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1、Technological leadership in emerging and critical technologies will determine the political, economic and military strength of countries in the 21st century. These technologies offer opportunities for the empowerment of citizens and the flourishing of democratic practices, but can also be used by au

2、thoritarian governments for surveillance, repression and control.The Peoples Republic of China is pursuing a set of policies to achieve dominance in key technologies including 5G, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, hypersonics, biotechnology, space capabilities and autonomous vehicles.The U

3、nited States cannot counter these practices or compete with the PRC and other authoritarian governments on its own. The worlds major liberal-democratic nations must work together in a Technology Partnership to ensure that these technologies advance democratic institutions, norms, and values, contrib

4、uting to global peace and prosperity.Section 1: Short Title: The Act can be referred to as the Democracy Technology Partnership Act.Section 2: Findings: It lists numerous Congressional findings, summarized below: The 21 century will be defined by economic competition rooted in technological advances

5、;Technologies offer opportunities for the empowerment of citizens, as well as challenges to democratic norms and human rights by authoritarian regimes; Technological leadership by the worlds democratic nations is important to safeguarding democratic institutions, values and norms, and democracies mu

6、st lead in setting standards and shaping the responsible use of technologies;The PRC seeks technological superiority and is increasing its influence in AI, 5G and a wide range of science and technology disciplines; The PRC uses technologies such as AI, facial recognition and biometrics to increase c

7、ontrol over its population, including against ethnic and religious minorities;The PRC uses its economic power to coerce and censor companies, individuals and countries; After decades of being the world leader in key technologies, the United States is at risk of falling behind the PRC in key technolo

8、gies of the future; andOther countries have unique knowledge, expertise, and capabilities in numerous cutting-edge technologies. In order to successfully compete against the PRC, the United States must partner with such countries.Section 3: Sense nf Congress:1. Emerging technology governance regimes

9、 driven by undemocratic governments arc gaining traction internationally;The United States is ceding leadership to authoritarian regimes and risking the growth of anti-democralic norms and standards around technologies; and coordination around the resiliency of supply chains in critical technology a

10、reas, including semiconductor fabrication;facilitation of partnerships and cooperation among and between research universities, start-up companies, and other businesses; coordination of investments and co-financing in targeted countries with the goal of promoting secure and resilient digital infrast

11、ructure and privacy-enhancing technologies that protect democratic values and create a clear contrast and alternative to the PRC; andinformation sharing among partner countries to raise awareness of how authoritarian governments work to transfer technology and use technologies to erode democracies.T

12、he Special Ambassador may establish working groups within the International Technology Partnership, composed of representatives from partner countries to coordinate on discrete strategies and policies related to specific technologies.Section 7: Intcmational TcchnoloiPartncrshiD Fund: The Act establi

13、shes a $5 billion International Technology Partnership Fund to support 1) joint research projects between government research agencies, universities, technology companies and other businesses from partner countries; and 2) technology investments in third-country markets.It also establishes a Public-

14、Private Board, called the International Technology Partnership Advisory Board, made up of individuals with demonstrated expertise in the fields of emerging technologies and international trade and who come from the private sector, academia, human rights organizations and technology research institut

15、ions, to provide advice and recommendations to the Technology Partnership Office on the implementation of this Act.Section 8: State DeDartment ReDorte: Requires that the Secretary of State, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, submit an unclassified report to Congress on a national strate

16、gy for technology and national security that includes the following: assesses the emerging and foundational technologies of the future;identifies the current capabilities and gaps of the United States and other countries in critical technologies and its components, including partner countries and th

17、e PRC; identifies governance models fbr these technologies being adopted by other countries and where the US should coordinate;identifies a preliminary set of priority technology areas for the Technology Partnership; and makes recommendations ibr enhancing US technological capabilities, how the US s

18、hould collaborate with other countries; and the criteria fbr determining membership in the Partnership, including a strong commitment to democratic values and a history of working closely with the United States.Requires that the Secretary of State submit a report to Congress that assesses other countries) standards and governance regimes for privacy, human rights, consumer protection, and free expression.