H.R. 4906

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4906 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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 
of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.), as in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, which are the cornerstone of the United States 
standardization system and serve as the basis for a sound 
national economy and the key to global market access.
``(3) Strengthen the unique United States public-private 
partnerships approach to advance United States interests in 
standards development, as such is critical to United States 
economic competitiveness.
``(4) In coordination with the heads of relevant Federal 
agencies, ensure cooperation and coordination across Federal 
agencies to partner with and support private sector 
stakeholders regarding standards development for emerging 
technologies.''.
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