8/19/2021, 7:19:34 PMPositive. +1
Legislation introduced by the Silicon Valley congressman on Friday includes proposals that would affect multiple federal agencies and stand up the Federal Institute of Technology. Deemed FIT for short, that institute would be a portion of lawmakers’ broader aims to make technology-centered investments, particularly in rural areas.
Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Dwight Evans, D-Penn., and Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif., co-sponsored the bill.
Funding would be distributed across federal, state and local agencies to promote research into “certain technology sectors,” including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, blockchain, biotechnology, telecommunications, and more.
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