S.Amdt. 1785

SA 1785. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 23, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
(5) Report.--Not later than the earlier of 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act or the date on which the
Secretary of Commerce awards the first grant under section
9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)
with amounts appropriated under this subsection, the
Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of
relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to Congress a report
that includes recommendations for adjustments to policies and
regulations in order to reduce, with respect to the
semiconductor incentive program established under that
section--
(A) permitting timelines; and
(B) the various costs of permitting and the development of
semiconductor manufacturing.
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