from industry, colleges, nonprofits, and Congress. The review must be coordinated with other required reviews and use existing findings when possible so work is not duplicated. Each review must cover big topics like government-wide policy, research and development priorities (including manufacturing and industry), national and societal challenges, global competition and threats, the STEM workforce, regional innovation, critical sectors, technology transfer, gaps that need federal funding, private-sector policy impacts (including small and medium businesses), and needed infrastructure and tools. The Director must send a report to Congress by December 31 of the review year and make it public online when possible, but may include a classified annex if needed. The law ends ten years after August 9, 2022.