EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20502
May 5, 2021
INTERIM PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE;
SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES RE: SECTION 9412 OF THE NATIONAL
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
FROM: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
SUBJECT: Interim Progress Report on the Industries of the Future Act of 2020
Section 9412 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, titled “Industries of the
Future Act of 2020”
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(hereafter, “Section 9412” or “this section”), directs that the Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) submit to Congress a report on Federal research and
development investments, infrastructure, and workforce development investments that enable continued
United States leadership in industries of the future (IoTF). This interim progress report provides a strategy
for delivering a report on Federal R&D spending in quantum information science and nondefense
artificial intelligence and other key industries, and demonstrates the continued commitment to prioritizing
key technologies through investment. This report, including its attachment, is an interim progress report
in advance of a full report to be transmitted after the President’s FY 2022 detailed budget is released.
As stated in paragraph (b)(1) of Section 9412, OSTP must submit a report on enactment of the following
section:
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress a report on research and development
investments, infrastructure, and workforce development investments of the Federal Government
that enable continued United States leadership in industries of the future. This report shall include
a definition of IOTF under paragraph (2)(A); assessment of baseline investments in civilian R&D
of the Federal government in IOTF (2)(B); a plan to double baseline investments in AI and QIS by
FY22 (2)(C); a detailed plan to increase IOTF investments from paragraph (2)(B) to $10B by FY25
under paragraph (2)(D); a plan leverage investments from paragraph (2)(B)(C)(D) to elicit
complimentary investments, inclusive of incentives to do so, by non-Federal entities including
through public-private partnerships under paragraph (2)(E); and proposal for the Federal
government to implement, including any draft legislation.
Consistent with Section 9412 paragraph (b)(2)(B), the previous Administration developed a baseline
inventory of Federal investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Information Science (QIS).
The table below shows the previous Administration’s AI and QIS baseline as well as FY 2020
appropriations for AI and QIS from P.L. 116-93. AI and QIS investments from FY 2021 and for the
Administration’s FY 2022 Budget Request will be provided following release of the FY 2022 Budget.
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BILLS-116hr6395enr.pdf (congress.gov)