America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security Act or the America LEADS Act This bill addresses science and technology development, global infrastructure, U.S. manufacturing, foreign relations, and other topics. Provisions of the bill include those authorizing through FY2025 various federal research and development activities; requiring the Department of State to take actions to advance the development and adoption of quality global infrastructure; requiring the use of domestically produced aluminum in certain federal projects; requiring the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce to take actions to encourage the development and production of measurably secure microelectronics and semiconductors; expanding disclosure requirements for U.S. institutions of higher education that receive foreign gifts; authorizing various programs to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, as well as language skills education; requiring the President to impose sanctions to combat malign behavior by China's government and related persons; authorizing annual contributions to the World Bank's Clean Technology Fund and the United Nations's Green Climate Fund; prohibiting the use of federal funds to withdraw or reduce the presence of the Armed Forces or DOD in Japan or South Korea; prioritizing the transfer of excess defense articles to certain allies in the Indo-Pacific region; authorizing the State Department to provide assistance to increase maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region; authorizing the United States to cofinance infrastructure projects that would otherwise be included within China's Belt and Road initiative; requiring the President to establish a Special Representative for the Arctic; and providing priority refugee status to certain residents of Hong Kong or Xinjiang.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAfricaAir qualityAlliancesAlternative and renewable resourcesArctic and polar regionsArea studies and international educationArms control and nonproliferationASEAN countriesAsiaBusiness ethicsBuy American requirementsCanadaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaChinaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCollective securityCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightContracts and agencyCorporate finance and managementCurrencyDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDue process and equal protectionEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeEuropean UnionExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsForeign language and bilingual programsForeign loans and debtGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHong KongHuman rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaIranJapanJudicial procedure and administrationLabor standardsLatin AmericaManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMetalsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary education and trainingMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMinority employmentMultilateral development programsNavigation, waterways, harborsNews media and reportingNuclear powerNuclear weaponsOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativeOil and gasPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationReligionResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRule of law and government transparencyRussiaSanctionsScience and engineering educationSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpace flight and explorationStudent aid and college costsSubversive activitiesTaiwanTariffsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTibetTrade agreements and negotiationsTrade secrets and economic espionageTransportation safety and securityU.S. Agency for Global MediaU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWages and earningsWater use and supplyWomen's employmentWorld health
America LEADS Act
USA116th CongressS-4629| Senate
| Updated: 9/17/2020
America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security Act or the America LEADS Act This bill addresses science and technology development, global infrastructure, U.S. manufacturing, foreign relations, and other topics. Provisions of the bill include those authorizing through FY2025 various federal research and development activities; requiring the Department of State to take actions to advance the development and adoption of quality global infrastructure; requiring the use of domestically produced aluminum in certain federal projects; requiring the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce to take actions to encourage the development and production of measurably secure microelectronics and semiconductors; expanding disclosure requirements for U.S. institutions of higher education that receive foreign gifts; authorizing various programs to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, as well as language skills education; requiring the President to impose sanctions to combat malign behavior by China's government and related persons; authorizing annual contributions to the World Bank's Clean Technology Fund and the United Nations's Green Climate Fund; prohibiting the use of federal funds to withdraw or reduce the presence of the Armed Forces or DOD in Japan or South Korea; prioritizing the transfer of excess defense articles to certain allies in the Indo-Pacific region; authorizing the State Department to provide assistance to increase maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region; authorizing the United States to cofinance infrastructure projects that would otherwise be included within China's Belt and Road initiative; requiring the President to establish a Special Representative for the Arctic; and providing priority refugee status to certain residents of Hong Kong or Xinjiang.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAfricaAir qualityAlliancesAlternative and renewable resourcesArctic and polar regionsArea studies and international educationArms control and nonproliferationASEAN countriesAsiaBusiness ethicsBuy American requirementsCanadaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaChinaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCollective securityCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightContracts and agencyCorporate finance and managementCurrencyDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDue process and equal protectionEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeEuropean UnionExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsForeign language and bilingual programsForeign loans and debtGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHong KongHuman rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaIranJapanJudicial procedure and administrationLabor standardsLatin AmericaManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMetalsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary education and trainingMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMinority employmentMultilateral development programsNavigation, waterways, harborsNews media and reportingNuclear powerNuclear weaponsOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativeOil and gasPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationReligionResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRule of law and government transparencyRussiaSanctionsScience and engineering educationSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpace flight and explorationStudent aid and college costsSubversive activitiesTaiwanTariffsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTibetTrade agreements and negotiationsTrade secrets and economic espionageTransportation safety and securityU.S. Agency for Global MediaU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWages and earningsWater use and supplyWomen's employmentWorld health