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)
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20502
Trump Administration
FY 2020 Budget
Proposal*
FY 2020 Enacted
Estimate
Artificial Intelligence
$973.5 Million
$ 1.118 Billion
Quantum Information
Science
$435 Million **
$588 Million
*The FY2020 Budget Proposal was the previous Administration’s baseline of investments in QIS and
nondefense AI R&D in these areas.
**The FY2020 QIS Budget Proposal was comprised of funding from DoD, DOE, NIST, and NSF.
The above numbers were compiled by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the National Quantum Coordination Office
(NQCO), and the Networking and Information Research and Development Program (NITRD).
The Biden Administration strongly supports increased funding for emerging technologies. Notably, as
indicated in the American Jobs Plan, the Administration is calling on Congress to “make an $180 billion
investment that will advance U.S. leadership in critical technologies and upgrade America’s research
infrastructure. U.S. leadership in new technologiesfrom artificial intelligence to biotechnology to
computingis critical to both our future economic competitiveness and our national security.”
Additionally, the National Science Foundation (NSF) FY22 discretionary request establishes a new
Directorate for technology, innovation, and partnerships within NSF to help translate research into
practical applications. The Directorate would work with programs across the Agency and with other
existing Federal and non-Federal entities to expedite technology development in emerging areas that are
crucial for U.S. technological leadership, including artificial intelligence, high performance computing,
disaster response and resilience, quantum information systems, robotics, advanced communications
technologies, biotechnology, and cybersecurity.
In response to Section 9412 paragraphs (b)(2)(F), the Director of OSTP will provide a full plan, that
leverages final conclusions from paragraphs (b)(2)(D) and paragraphs (b)(2)(E) within 90 days of the
release of the FY 2022 detailed budget to achieve the vision of NDAA FY20, Section 9412.
Consistent with Section 9412 paragraphs (b)(2)(A), the Director of OSTP through the establishment of a
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Joint Subcommittee will coordinate the development
of an inventory of terms and definitions used across Federal science agencies and respond to other
requirements in the law.
Kei Koizumi
Acting Director
Office of Science and Technology Policy
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20502
[ATTACHMENT 1: AN EXCERPT FROM AJP RELATED TO IOTF]
The American Jobs Plan
MARCH 31, 2021
“…Public investments in R&D lay the foundation for the future breakthroughs that
over time yield new businesses, new jobs, and more exports. However, we need more
investment if we want to maintain our economic edge in today’s global economy. We
are one of the few major economies whose public investments in research and
development have declined as a percent of GDP in the past 25 years. Countries like
China are investing aggressively in R&D, and China now ranks number two in the
world in R&D expenditures. In addition, barriers to careers in high-innovation
sectors remain significant. We must do more to improve access to the higher wage
sectors of our economy. In order to win the 21
st
century economy, we must get back to
investing in the researchers, laboratories, and universities across our nation. But this
time, we must do so with a commitment to lifting up workers and regions who were
left out of past investments.
The Administration is calling on Congress to make an $180 billion investment that
will advance U.S. leadership in critical technologies and upgrade America’s research
infrastructure. U.S. leadership in new technologiesfrom artificial intelligence to
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20502
biotechnology to computingis critical to both our future economic competitiveness
and our national security. Based on bipartisan proposals, President Biden is calling
on Congress to invest $50 billion in the National Science Foundation (NSF), creating
a technology directorate that will collaborate with and build on existing programs
across the government. It will focus on fields like semiconductors and advanced
computing, advanced communications technology, advanced energy technologies, and
biotechnology. The plan is calling on Congress to provide $30 billion in additional
funding for R&D that spurs innovation and job creation, including in rural
areas. The plan also will invest $40 billion in upgrading research infrastructure in
laboratories across the country, including brick-and-mortar facilities and computing
capabilities and networks. These funds would be allocated across the federal R&D
agencies, including at the Department of Energy. Half of those funds will be reserved
for Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving
Institutions, including the creation of a new national lab focused on climate that will
be affiliated with an HBCU.