Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuild American Manufacturing Act 
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop a 
        comprehensive national manufacturing strategy.
            (2) Biennial revisions.--Not less frequently than once 
        every 2 years after the date on which the President completes 
        the strategy required by paragraph (1), the President shall 
        revise such strategy.
    (b) Goals of Strategy.--The President shall include in the national 
manufacturing strategy required by subsection (a) short- and long-term 
goals for United States manufacturing, including goals--
            (1) to increase the aggregate number of manufacturing jobs 
        in the United States so that such number is not less than 20 
        percent of the sum of all nonfarm jobs in the United States;
            (2) to identify emerging technologies to strengthen the 
        competitiveness of United States manufacturing in the global 
        marketplace; and
            (3) to strengthen the manufacturing sectors of the United 
        States in which the United States is most competitive in the 
        global economy.
    (c) Information Required.--The national manufacturing strategy 
required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) A survey of all persons with headquarters in the United 
        States that maintain manufacturing facilities outside of the 
        United States to identify--
                    (A) the categories of products manufactured at such 
                facilities; and
                    (B) the number of manufacturing jobs located at 
                such facilities.
            (2) A survey of all Federal agencies that provide 
        assistance to United States manufacturers, including the 
        following:
                    (A) The Department of Commerce.
                    (B) The Department of Defense.
                    (C) The Department of Energy.
                    (D) The Department of Labor.
                    (E) The Department of the Treasury.
                    (F) The Small Business Administration.
                    (G) The Office of Management and Budget.
                    (H) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
                    (I) The Office of the United States Trade 
                Representative.
                    (J) The National Science Foundation.
                    (K) Such other Federal agencies as the President 
                considers appropriate.
            (3) A survey of manufacturing goods produced in the United 
        States and where such goods are produced.
            (4) The number of people in the United States employed by 
        manufacturers operating in the United States.
            (5) An evaluation of the global competitiveness of United 
        States manufacturing, including the following:
                    (A) A comparison of the manufacturing policies and 
                strategies of the United States with the policies and 
                strategies of other countries, including the countries 
                that are the top 5 trading partners of the United 
                States.
                    (B) A comparison of the productivity of each sector 
                of the manufacturing industry in the United States with 
                comparable sectors of manufacturing industries in other 
                countries.
    (d) Recommendations.--The President shall include in the national 
manufacturing strategy required by subsection (a) recommendations for 
achieving the goals included in the strategy pursuant to subsection 
(b). Such recommendations may include proposals as follows:
            (1) Actions to be taken by the President, Congress, State, 
        local, and territorial governments, the private sector, 
        universities, industry associations, and other stakeholders.
            (2) Ways to improve Government policies, coordination among 
        entities developing such policies, and Government interaction 
        with the manufacturing sector, including interagency 
        communications regarding the effects of proposed or active 
        Government regulations or other executive actions on the United 
        States manufacturing sector and its workforce.
            (3) How each Federal agency surveyed under subsection 
        (c)(2) can best support the national manufacturing strategy 
        required by subsection (a).
            (4) Adoption of strategies that have been implemented by 
        other countries and proven successful.
    (e) Submittal of Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and each time the President revises under 
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) the strategy required by paragraph (1) 
of such subsection, the President shall submit to Congress such 
strategy.

Summary: Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. Requires to be included in such strategy: (1) short- and long-term goals for US manufacturing, (2) a survey of all persons with headquarters in the United States that maintain manufacturing facilities outside the United States, (3) a survey of all federal agencies that provide assistance to US manufacturers, (4) a survey of manufacturing goods produced in the United States and where such goods are produced, (5) the number of people in the United States employed by manufacturers operating in the United States, and (6) an evaluation of the global competitiveness of US manufacturing. Directs the President to: (1) include in such strategy recommendations for achieving its goals, and (2) report to Congress on such strategy and any revisions thereto.