About the bill
The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act ("AICA") is a United States federal law enacted in 2017.
The act updated instructions to the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct and support research on cybersecurity and cryptography. It created a Director of Security at NIST. It revised the program requirements on the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development program which coordinates advanced computer research across U.S. government agencies. It assigned to the Office of Management and Budget a responsibility to create an interagency working group to reduce administrative burdens on federally-funded researchers.
The act authorizes creation of an interagency advisory panel and working groups to consider education for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
The act supports the coordination of …
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 6, 2017
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 6, 2017.
3 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Commerce Committee Approves Gardner-Peters Bill to Keep America Competitive”
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Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO, 2015-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 29, 2016
“American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Heads to Full Senate”
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Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 29, 2016
“Lipinski Praises Congressional Passage of Bill to Boost American Innovation and Competitiveness, Create Jobs”
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Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL3, 2005-2020]
on Dec 16, 2016
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 6490: American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
Introduced on Dec 8, 2016. 99% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 5312: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016
Passed House (Senate next) on Jun 13, 2016. 50% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 6414: Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016
Introduced on Nov 30, 2016. 68% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 2113: Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015
Introduced on Sep 30, 2015. 48% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 2926: Science Prize Competitions Act of 2016
Introduced on May 12, 2016. 68% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 1162: Science Prize Competitions Act
Passed House (Senate next) on May 19, 2015. 62% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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May 19, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1162 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3084 (114th). |
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Jun 13, 2016
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Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5312 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3084 (114th). |
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Jun 22, 2016
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Introduced
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Jun 29, 2016
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 1, 2016
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Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Dec 10, 2016
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 16, 2016
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 6, 2017
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 3084 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 3084. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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