American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act (The American COMPETE Act)

Published

August 11, 2023

Author(s)

Commerce Secretary, Kevin A. Kimball, Matthew Hoehler, Anne Lane, Elham Tabassi, Marie LaSalle, Kevin Jurrens, Mark VanLandingham, James Warren, Naomi Lefkovitz, Nada Golmie, Chris Greer, Matthew Scholl, Dylan Yaga, Andrew C. Wilson, Kevin Stine, Karen Reczek, Institute for Defense Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (IDA STPI), Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Abstract

Under DIVISION FF, Title XV, §1501 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Public Law 116-260)—the "American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act" (the "American COMPETE Act")—the United States Congress directed the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission and other agencies, to prepare studies on the following technology areas that are expected to be critical to the global competitiveness, economic growth, and national security of the United States in the coming decades: Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Internet of Things in Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Blockchain Technology, New and Advanced Materials, Unmanned Delivery Services, and Three-Dimensional Printing (included here as Additive Manufacturing). This document compiles chapters addressing each technology area.

Citation

Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) - GCR 23-039

Report Number

GCR 23-039

NIST Pub Series

Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR)

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NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.23-039

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Keywords

Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Internet of Things in Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Blockchain Technology, New and Advanced Materials, Unmanned Delivery Services, Additive Manufacturing, Three-Dimensional Printing, Economic Growth, Global Competitiveness, National Security, Economic Security.

Citation

Secretary, C. , Kimball, K. , Hoehler, M. , Lane, A. , Tabassi, E. , LaSalle, M. , Jurrens, K. , VanLandingham, M. , Warren, J. , Lefkovitz, N. , Golmie, N. , Greer, C. , Scholl, M. , Yaga, D. , Wilson, A. , Stine, K. , Reczek, K. , (IDA STPI), I. , (QED-C), Q. and (FTC), F. (2023), American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act (The American COMPETE Act), Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.23-039, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=956480 (Accessed October 9, 2025)