USA Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4906 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4906 To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to advance the principles of openness, transparency, due process, appeals, and consensus in the development of international standards, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 5, 2025 Mr. Webster of Florida (for himself and Mr. Self) 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 the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to advance the principles of openness, transparency, due process, appeals, and consensus in the development of international standards, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Utilize Standards for All Act'' or the ``USA Act''. SEC. 2. IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT. Section 10245 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167; 42 U.S.C. 18951) is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: ``(a) Importance of International Standards Development.--The Director shall carry out the following: ``(1) Advance the principles of openness, transparency, due process, appeals, and consensus in the development of international standards. ``(2) Shall promote voluntary consensus standards, developed through a private sector-led process (domestically and internationally) in accordance with the National Institute o