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H.R. 5029: International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014

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H.R. 5029: International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-08 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 406 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5029 (2014-07-14), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to establish a body under the National Science and Technology Council that has the responsibility of identifying and coordinating international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen U.S. science and technology enterprise, improve economic and national security, and support U.S. foreign policy goals. Requires the body to be co-chaired by senior level officials from OSTP and the Department of State. Requires the body to: (1) coordinate interagency international science and technology cooperative research and training activities and partnerships supported or managed by federal agencies, (2) establish federal priorities and policies for aligning such international science and technology cooperative research and training activities and partnerships with the foreign policy goals of the United States, (3) identify opportunities for new international science and technology cooperative research and training partnerships that advance science and technology and U.S. foreign policy priorities, (4) solicit recommendations from non-federal science and technology stakeholders, and (5) identify broad issues that influence the ability of U.S. scientists and engineers to collaborate with foreign counterparts. Requires the Director to report annually on the body's activities.

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Official text

International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · 8 cosponsors

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Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)

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Record fed-us-cong113-hr5029 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113