S1956-118

Reported

To improve the commercialization of Federal research by domestic manufacturers, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 13, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve the commercialization of Federal research by domestic manufacturers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Science & Space, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id756ce74b-bf0a-4310-a342-524779ca0fcf: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2024.
  • Section id305b03cf10bb4999b281748f300f2b3d: 2. Improvement of commercialization of Federal research by domestic manufacturers Section 2 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15...
  • Section id3eb6fadd-774c-46dd-ae97-8fa26637ccb6: 3. Study and comprehensive review of commercialization of Federal research by domestic manufacturers Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of...
  • Section ide4eff908-110c-4b03-b3bd-7ea442fc6b91: 4. Preference for United States industry Section 204 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 204.Preference for United States...
  • Section idb3f4ddb0-9cd5-44c5-bd20-916c0f64b00d: 204. Preference for United States industry In this section: The term country of concern has the meaning given the term covered nation in section 4872(d) of...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve the commercialization of Federal research by domestic manufacturers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Science & Space, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, To improve the commercialization of Federal research by domestic manufacturers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Science & Space Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 1, 2024

Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment

Jun 13, 2023

Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Vance) introduced the following …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Manufacturing
14 mentions across 8 clauses
+10 positive -4 negative

Domestic manufacturers, Domestic manufacturers capable of commercializing federal research, Domestic manufacturers in technology sectors

Positive-direction: Domestic manufacturers, Domestic manufacturers capable of commercializing federal research, Domestic manufacturers in technology sectors, Domestic manufacturers seeking federal research commercialization opportunities, Domestic manufacturers seeking to license federally-funded inventions, Domestic manufacturers with production capabilities, Manufacturing USA Network members, Private sector partners with domestic manufacturing operations, U.S. domestic manufacturers

Negative-direction: Foreign manufacturers in countries of concern, Foreign manufacturers in countries of concern (China, Russia, etc.), Foreign-only manufacturers seeking research partnerships, Manufacturers in countries of concern

Government
9 mentions across 8 clauses
-9 negative

Federal agencies administering research funding, Federal agencies with research funding programs, NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships

Research & Science
8 mentions across 5 clauses
-8 negative

Nonprofit organizations with federally-funded inventions, Nonprofit research organizations, Nonprofit research organizations holding federally-funded invention titles

11/12
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Science & Space Trade
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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