STRATA Act of 2026

(a) Regarding the National Science and Technology Council. It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) the Director should serve as a liaison to the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on International Science and Technology Coordination for the purpose of—

(A) determining primary areas of cooperation that are mutually beneficial to both the United States and countries and entities participating in the program; and

(B) when appropriate, creating an action plan to carry out the implementation of the program; and

(2) in carrying out paragraph (1), the Director and the National Science and Technology Council are encouraged to consult, as appropriate, with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and other relevant scientific and technical organizations to inform the identification and selection of priority areas of cooperation.

(b) Regarding coordination with National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council. It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) the Department of State, in coordination with the countries and entities participating in the program, should submit technologies supported under the program for consideration to the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council to accelerate the transition of commercial technologies developed under the program from research and development to operational deployment, government integration, and commercial application; and

(2) technologies should be considered by the Council if they have been—

(A) created through the program and approved for council submission by the United States and countries and entities participating in the program; or

(B) determined to be eligible and submitted for consideration by an allied country (as such term is defined in section 2350a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code).