To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require a plan for data collection and analytical capability relating to the skilled technical workforce, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7077 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7077 To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require a plan for data collection and analytical capability relating to the skilled technical workforce, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2026 Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require a plan for data collection and analytical capability relating to the skilled technical workforce, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO THE SKILLED TECHNICAL WORKFORCE. Paragraph (2) of section 10314(b) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18994(b)) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``and biennially thereafter'' after ``Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act''; (2) by striking ``the results of an assessment'' and inserting ``a plan for initiating and maintaining a data collection and analytical capability within the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics''; and (3) by striking ``surveys on--'' and all that follows through ``discretion of the Director'' and inserting ``surveys on the skilled technical workforce''. <all>