| 13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT TO CREATE THE NC-FEDERAL ALIGNMENT FOR CRITICAL 2 |
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| 15 | 15 | | TECHNOLOGIES TASK FORCE (NC -FACT) WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | COMMERCE AND TO REQUIRE THAT TASK FORCE TO STUDY WAYS TO FOSTER 4 |
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| 17 | 17 | | AND PROMOTE SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION IN THE STATE. 5 |
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| 18 | 18 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 1.(a) There is established the NC-Federal Alignment for Critical 7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Technologies Task Force (Task Force) within the Department of Commerce, Office of Science, 8 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Technology & Innovation (Office). The Task Force shall consist of members of the Office and, 9 |
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| 22 | 22 | | at the discretion of the Office, may consist of members of constituent institutions of The 10 |
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| 23 | 23 | | University of North Carolina and the private sector. 11 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1.(b) The Task Force established under subsection (a) of this section shall 12 |
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| 25 | 25 | | have the following duties: 13 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) Research ways to increase collaboration among State, federal, and private 14 |
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| 27 | 27 | | entities involved in the promotion of science, technology, and innovation in 15 |
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| 28 | 28 | | the State. 16 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) Research ways to streamline State, federal, and private resources to promote 17 |
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| 30 | 30 | | the science and technology industries in the State. 18 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (3) Develop short-, mid-, and long-term economic development-related strategies 19 |
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| 32 | 32 | | and recommendations to increase the patronage and prevalence of the science 20 |
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| 33 | 33 | | and technology industries in the State, with particular emphasis on attracting 21 |
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| 34 | 34 | | out-of-state investment into the State. 22 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (4) Perform any other studies, evaluations, or determinations the Task Force 23 |
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| 36 | 36 | | considers necessary. 24 |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 1.(c) No later than April 1 of each year, the Task Force shall submit a 25 |
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| 38 | 38 | | report with its findings and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Economic Development 26 |
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| 39 | 39 | | and Global Engagement Oversight Committee. These findings and recommendations shall 27 |
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| 40 | 40 | | include specific, concrete, and actionable steps to be undertaken by the State and upon which the 28 |
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| 41 | 41 | | General Assembly could act. 29 |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 30 |
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