[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 1710 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1710
To establish the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation
Policy and strategic national manufacturing policy for the United
States, to provide manufacturing and industrial perspective and advice
to the President, to provide for a comprehensive survey and cross
administration management of efforts to ensure global leadership in
manufacturing critical to the long-term economic health and national
security of the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 22, 2023
Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Gonzalez-
Colon, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Sherrill, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Carson, and Mrs.
Peltola) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To establish the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation
Policy and strategic national manufacturing policy for the United
States, to provide manufacturing and industrial perspective and advice
to the President, to provide for a comprehensive survey and cross
administration management of efforts to ensure global leadership in
manufacturing critical to the long-term economic health and national
security of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Office of
Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act of 2023''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--NATIONAL MANUFACTURING POLICY AND PRIORITIES
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Sense of Congress.
TITLE II--OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION POLICY
Sec. 201. Establishment.
Sec. 202. Chief Manufacturing Officer; Associate Manufacturing
Officers.
Sec. 203. Policy planning, analysis, and advice.
Sec. 204. National strategic plan for manufacturing and industrial
innovation.
Sec. 205. Additional Functions of the Chief Manufacturing Officer;
Administrative Provisions.
Sec. 206. Manufacturing and industrial innovation report.
Sec. 207. Comptroller General Report.
TITLE III--PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURING AND
INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
Sec. 301. Establishment.
Sec. 302. Membership.
Sec. 303. Federal Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Survey.
Sec. 304. Continuation of Committee.
Sec. 305. Staff and consultant support.
TITLE IV--FEDERAL STRATEGY AND COORDINATING COUNCIL ON MANUFACTURING
AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
Sec. 401. Establishment.
Sec. 402. Membership.
Sec. 403. Council on Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Efforts.
Sec. 404. Coordination.
Sec. 405. Administration.
TITLE V--MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION POLICY INSTITUTE
Sec. 501. Establishment.
Sec. 502. Incorporation.
Sec. 503. Duties.
Sec. 504. Consultation of Institute activities.
Sec. 505. Annual Reports.
Sec. 506. Sponsorship.
TITLE VI--NATIONAL MEDAL OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
Sec. 601. Award.
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE I--NATIONAL MANUFACTURING POLICY AND PRIORITIES
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
Congress, recognizing the profound historical role that all aspects
of manufacturing, including research and development, engineering,
skilled trades, and production, has played in the economy and society
of the United States, and in the economic and innovative standing of
the United States in the global community, and the interrelations of
robust manufacturing on economic, environmental, national security,
social, political, and institutional factors, finds that--
(1) the general welfare, security, and economic health and
stability of the United States require a long-term,
substantial, coordinated, and multidisciplinary strategy and
implementation of cohesive objectives to remain at the
forefront of industrial innovation;
(2) the large and complex innovative and technological
capabilities of global supply chains and manufacturing
economies, which influence the course of national and
international manufacturing and innovative relevance, require
appropriate attention, including long-range inclusive planning
and more immediate program development, to encourage and
support private manufacturing growth in the United States and
participation in the public decision-making process;
(3) the innovative and manufacturing capabilities of
business in the United States, when properly fostered, applied,
and supported, can effectively assist in improving the quality
of life of people in the United States, in anticipating and
addressing emerging international, national, and local
problems, and strengthening the international economic
engagement and pioneering leadership of the United States;
(4) just as Federal funding for science and technology
represents an investment in the future, strategically
addressing gaps in the innovation pipeline of the United States
would--
(A) contribute to converting research and
development investments into high-value, quality job-
creating product production and capture domestic and
global markets; and
(B) strengthen the economic posture of the United
States; and
(5) the capabilities of the United States at both the
Federal and State levels need enhanced strategic planning and
influence over policy formulation for industrial innovation and
technology development, as well as a means to ensure an
adequate workforce.
SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Priority Goals.--It is the sense of Congress that manufacturing
and industrial innovation should include contributing to the following
priority goals:
(1) Taking concrete national action to rebuild, restore,
and expand domestic manufacturing capabilities, skills, and
production capacity, including world-class infrastructure.
(2) Rebuilding the industrial innovation commons, to
include common resources, technical knowledge, and
entrepreneurial opportunities associated with technical ideas.
(3) Supporting domestic supply chains.
(4) Expanding production capabilities, cooperation, and
knowledge.
(5) Revitalizing communities harmed by historical and
poorly conceived, implemented, and enforced regulatory and
trade policies.
(6) Developing a strategy for innovation and establishment
of manufacturing industries of the future, including adoption
and production of Industry 4.0 technology to support domestic
economic expansion, particularly manufacturers with fewer than
800 employees, and in traditionally underserved communities.
(7) Contributing to national health and security and
emergency readiness and resilience, including addressing
environmental concerns.
(8) Strengthening the economy of the United States and
promoting full employment in high-quality, high-wage jobs
through useful industrial and technological innovation.
(9) Cultivating, utilizing, and enhancing academic and
industrial thought-leadership with practical workforce
development and training to the fullest extent possible.
(10) Implementing a national strategy that identifies and
prioritizes high growth, high value-added industries, products,
and components of national importance to the long-term
economic, environmental, national security, and public health
of the United States.
(b) National Policy.--In view of the findings under section 101, it
is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government and public and
private institutions in the United States should pursue a national
policy of manufacturing and industrial innovation that includes the
following principles:
(1) Ensuring global leadership in advanced manufacturing
technologies critical to the long-term economic, environmental,
national security, and public health of the United States.
(2) Restoring and strengthening the industrial commons of
the United States, which include--
(A) essential engineering and production skills;
(B) infrastructure for research and development,
standardization, and metrology;
(C) process innovations and manufacturing know-how;
(D) equipment; and
(E) suppliers that provide the foundation for the
innovativeness and competitiveness of all manufacturers
in the United States.
(3) Strengthening the technical, financial, and educational
commons and assets necessary to ensure that the United States
is the best positioned nation for the creation and production
of advanced technologies and products emerging from national
research and development investments.
(4) Capitalizing on the scientific and technological
advances produced by researchers and innovators in the United
States by developing capable and responsive institutions
focused on advancing the technology and manufacturing readiness
levels of those advances.
(5) Supporting the discovery, invention, start-up, ramp-up,
scale-up, and transition of new products and manufacturing
technologies to full-scale production in the United States.
(6) Addressing the evolving needs of manufacturers for a
diverse set of workers with the necessary skills, training, and
expertise as manufacturers in the United States increase high-
quality, high-wage employment opportunities.
(7) Improving and expanding manufacturing engineering and
technology offerings within institutions of higher education,
including 4-year engineering technology programs at polytechnic
institutes and secondary schools, to be more closely aligned
with the needs of manufacturers in the United States and the
goal of strengthening the long-term competitiveness of such
manufacturing.
(8) Working collaboratively with Federal agencies, State
and local governments, Tribal governments, regional
authorities, institutions of higher education, economic
development organizations, and labor organizations that
primarily represent workers in manufacturing to leverage their
knowledge, resources, applied research, experimental
development, and programs to foster manufacturing in the United
States so as to anticipate and prepare for emergencies and
global, national, and regional supply chain disruptions,
including disruptions brought on and exacerbated by changing
environmental and other circumstances.
(9) Recognizing that, as changing circumstances require the
periodic revision and adaptation of this title, the Congress is
responsible for--
(A) identifying and interpreting the changes in
those circumstances as they occur; and
(B) affecting subsequent changes to this title as
appropriate.
(c) Procedures.--It is the sense of Congress that, in order to
expedite and facilitate the implementation of the national policy
described in subsection (b)--
(1) Federal procurement policy should--
(A) prioritize and encourage domestic manufacturing
and robust domestic supply chains;
(B) support means of expanding domestic
manufacturing job creation;
(C) enhance manufacturing workforce preparedness;
(D) prioritize the development of means to support
diversity and inclusion throughout the manufacturing
and industrial sector;
(E) promote the consideration of, and support to,
minority-owned and women-owned manufacturing
contractors of the Federal Government; and
(F) support the ingenuity and entrepreneurship of
the United States by providing enhanced attention to
manufacturing startups and small businesses in the
United States;
(2) Federal trade and monetary policies should--
(A) ensure that global competition in manufacturing
is free, open, and fair;
(B) prioritize policies and investments that
support domestic manufacturing growth and innovation;
and
(C) not be utilized to offshore poor manufacturing
working conditions or destructive manufacturing
environmental practices;
(3) Federal policies and practices should reasonably
prioritize competitiveness for manufacturing and industrial
innovation efforts in the United States, but should not
sacrifice the quality of employment opportunities, including
the health and safety of workers, pay, and benefits;
(4) Federal manufacturing and industrial innovation
policies, practices, and priorities should reasonably improve
environmental sustainability within the manufacturing industry,
while minimizing economic impact;
(5) Federal patent policies should be developed, based on
uniform principles, which have as their objective to preserve
incentives for industrial technological innovation and the
application of procedures that will continue to assure the full
use of beneficial technology to serve the public;
(6) Federal efforts should promote and support a strong
system of intellectual property rights to include trade
secrets, through both protection of intellectual property
rights and enforcement against intellectual property theft, and
broad engagement to limit foreign efforts to illegally or
inappropriately utilize compromised intellectual property;
(7) closer relationships should be encouraged among
practitioners of scientific and technological research and
development and those who apply those foundations to domestic
commercial manufacturing;
(8) the full use of the contributions of manufacturing and
industrial innovation to support State and local government
goals should be encouraged;
(9) formal recognition should be accorded to those persons,
the manufacturing and industrial innovation achievements of
which contributed significantly to the national welfare; and
(10) departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
Federal Government should establish procedures to ensure among
them the systematic interchange of data, efforts, and findings
developed under their programs.
(d) Implementation.--To implement the national policy described in
subsection (b), it is the sense of Congress--
(1) that--
(A) the Federal Government should maintain
integrated policy planning elements in the executive
branch that assist agencies in such branch in--
(i) identifying problems and objectives
that could be addressed or enhanced by public
policy;
(ii) mobilizing industrial and innovative
manufacturing resources for national security
and emergency response purposes;
(iii) securing appropriate funding for
programs so identified by the President or the
Chief Manufacturing Officer;
(iv) anticipating future concerns to which
industrial and innovative manufacturing can
contribute and devise industrial strategies for
such purposes; and
(v) reviewing systematically the
manufacturing and industrial innovation policy
and programs of the Federal Government and
recommending legislative amendments to those
policies and programs when needed; and
(B) the elements described in subparagraph (A)
should include a data collection, analysis, and
advisory mechanism within the Executive Office of the
President to provide the President with independent,
expert judgment and assessments of the complex
manufacturing and industrial features involved; and
(2) that it is the responsibility of the Federal Government
to--
(A) promote prompt, effective, reliable, and
systematic dissemination of manufacturing and
industrial information--
(i) by such methods as may be appropriate;
and
(ii) through efforts conducted by
nongovernmental organizations, including
industrial groups, technical societies, and
educational entities;
(B) coordinate and develop a manufacturing
industrial strategy and facilitate the close coupling
of this manufacturing strategy with commercial
manufacturing application; and
(C) enhance domestic development and utilization of
such industrial information by prioritization of
efforts with manufacturers, the production of which
takes place in the United States.
TITLE II--OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION POLICY
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the Executive Office of the President an
Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy (referred to
in this title as the ``Office'') to serve as a source of manufacturing
and industrial innovation analysis and judgment for the President with
respect to the major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal
Government relating to manufacturing and industrial innovation.
SEC. 202. CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFICER; ASSOCIATE MANUFACTURING
OFFICERS.
(a) Chief Manufacturing Officer.--
(1) In general.--The Office shall be headed by a Director,
to be known as the Chief Manufacturing Officer, who shall be--
(A) appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate; and
(B) compensated at the rate provided for level II
of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title
5, United States Code.
(2) Functions.--
(A) Primary function.--The primary function of the
Chief Manufacturing Officer shall be to advise the
President, and such agencies within the Executive
Office of the President as may be appropriate, on
issues regarding and impacting manufacturing and
industrial innovation efforts of the Federal
Government, or of the private sector, that require
attention at the highest levels of the Federal
Government.
(B) Other functions.--The Chief Manufacturing
Officer shall--
(i) advise the President on manufacturing
and industrial innovation considerations
relating to areas of national concern,
including--
(I) the economy of the United
States;
(II) national security;
(III) public health;
(IV) the workforce of the United
States;
(V) education;
(VI) foreign relations (including
trade and supply chain issues);
(VII) the environment; and
(VIII) technological innovation in
the United States;
(ii) convene stakeholders, including key
industry stakeholders, academic stakeholders,
defense stakeholders, government stakeholders,
and stakeholders from nonprofit organizations
and labor organizations that primarily
represent workers in manufacturing, to develop
the national strategic plan required under
section 204;
(iii) evaluate the scale, quality, and
effectiveness of the effort of the Federal
Government to support manufacturing and
industrial innovation by the Federal Government
or by the private sector, and advise on
appropriate actions;
(iv) advise the President on the budgets of
agencies of the executive branch of the Federal
Government with respect to issues concerning
manufacturing and industrial innovation;
(v) assist the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget with an annual review and
analysis of the budget proposed by the
President, with respect to manufacturing and
industrial development by agencies in the
executive branch;
(vi) aid the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget and the heads of agencies
of the executive branch of the Federal
Government throughout the budget development
process, particularly with respect to
developing budgets to support manufacturing and
industrial development;
(vii) assist the President in providing
general leadership and coordination of
activities and policies of the Federal
Government relating to and impacting
manufacturing and industrial innovation; and
(viii) perform such other functions,
duties, and activities as the President may
assign.
(3) Authorities.--In carrying out the duties and functions
under this Act, the Chief Manufacturing Officer may--
(A) except for the positions described in
subsection (b), appoint such officers and employees as
may be deemed necessary to perform the functions vested
in the position and to prescribe the duties of such
officers and employees;
(B) obtain services as authorized under section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to
exceed the rate prescribed for grade GS-15 of the
General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United
States Code; and
(C) enter into contracts and other arrangements for
studies, analysis, and other services with public
agencies and with private persons, organizations, or
institutions, and make such payments as determined
necessary to carry out the provisions of this title
without legal consideration, without performance bonds,
and without regard to section 6101 of title 41, United
States Code.
(b) Associate Directors.--
(1) In general.--The President may appoint not more than 5
Associate Directors, to be known as Associate Manufacturing
Officers, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to
carry out such functions as may be prescribed by the Chief
Manufacturing Officer.
(2) Compensation.--Each Associate Manufacturing Officer
shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed that provided for
level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 title 5,
United States Code.
SEC. 203. POLICY PLANNING, ANALYSIS, AND ADVICE.
(a) In General.--In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the
Chief Manufacturing Officer shall--
(1) monitor the status of technological developments,
critical production capacity, skill availability, investment
patterns, emerging defense needs, and other key indicators of
manufacturing competitiveness to--
(A) provide foresight for periodic updates to the
national strategic plan required under section 204; and
(B) guide investment decisions;
(2) convene interagency and public-private working groups
to align Federal policies that drive implementation of the
national strategic plan required under section 204;
(3) initiate and support translational research in
engineering and manufacturing by entering into contracts or
making other arrangements (including grants, awards,
cooperative agreements, loans, and other forms of assistance)
to study that research and to assess the impact of that
research on the economic well-being, climate and environmental
impact, public health, and national security of the United
States;
(4) advise the President on the extent to which the various
programs, policies, and activities of the Federal Government
are likely to affect the achievement of priority goals of the
United States described in section 102(a);
(5) provide the President with--
(A) periodic reviews of Federal statutes and
regulations that affect manufacturing and industrial
innovation activities conducted by the Federal
Government or the private sector, or which may
interfere with desirable technological innovation; and
(B) recommendations for the elimination, reform, or
updating of such Federal statutes and regulations, as
appropriate;
(6) periodically survey the nature and needs of the
policies relating to national manufacturing and industrial
innovation and make recommendations to the President, for
review and submission to Congress, for the timely and
appropriate revision of the manufacturing and industrial
innovation policies of the Federal Government;
(7) perform such other duties and functions and make and
furnish such studies and reports thereon, and recommendations
with respect to matters of policy and legislation as the
President may request; and
(8) coordinate, as appropriate, Federal permitting with
respect to manufacturing and industrial innovation.
(b) Intergovernmental Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation
Panel.--
(1) Establishment.--The Chief Manufacturing Officer shall
establish an Intergovernmental Manufacturing and Industrial
Innovation Panel (referred to in this title as the ``Panel'')
within the Office, the purpose of which shall be to--
(A) identify instances in which the policies of the
Federal Government with respect to manufacturing and
industrial innovation can help address problems at the
State and local levels;
(B) identify instances in which the policies of the
Federal Government unnecessarily impede manufacturing
and industry;
(C) make recommendations for addressing the
problems described in subparagraph (A); and
(D) advise and assist the Chief Manufacturing
Officer in identifying and fostering policies to
facilitate the application to and incorporation of
federally funded research and development into
manufacturing and industrial innovation in the United
States, so as to maximize the application of such
research.
(2) Composition.--The Panel shall be composed of--
(A) the Chief Manufacturing Officer, or a
representative of the Chief Manufacturing Officer;
(B) not fewer than 10 members representing the
interests of the States, appointed by the Chief
Manufacturing Officer after consultation with State
officials;
(C) the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Standards and Technology;
(D) the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology;
(E) the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy;
(F) the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment
and Training;
(G) the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration; and
(H) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
(3) Chair.--The Chief Manufacturing Officer, or the
representative of the Chief Manufacturing Officer, shall serve
as Chair of the Panel.
(4) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet at the call of the
Chair.
(5) Compensation.--
(A) In general.--Each member of the Panel shall be
entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to
exceed the daily rate prescribed for GS-15 of the
General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day (including travel time)
during which the member is engaged in the performance
of the duties of the Panel.
(B) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Panel who
is serving away from the home or regular place of
business of the member in the performance of the duties
of the Panel shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same
manner as the expenses authorized by section 5703 of
title 5, United States Code, for persons in government
service employed intermittently.
SEC. 204. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL
INNOVATION.
(a) Strategic Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Chief Manufacturing Officer shall,
to the extent practicable, in accordance with section
202(a)(2)(B) and in consultation with other agencies and
private individuals as the Chief Manufacturing Officer
determines necessary, establish a national strategic plan for
manufacturing and industrial innovation that identifies--
(A) short-term, medium-term, and long-term needs
critical to the economy, national security, public
health, workforce readiness, environmental concerns,
and priorities of the United States manufacturing
sector, including emergency readiness and resilience;
and
(B) situations and conditions that warrant special
attention by the Federal Government relating to--
(i) any problems, constraints, or
opportunities of manufacturing and industrial
innovation that--
(I) are of national significance;
(II) will occur or may emerge in
the 4-year period following the
establishment of the national strategic
plan; and
(III) are identified through basic
research;
(ii) an evaluation of activities and
accomplishments of all agencies in the
executive branch of the Federal Government that
are related to carrying out such plan;
(iii) opportunities for, and constraints
on, manufacturing and industrial innovation
that can make a significant contribution to--
(I) the resolution of problems
identified under this paragraph; or
(II) the achievement of Federal
program objectives or priority goals,
including those described in section
102(a); and
(iv) recommendations for legislation,
regulation, and budget proposals to carry out
such plan.
(2) Revisions.--Not later than 4 years after the
establishment of the national strategic plan under paragraph
(1), and every 4 years thereafter, the Chief Manufacturing
Officer shall revise that plan so that the plan takes account
of near- and long-term problems, constraints, and opportunities
and changing national goals and circumstances.
(b) Consultation With Other Agencies.--The Chief Manufacturing
Officer shall consult, as necessary, with officials of agencies in the
executive branch of the Federal Government that administer programs or
have responsibilities relating to the problems, constraints, and
opportunities identified in the national strategic plan under
subsection (a) in order to--
(1) identify and evaluate actions that might be taken by
the Federal Government, State, and local governments, or the
private sector to deal with such problems, constraints, or
opportunities; and
(2) ensure to the extent possible that actions identified
under paragraph (1) are considered by each agency of the
executive branch of the Federal Government in formulating the
budget, programs, and legislative proposals of each such
agency.
(c) Consultation With Manufacturing Stakeholders.--The Chief
Manufacturing Officer shall consult broadly with representatives from
stakeholder constituencies, including from technology fields,
engineering fields, manufacturing fields, academic fields, worker
training or credentialing programs, industrial sectors, business
sectors, consumer sectors, defense sector, public interest sectors, and
labor organizations which primarily represent workers in manufacturing
to ensure information and perspectives from such consultations are
incorporated within the problems, constraints, opportunities, and
actions identified in the national strategic plan under subsection (a).
(d) Consultation With OMB.--The Chief Manufacturing Officer shall
consult as necessary with officials of the Office of Management and
Budget and other appropriate elements of the Executive Office of the
President to ensure that the problems, constraints, opportunities, and
actions identified under subsection (a) are fully considered in the
development of legislative proposals and the President's budget.
SEC. 205. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFICER;
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) In General.--The Chief Manufacturing Officer, in addition to
the other duties and functions under this title, shall serve--
(1) on the Federal Strategy and Coordinating Council on
Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation established under title
IV; and
(2) as a member of the Domestic Policy Council, the
National Economic Council, and the Office of Science and
Technology Policy Council.
(b) Advice to National Security Council.--For the purpose of
ensuring the optimal contribution of manufacturing and industrial
innovation to the national security of the United States, the Chief
Manufacturing Officer, at the request of the President, shall advise
the National Security Council in such matters concerning manufacturing
and industrial innovation as may be related to national security.
(c) Coordination With Other Organizations.--
(1) In general.--In exercising the functions under this
Act, the Chief Manufacturing Officer--
(A) shall--
(i) work in close consultation and
cooperation with the Director of the Domestic
Policy Council, the National Security Advisor,
the Assistant to the President for Economic
Policy and Director of the National Economic
Council, the Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, and the heads
of other agencies in the executive branch of
the Federal Government;
(ii) utilize the services of consultants,
establish such advisory panels, and, to the
extent practicable, consult with--
(I) State and local government
agencies;
(II) appropriate professional
groups;
(III) representatives of industry,
universities, consumers, labor
organizations that primarily represent
workers in manufacturing; and
(IV) such other public interest
groups, organizations, and individuals
as may be necessary;
(iii) hold such hearings in various parts
of the United States as necessary to determine
the views of the agencies, groups, and
organizations described in paragraph (2), and
of the general public, concerning national
needs and trends in manufacturing and
industrial innovation; and
(iv) utilize, with the heads of public and
private agencies and organizes, to the fullest
extent possible the services, personnel,
equipment, facilities, and information
(including statistical information) of public
and private agencies and organizations, and
individuals, in order to avoid the duplication
of efforts and expenses; and
(B) may transfer funds made available pursuant to
this Act to other agencies in the executive branch of
the Federal Government as reimbursement for the
utilization of such personnel, services, facilities,
equipment, and information.
(2) Furnishment of information.--Each department, agency,
and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal
Government, including any independent agency, shall furnish the
Chief Manufacturing Officer such information as necessary to
carry out this title.
SEC. 206. MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION REPORT.
(a) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter, the President shall submit
to Congress a Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Report (referred
to in this Act as the ``report''), which shall be prepared by the Chief
Manufacturing Officer, with appropriate assistance from agencies in the
executive branch of the Federal Government and such consultants and
contractors as the Chief Manufacturing Officer determines necessary.
(b) Contents of Report.--Each report required under subsection (a)
shall draw upon the most recent national strategic plan established
under section 204 and shall include, to the extent practicable and
within the limitations of available knowledge and resources--
(1) a review of developments of national significance in
manufacturing and industrial innovation;
(2) the significant effects of trends at the time of the
submission of the report and projected trends in manufacturing
and industrial innovation on the economy, workforce, and
environmental, health and national security, and other
requirements of the United States;
(3) a review and appraisal of selected manufacturing and
industrial innovation related programs, policies, and
activities of the Federal Government, including procurement;
(4) an inventory and forecast of critical and emerging
national problems, the resolution of which might be
substantially assisted by manufacturing and industrial
innovation in the United States;
(5) the identification and assessment of manufacturing and
industrial innovation measures that can contribute to the
resolution of the problems described in paragraph (4) in light
of the related economic, workforce, environmental, public
health, and national security considerations;
(6) at the time of the submission of the report, and as
projected, the manufacturing and industrial resources,
including specialized manpower, that could contribute to the
resolution of the problems described in paragraph (4); and
(7) recommendations for legislation and regulatory changes
on manufacturing and industrial innovation-related programs and
policies that will contribute to the resolution of the problems
described in paragraph (4).
(c) Preparation of Report.--In preparing each report required under
subsection (a), the Chief Manufacturing Officer shall make maximum use
of relevant data available from agencies in the executive branch of the
Federal Government.
(d) Public Availability of Report.--The Chief Manufacturing Officer
shall ensure that the report is made available to the public.
SEC. 207. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and make available to
the public, a report--
(1) containing an assessment of the efforts of the Office
to implement or advance the priority goals described in section
102(a); and
(2) providing recommendations on how to improve the efforts
described in paragraph (1).
TITLE III--PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURING AND
INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT.
The President shall establish within the Executive Office of the
President the President's Advisory Committee on Manufacturing and
Industrial Innovation (referred to in this title as the ``Committee''),
which shall--
(1) promote regular communication between the Federal
Government and the manufacturing sector in the United States,
including significant communication with representatives of
manufacturers with fewer than 800 employees;
(2) advise the Chief Manufacturing Officer on policies and
programs of the Federal, State, and local governments that
affect manufacturing in the United States;
(3) provide a forum for discussing and proposing solutions
to industry-related problems; and
(4) promote efforts to ensure that the United States
remains the preeminent destination for investment in
manufacturing throughout the world.
SEC. 302. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Composition.--The Committee shall consist of--
(1) the Chief Manufacturing Officer; and
(2) not fewer than 8 and not more than 14 other members,
who shall be appointed by the President not more than 60 days
after the date on which the Chief Manufacturing Officer assumes
office.
(b) Qualifications.--Members of the Committee appointed by the
President under subsection (a)(2) shall--
(1) be capable of critically assessing the policies,
priorities, programs, and activities of the United States, with
respect to the findings and policies described in title I;
(2) collectively constitute a balanced composition with
respect to--
(A) technology, engineering, manufacturing fields;
(B) academic, industrial, and governmental
experience,
(C) the business sector, the consumer sector, the
defense sector, the public interest sector, and labor
organizations that primarily represent workers in
manufacturing; and
(D) regional diversity; and
(3) each be qualified and distinguished in not less than 1
of--
(A) engineering;
(B) technology;
(C) entrepreneurship;
(D) manufacturing;
(E) trade;
(F) information dissemination;
(G) education;
(H) worker training or credentialing;
(I) labor organizations that primarily represent
workers in manufacturing;
(J) public affairs; and
(K) public policy.
(c) Chair.--The President shall appoint 1 member of the Committee
to serve as Chair and another member to serve as Vice Chair, for such
periods as the President may determine appropriate.
(d) Compensation.--
(1) In general.--Each member of the Committee who is not an
employee of the Federal Government shall be entitled to receive
compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily rate prescribed
for GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title
5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time)
during which the member is engaged in the performance of the
duties of the Committee.
(2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Committee who is
serving away from the home or regular place of business of the
member in the performance of the duties of the Committee may be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as the expenses authorized by
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in
government service employed intermittently.
SEC. 303. FEDERAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION SURVEY.
(a) Duties of the Committee.--
(1) In general.--The Committee shall--
(A) survey, examine, and analyze the overall
context of the manufacturing and industrial innovation
efforts of the Federal Government, including the
mission, goals, personnel, funding, organization,
facilities, and activities of those efforts; and
(B) in carrying out subparagraph (A), take adequate
account of the interests of individuals and groups that
may be affected by Federal manufacturing and industrial
innovation programs, including, as appropriate, by
consulting with those individuals and groups.
(2) Considerations.--In carrying out the functions of the
Committee under this section, the Committee shall consider the
need for--
(A) organizational reform, including institutional
realignment or establishment designed to place within a
single cabinet-level department (either within an
existing agency or a new cabinet-level department) with
missions that are primarily or solely devoted to
manufacturing and industrial innovation;
(B) improvements in existing programs and policies
of manufacturing and industrial innovation of the
Federal Government, including consideration of the
appropriate role to be played by the private sector;
(C) improved manufacturing and industrial
innovation assessment in the executive branch of the
Federal Government;
(D) improved methods for effecting development of
manufacturing capabilities, especially capabilities
arising from federally funded research;
(E) stimulating more effective Federal-State and
Federal-industry liaison and cooperation in
manufacturing and industrial innovation policy,
including the formation of Federal-State mechanisms for
the mutual pursuit of the shared goal of growing and
improving manufacturing;
(F) reforming any Federal regulation or
administrative practice or procedure that may have the
effect of slowing technological innovation or
opportunities for the use of technological innovation;
(G) improvements to Federal research and
development activities to make those activities more
responsive to industrial needs;
(H) ways of strengthening the competency of
academic institutions in the United States for
education and workforce training to better foster
manufacturing and industrial innovation, capacity, and
diversity;
(I) ways of effectively integrating manufacturing
and industrial innovation into the national and
international policies of the United States;
(J) manufacturing and industrial innovation
designed to meet community and individual needs;
(K) maintaining the quality and quantity of
adequate manufacturing and industrial innovation
manpower;
(L) improved systems for planning and analyzing
Federal manufacturing and industrial innovation
programs;
(M) long-range study, analysis, and planning with
respect to the application of manufacturing and
industrial innovation to major national problems or
concerns; and
(N) identifying unnecessary or duplicative
regulations.
(b) Report.--
(1) To the president.--
(A) Interim report.--Not later than 1 year after
the date on which every member of the Committee has
been appointed under section 302(a), the Committee
shall submit to the President an interim report on the
activities and operations of the Committee, as of the
date on which the interim report is submitted.
(B) Final report.--Not later than 2 years after the
date on which every member of the Committee has been
appointed under section 302(a), the Committee shall
submit to the President a final report on the
activities, findings, conclusions, and recommendations
of the Committee, including any necessary supporting
data and material.
(2) To congress.--Not later than 60 days after the date on
which the President receives the final report required under
paragraph (1)(B), the President shall submit to Congress--
(A) the interim report submitted under paragraph
(1)(A);
(B) the final report submitted under paragraph
(1)(B); and
(C) any comments on, observations of, and
recommendations with respect to the reports described
in this paragraph that the President determines
appropriate.
SEC. 304. CONTINUATION OF COMMITTEE.
(a) Termination.--Notwithstanding section 1013 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 1013), the Committee shall terminate
not later than 90 days after the date on which the President submits
the reports under section 303(b)(2), unless the President, before the
expiration of the 90-day period, makes a determination that it is
advantageous for the Committee to continue in being.
(b) Continuation of Committee.--If the President determines that it
is advantageous for the Committee to continue in being under subsection
(a)--
(1) the Committee shall exercise functions prescribed by
the President; and
(2) the members of the Committee shall serve at the
pleasure of the President.
SEC. 305. STAFF AND CONSULTANT SUPPORT.
(a) Functions.--In the performance of the duties described in
section 303(a), the Committee may--
(1) select, appoint, employ, and fix the compensation of
specialists and other experts necessary to carry out those
duties;
(2) select, appoint, and employ, subject to the civil
service laws, officers and employees necessary to carry out
those duties; and
(3) provide for the participation of civilian and military
personnel detailed to the Committee pursuant to subsection (b)
of this section to carry out the duties of the Committee.
(b) Support.--Upon request of the Committee, the head of any
agency, department, or instrumentality in the executive branch of the
Federal Government may--
(1) furnish to the Committee necessary information to carry
out the functions of the Committee that is available to, or
procurable by, such department, agency, or instrumentality; and
(2) detail to temporary duty with the Committee on a
reimbursable basis personnel within the administrative
jurisdiction of the head of the agency, department, or
instrumentality that the Committee needs or believes to be
useful to carry out the duties of the Committee.
(c) Committee Detail.--An individual who is detailed to temporary
duty to the Committee under subsection (b)(2) may not experience as a
result of being assigned to the detail--
(1) with respect to an individual who is a civilian
employee, a loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status;
and
(2) with respect to an individual who is a member of the
military, a loss of--
(A) status, rank, officer, or grade; or
(B) any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or
benefit incident to military personnel that is detailed
and made pursuant to an agreement between the Chair and
the head of the relevant department, agency, or
instrumentality, in accordance with the provisions of
subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States
Code.
TITLE IV--FEDERAL STRATEGY AND COORDINATING COUNCIL ON MANUFACTURING
AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the executive branch of the Federal
Government the Federal Strategy and Coordinating Council on
Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation (referred to in this title as
the ``Council'').
SEC. 402. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Composition.--
(1) In general.--The Council shall be composed of the
following:
(A) The President, who shall serve as Chair of the
Council.
(B) The Vice President.
(C) The Secretary of Commerce.
(D) The Secretary of Defense.
(E) The Secretary of Education.
(F) The Secretary of Energy.
(G) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(H) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(I) The Secretary of Labor.
(J) The Secretary of State.
(K) The Secretary of Transportation.
(L) The Secretary of the Treasury.
(M) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(N) The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(O) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
(P) The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration.
(Q) The Director of the National Science
Foundation.
(R) The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.
(S) The Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology.
(T) The United States Trade Representative.
(U) The National Security Advisor.
(V) The Assistant to the President for Economic
Policy.
(W) The Director of the Domestic Policy Council.
(X) The Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
(Y) The Chief Manufacturing Officer.
(2) Additional participants.--The President may, from time
to time and as necessary, appoint officials in the executive
branch of the Federal Government to serve as members of the
Council.
(b) Meetings of the Council.--
(1) In general.--The President or the Chief Manufacturing
Officer may convene meetings of the Council.
(2) Presiding officer.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
President shall preside over the meetings of the
Council.
(B) Exception.--If the President is not present at
a meeting of the Council, the Vice President (and if
the Vice President is not present at a meeting of the
Council, the Chief Manufacturing Officer) shall preside
and be considered the Chair of the Council.
SEC. 403. COUNCIL ON MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION EFFORTS.
(a) Duties of the Council.--
(1) Functions.--The Council shall--
(A) consider problems and developments, including
concerns regarding the workforce concerns, in
manufacturing and industrial innovation and related
activities of more than 1 agency in the executive
branch of the Federal Government;
(B) coordinate the manufacturing and industrial
innovation policy-making process;
(C) harmonize the Federal permitting process
related to manufacturing and industrial innovation, as
appropriate;
(D) ensure manufacturing and industrial innovation
policy decisions and programs are consistent with the
priority goals of the United States described in
section 102(a);
(E) help implement the priority goals described in
section 102(a) across the Federal Government;
(F) ensure manufacturing and industrial innovation
are considered in the development and implementation of
Federal policies and programs;
(G) achieve more effective use of foundational
aspects of manufacturing and industrial innovation,
particularly scientific, engineering, and technological
resources and facilities of agencies in the executive
branch of the Federal Government, including the
elimination of efforts that have been unwarrantedly
duplicated;
(H) identify--
(i) threats to and vulnerabilities of
supply chains;
(ii) workforce skills; and
(iii) aspects of supply chains and
workforce skills requiring additional emphasis;
and
(I) further international cooperation on
manufacturing and industrial innovation policies that
enhance the policies of the United States and
internationally agreed upon policies.
(2) Other duties.--The Chief Manufacturing Officer may take
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to implement
the functions described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 404. COORDINATION.
(a) Requirement To Coordinate.--The head of each agency in the
executive branch of the Federal Government, without regard to whether
the head of the agency is a member of the Council, shall--
(1) coordinate manufacturing and industrial innovation
policy with the Council; and
(2) share information on manufacturing and industrial
innovation policy-related budget requests with the Council.
(b) Budget Recommendations.--The Council shall develop for
submission to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
recommendations for the budgets of agencies in the executive branch of
the Federal Government relating to manufacturing and industrial
innovation policy that reflect the priority goals described in section
102(a).
(c) Recommendations.--The Council shall provide advice to the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget concerning the budget
proposals of agencies in the executive branch of the Federal Government
concerning manufacturing and industrial innovation policy.
SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Coordination With National Science and Technology Council.--In
carrying out the duties of the Council, the Council shall consult with
the National Science and Technology Council, as necessary.
(b) Ad Committees; Tasks Forces, Interagency Groups.--The Council
may function through established or ad hoc committees, task forces, or
interagency groups.
(c) Requirement To Cooperate.--Each agency in the executive branch
of the Federal Government shall--
(1) cooperate with the Council; and
(2) provide assistance, information, and advice to the
Council, as the Council may request, to the extent permitted by
law.
(d) Assistance to Council.--For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this section, the head of each agency that is a member of
the Council shall furnish necessary assistance and resources to the
Council, which may include--
(1) detailing employees of the agency to the Council to
perform such functions, consistent with the purposes of this
section, as the Chair may assign to those detailees;
(2) providing office support and printing, as requested by
the Chair; and
(3) upon the request of the Chair, undertake special
studies for the Council that come within the functions herein
assigned as necessary to fulfill the duties of the Council
described in section 403.
TITLE V--MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION POLICY INSTITUTE
SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT.
There shall be established a federally funded research and
development center to be known as the ``Manufacturing and Industrial
Innovation Policy Institute'' (referred to in this section as the
``Institute'').
SEC. 502. INCORPORATION.
The Institute shall be--
(1) administered as a separate entity by an organization
managing a federally funded research and development center on
the date of enactment of this Act; or
(2) incorporated as a nonprofit membership corporation.
SEC. 503. DUTIES.
The duties of the Institute shall include the following:
(1) The assembly of timely and authoritative information
relating to significant manufacturing and industrial innovation
development and trends in research, development, and their
applications in the United States and abroad, including
information relating to--
(A) the developments identified in the most recent
report submitted to Congress by the President under
section 206; and
(B) projections and strategies identified in the
most recent national strategic plan established under
section 204(a).
(2) The development and maintenance of relevant
informational and analytical tools.
(3) The analysis and interpretation of the information
described in paragraph (1), with particular attention to the
scope and content of the Federal manufacturing and industrial
innovation policy portfolio that affects interagency and
national issues.
(4) The initiation of studies and analysis of available
manufacturing and industrial innovation alternatives to ensure
the long-term strength of the United States in the development
and application of manufacturing and industrial innovation.
(5) The determination of appropriate roles of the Federal
Government, State governments, private industry, and institutes
of higher education in the development and application of
manufacturing and industrial innovation.
(6) The provision, upon the request of the Chief
Manufacturing Officer, of technical support and assistance--
(A) to the committees and panels of the Federal
Strategy and Coordinating Council on Manufacturing and
Industrial Innovation established under section 401
that provide advice to agencies in the executive branch
of the Federal Government on manufacturing and
industrial innovation; and
(B) to the interagency committees and panels of the
Federal Government concerned with manufacturing and
industrial innovation.
SEC. 504. CONSULTATION OF INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES.
In carrying out the duties described in section 503, personnel of
the Institute shall--
(1) consult widely with representatives from--
(A) private industry;
(B) labor organizations that primarily represent
workers in manufacturing;
(C) institutions of higher education, including
worker training and credentialing programs; and
(D) nonprofit institutions that reflect racial,
ethnic, gender, and regional diversity; and
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, incorporate
information and perspectives derived from consultations under
paragraph (1).
SEC. 505. ANNUAL REPORTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Institute shall
submit to the President a report on the activities of the Institute.
(b) Requirements.--The President shall prescribe requirements for
the report submitted under subsection (a).
SEC. 506. SPONSORSHIP.
(a) Sponsor.--The Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology shall be the sponsor of the Institute.
(b) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, in consultation with the Chief
Manufacturing Officer, shall enter into a sponsoring agreement
with respect to the Institute that requires the Institute carry
out functions determined by the Chief Manufacturing Officer
that are consistent with the duties described in section 503.
(2) Consistency with requirements prescribed by
administrator for federal procurement policy.--The
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall prescribe
general requirements for the sponsoring agreement entered into
under paragraph (1).
TITLE VI--NATIONAL MEDAL OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
SEC. 601. AWARD.
(a) Recommendations.--The President shall from time to time award a
medal, to be known as the ``National Medal of Manufacturing and
Industrial Innovation'', on the basis of recommendations received from
the National Academies of Sciences, the Chief Manufacturing Officer, or
on the basis of such other information and evidence as the President
determines appropriate, to individuals who in the judgment of the
President are deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding
contributions to knowledge in manufacturing and industrial innovation.
(b) Number.--Not more than 20 individuals may be awarded a medal
under this section in any one calendar year.
(c) Citizenship.--An individual may not be awarded a medal under
this section unless at the time such award is made the individual--
(1) is a citizen or other national of the United States; or
(2) is an individual lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence who--
(A) has filed an application for petition for
naturalization in the manner prescribed by section
334(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1445(b)); and
(B) is not permanently ineligible to become a
citizen of the United States.
(d) Ceremonies.--The presentation of the award shall be made by the
President with such ceremonies as determined proper, including
attendance by appropriate Members of Congress.
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated--
(1) for fiscal year 2024--
(A) $5,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out
title II;
(B) $5,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out
title III;
(C) $5,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out
title IV; and
(D) $5,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out
title V; and
(2) for each fiscal year thereafter, for the purpose of
carrying out titles II through V, such sums as may be
necessary.
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