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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4194 

To establish the National Institute of Manufacturing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 2, 2020 

Mr. PETERS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To establish the National Institute of Manufacturing, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Institute of 

5 Manufacturing Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFICER.—The 

9 term ‘‘Chief Manufacturing Officer’’ means the prin10 cipal advisor to the Secretary regarding manufac11 turing issues and the Director of the Institute. 


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1 (2) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

2 National Manufacturing Council established under 

3 section 4. 

4 (3) INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Institute’’ means 

5 the National Institute of Manufacturing established 

6 under section 3. 

7 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

8 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

9 meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 

10 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

11 (5) NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR MANUFAC12 TURING.—The term ‘‘national strategic plan for 

13 manufacturing’’ means the national strategic plan 

14 for manufacturing developed under section 3(c)(1). 

15 (6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec16 ondary school’’ has the meaning given the term in 

17 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu18 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

19 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of Commerce. 

21 (8) TRANSITION PERIOD.—The term ‘‘transi22 tion period’’ means the 1-year period beginning on 

23 the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MAN2 UFACTURING. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

4 Department of Commerce an institute to be known as the 

5 ‘‘National Institute of Manufacturing’’. 

6 (b) MISSION.—The primary missions of the Institute 

7 are to— 

8 (1) ensure global leadership in advanced manu9 facturing technologies critical to the long-term eco10 nomic and national security of the United States; 

11 (2) restore and strengthen the United States 

12 industrial commons, which includes the essential 

13 skills, equipment, and suppliers that provide the 

14 foundation for the innovativeness and competitive15 ness of all United States manufacturers; 

16 (3) strengthen the technical, financial, and edu17 cational conditions and assets necessary to ensure 

18 that the United States is the best location for the 

19 creation and production of advanced technologies 

20 emerging from national research and development 

21 investments; 

22 (4) capitalize on the scientific and technological 

23 advances produced by researchers and innovators in 

24 the United States by developing capable and respon25 sive institutions focused on advancing the technology 


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1 and manufacturing readiness levels of those ad2 vances; 

3 (5) support the discovery, invention, scale-up, 

4 and transition of new products and manufacturing 

5 technologies to full-scale production in the United 

6 States; 

7 (6) address the evolving needs of manufacturers 

8 to find a diverse set of workers with the necessary 

9 skills, training, and expertise; 

10 (7) improve and expand manufacturing engi11 neering and technology offerings within institutions 

12 of higher education and secondary schools to be 

13 more closely aligned with the needs of the United 

14 States manufacturing sector and the goal of 

15 strengthening the long-term competitiveness of 

16 United States manufacturing; and 

17 (8) work collaboratively with other Federal 

18 agencies, State and local governments, Tribal gov19 ernments, regional authorities, economic develop20 ment organizations, labor organizations, and institu21 tions of higher education to leverage their knowl22 edge, resources, and programs to foster manufac23 turing in the United States and anticipate and pre24 pare for emergencies and global, national, and re25 gional supply chain disruptions. 


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1 (c) FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out the purposes of this 

2 Act, the Institute shall— 

3 (1) convene key industry, academic, defense, 

4 government, and other stakeholders to develop a na5 tional strategic plan for manufacturing in the 

6 United States that would identify short-, medium-, 

7 and long-term needs and priorities of the manufac8 turing sector in the United States, including emer9 gency readiness; 

10 (2) monitor the status of technological develop11 ments, critical production capacity, skill availability, 

12 investment patterns, emerging defense needs, and 

13 other key indicators of manufacturing competitive14 ness, such as key indicators from manufacturing 

15 dealers, to provide foresight for periodic updates to 

16 the national strategic plan for manufacturing and to 

17 guide investment decisions; 

18 (3) initiate and support discovery, invention, 

19 and translational research in engineering and manu20 facturing by making contracts or other arrange21 ments, including grants, awards, cooperative agree22 ments, loans, and other forms of assistance, to con23 duct that research and to assess the impact of that 

24 research on the economic well-being, climate impact, 

25 and national security of the United States; 


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1 (4) administer programs that incentivize and 

2 facilitate collaboration among private and public sec3 tor stakeholders in United States manufacturing; 

4 (5) award scholarships and graduate fellowships 

5 in the engineering and manufacturing disciplines; 

6 (6) award industrial, academic, and govern7 mental fellowships to faculty and retired manufac8 turing experts to support the manufacturing inter9 ests of the United States; 

10 (7) advise United States manufacturers on 

11 international trade and investment policies in inter12 national markets and advise the Federal Govern13 ment on how to expand business opportunities for 

14 United States manufacturers in international mar15 kets; 

16 (8) develop and assess key indicators of manu17 facturing competitiveness, including the geographic 

18 diversity of manufacturing in the United States, and 

19 provide interpretation and analysis of collected data 

20 on the manufacturing sector in the United States; 

21 (9) provide small and medium manufacturers, 

22 including new startups, with financial support, in23 cluding loans, counseling, training, technical assist24 ance, and advocacy; 


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1 (10) identify opportunities to achieve commer2 cial-scale production of emerging technologies by 

3 leveraging government procurement contracts, in 

4 particular contracts of the Department of Defense; 

5 and 

6 (11) be the primary entity with which other en7 tities in the Federal Government will consult on de8 cisions relating to manufacturing. 

9 (d) DIRECTOR AND CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFI10 CER.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Director of 

12 the Institute, who shall— 

13 (A) be appointed by the President, by and 

14 with the consent of the Senate; 

15 (B) oversee all Institute activities; 

16 (C) serve as an ex-officio member of the 

17 Institute; 

18 (D) make recommendations regarding, and 

19 manage, the budget of the Institute; 

20 (E) serve as the Chief Manufacturing Offi21 cer of the United States; and 

22 (F) advise and consult with the President 

23 and the Secretary on all policy issues relating 

24 to manufacturing. 


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1 (2) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY OF THE NA2 TIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 

4 provided, the Chief Manufacturing Officer shall 

5 exercise all of the authority granted to the In6 stitute under this Act, including any powers 

7 and functions that may be delegated to the 

8 Chief Manufacturing Officer by the Secretary 

9 or the President. 

10 (B) FINAL ACTIONS.—All actions taken by 

11 the Chief Manufacturing Officer under this Act, 

12 or under the terms of a delegation described in 

13 subparagraph (A), shall be final and binding 

14 upon the Institute. 

15 (3) DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS.—The Chief 

16 Manufacturing Officer may, from time to time, dele17 gate the performance of a function under this Act to 

18 another officer, employee, or Directorate of the In19 stitute, including functions delegated to the Chief 

20 Manufacturing Officer. 

21 (4) DUTIES AS CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFI22 CER.—The Chief Manufacturing Officer of the 

23 United States shall— 

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1 turing and advise and consult with the Sec2 retary on all policy issues relating to manufac3 turing; 

4 (B) advise and consult with the Secretary 

5 and the heads of any other relevant agencies on 

6 the national security supply chain; 

7 (C) foster the coordination of manufac8 turing-related policies and activities across 

9 agencies as Chair of the Committee on Tech10 nology of the National Science and Technology 

11 Council established under section 102 of the 

12 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 

13 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622); 

14 (D) promote Federal Government meas15 ures, including inter-agency input on new regu16 lations that affect manufacturing, and policies 

17 with the potential of advancing United States 

18 technological innovation in manufacturing and 

19 exploiting manufacturing innovations of foreign 

20 origin; 

21 (E) convene key industry, labor, academic, 

22 defense, government, and other stakeholders to 

23 aid in the development of the national strategic 

24 plan for manufacturing; 


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1 (F) monitor the status of technological de2 velopments, critical production capacity, skill 

3 availability, investment patterns, emerging de4 fense needs, and other key indicators of manu5 facturing competitiveness to provide foresight 

6 for periodic updates to the national strategic 

7 plan for manufacturing and to coordinate with 

8 the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Sec9 retary for Administration of the Department of 

10 Commerce in developing the annual budgets for 

11 manufacturing-related programs of the Depart12 ment of Commerce; 

13 (G) oversee and convene the Council; 

14 (H) solicit input from the public and pri15 vate sectors and academia regarding emerging 

16 trends in manufacturing and the responsiveness 

17 of Federal programming; 

18 (I) convene interagency working groups to 

19 align Federal policies to drive implementation 

20 of the national strategic plan for manufac21 turing, including collaboration among the De22 partment of Education, the Department of 

23 Labor, the Department of Energy, the Depart24 ment of Commerce, the Department of Defense, 

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1 tional Science Foundation, the Small Business 

2 Administration, and other agencies; and 

3 (J) develop and maintain the manufac4 turing.gov hub developed under section 7 to— 

5 (i) help inform, and serve as the prin6 cipal place of interaction between, United 

7 States manufacturers and the Federal 

8 manufacturing programs described in sec9 tion 7(b)(1); and 

10 (ii) provide assistance relating to— 

11 (I) international trade and in12 vestment matters; 

13 (II) research and technology de14 velopment opportunities; 

15 (III) workforce development and 

16 training programs and opportunities; 

17 (IV) small and medium manufac18 turer needs; and 

19 (V) industrial commons and sup20 ply chains needs. 

21 (5) TERM.—The Chief Manufacturing Officer 

22 shall serve for a term of 6 years, unless removed 

23 earlier by the President. 


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1 (e) DIRECTORATES.—Unless otherwise provided by 

2 the Chief Manufacturing Officer, there shall be within the 

3 Institute the following Directorates: 

4 (1) A Directorate for Technology Development, 

5 which shall— 

6 (A) make competitive awards to support 

7 discovery, invention, and translational research 

8 in the fields of engineering and manufacturing; 

9 (B) conduct prize competitions in accord10 ance with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler 

11 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

12 3719) to stimulate innovation that has the po13 tential to advance manufacturing technology; 

14 (C) administer a pilot program establishing 

15 translational research centers associated with 

16 research universities, which will guide and fund 

17 research needed to translate laboratory results 

18 to testable beta prototypes and facilitate con19 nections with domestic manufacturers to scale 

20 domestic production; and 

21 (D) administer other programs and activi22 ties that promote technology development. 

23 (2) A Directorate for the Industrial Commons, 

24 which shall— 


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1 (A) administer the Investing in Manufac2 turing Communities Partnership; 

3 (B) administer the Manufacturing USA 

4 Program established under section 34 of the 

5 National Institute of Standards and Technology 

6 Act (15 U.S.C. 278s); and 

7 (C) administer other programs and activi8 ties that promote robust manufacturing innova9 tion ecosystems and support manufacturing 

10 supply chains in the United States during emer11 gencies. 

12 (3) A Directorate for Education and Workforce 

13 Development, which shall— 

14 (A) make competitive awards for scholar15 ships and graduate fellowships; 

16 (B) make competitive awards for indus17 trial, academic, and governmental fellowships to 

18 faculty and retired manufacturing experts; 

19 (C) make competitive awards for research, 

20 development, and evaluation of innovative train21 ing programs; 

22 (D) administer the Manufacturing Engi23 neering Education Program established under 

24 section 2196 of title 10, United States Code; 

25 and 


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1 (E) administer other programs and activi2 ties that promote the short-term and long-term 

3 workforce and education needs of the manufac4 turing sector. 

5 (4) A Directorate for Small and Medium Manu6 facturers, which shall— 

7 (A) administer programs for loans, invest8 ment capital, and surety bonds for small and 

9 medium manufacturing firms; 

10 (B) administer the Hollings Manufacturing 

11 Extension Partnership Program established 

12 under section 25 of the National Institute of 

13 Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 

14 278k); and 

15 (C) administer other programs and activi16 ties that help small and medium manufacturers 

17 prosper. 

18 (5) A Directorate on Trade, which shall— 

19 (A) manage and oversee an Office of Man20 ufacturer Trade, which shall— 

21 (i) advise manufacturers in the United 

22 States on trade; 

23 (ii) advise the United States Trade 

24 Representative, the International Trade 

25 Administration, and other entities in the 


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1 Federal Government on trade to benefit 

2 manufacturers in the United States; 

3 (iii) receive and solicit recommenda4 tions and feedback from manufacturers in 

5 the United States; and 

6 (iv) appoint an employee of the Office 

7 to serve as a liaison between— 

8 (I) the Office; and 

9 (II)(aa) the United States Trade 

10 Representative; and 

11 (bb) the Industry Trade Advisory 

12 Committees on Aerospace Equipment, 

13 Automotive Equipment and Capital 

14 Goods, and Steel; and 

15 (B) manage and oversee a United States 

16 Manufacturer Trade Council, which shall— 

17 (i) receive and solicit recommenda18 tions and feedback from manufacturers in 

19 the United States; and 

20 (ii) in addition to voting members, be 

21 composed of ex-officio members of the In22 dustry Trade Advisory Committees de23 scribed in subparagraph (A)(iv)(II)(bb). 

24 (f) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the duties under 

25 this Act, the Institute may— 


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1 (1) appoint or create such advisory committees 

2 as may be appropriate for purposes of consultation 

3 and advice to the Institute in the performance of the 

4 functions of the Institute; 

5 (2) issue rules governing the manner of oper6 ations of the Institute; 

7 (3) make expenditures necessary for admin8 istering the provisions in this Act; 

9 (4) enter into contracts or other arrangements 

10 with organizations and individuals in the United 

11 States and foreign countries, including other govern12 ment agencies, as the Chief Manufacturing Officer 

13 determines necessary to carry out the functions of 

14 the Institute; 

15 (5) award scholarships and fellowships to citi16 zens of the United States for the purpose of study 

17 or scientific work in manufacturing; 

18 (6) acquire, construct, hold, and dispose of real 

19 and personal property as the Chief Manufacturing 

20 Officer determines necessary; and 

21 (7) accept unconditional gifts or donations of 

22 services, money, or property. 

23 (g) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Institute shall 

24 manage and oversee the following advisory committees: 

25 (1) The Council. 


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1 (2) The Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

2 Advisory Board established under section 25(m) of 

3 the National Institute of Standards and Technology 

4 Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(m)). 

5 (3) The Materials Processing Equipment Tech6 nical Advisory Committee. 

7 (h) PATENT RIGHTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each contract entered into 

9 by the Director shall contain provisions governing 

10 the disposition of inventions produced under the con11 tract. 

12 (2) PROHIBITION.—No officer or employee of 

13 the Institute may acquire or transfer any rights 

14 under the patent laws of the United States for any 

15 invention achieved in performing the assigned activi16 ties of the officer or employee. 

17 (i) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND TECHNICAL AND

18 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) INVESTING IN MANUFACTURING COMMU20 NITIES PARTNERSHIP.— 

21 (A) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All func22 tions of the Investing in Manufacturing Com23 munities Partnership of the Department of 

24 Commerce, including the personnel, assets, and 

25 obligations of the Investing in Manufacturing 


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1 Communities Partnership of the Department of 

2 Commerce, as in existence on the day before the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, shall be trans4 ferred to the Institute. 

5 (B) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in 

6 law, regulation, document, paper, or other 

7 record of the United States to the Investing in 

8 Manufacturing Communities Partnership of the 

9 Department of Commerce shall be deemed a 

10 reference to the Investing in Manufacturing 

11 Communities Partnership of the Institute. 

12 (C) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Unex13 pended balances of appropriations, authoriza14 tion, allocations, or other funds related to the 

15 Investing in Manufacturing Communities Part16 nership of the Department of Commerce shall 

17 be available for use by the Institute for pur18 poses for which the appropriations, authoriza19 tions, allocations, or other funds were originally 

20 made available. 

21 (2) COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY.—Section 

22 102(a) of the America Creating Opportunities to 

23 Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, 

24 Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 

25 (42 U.S.C. 6622(a)) is amended by adding at the 


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1 end the following: ‘‘The Chief Manufacturing Officer 

2 of the United States shall serve as Chair of the 

3 Committee, as described in section 3(d)(4)(C) of the 

4 National Institute of Manufacturing Act.’’. 

5 (3) MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM.— 

6 (A) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All func7 tions of the Manufacturing USA Program of 

8 the Advanced Manufacturing National Program 

9 Office, including the personnel, assets, and obli10 gations of the Manufacturing USA Program of 

11 the Advanced Manufacturing National Program 

12 Office, as in existence on the day before the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, shall be trans14 ferred to the Directorate for the Industrial 

15 Commons of the Institute. 

16 (B) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in 

17 law, regulation, document, paper, or other 

18 record of the United States to the Manufac19 turing USA Program of the Advanced Manufac20 turing National Program Office shall be deemed 

21 a reference to the Manufacturing USA Program 

22 of the Directorate for the Industrial Commons 

23 of the Institute. 

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1 tion, allocations, or other funds related to the 

2 Manufacturing USA Program of the Advanced 

3 Manufacturing National Program Office shall 

4 be available for use by the Institute for pur5 poses for which the appropriations, authoriza6 tions, allocations, or other funds were originally 

7 made available. 

8 (D) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING

9 AMENDMENTS.—Section 34 of the National In10 stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

11 U.S.C. 278s) is amended— 

12 (i) in subsection (a)— 

13 (I) by redesignating paragraph 

14 (2) as paragraph (3); and 

15 (II) by inserting after paragraph 

16 (1) the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) MANUFACTURING DIRECTOR.—The term 

18 ‘Manufacturing Director’ means the Director of the 

19 National Institute of Manufacturing.’’; 

20 (ii) in subsection (b)— 

21 (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 

22 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish within 

23 the Institute’’ and inserting ‘‘There is 

24 within the National Institute of Man25 ufacturing’’; 


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1 (II) in paragraph (3), in the mat2 ter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

3 striking ‘‘The Secretary, acting 

4 through the Director’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘The Manufacturing Director, acting 

6 through the Directorate for the Indus7 trial Commons of the National Insti8 tute of Manufacturing’’; and 

9 (III) in paragraph (4)— 

10 (aa) in the paragraph head11 ing, by inserting ‘‘MANUFAC12 TURING’’ before ‘‘DIRECTOR’’; 

13 (bb) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing 

15 Director’’; and 

16 (cc) by striking ‘‘Director’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘Directorate for 

18 the Industrial Commons of the 

19 National Institute of Manufac20 turing’’; 

21 (iii) in subsections (c)(1), (d)(3)(B), 

22 (f), (g)(1), (h)(3), (h)(4), (h)(5)(A), 

23 (h)(5)(B), (i)(1)(A)(ii), (i)(2)(A), 

24 (i)(2)(B)(i), (i)(2)(B)(ii), (j)(1), (j)(2), 

25 (j)(3), (j)(4), (j)(5), and (j)(7), by striking 


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1 ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing 

2 Director’’; 

3 (iv) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 

4 ‘‘the Secretary and the Secretary of En5 ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Manufacturing 

6 Director and the Secretary of Energy’’; 

7 (v) in subsection (g), by amending 

8 paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—To the extent provided for 

10 in advance by appropriations Acts, the Manufac11 turing Director may use an amount not to exceed 

12 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 

13 2024 to carry out this section from amounts appro14 priated to the National Institute of Manufacturing.’’; 

15 (vi) in subsection (h)(1), by striking 

16 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish, within the 

17 Institute,’’ and inserting ‘‘There is within 

18 the Directorate for the Industrial Com19 mons of the National Institute of Manufac20 turing’’; and 

21 (vii) in subsection (i)(1), in the para22 graph heading, by striking ‘‘SECRETARY’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘MANUFACTURING DIREC24 TOR’’. 


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1 (E) REFERENCES.—Any reference in this 

2 Act or an amendment made by this Act to the 

3 Manufacturing USA Program of the Advanced 

4 Manufacturing National Program Office shall 

5 also be a reference to the Network for Manufac6 turing Innovation Program of the National In7 stitute of Standards and Technology. 

8 (F) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR CEN9 TERS OF MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 

10 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, 

11 or require the transfer to the Institute of, any 

12 Federal financial assistance that is provided to 

13 a center for manufacturing innovation by any 

14 Federal entity other than the Institute under 

15 the Manufacturing USA Program of the Ad16 vanced Manufacturing National Program Of17 fice. 

18 (4) MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDU19 CATION PROGRAM.— 

20 (A) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All func21 tions of the Manufacturing Engineering Edu22 cation Program of the Department of Defense, 

23 including the personnel, assets, and obligations 

24 of the Manufacturing Engineering Education 

25 Program of the Department of Defense, as in 


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1 existence on the day before the date of enact2 ment of this Act, shall be transferred to the Di3 rectorate for Education and Workforce Develop4 ment of the Institute. 

5 (B) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in 

6 law, regulation, document, paper, or other 

7 record of the United States to the Manufac8 turing Engineering Education Program of the 

9 Department of Defense shall be deemed a ref10 erence to the Manufacturing Engineering Edu11 cation Program of the Institute. 

12 (C) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Unex13 pended balances of appropriations, authoriza14 tion, allocations, or other funds related to the 

15 Manufacturing Engineering Education Program 

16 of the Department of Defense shall be available 

17 for use by the Institute for purposes for which 

18 the appropriations, authorizations, allocations, 

19 or other funds were originally made available. 

20 (D) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING

21 AMENDMENTS.—Section 2196 of title 10, 

22 United States Code, is amended— 

23 (i) in subsection (a)— 

24 (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 

25 ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘Director of the National Institute of 

2 Manufacturing (referred to in this 

3 section as the ‘Director’), acting 

4 through the Directorate for Education 

5 and Workforce Development of the 

6 National Institute of Manufacturing’’; 

7 (II) in paragraph (3)— 

8 (aa) by striking ‘‘The Sec9 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Di10 rector’’; and 

11 (bb) by striking ‘‘as the Sec12 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘as the Di13 rector’’; and 

14 (III) in paragraph (4), by strik15 ing ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Direc16 tor’’; 

17 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking 

18 ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

19 (iii) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by strik20 ing ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

21 (iv) in subsection (e), by striking 

22 ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Di23 rector’’; 

24 (v) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Sec25 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 


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1 (vi) in subsection (g), in the matter 

2 preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sec3 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 

4 (5) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION

5 PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 

6 (A) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All func7 tions of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 

8 Partnership Program of the National Institute 

9 of Standards and Technology, including the 

10 personnel, assets, and obligations of the Hol11 lings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

12 Program of the National Institute of Standards 

13 and Technology, as in existence on the day be14 fore the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 

15 transferred to the Directorate for Small and 

16 Medium Manufacturers of the Institute. 

17 (B) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in 

18 law, regulation, document, paper, or other 

19 record of the United States to the Hollings 

20 Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program 

21 of the National Institute of Standards and 

22 Technology shall be deemed a reference to the 

23 Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

24 Program of the Directorate for Small and Me25 dium Manufacturers of the Institute. 


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1 (C) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Unex2 pended balances of appropriations, authoriza3 tion, allocations, or other funds related to the 

4 Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

5 Program of the National Institute of Standards 

6 and Technology shall be available for use by the 

7 Institute for purposes for which the appropria8 tions, authorizations, allocations, or other funds 

9 were originally made available. 

10 (D) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING

11 AMENDMENTS.—Section 25 of the National In12 stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

13 U.S.C. 278k) is amended— 

14 (i) in subsection (a)— 

15 (I) by redesignating paragraph 

16 (7) as paragraph (8); and 

17 (II) by inserting after paragraph 

18 (6) the following: 

19 ‘‘(7) MANUFACTURING DIRECTOR.—The term 

20 ‘Manufacturing Director’ means the Director of the 

21 National Institute of Manufacturing.’’; 

22 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking 

23 ‘‘Secretary, acting through the Director’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing Director, 

25 acting through the Directorate for Small 


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1 and Medium Manufacturers of the Na2 tional Institute of Manufacturing’’; 

3 (iii) in subsection (e), by striking 

4 ‘‘Secretary’’ each place that term appears 

5 and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing Director’’; 

6 (iv) in subsection (f), by striking 

7 ‘‘Secretary’’ each place that term appears 

8 and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing Director’’; 

9 (v) in subsection (g)— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each 

11 place that term appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘Manufacturing Director’’; and 

13 (II) in paragraph (2), in the 

14 paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘SEC15 RETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘MANUFAC16 TURING DIRECTOR’’; 

17 (vi) in subsection (h), by striking 

18 ‘‘Secretary’’ each place that term appears 

19 and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing Director’’; 

20 (vii) in subsection (i), by striking 

21 ‘‘Not’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 

22 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 

23 180 days after the date of enactment of 

24 the National Institute of Manufacturing 

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1 (viii) in subsection (k), by inserting 

2 ‘‘Manufacturing’’ before ‘‘Director’’ each 

3 place that term appears; 

4 (ix) in subsection (l)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘the Secretary 

6 and the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

7 Manufacturing Director’’; and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘and from the 

9 private sector under section 2(c)(7) of 

10 this Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)(7)’’; and 

11 (x) in subsection (n)— 

12 (I) in paragraph (1), in the mat13 ter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

14 inserting ‘‘Manufacturing’’ before 

15 ‘‘Director’’; and 

16 (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 

17 ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Manufac18 turing Director’’. 

19 (6) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP

20 ADVISORY BOARD.— 

21 (A) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All func22 tions of the Manufacturing Extension Partner23 ship Advisory Board of the National Institute 

24 of Standards and Technology, including the 

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1 facturing Extension Partnership Advisory 

2 Board of the National Institute of Standards 

3 and Technology, as in existence on the day be4 fore the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 

5 transferred to the Institute. 

6 (B) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in 

7 law, regulation, document, paper, or other 

8 record of the United States to the Manufac9 turing Extension Partnership Advisory Board 

10 of the National Institute of Standards and 

11 Technology shall be deemed a reference to the 

12 Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory 

13 Board of the Institute. 

14 (C) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Unex15 pended balances of appropriations, authoriza16 tion, allocations, or other funds related to the 

17 Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory 

18 Board of the National Institute of Standards 

19 and Technology shall be available for use by the 

20 Institute for purposes for which the appropria21 tions, authorizations, allocations, or other funds 

22 were originally made available. 

23 (D) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING

24 AMENDMENTS.—Section 25(m) of the National 


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1 Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

2 U.S.C. 278k(m)) is amended— 

3 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In4 stitute’’ and inserting ‘‘National Institute 

5 of Manufacturing’’; 

6 (ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting 

7 ‘‘Manufacturing’’ before ‘‘Director’’; and 

8 (iii) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 

9 ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Manufacturing 

10 Director’’. 

11 (7) OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING.— 

12 (A) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All func13 tions of the Office of Manufacturing of the 

14 International Trade Administration of the De15 partment of Commerce, including the personnel, 

16 assets, and obligations of the Office of Manu17 facturing of the International Trade Adminis18 tration of the Department of Commerce, as in 

19 existence on the day before the date of enact20 ment of this Act, shall be transferred to the Of21 fice of Manufacturer Trade described in sub22 section (e)(5)(A). 

23 (B) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in 

24 law, regulation, document, paper, or other 

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1 Manufacturing of the International Trade Ad2 ministration of the Department of Commerce 

3 shall be deemed a reference to the Office of 

4 Manufacturer Trade of the Directorate on 

5 Trade of the Institute. 

6 (C) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Unex7 pended balances of appropriations, authoriza8 tion, allocations, or other funds related to the 

9 Office of Manufacturing of the International 

10 Trade Administration of the Department of 

11 Commerce shall be available for use by the In12 stitute for purposes for which the appropria13 tions, authorizations, allocations, or other funds 

14 were originally made available. 

15 (8) MATERIALS PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TECH16 NICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

17 (A) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All func18 tions of the Materials Processing Equipment 

19 Technical Advisory Committee of the Bureau of 

20 Industry and Security of the Department of 

21 Commerce, including the personnel, assets, and 

22 obligations of the Materials Processing Equip23 ment Technical Advisory Committee of the Bu24 reau of Industry and Security of the Depart25 ment of Commerce, as in existence on the day 


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1 before the date of enactment of this Act, shall 

2 be transferred to the Institute. 

3 (B) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in 

4 law, regulation, document, paper, or other 

5 record of the United States to the Materials 

6 Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Com7 mittee of the Bureau of Industry and Security 

8 of the Department of Commerce shall be 

9 deemed a reference to the Materials Processing 

10 Equipment Technical Advisory Committee of 

11 the Institute. 

12 (C) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Unex13 pended balances of appropriations, authoriza14 tion, allocations, or other funds related to the 

15 Materials Processing Equipment Technical Ad16 visory Committee of the Bureau of Industry 

17 and Security of the Department of Commerce 

18 shall be available for use by the Institute for 

19 purposes for which the appropriations, author20 izations, allocations, or other funds were origi21 nally made available. 

22 (j) REORGANIZATION PLAN AND TRANSITIONAL PRO23 VISIONS.— 

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1 (A) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 

2 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

3 the President shall transmit to the appropriate 

4 congressional committees a reorganization plan 

5 regarding— 

6 (i) the transfer of functions, per7 sonnel, assets, and obligations to the Insti8 tute under subsection (i); and 

9 (ii) any consolidation, reorganization, 

10 or streamlining of any entity transferred to 

11 the Institute under subsection (i). 

12 (B) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan trans13 mitted under subparagraph (A) shall contain, 

14 consistent with this Act, such elements as the 

15 President determines to be appropriate, includ16 ing— 

17 (i) an identification of any functions 

18 of entities transferred to the Institute 

19 under subsection (i) that will not be trans20 ferred to the Institute under the plan; 

21 (ii) a specification of the steps to be 

22 taken by the Director to organize the Insti23 tute, including the delegation or assign24 ment of functions transferred to the Insti25 tute among officers of the Institute in 


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1 order to permit the Institute to carry out 

2 the functions transferred under the plan; 

3 (iii) a specification of the funds avail4 able to each entity that will be transferred 

5 to the Institute as a result of transfers 

6 under the plan; 

7 (iv) a specification of the proposed al8 locations within the Institute of unex9 pended funds transferred in connection 

10 with transfers under the plan; and 

11 (v) a specification of any proposed 

12 disposition of property, facilities, contracts, 

13 records, and other assets and obligations of 

14 entities transferred under the plan. 

15 (C) MODIFICATION OF PLAN.—The Presi16 dent may, on the basis of consultations with the 

17 appropriate congressional committees, modify 

18 or revise any part of the plan until that part of 

19 the plan becomes effective in accordance with 

20 subparagraph (D). 

21 (D) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

22 (i) IN GENERAL.—The reorganization 

23 plan described in this paragraph, including 

24 any modifications or revisions of the plan 

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1 fective for an entity in the Institute de2 scribed in subsection (i) on the earlier of— 

3 (I) the date specified in the plan 

4 (or the plan as modified pursuant to 

5 subparagraph (C)), except that such 

6 date may not be earlier than 90 days 

7 after the date the President has 

8 transmitted the reorganization plan to 

9 the appropriate congressional commit10 tees pursuant to subparagraph (A); or 

11 (II) the end of the transition pe12 riod. 

13 (ii) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

14 Nothing in this subparagraph may be con15 strued to require the transfer of functions, 

16 personnel, records, balances of appropria17 tions, or other assets of an entity on a sin18 gle date. 

19 (iii) SUPERSEDES EXISTING LAW.— 

20 Clause (i) shall apply notwithstanding sec21 tion 905(b) of title 5, United States Code. 

22 (2) TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— 

23 (A) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE BY OFFI24 CIALS.—Until the transfer of an entity to the 

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1 functions relating to the entity as of the day be2 fore the date of enactment of this Act shall pro3 vide to the Director such assistance, including 

4 the use of personnel and assets, as the Director 

5 may request in preparing for the transfer and 

6 integration of the entity into the Institute. 

7 (B) SERVICES AND PERSONNEL.—During 

8 the transition period, upon the request of the 

9 Secretary, the head of any executive agency 

10 may, on a reimbursable basis, provide services 

11 or detail personnel to assist with the transition. 

12 (3) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.—The Director of 

13 the Office of Management and Budget, in consulta14 tion with the Chief Manufacturing Officer, shall 

15 make such additional incidental dispositions of per16 sonnel, assets, and liabilities held, used, arising 

17 from, available, or to be made available, in connec18 tion with the functions transferred by subsection (i), 

19 as the Director of the Office of Management and 

20 Budget may determine necessary to accomplish the 

21 purposes of this Act. 

22 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COUNCIL. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

24 Department of Commerce the ‘‘National Manufacturing 

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1 (b) MISSION.—The mission of the Council shall be 

2 to— 

3 (1) ensure regular communication between the 

4 Federal Government and the manufacturing sector 

5 in the United States; 

6 (2) advise the Chief Manufacturing Officer on 

7 government policies and programs that affect United 

8 States manufacturing and provide a forum for dis9 cussing and proposing solutions to industry-related 

10 problems; and 

11 (3) ensure that the United States remains the 

12 preeminent destination for investment in manufac13 turing throughout the world. 

14 (c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council shall in15 clude— 

16 (1) meeting from time to time to provide inde17 pendent advice and recommendations to the Chief 

18 Manufacturing Officer or the Secretary regarding 

19 issues involving United States manufacturing; 

20 (2) completing specific tasks requested by the 

21 Chief Manufacturing Officer or the Secretary; 

22 (3) conveying input from key industry, labor, 

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1 strategic plan for manufacturing in the United 

2 States; 

3 (4) monitoring the status of technological devel4 opments, critical production capacity, skill avail5 ability, investment patterns, emerging defense needs, 

6 and other key indicators of manufacturing competi7 tiveness to provide foresight for periodic updates to 

8 the national strategic plan for manufacturing; 

9 (5) soliciting input from the public and private 

10 sector and academia regarding emerging trends in 

11 manufacturing, the responsiveness of Federal pro12 gramming, and suggestions for areas of increased 

13 Federal attention; 

14 (6) monitoring global manufacturing trends and 

15 global threats to manufacturing sectors in the 

16 United States; and 

17 (7) providing input and improvements for the 

18 manufacturing.gov hub developed under section 7(a) 

19 to— 

20 (A) help that hub become the principal 

21 place of interaction between manufacturers in 

22 the United States and the Federal manufac23 turing programs described in section 7(b)(1); 

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1 (B) provide input on providing Federal as2 sistance for manufacturers relating to— 

3 (i) international trade and investment 

4 matters; 

5 (ii) research and technology develop6 ment opportunities; 

7 (iii) workforce development and train8 ing programs and opportunities; 

9 (iv) small and medium manufacturer 

10 needs; and 

11 (v) industrial commons and supply 

12 chains needs. 

13 (d) CHARTER.—The Council shall develop a charter 

14 to govern the structure and mission of the Council. 

15 (e) MEMBERSHIP.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall consist of 

17 individuals with a balance of backgrounds, experi18 ences, and viewpoints, and shall include individuals 

19 that directly represent private industry, academia, 

20 and labor. 

21 (2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The nomination 

22 process for membership on the Council shall include 

23 a public nomination process to the maximum extent 

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1 (f) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All functions of the 

2 United States Manufacturing Council of the International 

3 Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce, in4 cluding the personnel, assets, and obligations of the 

5 United States Manufacturing Council of the International 

6 Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce, as 

7 in existence on the day before the date of enactment of 

8 this Act, shall be transferred to the Office of the Chief 

9 Manufacturer. 

10 (1) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in law, 

11 regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 

12 United States to the United States Manufacturing 

13 Council of the International Trade Administration of 

14 the Department of Commerce shall be deemed a ref15 erence to the National Manufacturing Council. 

16 (2) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Unexpended 

17 balances of appropriations, authorization, alloca18 tions, or other funds related to the United States 

19 Manufacturing Council of the International Trade 

20 Administration of the Department of Commerce 

21 shall be available for use by the Chief Manufac22 turing Officer for which the appropriations, author23 izations, allocations, or other funds were originally 

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1 (g) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding sec2 tion 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

3 App.), the Council shall be a permanent authority. 

4 SEC. 5. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR MANUFACTURING. 

5 Not later than January 1 of the first calendar year 

6 beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

7 each January 1 thereafter, the Chief Manufacturing Offi8 cer shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

9 (1) an evaluation of activities and accomplish10 ments of all Federal agencies related to carrying out 

11 the national strategic plan for manufacturing; 

12 (2) updates on, and recommendations for, the 

13 transference of any governmental entities to the In14 stitute; and 

15 (3) recommendations for legislation to carry out 

16 the national strategic plan for manufacturing. 

17 SEC. 6. REMOVAL OF NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AD18 VANCED MANUFACTURING. 

19 Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthor20 ization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (5), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

23 the end; 

24 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

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1 (C) by striking paragraph (7); and 

2 (2) by striking subsection (c). 

3 SEC. 7. MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Manufac6 turing Officer, in coordination with the Chief Information 

7 Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the 

8 website of the Department of Commerce to establish a sec9 tion of the website to be known as the ‘‘manufacturing.gov 

10 hub’’. 

11 (b) FUNCTIONS.—The manufacturing.gov hub estab12 lished under subsection (a) shall— 

13 (1) serve as the primary hub for information re14 lating to every Federal manufacturing program, in15 cluding the programs identified in the March 28, 

16 2017, report of the Government Accountability Of17 fice entitled ‘‘U.S. Manufacturing’’ (GAO 17–240); 

18 (2) provide the contact information of employ19 ees of the Federal manufacturing programs de20 scribed in paragraph (1); 

21 (3) provide an avenue for public input and feed22 back relating to the functionality of the website of 

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1 (4) establish web pages within the hub that 

2 shall focus on— 

3 (A) technology and research and develop4 ment; 

5 (B) trade; 

6 (C) workforce development and training; 

7 (D) industrial commons and supply chains; 

8 and 

9 (E) small and medium manufacturers; and 

10 (5) use machine learning to identify and dis11 seminate answers to frequently asked questions to 

12 the public. 

13 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Insti15 tute such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 

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