US legislation on China to be delayed, lawmakers say
U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before a meeting between senior defence officials from both countries at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018
A USlegislative proposal to allocate $112billion for basic and advanced technology research and science in the face of rising competitive pressure from China will be delayed by at least two weeks, USSenateRepublicans and staffers said on Monday.
The bipartisan "Endless Frontier" measure was scheduled to be debated by theSenateCommerce Committee on Wednesday, having been formally introduced on April 21. But with more than 230 amendments filed for consideration,SenateRepublicans said the markup would not go forward until after a one-weekSenaterecess than ends May 10.
Senator Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Commerce Committee, told reporters that lawmakers needed more time "for some consensusto develop."
A spokesman for Senator Todd Young, the primary Republican sponsor told Reuters thebillwill not be heard in committee "this week but we expect it to happen after the recess."
The measure, sponsored bySenateDemocratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Young and others, would also authorize another $10billion to designate at least 10 regional technology hubs and create a supply chain crisis response program to address issues like the shortfall in semiconductor chips harming auto production.
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A spokesman for Senator Maria Cantwell, who chairs the Commerce Committee, did not immediately comment on Monday night.
Many lawmakers want touse the legislation to advance other priorities and attach additional proposals. Senators Gary Peters and John Thune want touse thebillto speed the deployment of thousands of self-driving cars.
Republican Representative Mike Gallagher, another sponsor, said USsuperiority in science and technology "is at risk. The Chinese Communist Party hasused decades of intellectual property theft and industrial espionage to close this technological gap in a way that threatens not only our economic security, but also our way of life."
Schumer said separately last week he will push for "emergency spending" to implement semiconductor manufacturing provisions in last year’s defensebill.