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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The U.S. Senate has kicked off the complicated process of coordinating and passing multi-committee legislation designed to bolster U.S. technological capabilities, expand the U.S. political, diplomatic, and economic toolkit for dealing with China, and curb China’s growing geopolitical influence.   The effort has garnered strong bipartisan support and is likely to yield landmark legislation that will be enacted with strong bipartisa...

Bipartisanship Lives! The Amazing Convergence on China Policy Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo Chinese staffers adjust the U.S. and Chinese flags before the opening session of trade negotiations between U.S. and Chinese trade representatives at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, February 2019. In today’s poisoned partisan atmosphere, where Republicans are laying systematic plans to steal the 2022 election and using the filibuster to block much of the Biden program, one remarkable island ...

The Strategic Competition Act of 2021, 1 approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 21, 2021, signals continued bipartisan consensus to orient U.S. policy towards aggressive action to counter China. Given the broad bipartisan support in Washington to address Chinas malign activities, the bill will likely pass the Senate and House of Representatives. This bill is a useful barometer of congressional sentiment towards China and may guide the Biden administrations future China-re...

[co-author: Christina Barone] President Biden’s Discretionary Budget Request: Fiscal Year 2022 On April 9, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) submitted President Biden’s discretionary funding request (the “Request”) to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The Request lays out the President’s discretionary funding recommendations across a wide range of policy areas, including a strategy for investing in emerging technology areas, maintaining economic competitiveness and nat...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On April 9, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) submitted President Bidens discretionary funding request (the "Request") to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The Request lays out the Presidents discretionary funding recommendations across a wide range of policy areas, including a strategy for investing in emerging technology areas, maintaining economic competitiveness and nation...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 21, 2021, Congress took action on two bills aimed at strengthening U.S. competitiveness vis-à-vis the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China). First, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance the Strategic Competition Act of 2021. Second, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Todd Young (R-IN), along with Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI), introduced the Endless Frontier Act. These bill...

× Sen. Coons joins Majority Leader Schumer, Sen. Young in introducing bipartisan bill to bolster US global leadership and competitiveness April 21, 2021 Endless Frontier Act proposes strengthening of National Science Foundation, $100 billion for advancing strategically important science and tech R&D, and $10 billion for establishment of regional technology hubs across the country to launch new innovations, revive American manufacturing, and help lead to the creation of new jobs to jumps...

Schumer previewed the bill in February prior to a White House summit to address semiconductor, or chip, shortages. Schumer said in a statement Wednesday that the legislation would “address several dangerous weak spots in America’s economic and national security that threaten our global technological leadership.”  “This legislation will enhance American competitiveness with China and other countries by investing in American innovation, building up regions across the country to lead in t...

Youth mental health program wins $150,000 grant in Lane County PeaceHealth has noticed an increase in youths entering emergency departments at RiverBend and University District hospitals for mental health concerns since the pandemic began -- an average of 38 youths per month. Posted: Mar 15, 2021 11:24 AM Updated: Mar 15, 2021 6:42 PM Posted By: Kennedy Dendy LANE COUNTY, Ore. -- A new program was launched Monday as a partnership between The Child Center and PeaceHealth that aims at providing...