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American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act (The American COMPETE Act) | NIST https://www. nist. gov/publications/american-competitiveness-more-productive-emerging-tech-economy-act-american-compete-act American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act (The American COMPETE Act) 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) 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. Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) - GCR 23-039 Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) https://doi. org/10.
6028/NIST. GCR. 23-039 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.
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 June 22, 2026) Additional citation formats If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact [email protected] .
Created August 11, 2023, Updated August 4, 2025
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