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113TH CONGRESS REPT. 113–599 " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session Part 1 

REVITALIZE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING AND 

INNOVATION ACT OF 2014 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SMITH of Texas, from the Committee on Science, Space, and 

Technology, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 2996] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, to whom was 

referred the bill (H.R. 2996) to require the Secretary of Commerce 

to establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation and for 

other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended 

do pass. 

CONTENTS 

Page 

I. Amendment ................................................................................................. 2 

II. Purpose and Summary ............................................................................... 11 

III. Background and Need for the Legislation ................................................ 11 

IV. Hearing Summary ....................................................................................... 12 

V. Committee Consideration ........................................................................... 13 

VI. Committee Votes ......................................................................................... 14 

VII. Summary of Major Provisions of the Bill .................................................. 17 

VIII. Committee Views ........................................................................................ 18 

IX. Committee Oversight Findings .................................................................. 19 

X. Statement on General Performance Goals and Objectives ...................... 19 

XI. New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures 19 

XII. Advisory on Earmarks ................................................................................ 20 

XIII. Committee Cost Estimate ........................................................................... 20 

XIV. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ............................................. 20 

XV. Federal Mandates Statement ..................................................................... 23 

XVI. Compliance with House Resolution 5 ........................................................ 23 

XVII. Federal Advisory Committee Statement ................................................... 23 

XVIII. Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................... 23 

XIX. Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ......................................... 23 

XX. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, As Reported ....................... 25 

XXI. Proceedings of the Full Committee Markup ............................................. 47 


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I. AMENDMENT

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation 

Act of 2014’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds the following: (1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to the economy, or 1⁄8 of 

United States Gross Domestic Product. 

(2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 is added to the 

economy, the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector. 

(3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in the United 

States—about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Americans (or 

9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing. 

(4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and benefits. The average worker in all industries earned $62,063. 

(5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 8th largest 

economy in the world. 

(6) Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and development in the United States, driving more innovation 

than any other sector. 

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION. 

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) 

is amended— 

(1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; and 

(2) by inserting after section 33 (15 U.S.C. 278r) the following: 

‘‘SEC. 34. NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish within the Institute a program to be known as the ‘Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’). 

‘‘(2) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the Program are— 

‘‘(A) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and 

to increase the production of goods manufactured predominantly within the 

United States; 

‘‘(B) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and technology; 

‘‘(C) to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into scalable, 

cost-effective, and high-performing manufacturing capabilities; 

‘‘(D) to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive 

infrastructure, including high-performance electronics and computing, and 

the supply chains that enable these technologies; 

‘‘(E) to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce; 

‘‘(F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation of best practices 

in addressing advanced manufacturing challenges; 

‘‘(G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote a stable and 

sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding; 

and 

‘‘(H) to create and preserve jobs. 

‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry out the 

purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by supporting— 

‘‘(A) the Network for Manufacturing Innovation established under subsection (b); and 

‘‘(B) the establishment of centers for manufacturing innovation. 

‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary shall carry out the Program through the Director. 

‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing innovation. 

‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—The network established under paragraph (1) shall be 

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‘‘(c) CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, a ‘center for manufacturing innovation’ is a center that— 

‘‘(A) has been established by a person or group of persons to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and to assist manufacturers in retaining 

or expanding industrial production and jobs in the United States; 

‘‘(B) has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, novel material, 

enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and 

advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for 

microelectronics; 

‘‘(C) as determined by the Secretary, has the potential— 

‘‘(i) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing, 

including key advanced manufacturing technologies such as nanotechnology, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased 

and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics; 

‘‘(ii) to accelerate non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing 

production capacity in the United States; or 

‘‘(iii) to enable the commercial application of new technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes; and 

‘‘(D) includes active participation among representatives from multiple industrial entities, research universities, community colleges, and such other 

entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, which may include industry-led consortia, career and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and tribal governments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. 

‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities of a center for manufacturing innovation may include the following: 

‘‘(A) Research, development, and demonstration projects, including proofof-concept development and prototyping, to reduce the cost, time, and risk 

of commercializing new technologies and improvements in existing technologies, processes, products, and research and development of materials to 

solve precompetitive industrial problems with economic or national security 

implications. 

‘‘(B) Development and implementation of education, training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and programs. 

‘‘(C) Development of innovative methodologies and practices for supply 

chain integration and introduction of new technologies into supply chains. 

‘‘(D) Outreach and engagement with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, including women and minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in addition to large manufacturing enterprises. 

‘‘(E) Such other activities as the Secretary, in consultation with Federal 

departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by 

advanced manufacturing, considers consistent with the purposes described 

in subsection (a)(2). 

‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to Federal law or executive actions, or 

under pending interagency review for such recognition as of the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 

2014, shall be considered centers for manufacturing innovation, but such 

centers shall not receive any financial assistance under subsection (d). 

‘‘(B) NETWORK PARTICIPATION.—A manufacturing center that is substantially similar to those established under this subsection but that does not 

receive financial assistance under subsection (d) may, upon request of the 

center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing innovation by the Secretary for purposes of participation in the Network. 

‘‘(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to a person or group of persons to assist the organization in 

planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. 

‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A person or group of persons seeking financial assistance 

under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at 

such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 

may require. The application shall, at a minimum, describe the specific sources 


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and amounts of non-Federal financial support for the center on the date financial assistance is sought, as well as the anticipated sources and amounts of nonFederal financial support during the period for which the center could be eligible for continued Federal financial assistance under this section. 

‘‘(3) OPEN PROCESS.—In soliciting applications for financial assistance under 

paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure an open process that will allow for 

the consideration of all applications relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless of technology area. 

‘‘(4) SELECTION.— 

‘‘(A) COMPETITIVE, MERIT REVIEW.—In awarding financial assistance 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit review 

process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors. 

‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION IN PROCESS.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No political appointee may participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall implement a conflict of interest policy 

that ensures public transparency and accountability, and requires full 

disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest on the parts of 

individuals that participate in the merit selection process. 

‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘political appointee’ means any individual who— 

‘‘(I) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 

through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule); 

‘‘(II) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or 

noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined 

under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) 

of title 5, United States Code; or 

‘‘(III) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the 

Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under 

schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—For each award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the 

Secretary shall— 

‘‘(i) make publicly available at the time of the award a description of 

the bases for the award, including an explanation of the relative merits 

of the winning applicant as compared to other applications received, if 

applicable; and 

‘‘(ii) develop and implement metrics-based performance measures to 

assess the effectiveness of the activities funded. 

‘‘(D) COLLABORATION.—In awarding financial assistance under paragraph 

(1), the Secretary shall, acting through the National Program Office established under subsection (f)(1), collaborate with Federal departments and 

agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing. 

‘‘(E) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting a person who submitted an application under paragraph (2) for an award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following: 

‘‘(i) The potential of the center for manufacturing innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the likelihood of economic impact, 

including the creation or preservation of jobs, in the predominant focus 

areas of the center for manufacturing innovation. 

‘‘(ii) The commitment of continued financial support, advice, participation, and other contributions from non-Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources to promote a stable and sustainable business 

model without the need for long-term Federal funding. 

‘‘(iii) Whether the financial support provided to the center for manufacturing innovation from non-Federal sources significantly exceeds the 

requested Federal financial assistance. 

‘‘(iv) How the center for manufacturing innovation will increase the 

non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing research in the 

United States. 

‘‘(v) How the center for manufacturing innovation will engage with 

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‘‘(vi) How the center for manufacturing innovation will carry out educational and workforce activities that meet industrial needs related to 

the predominant focus areas of the center. 

‘‘(vii) How the center for manufacturing innovation will advance economic competitiveness and generate substantial benefits to the Nation 

that extend beyond the direct return to participants in the Program. 

‘‘(viii) Whether the predominant focus of the center for manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling 

technology, supply chain integration methodology, or other relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing that has not already been commercialized, marketed, distributed, or sold by another entity. 

‘‘(ix) How the center for manufacturing innovation will strengthen 

and leverage the assets of a region. 

‘‘(x) How the center for manufacturing will encourage the education 

and training of veterans and individuals with disabilities. 

‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No award of financial assistance may be made under 

paragraph (1) to a center of manufacturing innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary first awards financial assistance to that center under that paragraph. 

‘‘(B) MATCHING FUNDS AND PREFERENCES.—The total Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of manufacturing innovation, including the financial assistance under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 50 

percent of the total funding of the center in that year, except that the Secretary may make an exception in the case of large capital facilities or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give weighted preference to applicants 

seeking less than the maximum Federal share of funds allowed under this 

paragraph. 

‘‘(C) FUNDING DECREASE.—The amount of financial assistance provided to 

a center of manufacturing innovation under paragraph (1) shall decrease 

after the second year of funding for the center, and shall continue to decrease thereafter in each year in which financial assistance is provided, unless the Secretary determines that— 

‘‘(i) the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals and metrics under 

this section; 

‘‘(ii) unforeseen circumstances have altered the center’s anticipated 

funding; and 

‘‘(iii) the center can identify future non-Federal funding sources that 

would warrant a temporary exemption from the limitations established 

in this subparagraph. 

‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 

‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this section. 

‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.— 

‘‘(A) NIST INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES ACCOUNT.—The Secretary 

may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 

2024 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated to the Institute 

for Industrial Technical Services. 

‘‘(B) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCOUNT.—The Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 

for the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Secretary to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for advanced 

manufacturing research and development within the Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy account for the Department of Energy. 

‘‘(f) NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE.— 

‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish, within the Institute, the 

National Office of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred 

to in this section as the ‘National Program Office’), which shall oversee and 

carry out the Program. 

‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the National Program Office are— 

‘‘(A) to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program; 

‘‘(B) to enter into memorandums of understanding with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to carry out the purposes described in subsection 

(a)(2); 

‘‘(C) to develop, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 

Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, and update 


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not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to 

guide the Program; 

‘‘(D) to establish such procedures, processes, and criteria as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program with programs and activities of other Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing; 

‘‘(E) to establish a clearinghouse of public information related to the activities of the Program; and 

‘‘(F) to act as a convener of the Network. 

‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing and updating the strategic plan 

under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall solicit recommendations and advice 

from a wide range of stakeholders, including industry, small and medium-sized 

manufacturing enterprises, research universities, community colleges, and other 

relevant organizations and institutions on an ongoing basis. 

‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion, the Secretary shall transmit 

the strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. 

‘‘(5) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary 

shall ensure that the National Program Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program reach small and medium-sized entities. 

‘‘(6) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 

National Program Office without reimbursement. Such detail shall be without 

interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. 

‘‘(g) REPORTING AND AUDITING.— 

‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require each recipient of financial 

assistance under subsection (d)(1) to annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes the finances and performance of the center for manufacturing innovation for which such assistance was awarded. 

‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

‘‘(i) an accounting of expenditures of amounts awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and 

‘‘(ii) consistent with the metrics-based performance measures developed and implemented by the Secretary under this section, a description of the performance of the center for manufacturing innovation with 

respect to— 

‘‘(I) its goals, plans, financial support, and accomplishments; and 

‘‘(II) how the center for manufacturing innovation has furthered 

the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 

‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once each year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes 

the performance of the Program during the most recent 1-year period. 

‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report— 

‘‘(i) a summary and assessment of the reports received by the Secretary under paragraph (1); 

‘‘(ii) an accounting of the funds expended by the Secretary under the 

Program, including any temporary exemptions granted from the requirements of subsection (d)(5)(C); 

‘‘(iii) an assessment of the participation in, and contributions to, the 

Network by any centers for manufacturing innovation not receiving financial assistance under subsection (d)(1); and 

‘‘(iv) an assessment of the Program with respect to meeting the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 

‘‘(3) ASSESSMENTS BY GAO.— 

‘‘(A) ASSESSMENTS.—Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the 

Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an assessment of the operation of the Program during the most recent 2-year period. 

‘‘(B) FINAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than December 31, 2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a final report regarding the overall 

success of the Program. 

‘‘(C) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) or 

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‘‘(i) a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of 

the Program; 

‘‘(ii) an assessment of the extent to which the Program has furthered 

the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); 

‘‘(iii) such recommendations for legislative and administrative action 

as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to improve the Program; and 

‘‘(iv) an assessment as to whether any prior recommendations for improvement made by the Comptroller General have been implemented or 

adopted. 

‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— 

‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such contracts, financial assistance agreements, and other agreements as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program, including support for research and development activities involving a center for manufacturing innovation. 

‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may transfer to other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out 

the Program. No funds so transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise 

pay for the costs of financial assistance incurred or commitments of financial 

assistance made prior to the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014. 

‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF OTHER AGENCIES.—In the event that the Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to another agency under paragraph (2), 

such agency may accept such funds to award and administer, under the same 

conditions and constraints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of financial 

assistance awards under this section. 

‘‘(4) USE OF RESOURCES.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Program, the 

Secretary may use, with the consent of a covered entity and with or without 

reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such 

covered entity. 

‘‘(5) ACCEPTANCE OF RESOURCES.—In addition to amounts appropriated to 

carry out the Program, the Secretary may accept funds, services, equipment, 

personnel, and facilities from any covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to the same conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to the Secretary 

under this section. 

‘‘(6) COVERED ENTITY.—For purposes of this subsection, a covered entity is 

any Federal department, Federal agency, instrumentality of the United States, 

State, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession of the 

United States, or of any political subdivision thereof, or international organization, or any public or private entity or individual. 

‘‘(i) PATENTS.—Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 201 of that title) awarded to new or existing 

centers for manufacturing innovation.’’. 

SEC. 4. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. 

Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 

6622) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In furtherance of 

the Committee’s work, the Committee shall consult with the National Economic 

Council.’’; 

(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(7) develop and update a national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing 

in accordance with subsection (c).’’; and 

(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(c) NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an 

Internet website that is accessible to the public, the strategic plan developed 

under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT.—The Committee shall develop, and update as required 

under paragraph (4), in coordination with the National Economic Council, a 

strategic plan to improve Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for Federal programs and activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development. 

‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan described in paragraph (2) shall— 

‘‘(A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term objectives, including 

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ing the objectives, and the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the 

objectives; 

‘‘(B) describe the progress made in achieving the objectives from prior 

strategic plans, including a discussion of why specific objectives were not 

met; 

‘‘(C) specify the role, including the programs and activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic plan; 

‘‘(D) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally funded research 

and development centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and 

development will foster the transfer of research and development results 

into new manufacturing technologies and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security; 

‘‘(E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will strengthen all 

levels of manufacturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; 

‘‘(F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will assist small and 

medium-sized manufacturers in developing and implementing new products 

and processes; 

‘‘(G) analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for 

United States advanced manufacturing, including— 

‘‘(i) technology transfer and commercialization activities; 

‘‘(ii) the adequacy of the national security industrial base; 

‘‘(iii) the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing workforce; 

‘‘(iv) export opportunities and trade policies; 

‘‘(v) financing, investment, and taxation policies and practices; 

‘‘(vi) emerging technologies and markets; 

‘‘(vii) advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken 

by competing nations; and 

‘‘(viii) the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce of competing 

nations; and 

‘‘(H) elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse manufacturing companies, 

academia, and other relevant organizations and institutions. 

‘‘(4) UPDATES.—Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less frequently than once 

every 4 years thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress, and publish 

on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic 

plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under this subsection. 

‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER STRATEGY IN THE BUDGET.—In preparing the 

budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 

the President shall include information regarding the consistency of the budget 

with the goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan developed 

under this subsection applying to that fiscal year. 

‘‘(6) AMP STEERING COMMITTEE INPUT.—The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science 

and Technology shall provide input, perspective, and recommendations to assist 

in the development and updates of the strategic plan under this subsection.’’. 

SEC. 5. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

3722) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a regional innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional innovation strategies, 

including regional innovation clusters. 

‘‘(b) CLUSTER GRANTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program established under subsection (a), 

the Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients for 

activities relating to the formation and development of regional innovation clusters. 

‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under this subsection may be 

used for activities determined appropriate by the Secretary, including the following: 

‘‘(A) Feasibility studies. 

‘‘(B) Planning activities. 

‘‘(C) Technical assistance. 

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‘‘(E) Attracting additional participants to a regional innovation cluster. 

‘‘(F) Facilitating market development of products and services developed 

by a regional innovation cluster, including through demonstration, deployment, technology transfer, and commercialization activities. 

‘‘(G) Developing relationships between a regional innovation cluster and 

entities or clusters in other regions. 

‘‘(H) Interacting with the public and State and local governments to meet 

the goals of the cluster. 

‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible recipient’ means— 

‘‘(A) a State; 

‘‘(B) an Indian tribe; 

‘‘(C) a city or other political subdivision of a State; 

‘‘(D) an entity that— 

‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a 

public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity; and 

‘‘(ii) has an application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State; or 

‘‘(E) a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) 

through (D). 

‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient shall submit an application to the 

Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 

and assurances as the Secretary may require. 

‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster supported by the proposed activity, including a description of— 

‘‘(i) whether the regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local governments, and other relevant stakeholders; 

‘‘(ii) how the existing participants in the regional innovation cluster 

will encourage and solicit participation by all types of entities that 

might benefit from participation, including newly formed entities and 

those rival existing participants; 

‘‘(iii) the extent to which the regional innovation cluster is likely to 

stimulate innovation and have a positive impact on regional economic 

growth and development; 

‘‘(iv) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster have 

access to, or contribute to, a well-trained workforce; 

‘‘(v) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster are 

capable of attracting additional funds from non-Federal sources; and 

‘‘(vi) the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation 

cluster will be able to sustain activities once grant funds under this 

subsection have been expended. 

‘‘(C) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade. 

‘‘(5) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall give special consideration 

to an eligible recipient who agrees to collaborate with local workforce investment area boards. 

‘‘(6) COST SHARE.—The Secretary may not provide more than 50 percent of the 

total cost of any activity funded under this subsection. 

‘‘(7) OUTREACH TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.—The Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to encourage 

those entities to participate in regional innovation cluster activities under this 

subsection. 

‘‘(8) FUNDING.—The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies 

to support grants and activities under this subsection. 

‘‘(c) REGIONAL INNOVATION RESEARCH AND INFORMATION PROGRAM.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program established under subsection (a), 

the Secretary shall establish a regional innovation research and information 

program— 

‘‘(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on best practices for 

regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including information relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic 

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‘‘(B) to provide technical assistance, including through the development of 

technical assistance guides, for the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters); 

‘‘(C) to support the development of relevant metrics and measurement 

standards to evaluate regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including the extent to which such strategies stimulate 

innovation, productivity, and economic development; and 

‘‘(D) to collect and make available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States, including data on— 

‘‘(i) the size, specialization, and competitiveness of regional innovation clusters; 

‘‘(ii) the regional domestic product contribution, total jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment size, nature of specialization, 

patents, Federal research and development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation clusters; and 

‘‘(iii) supply chain product and service flows within and between regional innovation clusters. 

‘‘(2) RESEARCH GRANTS.—The Secretary may award research grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals of the program established under 

this subsection. 

‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—Data and analysis compiled by the 

Secretary under the program established in this subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and 

for-profit entities. 

‘‘(4) REGIONAL INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall incorporate 

data and analysis relating to any grant under subsection (b) into the program 

established under this subsection. 

‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are coordinated with, and 

do not duplicate the efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce 

or other Federal agencies. 

‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration 

with other Federal agencies, including through multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies. 

‘‘(B) SMALL BUSINESSES.—The Secretary shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the needs and challenges of small 

businesses. 

‘‘(e) EVALUATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the 

Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, the Secretary 

shall enter into a contract with an independent entity, such as the National 

Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program established under 

subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation shall include— 

‘‘(A) whether the program is achieving its goals; 

‘‘(B) any recommendations for how the program may be improved; and 

‘‘(C) a recommendation as to whether the program should be continued 

or terminated. 

‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTER.—The term ‘regional innovation cluster’ 

means a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that— 

‘‘(A) are engaged in or with a particular industry sector and its related 

sectors; 

‘‘(B) have active channels for business transactions and communication; 

‘‘(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and 

‘‘(D) leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs. 

‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means one of the several States, the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other 

territory or possession of the United States. 

‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 

‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this section. 


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1Made in America, Again, August 2011, Boston Consulting Group. 

2Manufacturing’s Secret Shift: Gaining Competitive Advantage by Getting Closer to the Customer; March 2011, Accenture. 3 Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/data/. 

4S. Ezell and R. Atkinson, ‘‘The Case for a National Manufacturing Strategy,’’ April, 2011, 

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. http://www.itif.org/files/2011-nationalmanufacturing-strategy.pdf. 5 Council on Competitiveness Report, Make: An American Manufacturing Movement, December 2011, http://www.compete.org/publications/detail/2064/make/. 6OECD Science, Technology and R&D Statistics http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/content/data/ 

data-00183-en. 7S. Ezell and R. Atkinson, ‘‘The Case for a National Manufacturing Strategy,’’ April, 2011, 

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. http://www.itif.org/files/2011-nationalmanufacturing-strategy.pdf. 

‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may use not to exceed $10,000,000 for each 

of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out this section from amounts 

appropriated for economic development assistance programs.’’. 

II. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

The purpose of H.R. 2996 is to support a Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NMI) Program within NIST to improve American manufacturing competitiveness; stimulate innovation; facilitate transition of novel technologies to commercialization; accelerate workforce development; and leverage non-Federal capital. 

III. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION

Manufacturing has been a significant part of American productivity since the industrial revolution. Manufacturing’s share of 

gross domestic product is approximately 11 percent, and manufacturing output has risen by 13 percent in the last several years. 

However, employment in the manufacturing sector as a share of 

the economy is significantly lower than in the post-World War II 

era. Despite some modest increases recently, American manufacturing has seen large employment declines since 2000.1,2,3 Some reports have cited declines in manufacturing employment as an indicator of a decrease in U.S. economic competitiveness, while others 

suggest that declines are primarily attributed to increases in productivity.4,5

Most analysts agree that manufacturing continues to be an important part of the American economy. Manufacturing is generally 

more research and development intensive than other sectors of the 

economy, and therefore more closely tied to the Nation’s innovative 

capacity.6,7

The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) 

The President’s FY13 and FY14 budget requests included a proposal for a one-time mandatory fund of $1 billion to establish the 

National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), a publicprivate partnership of competitively-selected institutes that would 

each concentrate on a particular area of advanced manufacturing 

technology development. According to background information provided by the Administration, the goal of the institutes is to ‘‘bring 

together industry, universities and community colleges, federal 

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8 National Network for Manufacturing Innovation http://www.manufacturing.gov/amp/ 

nnmi.html. 9 ‘‘Technology and Innovation Subcommittee Hearing—Examining the Proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation’’. May 31, 2012. http://science.house.gov/hearing/technologyand-innovation-subcommittee-hearing-assembling-facts-examining-proposed-national. 

technology commercialization by bridging the gap between the laboratory and the market.’’ 8

The NNMI also includes an emphasis on education and workforce development in advanced manufacturing skills. The Administration proposed up to 15 institutes across the country, with the 

federal support to last 5–7 years. The Committee on Science, Space 

and Technology held a hearing to review the Administration’s 

NNMI proposal in the 112th Congress.9

In August 2012, the Administration announced a pilot manufacturing institute, the ‘‘National Additive Manufacturing Innovation 

Institute (NAMII),’’ based in Youngstown, Ohio to accelerate and 

integrate additive manufacturing technologies to the U.S. manufacturing sector and to increase domestic manufacturing competitiveness. The pilot institute was established by reprogramming $30 

million in appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD), the 

Department of Energy (DOE), NASA, NSF and other federal agencies. 

In the 2013 State of the Union Address, the President announced 

plans for three additional manufacturing institutes to be funded 

through DOD and DOE appropriations, which were subsequently 

awarded in 2013: 

• Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute, led 

by an Illinois consortium led by UI Labs 

• Lightweight & Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation 

(LM3I) Institute, led by a Michigan-headquartered consortium 

of businesses and universities 

• Next Generation Power Electronics National Manufacturing Innovation Institute, to be developed by a consortium of 

businesses and universities led by North Carolina State University 

The White House subsequently announced plans for additional 

awards in 2014 and has issued solicitations for proposals for the 

Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Composites 

Materials and Structures and a Department of Defense Request for 

Information from Industry and Academia, as part of an effort to determine technology focus areas for future Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation. 

IV. HEARING SUMMARY

On Wednesday, July 10, 2013, the Subcommittee on Research 

and Technology held a hearing on the need for strategic planning 

for national manufacturing competitiveness. The hearing focused 

specifically on H.R. 2447, the ‘‘American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act’’, sponsored by Rep. Dan Lipinski. The legislation 

would modify an existing report required by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 by directing the National 

Science and Technology Council’s Committee on Technology to lead 

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• Dr. Jonathan Rich, Chairman and CEO, Berry Plastics, 

Inc.; 

• Ms. Deborah Wince-Smith, President and CEO, Council on 

Competitiveness ; and 

• Mr. Zach Mottl, Chief Alignment Officer, Atlas Tool and 

Die Works, Inc. 

On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, the Subcommittee on Research 

and Technology held a hearing to examine federal advanced manufacturing programs, with a focus on research and development programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and 

to review H.R. 1421, the ‘‘Advancing Innovative Manufacturing Act 

of 2013’’ sponsored by Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice 

Johnson. The Subcommittee heard from three witnesses: 

• Dr. Alan Taub, Professor, Material Science and Engineering, University of Michigan 

• Dr. Thomas Baer, Executive Director, Stanford Photonics 

Research Center, Stanford University 

• Mr. Mark Muro, Senior Fellow and Policy Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution 

On Thursday, December 12, 2013 the Subcommittee on Research 

and Technology held a legislative hearing to examine the need for 

a manufacturing innovation network and to review H.R. 2996, the 

‘‘Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013,’’ 

sponsored by Representatives Tom Reed (R–NY) and Joe Kennedy 

(D–MA). The Subcommittee heard from two panels of witnesses: 

Panel I 

• The Honorable Tom Reed, Member, U.S. House of Representatives; and 

• The Honorable Joseph P. Kennedy, III, Member, U.S. 

House of Representatives. 

Panel II 

• Mr. Jonathan Davis, Global Vice President of Advocacy, 

SEMI; 

• Dr. Richard A. Aubrecht, Vice Chairman of the Board, Vice 

President, Strategy & Technology, Moog Inc.; 

• Dr. Stephan Biller, Chief Scientist Manufacturing Technology, GE Global Research; and 

• Dr. Stan A. Veuger, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 

V. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology met to consider H.R. 2996 on Friday, July 25, 2014. The Committee considered and approved by voice vote an amendment in the nature of 

a substitute offered by Mr. Smith and Mr. Kennedy to H.R. 2996. 

The Committee also considered six amendments to the amendment 

in the nature of a substitute. The amendments were considered en 

bloc and passed by voice vote. The bill, as amended, was agreed to 

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VI. COMMITTEE VOTES

Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires the Committee to list the recorded votes on the motion to report legislation and amendments thereto. A motion to 

order H.R. 2996 favorably reported to the House, as amended, was 

agreed to by voice vote. 

During Full Committee consideration of H.R. 2996, the following 

amendments were considered: 


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VII. SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE BILL

H.R. 2996 would support a Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NMI) Program within NIST to improve American manufacturing competitiveness; stimulate innovation; facilitate transition of 

novel technologies to commercialization; accelerate workforce development; and leverage non-Federal capital. 

The bill would fund Centers for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI) 

to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and focus on 

manufacturing processes, new materials or technologies, and supply chain methodologies. CMIs would include active participation 

from industry, research universities, community colleges, and other 

entities. Activities of the CMIs include research and development, 

proof-of-concept and prototyping, and reducing the cost, time, and 

risk of commercialization of new technologies and processes. CMIs 

would also develop education and training programs and conduct 

outreach and engagement with small and mid-size businesses. Existing manufacturing centers, including the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, would be considered part of the 

NMI. 

Under the bill, federal funding for CMIs would be awarded by 

the Secretary to assist in the planning, establishment, and support 

of centers through an open, merit-based application process. Federal funding to Centers will be limited to seven years, after which 

Centers will need to be self-sustaining. 

H.R. 2996 would fund a National Program Office to carry out the 

planning, management and coordination of the centers for innovation. The Office would coordinate with other federal agencies engaged in advanced manufacturing including: DOD, Education, 

DOE, NASA, NSF and NIST. Within one year, the program offices 

must develop a strategic plan to guide the entire program. The Office is to work with the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs in order to coordinate and avoid duplication of efforts. 

The bill also requires the President to develop and submit to 

Congress and to the public a national strategic plan for Advanced 

Manufacturing, commencing no later than May 1, 2018 and with 

updates to be published no less frequently than every four years. 

The plan would establish short- and long-term objectives, timelines 

for achievement, and metrics for assessing progress. 

The plan would describe how Federal agencies and Federallyfunded research and development centers supporting advanced 

manufacturing R&D will abet the transfer of new manufacturing 

technologies in the U.S. The plan is to be developed in consultation 

with a broad array of stakeholders and must include analyses of all 

factors that affect innovation within, and the competitiveness of, 

U.S. advanced manufacturing. 

H.R. 2996 would develop a regional innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional innovation strategies and regional innovation clusters. The Secretary would be authorized to award competitive grants in support of such regional efforts, including: feasibility studies, planning, technical assistance, 

regional collaboration and communication, market development, 

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any activity funded under this program. In awarding competitive 

grants, the Secretary would accord preference for eligible recipients 

that will cooperate with local workforce investment boards. The 

Secretary would also conduct outreach to stakeholders in rural 

communities to encourage participation, and would ensure that 

small business needs are recognized and prioritized. 

Under the bill, the Secretary would develop a regional innovation 

research and information program to gather, analyze and disseminate information about best practices for regional innovation; provide technical assistance; support development of relevant metrics 

for results of regional innovation strategies; and collect and make 

available other relevant data regarding regional innovation cluster 

activity in the U.S. 

VIII. COMMITTEE VIEWS

Section 3 

At (c)(1)(B) and (c)(1)(C)(i), the Committee lists key advanced 

manufacturing technologies to be considered for establishment of 

the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program: ‘‘. . . such as 

nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, bio-based and advanced materials, flexible hybrid 

technologies, and tool development for microelectronics.’’ The Committee expects the Secretary and the Director will consult with a 

broad array of private and public stakeholders in order to assure 

that all aspects of advanced manufacturing in the United States 

are considered for the Program. In this regard, the committee recognizes that advanced manufacturing innovations can and do come 

from all over the United States, and that these innovations often 

reflect regional strengths and priorities. As such, the committee encourages the Director to seek input from and consider geographically diverse entities in an effort to reflect these regional differences. 

At (d)(4), the Secretary is directed to establish a competitive, 

merit-based and transparent process for awarding financial assistance under the program. This process is to include peer-review 

through which public and private sector experts in fields that relate to advanced manufacturing competitiveness in the United 

States, including manufacturing technologies and processes, international trade, business finance, and international economics provide their evaluations of proposals as part of peer-review panels or 

otherwise. The Committee further directs at Section (d)(4)(B)(i) 

that no political appointee, as defined at (4)(B)(ii) may serve on a 

peer review panel. However, the Committee does not intend to prohibit federal career employees and temporary federal employees 

with responsibilities comparable to career employees, such as those 

hired specifically for their scientific and technical expertise, from 

participating in peer-review. Further, the Committee recognizes 

that final sign-off on any major award may require approval by 

senior agency officials. 

At (d)(4)(C)(i), the Secretary is required to make available publicly at the time of an award of financial assistance an explanation 

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be focused on winning applications, rather than on competing applications which were not funded. 

At (e)(2)(A), the Secretary is authorized to use up to $5 million 

for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2024 from amounts appropriated for Industrial Technical Services. The committee intends 

that the Secretary will not use funds appropriated for the Hollings 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. 

At (g)(2), the Secretary is required to submit an Annual Report 

to Congress about the Program, including (g)(2)(B)(iv), which specifies ‘‘an assessment of the Program with respect to meeting the 

purposes described in subsection (a)(2).’’ The Committee intends 

that the Annual Report should include a review and assessment of 

the relevant capabilities of competing nations since the previous 

Annual Report, including investments in advanced manufacturing 

research and development, investments in education and workforce 

training for advanced manufacturing, implementation of trade and 

non-trade barriers which result in competitive advantages in advanced manufacturing, effectiveness of business and government 

espionage in advanced manufacturing industries, and overall economic growth tied to advanced manufacturing. 

Section 4 

Regarding (c)(6), the committee recognizes that the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy has already established the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the 

President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology. The existing Steering Committee will be sufficient to fulfill the duties 

spelled out in this section. 

IX. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the Committee held an oversight hearing and 

made findings that are reflected in the descriptive portions of this 

report. 

X. STATEMENT ON GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

In accordance with clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the performance goals and objectives of 

the Committee are reflected in the descriptive portions of this report, including the goal to support a Network for Manufacturing 

Innovation (NMI) Program within NIST to improve American manufacturing competitiveness; stimulate innovation; facilitate transition of novel technologies to commercialization; accelerate workforce development; and leverage non-Federal capital 

XI. NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY, ENTITLEMENT AUTHORITY, AND TAX

EXPENDITURES

In compliance with clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee adopts as its own the estimate of new budget authority, entitlement authority, or tax expenditures or revenues contained in the cost estimate prepared by 

the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 

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XII. ADVISORY ON EARMARKS

In compliance with clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI, the 

Committee finds that H.R. 2996, the ‘‘Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013,’’ contains no earmarks. 

XIII. COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE

The Committee adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by 

the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

XIV. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is the cost estimate provided by 

the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, 

Washington, DC, September 15, 2014. 

Hon. LAMAR SMITH, 

Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 2996, the Revitalize 

American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Susan Willie. 

Sincerely, 

DOUGLAS W. ELMENDORF. 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 2996—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act 

of 2014 

Summary: H.R. 2996 would establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (NMIP) within the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). Under the program, NIST 

would award grants to establish a network of centers of innovation 

to improve the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers. H.R. 

2996 also would reauthorize a program to develop regional clusters 

of businesses that operate in similar or complementary industries. 

Finally, the bill would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the NMIP every two years and direct NIST to 

develop a strategic plan for advanced manufacturing that would be 

updated every four years. 

CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2996 would cost $105 

million over the 2015–2019 period, assuming appropriation actions 

consistent with the bill. Enacting H.R. 2996 also would affect direct 

spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO estimates, however, that such effects would be insignificant. Enacting 

H.R. 2996 would not affect revenues. 

H.R. 2996 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), 

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matching funds, would be incurred as conditions of receiving federal assistance. 

Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated budgetary effect of H.R. 2996 is shown in the following table. The costs 

of this legislation fall within budget functions 370 (commerce and 

housing credit) and 450 (community development). 

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015- 

2019 

CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION a

Network for Manufacturing Innovation: 

Estimated Authorization Levelb ........................................... 30 30 30 30 30 150 

Estimated Outlays ............................................................... 3 9 17 23 26 77 

Regional Innovation Program: 

Authorization Level .............................................................. 10 10 10 10 10 50 

Estimated Outlays ............................................................... 1 3 5 8 10 25 

Reports 

Estimated Authorization Level ............................................. 2 0 1 2 * 5 

Estimated Outlays ............................................................... 1 1 0 1 1 4 

Total Changes: 

Estimated Authorization Level .................................... 42 40 41 42 40 205 

Estimated Outlays ...................................................... 5 12 21 31 36 105 

Note: *= less than $500,000; components may not sum to totals because of rounding. a CB0 estimates that enacting H.R. 2996 also would have an insignificant effect on direct spending. 

b An additional $150 million would be authorized to be appropriated over the 2020–2024 period. 

Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that H.R. 

2996 will be enacted near the end of 2014, that the necessary 

amounts will be appropriated near the begirming of each fiscal 

year, and that spending will follow historical patterns for similar 

programs. 

Spending subject to appropriation 

Network for Manufacturing Innovation. H.R. 2996 would authorize NIST to establish a network of centers to support research and 

development, education, training, and other efforts to improve the 

capacity of domestic manufacturers to use advanced technology. 

Under the bill, MIST would be required to develop a strategic plan 

for the program and a system to award and oversee grants to eligible applicants, and to report to the Congress annually on program 

performance. 

H.R. 2996 would authorize appropriations of $300 million over 

the 2015–2024 period to establish the network; the bill would authorize a portion of that amount ($50 million) to be transferred 

from future appropriations for other programs at NIST and the balance ($250 million) to be transferred from future appropriations for 

the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) program at 

the Department of Energy (DOE). In 2013, DOE obligated $128 

million for advanced manufacturing activities from the EERE program We expect that the transfers would be spread evenly over the 

period they are authorized. 

Based on information from NIST, CBO expects that the agency 

would eventually create four institutes with the funds authorized 

under the bill. Those new institutes would join four existing institutes that were created with funds from the Departments of Defense and Energy and four other institutes currently under development. CBO estimates that fully funding the NMIP would require 

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cost $77 million over the same period. The remaining $150 million 

would be authorized over the 2020–2024 period. 

Regional Innovation Program. H.R. 2996 would reauthorize a 

program to encourage the development of regional innovation clusters that is, networks of similar or complementary entities that, 

among other things, are located within a certain geographic area, 

are engaged with a specific industry sector, and share specialized 

infrastructure, labor markets, and services. As part of the program, 

the bill would support research and information collection efforts 

that would provide data on the activities of regional clusters. 

H.R. 2996 would provide authority for $10 million per year over 

the 2015–2019 period from funds for economic development assistance programs. This amount is similar to the amount provided by 

the Congress for this activity in 2014. Based on historical spending 

patterns, CBO estimates that that fully funding those provisions of 

H.R. 2996 would require appropriations totaling $50 million over 

the 2015–2019 period and cost $25 million over the same period. 

Reports. The bill also would require NIST to develop a national 

strategic plan for advanced manufacturing that would be updated 

every four years and require a report to the Congress by GAO assessing NMIP operations every two years. 

Based on information from the agencies, CBO estimates that preparing the strategic plan and the GAO reports would cost about $4 

million over the 2015–2019 period, assuming appropriation of the 

necessary amounts. 

Direct spending 

H.R. 2996 would authorize NIST to accept funds from private entities to carry out the NMIP and would make those amounts available to the agency without further appropriation. Based on information from NIST, CBO estimates that this provision would have 

an insignificant effect on net direct spending because amounts collected would be small, less than $500,000 per year. Any additional 

collections would be spent by the agency. 

Pay-As-You-Go considerations: The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act 

of 2010 establishes budget-reporting and enforcement procedures 

for legislation affecting direct spending or revenues. CBO estimates 

that enacting H.R. 2996 would affect direct spending because the 

bill would authorize NIST to accept and spend gifts from private 

entities without further appropriation action, but those effects 

would be insignificant. Enacting H.R. 2996 would not affect revenues. 

Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 2996 contains 

no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in 

UMRA, and any costs to state, local, or tribal governments, including matching funds, would be incurred as conditions of receiving 

federal assistance. 

Previous CBO estimate: On June 6, 2014, CBO transmitted a 

cost estimate for S. 1468, the Revitalize American Manufacturing 

and Innovation Act of 2014, as ordered reported by the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 9, 2014. The 

Senate bill would authorize the appropriation of $300 million in 

2015 to develop the NMIP; CBO estimates that implementing S. 

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Estimate Prepared by: Federal costs: Susan Willie and Dan 

Hoople; Impact on state, local, and tribal governments: Jon Sperl; 

Impact on the private sector: Marin Burnett. 

Estimate approved by: Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director 

for Budget Analysis. 

XV. FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 

pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

XVI. COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5 

A. Directed Rule Making. This bill does not direct any executive 

branch official to conduct any specific rule-making proceedings. 

B. Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish 

or reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be 

duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

XVII. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this legislation. 

XVIII. APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the 

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or 

accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act. 

XIX. SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1. Short title 

This act may be cited as the ‘‘Revitalize American Manufacturing 

and Innovation Act of 2014.’’ 

Sec. 2. Findings 

This section contains findings regarding the economic impact of 

manufacturing in the United States. This section states that manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and development in the United States, driving more 

innovation than any other sector. 

Sec. 3. Establishment of Network for Manufacturing Innovation 

This section revises the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology Act to include a new section to support a Network for 

Manufacturing Innovation Program. The purpose of the NMI Program is: to improve competitiveness of United States Manufacturing and to increase the production of goods manufactured predominantly within the United States; to stimulate United States 

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transition of innovative technologies into manufacturing capabilities; to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure; to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce; to facilitate peer exchange and 

documentation of best practices; to leverage non-Federal sources of 

support to promote a stable and sustainable business model; and 

to create and preserve jobs. 

This section authorizes support for a network of centers for manufacturing innovation. The purpose of the centers is to: address 

challenges in advanced manufacturing; have potential to improve 

the competitiveness of United States manufacturing; accelerate 

non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing production capacity or enable the commercial application of new technologies or 

manufacturing processes; and elicit participation among representatives of specified entities. This section specifies the activities that 

may be undertaken by the centers. 

This section stipulates that other existing or planned manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation 

centers under federal law or executive action shall be considered 

centers for manufacturing innovation under this act and may, upon 

request, be recognized as a center for participation in the network. 

This section also states that such centers may not receive funds authorized by this act. 

This section states that in carrying out the NMI Program, the 

Secretary of Commerce shall award financial assistance to a person 

or group of persons to assist in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. This section provides guidelines for applications for assistance and for competitive, 

merit awards of financial assistance. This section provides guidelines for publicizing information regarding the awards. 

This section does not authorize appropriations for the NMI Pro- gram. It states that the Secretary may use not to exceed $5 million 

for each of the fiscal years 2015 to 2024 to carry out this section 

from the amounts appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for Industrial Technical Services. The 

section also authorizes the Secretary of Energy to transfer not to 

exceed $250 million for the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 

to 2024 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing research and development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for the Department 

of Energy. This section specifies certain limitations on funding to 

centers. 

This section directs the Secretary to support, within NIST, the 

National Office of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program, to oversee and carry out the NMI Program. This section 

specifies the functions of the National Program Office, including 

the development and submission to Congress of a regularly updated strategic plan to guide the NMI Program. This section requires the Secretary to solicit recommendations from a wide range 

of stakeholders in developing and updating the strategic plan. This 

section requires the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a 

biennial assessment of the NMI Program’s operation. This section 

requires the Secretary to ensure that the National Program Office 

incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

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Sec. 4. National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing 

This section amends the America COMPETES Reauthorization 

Act of 2010 to require the Committee under the National Science 

and Technology Council, in consultation with the National Economic Council and various public and private stakeholders, to develop and update a strategic plan to provide guidance for Federal 

programs and activities in support of United States advanced manufacturing competitiveness. This section requires the strategic plan 

to describe the progress made in achieving the objectives from prior 

strategic plans and analyze factors that impact innovation and 

competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing. This 

section specifies a schedule for updating the strategic plan. This 

section requires the President to include information regarding the 

consistency of the budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan developed under this section. This section requires the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering 

Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and 

Technology to provide input, perspective, and recommendations to 

assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan under 

this section. 

Sec. 5. Regional Innovation Program 

This section amends the Stevenson-Wydler Act. The Secretary 

may award funds to Regional Innovation Centers from appropriations for economic development assistance programs, not to exceed 

$10,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 2015–2024. No funds are 

authorized to be appropriated for the NMI Program. This section 

provides that the Secretary shall conduct outreach in rural communities regarding program participation. 

XX. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 

TECHNOLOGY ACT 

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SEC. 34. NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall establish within the 

Institute a program to be known as the ‘‘Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program’’ (referred to in this section as the 

‘‘Program’’). 

(2) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.— The purposes of the Program 

are— 

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(B) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced 

manufacturing research, innovation, and technology; 

(C) to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies 

into scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing manufacturing capabilities; 

(D) to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to 

capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-performance electronics and computing, and the supply chains that 

enable these technologies; 

(E) to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce; 

(F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation 

of best practices in addressing advanced manufacturing 

challenges; 

(G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote 

a stable and sustainable business model without the need 

for long-term Federal funding; and 

(H) to create and preserve jobs. 

(3) SUPPORT.— The Secretary, acting through the Director, 

shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by supporting— 

(A) the Network for Manufacturing Innovation established under subsection (b); and 

(B) the establishment of centers for manufacturing innovation. 

(4) DIRECTOR.— The Secretary shall carry out the Program 

through the Director. 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— As part of the Program, the Secretary shall 

establish a network of centers for manufacturing innovation. 

(2) DESIGNATION.— The network established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘Network for Manufacturing 

Innovation’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Network’’). 

(c) CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of this section, a ‘‘center for 

manufacturing innovation’’ is a center that— 

(A) has been established by a person or group of persons 

to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and to 

assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding industrial 

production and jobs in the United States; 

(B) has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, 

novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced 

manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased 

and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and 

tool development for microelectronics; 

(C) as determined by the Secretary, has the potential— 

(i) to improve the competitiveness of United States 

manufacturing, including key advanced manufacturing 

technologies such as nanotechnology, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool 

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(ii) to accelerate non-Federal investment in advanced 

manufacturing production capacity in the United 

States; or 

(iii) to enable the commercial application of new 

technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes; 

and 

(D) includes active participation among representatives 

from multiple industrial entities, research universities, 

community colleges, and such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, which may include industryled consortia, career and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and tribal governments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. 

(2) ACTIVITIES.— Activities of a center for manufacturing innovation may include the following: 

(A) Research, development, and demonstration projects, 

including proof-of-concept development and prototyping, to 

reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new technologies and improvements in existing technologies, processes, products, and research and development of materials 

to solve precompetitive industrial problems with economic 

or national security implications. 

(B) Development and implementation of education, training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and programs. 

(C) Development of innovative methodologies and practices for supply chain integration and introduction of new 

technologies into supply chains. 

(D) Outreach and engagement with small and mediumsized manufacturing enterprises, including women and minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in addition to 

large manufacturing enterprises. 

(E) Such other activities as the Secretary, in consultation 

with Federal departments and agencies whose missions 

contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, 

considers consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 

(3) ADDITIONAL CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.— The National Additive Manufacturing 

Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to Federal law or executive actions, or under pending 

interagency review for such recognition as of the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, shall be considered centers for manufacturing innovation, but such centers shall not receive any 

financial assistance under subsection (d). 

(B) NETWORK PARTICIPATION.— A manufacturing center 

that is substantially similar to those established under this 

subsection but that does not receive financial assistance 

under subsection (d) may, upon request of the center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing innovation by the 

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(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT CENTERS

FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— In carrying out the Program, the Secretary 

shall award financial assistance to a person or group of persons 

to assist the organization in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. 

(2) APPLICATION.— A person or group of persons seeking financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, 

and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

The application shall, at a minimum, describe the specific 

sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support for the 

center on the date financial assistance is sought, as well as the 

anticipated sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support during the period for which the center could be eligible for 

continued Federal financial assistance under this section. 

(3) OPEN PROCESS.— In soliciting applications for financial 

assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure an 

open process that will allow for the consideration of all applications relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless of technology area. 

(4) SELECTION.— 

(A) COMPETITIVE, MERIT REVIEW.— In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use 

a competitive, merit review process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors. 

(B) PARTICIPATION IN PROCESS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.— No political appointee may participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall implement a conflict of interest policy that ensures public 

transparency and accountability, and requires full disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest on 

the parts of individuals that participate in the merit 

selection process. 

(ii) DEFINITION.— For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘‘political appointee’’ means any individual who— 

(I) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States 

Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule); 

(II) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs 

(5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of 

title 5, United States Code; or 

(III) is employed in a position in the executive 

branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(C) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, TRANSPARENCY, AND

ACCOUNTABILITY.— For each award of financial assistance 

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(i) make publicly available at the time of the award 

a description of the bases for the award, including an 

explanation of the relative merits of the winning applicant as compared to other applications received, if applicable; and 

(ii) develop and implement metrics-based performance measures to assess the effectiveness of the activities funded. 

(D) COLLABORATION.— In awarding financial assistance 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, acting through 

the National Program Office established under subsection 

(f)(1), collaborate with Federal departments and agencies 

whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced 

manufacturing. 

(E) CONSIDERATIONS.— In selecting a person who submitted an application under paragraph (2) for an award of 

financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

shall consider, at a minimum, the following: 

(i) The potential of the center for manufacturing innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the 

likelihood of economic impact, including the creation or 

preservation of jobs, in the predominant focus areas of 

the center for manufacturing innovation. 

(ii) The commitment of continued financial support, 

advice, participation, and other contributions from 

non-Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources 

to promote a stable and sustainable business model 

without the need for long-term Federal funding. 

(iii) Whether the financial support provided to the 

center for manufacturing innovation from non-Federal 

sources significantly exceeds the requested Federal financial assistance. 

(iv) How the center for manufacturing innovation 

will increase the non-Federal investment in advanced 

manufacturing research in the United States. 

(v) How the center for manufacturing innovation will 

engage with small and medium-sized manufacturing 

enterprises, to improve the capacity of such enterprises 

to commercialize new processes and technologies. 

(vi) How the center for manufacturing innovation 

will carry out educational and workforce activities that 

meet industrial needs related to the predominant focus 

areas of the center. 

(vii) How the center for manufacturing innovation 

will advance economic competitiveness and generate 

substantial benefits to the Nation that extend beyond 

the direct return to participants in the Program. 

(viii) Whether the predominant focus of the center for 

manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing process, 

novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or other relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing that has not already been commercialized, marketed, distributed, or sold by another 

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(ix) How the center for manufacturing innovation 

will strengthen and leverage the assets of a region. 

(x) How the center for manufacturing will encourage 

the education and training of veterans and individuals 

with disabilities. 

(5) LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.— No award of financial assistance may 

be made under paragraph (1) to a center of manufacturing 

innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the date on 

which the Secretary first awards financial assistance to 

that center under that paragraph. 

(B) MATCHING FUNDS AND PREFERENCES.— The total 

Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of manufacturing innovation, including the financial assistance 

under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 50 

percent of the total funding of the center in that year, except 

that the Secretary may make an exception in the case of 

large capital facilities or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give weighted preference to applicants seeking 

less than the maximum Federal share of funds allowed 

under this paragraph. 

(C) FUNDING DECREASE.— The amount of financial assistance provided to a center of manufacturing innovation 

under paragraph (1) shall decrease after the second year of 

funding for the center, and shall continue to decrease thereafter in each year in which financial assistance is provided, 

unless the Secretary determines that— 

(i) the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals 

and metrics under this section; 

(ii) unforeseen circumstances have altered the center’s anticipated funding; and 

(iii) the center can identify future non-Federal funding sources that would warrant a temporary exemption 

from the limitations established in this subparagraph. 

(e) FUNDING.— 

(1) GENERAL RULE.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 

funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying 

out this section. 

(2) AUTHORITY.— 

(A) NIST INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES ACCOUNT.— 

The Secretary may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of 

the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out this section 

from amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial 

Technical Services. 

(B) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCOUNT.— The Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 for the period encompassing 

fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Secretary to carry 

out this section from amounts appropriated for advanced 

manufacturing research and development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for the Department of Energy. 

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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary shall establish, within 

the Institute, the National Office of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the 

‘‘National Program Office’’), which shall oversee and carry out 

the Program. 

(2) FUNCTIONS.— The functions of the National Program Office are— 

(A) to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program; 

(B) to enter into memorandums of understanding with 

Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to 

carry out the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); 

(C) to develop, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, and update not less frequently than 

once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the 

Program; 

(D) to establish such procedures, processes, and criteria 

as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program with programs and activities of other Federal departments and 

agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing; 

(E) to establish a clearinghouse of public information related to the activities of the Program; and 

(F) to act as a convener of the Network. 

(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— In developing and updating the 

strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall solicit recommendations and advice from a wide range of stakeholders, including industry, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, research universities, community colleges, 

and other relevant organizations and institutions on an ongoing 

basis. 

(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— Upon completion, the Secretary 

shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph 

(2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

Technology of the House of Representatives. 

(5) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.— 

The Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program reach small and medium-sized entities. 

(6) DETAILEES.— Any Federal Government employee may be 

detailed to the National Program Office without reimbursement. 

Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 

status or privilege. 

(g) REPORTING AND AUDITING.— (1) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall require each recipient of financial assistance under subsection (d)(1) to annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes the 

finances and performance of the center for manufacturing 

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(B) ELEMENTS.— Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

(i) an accounting of expenditures of amounts awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and 

(ii) consistent with the metrics-based performance 

measures developed and implemented by the Secretary 

under this section, a description of the performance of 

the center for manufacturing innovation with respect 

to— 

(I) its goals, plans, financial support, and accomplishments; and 

(II) how the center for manufacturing innovation 

has furthered the purposes described in subsection 

(a)(2). 

(2) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.— Not less frequently than once each 

year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit a 

report to Congress that describes the performance of the 

Program during the most recent 1-year period. 

(B) ELEMENTS.— Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report— 

(i) a summary and assessment of the reports received 

by the Secretary under paragraph (1); 

(ii) an accounting of the funds expended by the Secretary under the Program, including any temporary exemptions granted from the requirements of subsection 

(d)(5)(C); 

(iii) an assessment of the participation in, and contributions to, the Network by any centers for manufacturing innovation not receiving financial assistance 

under subsection (d)(1); and 

(iv) an assessment of the Program with respect to 

meeting the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 

(3) ASSESSMENTS BY GAO.— 

(A) ASSESSMENTS.— Not less frequently than once every 

2 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress 

an assessment of the operation of the Program during the 

most recent 2-year period. 

(B) FINAL ASSESSMENT.— Not later than December 31, 

2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a 

final report regarding the overall success of the Program. 

(C) ELEMENTS.— Each assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period covered 

by the report— 

(i) a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the Program; 

(ii) an assessment of the extent to which the Program 

has furthered the purposes described in subsection 

(a)(2); 

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(iv) an assessment as to whether any prior recommendations for improvement made by the Comptroller General have been implemented or adopted. 

(h) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— (1) APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTS.— The Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such contracts, financial assistance agreements, and other agreements 

as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out 

the Program, including support for research and development 

activities involving a center for manufacturing innovation. 

(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— The Secretary may transfer to 

other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers 

necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds so 

transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise pay for the 

costs of financial assistance incurred or commitments of financial assistance made prior to the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014. 

(3) AUTHORITY OF OTHER AGENCIES.— In the event that the 

Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to another 

agency under paragraph (2), such agency may accept such 

funds to award and administer, under the same conditions and 

constraints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of financial 

assistance awards under this section. 

(4) USE OF RESOURCES.— In furtherance of the purposes of 

the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of a covered entity and with or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such covered entity. 

(5) ACCEPTANCE OF RESOURCES.— In addition to amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may accept 

funds, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities from any 

covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to the same conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to the Secretary 

under this section. 

(6) COVERED ENTITY.— For purposes of this subsection, a covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency, instrumentality of the United States, State, local government, tribal 

government, territory, or possession of the United States, or of 

any political subdivision thereof, or international organization, 

or any public or private entity or individual. 

(i) PATENTS.—Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall 

apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 201 of that 

title) awarded to new or existing centers for manufacturing innovation. 

SEC. ø34.¿ 35. This Act may be cited as the National Institute 

of Standards and Technology Act. 

AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010 

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TITLE I—OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

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SEC. 102. COORDINATION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH 

AND DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The Director shall establish or 

designate a Committee on Technology under the National Science 

and Technology Council. The Committee shall be responsible for 

planning and coordinating Federal programs and activities in advanced manufacturing research and development. In furtherance of 

the Committee’s work, the Committee shall consult with the National Economic Council. 

(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE.—The Committee shall— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(7) develop, and update every 5 years, a strategic plan to 

guide Federal programs and activities in support of advanced 

manufacturing research and development, which shall— 

ø(A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term research and development objectives, the anticipated time 

frame for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use 

in assessing progress toward the objectives; 

ø(B) specify the role of each Federal agency in carrying 

out or sponsoring research and development to meet the 

objectives of the strategic plan; 

ø(C) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally 

Funded Research and Development Centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will foster the transfer of research and development results into 

new manufacturing technologies and United States based 

manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security; 

ø(D) describe how Federal agencies and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will 

strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and 

training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained 

workforce; 

ø(E) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally 

Funded Research and Development Centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers in developing 

and implementing new products and processes; and 

ø(F) take into consideration the recommendations of a 

wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from 

diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant organizations and institutions.¿ 

(7) develop and update a national strategic plan for advanced 

manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c). 

ø(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Director shall transmit the strategic plan developed 

under subsection (b)(7) to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation, and the House of Representatives 

Committee on Science and Technology, and shall transmit subsequent updates to those committees as appropriate.¿ 

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(1) IN GENERAL.— The President shall submit to Congress, 

and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2). 

(2) DEVELOPMENT.— The Committee shall develop, and update as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with the 

National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for Federal 

programs and activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development. 

(3) CONTENTS.— The strategic plan described in paragraph 

(2) shall— 

(A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term objectives, including research and development objectives, the 

anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and the 

metrics for use in assessing progress toward the objectives; 

(B) describe the progress made in achieving the objectives 

from prior strategic plans, including a discussion of why 

specific objectives were not met; 

(C) specify the role, including the programs and activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic plan; 

(D) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally 

funded research and development centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will foster 

the transfer of research and development results into new 

manufacturing technologies and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of 

society to ensure national, energy, and economic security; 

(E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will 

strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; 

(F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will 

assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in developing and implementing new products and processes; 

(G) analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing, including— 

(i) technology transfer and commercialization activities; 

(ii) the adequacy of the national security industrial 

base; 

(iii) the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing 

workforce; 

(iv) export opportunities and trade policies; 

(v) financing, investment, and taxation policies and 

practices; 

(vi) emerging technologies and markets; 

(vii) advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken by competing nations; and 

(viii) the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce 

of competing nations; and 

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verse manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant organizations and institutions. 

(4) UPDATES.— Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President shall 

submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is 

accessible to the public, an update of the strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed in 

accordance with the procedures set forth under this subsection. 

(5) REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER STRATEGY IN THE BUDGET.— In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) 

of title 31, United States Code, the President shall include information regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals 

and recommendations included in the strategic plan developed 

under this subsection applying to that fiscal year. 

(6) AMP STEERING COMMITTEE INPUT.— The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President’s 

Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall provide 

input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan under this subsection. 

* * * * * * * 

STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT 

OF 1980 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a regional 

innovation program to encourage and support the development of 

regional innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters and science and research parks. 

ø(b) CLUSTER GRANTS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.— As part of the program established under 

subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the formation and development of regional innovation clusters. 

ø(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.— Grants awarded under this 

subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate 

by the Secretary, including the following: 

ø(A) Feasibility studies. 

ø(B) Planning activities. 

ø(C) Technical assistance. 

ø(D) Developing or strengthening communication and 

collaboration between and among participants of a regional 

innovation cluster. 

ø(E) Attracting additional participants to a regional innovation cluster. 

ø(F) Facilitating market development of products and 

services developed by a regional innovation cluster, including through demonstration, deployment, technology transfer, and commercialization activities. 

ø(G) Developing relationships between a regional innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other regions. 

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ø(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT DEFINED.— In this subsection, the 

term ‘‘eligible recipient’’ means— 

ø(A) a State; 

ø(B) an Indian tribe; 

ø(C) a city or other political subdivision of a State; 

ø(D) an entity that— 

ø(i) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of 

higher education, a public-private partnership, a 

science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an 

economic development organization or similar entity; 

and 

ø(ii) has an application that is supported by a State 

or a political subdivision of a State; or 

ø(E) a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 

ø(4) APPLICATION.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.— An eligible recipient shall submit an 

application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

and containing such information and assurances as the 

Secretary may require. 

ø(B) COMPONENTS.— The application shall include, at a 

minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster 

supported by the proposed activity, including a description 

of— 

ø(i) whether the regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local governments, and other relevant stakeholders; 

ø(ii) how the existing participants in the regional innovation cluster will encourage and solicit participation by all types of entities that might benefit from 

participation, including newly formed entities and 

those rival existing participants; 

ø(iii) the extent to which the regional innovation 

cluster is likely to stimulate innovation and have a 

positive impact on regional economic growth and development; 

ø(iv) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster have access to, or contribute to, a welltrained workforce; 

ø(v) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster are capable of attracting additional funds 

from non-Federal sources; and 

ø(vi) the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation cluster will be able to sustain activities once grant funds under this subsection have been 

expended. 

ø(C) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.— The Secretary shall give 

special consideration to applications from regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade. 

ø(5) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.— The Secretary shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to collaborate with local workforce investment area boards. 

ø(6) COST SHARE.— The Secretary may not provide more 

than 50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under 

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ø(7) USE AND APPLICATION OF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION

PROGRAM.— To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 

shall ensure that activities funded under this subsection use 

and apply any relevant research, best practices, and metrics 

developed under the program established in subsection (c). 

ø(c) SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PARK DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.— As part of the program established under 

subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of 

new science parks or the renovation or expansion of existing 

science parks. 

ø(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— The amount of a 

grant awarded under this subsection may not exceed $750,000. 

ø(3) AWARD.— 

ø(A) COMPETITION REQUIRED.— The Secretary shall 

award grants under this subsection pursuant to a full and 

open competition. 

ø(B) GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION.— In conducting a competitive process, the Secretary shall consider the need to 

avoid undue geographic concentration among any one category of States based on their predominant rural or urban 

character as indicated by population density. 

ø(C) SELECTION CRITERIA.— The Secretary shall publish 

the criteria to be utilized in any competition for the selection of recipients of grants under this subsection, which 

shall include requirements relating to the— 

ø(i) effect the science park will have on regional economic growth and development; 

ø(ii) number of jobs to be created at the science park 

and the surrounding regional community each year 

during its first 3 years; 

ø(iii) funding to be required to construct, renovate or 

expand the science park during its first 3 years; 

ø(iv) amount and type of financing and access to 

capital available to the applicant; 

ø(v) types of businesses and research entities expected in the science park and surrounding regional 

community; 

ø(vi) letters of intent by businesses and research entities to locate in the science park; 

ø(vii) capability to attract a well trained workforce 

to the science park; 

ø(viii) the management of the science park during 

its first 5 years; 

ø(ix) expected financial risks in the construction and 

operation of the science park and the risk mitigation 

strategy; 

ø(x) physical infrastructure available to the science 

park, including roads, utilities, and telecommunications; 

ø(xi) utilization of energy-efficient building technology including nationally recognized green building 

design practices, renewable energy, cogeneration, and 

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ø(xii) consideration to the transformation of military 

bases affected by the base realignment and closure 

process or the redevelopment of existing buildings, 

structures, or brownfield sites that are abandoned, 

idled, or underused into single or multiple building facilities for science and technology companies and institutions; 

ø(xiii) ability to collaborate with other science parks 

throughout the world; 

ø(xiv) consideration of sustainable development 

practices and the quality of life at the science park; 

and 

ø(xv) other such criteria as the Secretary shall prescribe. 

ø(4) ALLOCATION CONSTRAINTS.— The Secretary may not allocate less than one-third of the total grant funding allocated 

under this section for any fiscal year to grants under subsection (b) or this subsection without written notification to the 

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

and the House of Representatives Committees on Science and 

Technology and on Energy and Commerce. 

ø(d) LOAN GUARANTEES FOR SCIENCE PARK INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 

may guarantee up to 80 percent of the loan amount for projects 

for the construction or expansion, including renovation and 

modernization, of science park infrastructure. 

ø(2) LIMITATIONS ON GUARANTEE AMOUNTS.— The maximum 

amount of loan principal guaranteed under this subsection may 

not exceed— 

ø(A) $50,000,000 with respect to any single project; 

and 

ø(B) $300,000,000 with respect to all projects. 

ø(3) SELECTION OF GUARANTEE RECIPIENTS.— The Secretary 

shall select recipients of loan guarantees under this subsection 

based upon the ability of the recipient to collateralize the loan 

amount through bonds, equity, property, and such other things 

of values as the Secretary shall deem necessary. Recipients of 

grants under subsection (c) are not eligible for a loan guarantee during the period of the grant. To the extent that the 

Secretary determines it to be feasible, the Secretary may select 

recipients of guarantee assistance in accord with a competitive 

process that takes into account the factors set out in subsection 

(c)(3)(C) of this section. 

ø(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR LOAN GUARANTEES.— The 

loans guaranteed under this subsection shall be subject to such 

terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, except 

that— 

ø(A) the final maturity of such loans made or guaranteed may not exceed the lesser of— 

ø(i) 30 years; or 

ø(ii) 90 percent of the useful life of any physical 

asset to be financed by the loan; 

ø(B) a loan guaranteed under this subsection may not be 

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to any other claims against the borrowers in the case of 

default; 

ø(C) a loan may not be guaranteed under this subsection 

unless the Secretary determines that the lender is responsible and that provision is made for servicing the loan on 

reasonable terms and in a manner that adequately protects the financial interest of the United States; 

ø(D) a loan may not be guaranteed under this subsection 

if— 

ø(i) the income from the loan is excluded from gross 

income for purposes of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 

ø(ii) the guarantee provides significant collateral or 

security, as determined by the Secretary in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, for other obligations the income from which is so excluded; 

ø(E) any guarantee provided under this subsection shall 

be conclusive evidence that— 

ø(i) the guarantee has been properly obtained; 

ø(ii) the underlying loan qualified for the guarantee; 

and 

ø(iii) absent fraud or material misrepresentation by 

the holder, the guarantee is presumed to be valid, 

legal, and enforceable; 

ø(F) the Secretary may not extend credit assistance unless the Secretary has determined that there is a reasonable assurance of repayment; and 

ø(G) new loan guarantees may not be committed except 

to the extent that appropriations of budget authority to 

cover their costs are made in advance, as required under 

section 504 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 

U.S.C. 661c). 

ø(5) PAYMENT OF LOSSES.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.— If, as a result of a default by a borrower under a loan guaranteed under this subsection, after 

the holder has made such further collection efforts and instituted such enforcement proceedings as the Secretary 

may require, the Secretary determines that the holder has 

suffered a loss, the Secretary shall pay to the holder the 

percentage of the loss specified in the guarantee contract. 

Upon making any such payment, the Secretary shall be 

subrogated to all the rights of the recipient of the payment. The Secretary shall be entitled to recover from the 

borrower the amount of any payments made pursuant to 

any guarantee entered into under this section. 

ø(B) ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS.— The Attorney General 

shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce 

any right accruing to the United States as a result of the 

issuance of any guarantee under this section. 

ø(C) FORBEARANCE.— Nothing in this section may be 

construed to preclude any forbearance for the benefit of 

the borrower which may be agreed upon by the parties to 

the guaranteed loan and approved by the Secretary, if 

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fined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 

1990) is available. 

ø(6) EVALUATION OF CREDIT RISK.— 

ø(A) The Secretary shall periodically assess the credit 

risk of new and existing direct loans or guaranteed loans. 

ø(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 

2010, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— 

ø(i) conduct a review of the subsidy estimates for the 

loan guarantees under this section; and 

ø(ii) submit to Congress a report on the review conducted under this paragraph. 

ø(7) TERMINATION.— A loan may not be guaranteed under 

this section after September 30, 2013. 

ø(8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 

through 2013 for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the 

Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of guaranteeing 

$300,000,000 in loans under this section, such sums to remain 

available until expended. 

ø(e) REGIONAL INNOVATION RESEARCH AND INFORMATION PROGRAM.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.— As part of the program established under 

subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional innovation research and information program— 

ø(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on 

best practices for regional innovation strategies (including 

regional innovation clusters), including information relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be maximized through such strategies; 

ø(B) to provide technical assistance, including through 

the development of technical assistance guides, for the development and implementation of regional innovation 

strategies (including regional innovation clusters); 

ø(C) to support the development of relevant metrics and 

measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation 

strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including the extent to which such strategies stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic development; and 

ø(D) to collect and make available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States, including data 

on— 

ø(i) the size, specialization, and competitiveness of 

regional innovation clusters; 

ø(ii) the regional domestic product contribution, 

total jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal 

research and development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation clusters; and 

ø(iii) supply chain product and service flows within 

and between regional innovation clusters. 

ø(2) RESEARCH GRANTS.— The Secretary may award research 

grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals 

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ø(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— Data and analysis 

compiled by the Secretary under the program established in 

this subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit 

entities. 

ø(4) REGIONAL INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.— The Secretary 

shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under 

subsection (b) or (c) and any loan guarantee under subsection 

(d) into the program established under this subsection. 

ø(f) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.— To the maximum extent practicable, the 

Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this 

section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts 

of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or other 

Federal agencies. 

ø(2) COLLABORATION.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including 

through multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies. 

ø(B) SMALL BUSINESSES.— The Secretary shall ensure 

that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes 

the needs and challenges of small businesses. 

ø(g) EVALUATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 3 years after the date of 

enactment of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 

2010, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to 

conduct an evaluation of the program established under subsection (a). 

ø(2) REQUIREMENTS.— The evaluation shall include— 

ø(A) whether the program is achieving its goals; 

ø(B) any recommendations for how the program may be 

improved; and 

ø(C) a recommendation as to whether the program 

should be continued or terminated. 

ø(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

ø(1) REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTER.— The term ‘‘regional 

innovation cluster’’ means a geographically bounded network of 

similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that— 

ø(A) are engaged in or with a particular industry sector; 

ø(B) have active channels for business transactions and 

communication; 

ø(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and 

services; and 

ø(D) leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths 

to stimulate innovation and create jobs. 

ø(2) SCIENCE PARK.— The term ‘‘Science park’’ means a property-based venture, which has— 

ø(A) master-planned property and buildings designed 

primarily for private-public research and development activities, high technology and science-based companies, and 

research and development support services; 

ø(B) a contractual or operational relationship with one 

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education or governmental or non-profit research laboratories; 

ø(C) a primary mission to promote research and development through industry partnerships, assisting in the 

growth of new ventures and promoting innovation-driven 

economic development; 

ø(D) a role in facilitating the transfer of technology and 

business skills between researchers and industry teams; 

and 

ø(E) a role in promoting technology-led economic development for the community or region in which the science 

park is located.A science park may be owned by a governmental or not-for-profit entity, but it may enter into partnerships or joint ventures with for-profit entities for development or management of specific components of the park. 

ø(3) STATE.— The term ‘‘State’’ means one of the several 

States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States. 

ø(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Except as provided in 

subsection (d)(8), there are authorized to be appropriated 

$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2013 to carry 

out this section (other than for loan guarantees under subsection 

(d)).¿ 

SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a regional innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters. 

(b) CLUSTER GRANTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— As part of the program established under 

subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive 

basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the formation 

and development of regional innovation clusters. 

(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.— Grants awarded under this 

subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate by 

the Secretary, including the following: 

(A) Feasibility studies. 

(B) Planning activities. 

(C) Technical assistance. 

(D) Developing or strengthening communication and collaboration between and among participants of a regional 

innovation cluster. 

(E) Attracting additional participants to a regional innovation cluster. 

(F) Facilitating market development of products and 

services developed by a regional innovation cluster, including through demonstration, deployment, technology transfer, and commercialization activities. 

(G) Developing relationships between a regional innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other regions. 

(H) Interacting with the public and State and local governments to meet the goals of the cluster. 

(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT DEFINED.— In this subsection, the 

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(A) a State; 

(B) an Indian tribe; 

(C) a city or other political subdivision of a State; 

(D) an entity that— 

(i) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or 

research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity; and 

(ii) has an application that is supported by a State 

or a political subdivision of a State; or 

(E) a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 

(4) APPLICATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.— An eligible recipient shall submit an 

application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

and containing such information and assurances as the 

Secretary may require. 

(B) COMPONENTS.— The application shall include, at a 

minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster 

supported by the proposed activity, including a description 

of— 

(i) whether the regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local governments, and other relevant stakeholders; 

(ii) how the existing participants in the regional innovation cluster will encourage and solicit participation by all types of entities that might benefit from participation, including newly formed entities and those 

rival existing participants; 

(iii) the extent to which the regional innovation cluster is likely to stimulate innovation and have a positive 

impact on regional economic growth and development; 

(iv) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster have access to, or contribute to, a welltrained workforce; 

(v) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster are capable of attracting additional funds 

from non-Federal sources; and 

(vi) the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation cluster will be able to sustain activities once grant funds under this subsection have been 

expended. 

(C) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.— The Secretary shall give 

special consideration to applications from regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade. 

(5) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.— The Secretary shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to collaborate with local workforce investment area boards. 

(6) COST SHARE.— The Secretary may not provide more than 

50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under this 

subsection. 

(7) OUTREACH TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.— The Secretary shall 

conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural 

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(8) FUNDING.— The Secretary may accept funds from other 

Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this 

subsection. 

(c) REGIONAL INNOVATION RESEARCH AND INFORMATION PRO- GRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— As part of the program established under 

subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional innovation research and information program— 

(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on 

best practices for regional innovation strategies (including 

regional innovation clusters), including information relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be maximized through such strategies; 

(B) to provide technical assistance, including through the 

development of technical assistance guides, for the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies 

(including regional innovation clusters); 

(C) to support the development of relevant metrics and 

measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation 

strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including the extent to which such strategies stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic development; and 

(D) to collect and make available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States, including data 

on— 

(i) the size, specialization, and competitiveness of regional innovation clusters; 

(ii) the regional domestic product contribution, total 

jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment 

size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal research 

and development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation clusters; and 

(iii) supply chain product and service flows within 

and between regional innovation clusters. 

(2) RESEARCH GRANTS.— The Secretary may award research 

grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals 

of the program established under this subsection. 

(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— Data and analysis 

compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this 

subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies, 

State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities. 

(4) REGIONAL INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.— The Secretary 

shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under 

subsection (b) into the program established under this subsection. 

(d) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— To the maximum extent practicable, the 

Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this 

section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, 

other programs at the Department of Commerce or other Federal agencies. 

(2) COLLABORATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including 


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through multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies. 

(B) SMALL BUSINESSES.— The Secretary shall ensure that 

such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the 

needs and challenges of small businesses. 

(e) EVALUATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with 

an independent entity, such as the National Academy of 

Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program established 

under subsection (a). 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.— The evaluation shall include— 

(A) whether the program is achieving its goals; 

(B) any recommendations for how the program may be 

improved; and 

(C) a recommendation as to whether the program should 

be continued or terminated. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTER.— The term ‘‘regional innovation cluster’’ means a geographically bounded network of 

similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that— 

(A) are engaged in or with a particular industry sector 

and its related sectors; 

(B) have active channels for business transactions and 

communication; 

(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and 

services; and 

(D) leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths to 

stimulate innovation and create jobs. 

(2) STATE.— The term ‘‘State’’ means one of the several 

States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States. 

(g) FUNDING.— (1) GENERAL RULE.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 

funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying 

out this section. 

(2) AUTHORITY.— The Secretary may use not to exceed 

$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to 

carry out this section from amounts appropriated for economic 

development assistance programs. 

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XXI. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FULL 

COMMITTEE 

MARKUP ON H.R. 2996, 

THE REVITALIZE AMERICAN 

MANUFACTURING 

AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2013 

FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

The Committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:05 a.m., in Room 

2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Lamar Smith 

[Chairman of the Committee] presiding. 

Chairman SMITH. The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare recesses of the Committee at any time. Pursuant to 

Committee Rule 2(f) and House Rule XI(2)(h)(4), the Chair announces that he may postpone roll call votes. 

Today we meet to consider H.R. 2996, the Revitalize American 

Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013, sponsored by Representative Tom Reed and Representative Joe Kennedy. And before 

I go on, let me explain to my colleagues that there is an ongoing 

Republican conference on a subject that will be familiar to everyone 

right now, which is why we have slim attendance on the Republican side, but this just gives me an opportunity to trust my friends 

and neighbors on the other side, and be able to go forth in a—go 

forward in a bipartisan way. 

Pursuant to notice, I now call up H.R. 2996, the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013, and the Clerk will 

report the bill. 

The CLERK. H.R. 2996, to require the Secretary of Commerce to 

establish the network for manufacturing innovation, and for other 

purposes. 

[H.R. 2996 appears in Appendix I] 

Chairman SMITH. Without objection, the bill is considered as 

read, and I will recognize myself for an opening statement, then 

the Ranking Member. 

H.R. 2996, the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013, strengthens a critical sector of America’s economy, 

manufacturing, and in particular advanced manufacturing. Thanks 

to Congressman Tom Reed from New York for his diligent work on 


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this legislation. And I also want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, Joe Kennedy, a Member of this Committee, for his initiative on this subject, and for offering today’s amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. 

A strong manufacturing base is fundamental to U.S. economic 

success and national security. Manufacturing supports over 17 million American jobs. This includes 12 million Americans, almost ten 

percent of the work force, who work for small, medium, or large 

manufacturing companies. Manufacturing accounts for over ten 

percent of our economic output, and its multiplier effect surpasses 

that of any other sector. Each dollar generated by manufacturing 

in the United States generates an additional $1.35 in economic activity. 

There are millions of Americans who are employed in manufacturing fields. What matters most is that manufacturing creates 

good paying, family supporting, community sustaining jobs. As an 

example, the Texas manufacturing industry employs nearly 

875,000 people, who earn an average annual wage of over $71,000. 

This includes more than 100,000 Texans who work in the energy 

industry, and earn an average of more than $95,000 per year. And 

Texas is the top state for manufacturing exports, with over $24 billion in transportation equipment exported in 2013. 

The United States has one of the largest, strongest manufacturing industries in the world, and has demonstrated its ability to 

adapt and innovate time and time again. But China is projected to 

overtake the U.S. in global R&D spending in less than a decade, 

and China already has taken the lead in advanced manufacturing 

exports. To enhance our future economic prosperity and security, 

we need to take steps now to emphasize the strengths of American 

industry and shore up weaknesses. 

Manufacturers invest heavily to redesign their products, streamline their production lines, and re-train their workers. This bill 

gives a targeted boost to America’s manufacturers. It will help our 

advanced manufacturers accelerate the pace at which new technology is converted into better manufacturing processes, and improved products, and this legislation will help America remain 

globally competitive in manufacturing. It will ensure that new and 

innovative products come equipped with ‘‘Made in America’’ on 

their labels. 

Again, I would like to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, 

Mr. Kennedy, for his initiative and ideas on this particular subject, 

and congratulate him on a good bill. 

[The prepared statement of Mr. Smith follows:] 

PREPARED STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN LAMAR S. SMITH

H.R. 2996, the ‘‘Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013,’’ 

strengthens a critical sector of America’s economy - manufacturing, and in particular, advanced manufacturing. 

Thanks to Congressman Tom Reed from New York for his diligent work on this 

legislation. I also want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, Joe Kennedy, 

for his initiative on this subject and for offering today’s Amendment in the Nature 

of a Substitute. 

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cludes 12 million Americans—almost 10 percent of the workforce—who work for 

small, medium or large manufacturing companies. 

Manufacturing accounts for over 10 percent of our economic output, and its multiplier effect surpasses that of any other sector. Each dollar generated by manufacturing in the United States generates an additional $1.35 in economic activity. 

For the millions of Americans who are employed in manufacturing fields, what 

matters most is that manufacturing creates good-paying, family-supporting, community-sustaining jobs. 

As an example, The Texas manufacturing industry employs nearly 875,000 people, 

who earn an average annual wage of over $71,000. This includes more than 100,000 

Texans who work in the energy industry and earn an average of more than $95,000 

per year. And Texas is the top state for manufacturing exports, with over $24 billion 

in transportation equipment exported in 2013. 

The United States has one of the largest, strongest manufacturing industries in 

the world and has demonstrated its ability to adapt and innovate time and time 

again. But China is projected to overtake the U.S. in global R&D spending in less 

than a decade, and China already has taken the lead in advanced manufacturing 

exports. 

To enhance our future economic prosperity and security, we need to take steps 

now to emphasize the strengths of American industry and shore up weaknesses. 

Our manufacturers invest heavily to redesign their products, streamline their production lines, and re-train their workers. 

This bill gives a targeted boost to America’s manufacturers. It will help our advanced manufacturers accelerate the pace at which new technology is converted into 

better manufacturing processes and improved products. 

And this legislation will help America remain globally competitive in manufacturing. It will ensure that new and innovative products come equipped with ‘‘Made 

in America’’ on their labels. 

Chairman SMITH. And I will now recognize the Ranking Member, 

the gentlewoman from Texas, Ms. Johnson, for her opening statement. 

Ms. JOHNSON. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I am very 

pleased that we are considering this important piece of legislation 

this morning, and I would like to thank my colleagues, Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Reed, for their bipartisan work to develop this legislation. I would also like to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your own 

contribution to the bipartisan efforts to advance this legislation. 

And, finally, I want to thank your staff, and especially Cliff Shannon, for working so closely and openly with the Democratic staff to 

help get this to this point. 

The decline in U.S. manufacturing is a threat to middle class 

jobs, and to our entire economy. We have been losing lower skilled 

jobs for decades. More than two million manufacturing jobs, including high—higher skilled jobs, were lost during the recent recession. 

The good news is we are experiencing a slight rebound in higher 

skilled jobs as our economy continues to recover. However, those 

gains are modest, and with the significant loss of infrastructure 

and talent in recent years, I am deeply concerned that we could 

reach a tipping point beyond which it would be nearly impossible 

to rebuild a vibrant manufacturing sector. 

In the meantime, our key competitors are focusing their full attention on their own manufacturing capacity. They are implementing the policies and programs necessary to build the 21st century economies now. We too must take appropriate steps to ensure 

that American companies maintain their capacity to the most sophisticated—to be the most sophisticated in the world, using transformative technologies and manufacturing processes. 

Revitalizing American Manufacturing Innovation Act, or RAMI, 

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the future of American manufacturing. This bill makes strategic investments in partnerships with the private sector in advanced 

manufacturing research, development, and education. 

To some of my colleagues who are concerned about federal industrial policy, I remind them our entire history of innovation has 

been a partnership between the public and private sector. This bill 

does not displace, nor encroach, on the private sector’s role. It fosters an important partnership for the benefit of all Americans. 

I am also pleased that the bipartisan ANS includes a national 

strategic plan for advanced manufacturing, introduced by Ms. 

Lipinski, and the re-authorization of the Regional Innovation Program introduced by Mr. Hultgren and Mr. Kilmer. These two are 

important steps in the right direction. 

In summary, I believe this is one of the most constructive and 

significant pieces of legislation considered by this committee, and 

all of Congress. It also a great example of how we can work together and compromise for the greater good, when we put our 

minds to it. I support this legislation, and I urge all of my colleagues to do the same. I thank you, Mr. Chairman, and yield back 

the balance of my time. 

[The prepared statement of Ms. Johnson follows:] 

PREPARED STATEMENT OF RANKING MEMBER EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am very pleased we are considering this important 

piece of legislation this morning. I’d like to thank my colleagues, Mr. Kennedy and 

Mr. Reed, for their bipartisan work to develop this legislation. I would also like to 

thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your own contribution to the bipartisan efforts to advance this legislation. Finally I want to thank your staff, and especially Cliff Shannon, for working so closely and openly with Democratic staff to help get us to this 

point. 

The decline of U.S. manufacturing is a threat to middle class jobs and to our entire economy. We have been losing lower-skilled jobs for decades. More than 2 million manufacturing jobs, including higher-skilled jobs, were lost during the recent 

recession. 

The good news is we are experiencing a slight rebound in higher-skilled jobs as 

our economy continues to recover. However, those gains are modest, and with the 

significant loss of infrastructure and talent in recent years, I am deeply concerned 

that we could reach a tipping point beyond which it will be nearly impossible to rebuild a vibrant manufacturing sector. In the meantime, our key competitors are focusing their full attention on their own manufacturing capacity. They are implementing the policies and programs necessary to build 21st century economies now. 

We too must take appropriate steps to ensure that American companies maintain 

their capacity to be the most sophisticated in the world, using transformative technologies and manufacturing processes. The Revitalizing American Manufacturing 

Innovation Act—or RAMI—is one of the most critical steps Congress can take to 

help secure the future of American manufacturing. This bill makes strategic investments, in partnership with the private sector, in advanced manufacturing research, 

development, and education. 

To some of my colleagues who are concerned about federal industrial policy, I remind them that our entire history of innovation has been a partnership between the 

public and private sector. This bill does not displace or encroach on the private sector’s role. It fosters an important partnership for the benefit of all Americans. I am 

also pleased that the bipartisan ANS includes the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing introduced by Mr. Lipinski and the reauthorization of the Regional Innovation Program introduced by Mr. Hultgren and Mr. Kilmer. These too 

are important steps in the right direction. 

In summary, I believe this is one of the most constructive and significant pieces 

of legislation considered by this Committee all Congress. It is also a great example 

of how we can work together and compromise for the greater good when we put our 

minds to it. I support this legislation, and I urge all of my colleagues to do the same. 

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Chairman SMITH. Thank you, Ms. Johnson. If there is no further 

discussion on the bill, the bill will be considered at read, and open 

to amendment at any time, and we will proceed with amendments 

in the order listed on the roster. 

And the first amendment on the roster is an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute, to be offered by Mr. Kennedy and me. The 

Clerk will report the amendment. 

The CLERK. Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 

2996, offered by Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts. 

[The amendment of Mr. Smith and Mr. Kennedy appears in Appendix I] 

Chairman SMITH. Without objection, the amendment will be considered as read. I am going to recognize myself for a very brief 

statement, and then I am going to yield Mr. Kennedy the balance 

of my time, if that is all right with him. 

On behalf of Mr. Kennedy and myself, I am pleased to offer this 

amendment in the nature of a substitute. Our amendment was 

made possible by bipartisan cooperation among the sponsors of 

H.R. 2996, Mr. Reed of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 

and the Ranking Member, Ms. Johnson, and other Science Committee Members. 

Our amendment preserves the concepts and goals of H.R. 2996. 

It funds new centers for manufacturing innovation that authorize 

no additional appropriations, and sets a sunset date for federal assistance. Our amendment also includes provisions for strategic 

planning for advance manufacturing brought forward by Mr. Lipinski. This was part of the first Act approved by our Committee earlier this year. And our amendment includes changes to the regional 

innovation program at the Department of Commerce from Mr. 

Hultgren and Mr. Kilmer, once again, with no authorization of appropriations. 

And I thank Mr. Kennedy again for his diligent work on this 

amendment, and urge my colleagues to support it. And I will yield 

the balance of my time to the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. 

Kennedy. 

Mr. KENNEDY. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you 

for yielding. Thank you for all your support for this bill, and this 

amendment, along the way. I am grateful to have your support, 

and your diligence, and the diligence of your staff, as we worked 

very hard to craft this bill going forward. 

Mr. Chairman, I would also ask unanimous consent to submit 

three letters for the record in support of H.R. 2996, and the SmithKennedy amendment in the nature of a substitute. The letters are 

from the National Association of Manufacturers, Precision and Machined Parts—Products Association, and One Voice, the joint effort 

between the National Tooling and Machine Association and the 

Precision Metal Forming Association. 

Mr. Chairman, the Smith-Kennedy amendment in the nature of 

a substitute is a strong compromise that keeps intact the underlying bill that I introduced last summer, along with my colleague 

from New York, Tom Reed. This bill creates a network of manufacturing innovation to improve our competitiveness, to stimulate research and development, spread the risk of investment, bring new 


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products and ideas to market, educate a next generation work 

force, and facilitate peer to peer exchange, and best practices. 

Here is, essentially, how it works. Public/private centers of manufacturing innovation will leverage limited and targeted government funding, matched dollar for dollar by the private sector, with 

investment in expertise. Each center will be based on a new novel 

technology. Partnerships will include small businesses, large businesses, universities, community colleges, career and technical 

schools, federal labs, and not-for-profits. Centers will leverage the 

regional assets to overcome communal challenges. 

Groups will end up applying for federal funding by putting the 

reins back where they belong, in the hands of industry and researchers facing the next big manufacturing challenge. Each application will go through an open, transparent, peer merit and review 

process, minimizing conflicts of interest, and ensuring that the best 

proposals move forward. Reporting requirements from the Secretary of Commerce and the Government Accountability Office will 

ensure proper Congressional oversight. 

We have already seen this model work. In Youngstown, Ohio, the 

America Makes National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute is helping make 3D printing a reality. Four other institutes 

are in different stages of development, with a fifth already on the 

way. Each of these will be included in the network, so we already 

have a running start. 

As part of this compromise, the Smith-Kennedy amendment in 

the nature of a substitute also includes two other important provisions. First, a new national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing that would require the National Science and Technology 

Council, in coordination with the National Economic Council, to develop a long term Federal Government strategic plan for the advanced manufacturing competitiveness. I want to thank my colleague, Congressman Lipinski, for his leadership on this, and the 

support for the underlying bill. 

Second, we re-authorize the Regional Innovation Program, or 

RIP. Originally authorized in the 2010 Competes bill, this program 

can—supports regional innovation strategies such as scientific research parks. These are state and local level initiatives to promote 

entrepreneurship, commercialization of products by providing access to capital and a network. I want to thank Congressman Derek 

Kilmer and Representative Hultgren on the committee for their efforts on both re-authorizing, and for funding this program. I also 

want to give a special thanks to my New England colleagues, David 

Cicilline from Rhode Island, for his continued support of the RIP. 

Mr. Chairman, before I finish, I want to give you and your staff, 

Cliff Shannon, former staff member Jamie Brown, a big thank you 

for making this bill possible. I want to thank Ranking Member 

Johnson and her staff, Mr. Oberman, Dalia Sokolov, Kim Montgomery, and Marcy Gallo as well for their strong support, Chairman Buschon, Ranking Member Lipinski for their guidance along 

the way. Of course, Tom Reed and his staff, Drew and Laura, for 

all that they did to have this bill—to work their way through the 

process over the course of the past year. Our partners in the Senate, Senator Sherrod Brown, and Roy Blunt, and their staffs. All 

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advocated for this bill along the way. And, finally, and probably 

most importantly, from my perspective, the tireless work of my 

staff, Eric Fins, who led the way on this, and is sitting very quietly 

in the corner, as he always does. Eric, thank you very, very much. 

Again, Mr. Chairman, thank you. I want to thank my colleagues, 

and I ask all of them to support the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute. I yield back the balance of my time. 

Chairman SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Kennedy. Without objection, 

the letters you referred to will be made a part of the record. 

[The information appears in Appendix I] 

Chairman SMITH. The gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Hultgren, is 

recognized. 

Mr. HULTGREN. I move to strike the last word. 

Chairman SMITH. Gentleman is recognized for five minutes. 

Mr. HULTGREN. Thank you, Chairman, for bringing this bill for 

markup. As manufacturing is a vital component in my district’s 

economy, in Illinois, I was pleased to become a co-sponsor of this 

legislation. The workers at my plants have felt the economic downturn disproportionately, as Illinois fails to change their policies to 

help my constituents regain full employment. 

Much of this is because of burdensome and outdated regulation, 

but another reason is the barriers against working together in innovating that are still in place. This bill would help fix that, so I 

would like to thank my good friends Mr. Reed and Mr. Kennedy 

for introducing this bill. 

I would also like to thank you, Chairman Smith, for working 

with me to reauthorize the regional innovation program in the 

amendment in the nature of the substitute. This is a smart, targeted program that allows local regions to pool their resources and 

work together. 

Industry clusters are one of the most effective ways to compile 

and share best practices, and the fact that these programs give 

preference to bids involving local workforce investment boards is 

another reason to support this bill. These boards are hard at work 

helping my constituents to find work, and this is the cooperative 

federalism that will ensure our taxpayer dollars are not wasted. 

Again, I want to thank you for bringing this bipartisan bill before 

the Committee, and I hope this is something we can move quickly 

to the floor. I yield back my time. Thank you, Chairman. 

Chairman SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Hultgren. And the gentleman 

from Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, is recognized. 

Mr. LIPINSKI. Move to strike the last word. 

Chairman SMITH. The gentleman is recognized for five minutes. 

Mr. LIPINSKI. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you, 

Subcommittee Chairman Buschon, Ranking Member Johnson, for 

helping to bring this bill up today for the markup. And I would also 

like to thank Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Reed for introducing the bill 

before us. I know it was not easy to revise this bill to gain broad 

bipartisan support, but the product we have before us today, I 

think, is a great accomplishment. 

Everyone on this committee knows that I am one of the strongest 

advocates in Congress for American manufacturing, and I have 

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every manufacturing job created in America, an additional five 

spin-off jobs are created. 

Despite the economic advantages of supporting American manufacturing, the number of manufacturing jobs has been shrinking, 

from 20 million in 1979 to fewer than 12 million today, the latest 

recession has been especially devastating. While we are currently 

seeing a rebound in advanced manufacturing, we still have a long 

way to go before resuming a leadership position in manufacturing 

on the global stage. 

As already discussed, this bill focuses on creating public/private 

innovation centers, an idea which I have strongly supported. These 

centers will bring innovators together from around the country to 

increase domestic production, make our products price competitive 

from those from abroad, spur the development in implementation 

of new technologies, and develop a work force that is trained with 

the necessary high tech skills desperately needed by U.S. companies in advanced manufacturing. 

An NNMI center focusing on digital manufacturing was awarded 

earlier this year to a group led by University of Illinois, with a center located in Chicago. A federal investment of $70 million has 

been leveraged so far to achieve a commitment of $250 million from 

industry, academia, government, and community partners. The 

willingness of industry to commit such—so much capital to the center demonstrates the high value that the private sector places on 

these types of partnerships to develop advanced manufacturing in 

the United States. 

I am also glad that the substitute amendment we are considering 

today contains language from my bill, the American Manufacturing 

Competitiveness Act. This provision would bring the public and private sectors together to develop a set of policy recommendations to 

revitalize this important sector of the economy. No policies are prescribed, but this provision would simply force a consideration of the 

state of manufacturing in America, and in the world, and it would 

require the production of recommendations for promoting American 

manufacturing. A similar bill passed the House in the past two 

Congresses with overwhelming bipartisan support. As one of the 

principals of a small family-owned manufacturing business told 

this committee, when testifying about the American Manufacturing 

Competitiveness Act, this bill will help develop a plan for success. 

So I thank the Chairman, and I thank Mr. Kennedy for including 

this in the amendment in the nature of a substitute here, and 

thank everyone who has worked on this bill to—I think it is going 

to do a great job for American manufacturing. It is a good bipartisan bill that is going to put more Americans back to work. And 

I yield back the balance of my time. 

Chairman SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Lipinski. There are six amendments to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2996 

on the roster, all of which I am prepared to accept. And I appreciate Members on both sides of the aisle working with us to try to 

come up with good, acceptable amendments. 

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consider them together. Is there objection to considering the following amendments en bloc? Grayson #295, Grayson #297, 

Schweikert #59, Kelly #36, Wilson-Hall #49, Rohrabacher #55. 

Hearing none, so ordered, and the Clerk will report the en bloc 

amendment, and I thank the Members for agreeing to that. 

The CLERK. Amendments to the amendment in the nature of a 

substitute for H.R. 2996, offered by Mr. Grayson of Florida, #297, 

Mr. Grayson of Florida, #295, Mr. Schweikert of Arizona, #59, Ms. 

Kelly of Illinois, #36, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Hall of Texas, 

#49, and Mr. Rohrabacher of California, #55. 

[The amendments of Mr. Grayson, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. Kelly, 

Ms. Wilson, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Rohrabacher appears in Appendix 

I] 

Chairman SMITH. Without objection, the amendment will be considered—the en bloc amendment will be considered as read, and 

the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Grayson, is recognized to speak on 

his two amendments. 

Mr. GRAYSON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This bill is intended to 

help foster innovation in America by creating places where academics, businessmen, workers, and students, and entrepreneurs 

can come together and find new ways to build things in America. 

Most of us assume that if domestic manufacturing innovation increases, then employment will rise, but I want to make that assumption explicit, so that is what my first amendment does. 

My amendment makes two specific changes to the bill. One is 

that it adds the term preserve or create jobs as a purpose of the 

program, and second it clarifies that one base upon which the Secretary should disperse funds, economic impact, includes the preservation and creation of jobs. I believe it is useful for Congress to be 

as explicit as possible in our intentions, and with this bill we want 

to make sure that we expand employment for Americans in domestic manufacturing, so let us make sure that we make it that way. 

The second amendment—should I go on to the second amendment, Mr. Chairman? 

Chairman SMITH. Yes, please, if the gentleman will proceed. 

Mr. GRAYSON. Well, the second amendment is meant to clarify 

what represents a growing policy problem. Recently the United 

States Economic Classification Policy Committee recommended 

that goods designed in the United States, but manufactured 

abroad, should somehow be considered to be domestically manufactured goods. They call these ‘‘factory-less goods’’, but what they 

really mean is goods manufactured in factories located abroad. 

The—they said specifically that they recommended to the Office 

of Management Budget a classification of establishments that bear 

the overall responsibility and risk for bringing together all the 

processes necessary for the production of a good in the manufacturing sector, even though the actual transformation is 100 percent 

outsourced, meaning 100 percent performed overseas. 

My amendment is a repudiation of that proposed classification. 

If goods are manufactured in the United States, then they need to 

be manufactured in the United States. If this amendment is accepted, then it will be an acknowledgement that this bill is proposing 

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United States is done for the purpose of improving domestic manufacturing capacity, not foreign manufacturing capacity. 

A critical component of domestic manufacturing is that the physical, chemical, and mechanical transformation of inputs into outputs is predominantly done in the United States. That may seem 

obvious to all of us here today, but apparently not to some others 

in the government. I believe it is necessary and useful for Congress 

to be as explicit as possible with our intentions, especially when 

bureaucrats are trying to tell us that goods manufactured in China 

somehow count as goods manufactured in the United States. 

This network of manufacturing centers will be organized within 

NIST, which is part of the Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce needs to recognize that manufacturing means 

making physical goods, and that domestic manufacturing means 

making goods domestically. The so-called factory-less goods classification, which really means factories located in foreign companies—sorry, foreign countries by foreign companies is not what is 

operative for this program. In other words, when we say domestic 

manufacturing, we mean domestic manufacturing. 

I appreciate the support of the Chairman for this amendment, 

and I reserve the balance of my time. 

Chairman SMITH. Does the gentleman yield back the balance of 

his time? 

Mr. GRAYSON. Yes, I yield back the balance of my time. 

Chairman SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Grayson. And the gentleman 

from Arizona, Mr. Schweikert, is recognized to explain his amendment. 

Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amendment’s 

goal is fairly simple. It is to sort of expand a category where the 

United States seems to be taking off quite a lead, and making sure 

that that sort of broad category is also woven within this bill. 

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

Chairman SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Schweikert. And the gentlewoman from Illinois, Ms. Kelly, is recognized to explain her amendment. 

Ms. KELLY. Thank you, Chairman Smith, and Ranking Member 

Johnson, for your leadership in bringing this important bill to full 

committee. I also want to commend Congressmen Reed and Kennedy on introducing the Revitalize American Manufacturing and 

Innovation Act. 

My amendment requires, within the activities of the Centers for 

Manufacturing Innovation, that they will include minority and 

women-owned manufacturers among the small, medium, and large 

manufacturing enterprises that will be targeted for outreach and 

engagement. This language is a simple fix to ensure research and 

recommendations develop to advance manufacturing in the United 

States be as comprehensible as possible. 

This bill has potential to increase American manufacturing, create good paying jobs, and strengthen the middle class, and I commend our committee’s leadership and members for coming together 

in a bipartisan manner to advance American manufacturing and 

American workers. 

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Chairman SMITH. Okay. Thank you, Ms. Kelly. We will now go 

to the gentlewoman from Florida, Ms. Wilson, and the gentleman 

from Texas, Mr. Hall, for their amendment. And the gentlewoman 

from Florida is recognized. 

Ms. WILSON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amendment I am 

offering today helps identify peoples of interest who deserve and 

need quality jobs. If passed, H.R. 2996 would establish Centers for 

Manufacturing Innovation. These centers are designed to address 

challenges in advancing manufacturing, including an educated and 

qualified work force. My amendment makes sure we are not leaving out our veterans, the fearless people who have served our country with their lives, as well as people with disabilities. It is our 

duty to put in priority order those important groups of people, who 

need quality jobs. 

My amendment directs the centers to educate and train veterans 

and people with disabilities. Taken together, veterans and people 

with disabilities would be more independent, and not only help 

themselves and their families, but also their communities, and 

truly aid in the advancement of manufacturing technologies. 

We know that manufacturing drives innovation, creates high 

quality jobs, and fuels U.S. exports. We should do all that we can 

to support our veterans, and peoples with disabilities, and providing them with the opportunity for higher quality manufacturing 

jobs, now and in the future. I urge adoption of this amendment. I 

yield my remaining time to my colleague, Congressman Ralph Hall, 

for as long as he would like, and then I yield back the remaining 

time. 

Mr. HALL. Thank you very much, and I guess I will only like 

whatever I have, so—I thank Ms. Wilson for the opportunity to 

offer this amendment with her, on behalf of the Nation’s veterans, 

and those with disabilities. As a veteran of World War II, my dad 

was a veteran of World War I, my brother, both theaters of World 

War II, I know the veterans, and I know their needs. And American manufacturing competitiveness, including accelerating education and training programs, and workforce development, would 

create opportunities for companies to train new workers and retrain existing workers. It is very appropriate that our veterans and 

our disabled people be included in that training and outreach efforts. 

I thank the Chairman, and Mr. Kennedy particularly, for his 

work, and for their work on this bill, and I do yield back. 

Chairman SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Hall. And we will now go to 

the gentleman from California, Mr. Rohrabacher, to discuss his 

amendment. And this is the last amendment in the en bloc amendment. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Yes. My amendment is relatively 

uncontroversial. It just simply adds a new list of—adds something 

to the list of things that we need to analyze to determine exactly 

what we are going to be doing to make sure our manufacturing is 

competitive. And that one little item that we list is—to analyze is 

the capability of manufacturing work forces in other countries, and 

so we will have something to compare ourselves to. 

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ufacturing nation, if we are to be a country that leads the way economically, certainly some of the things in this bill are important, 

but I would just like to draw attention to the fact that patent law 

is vitally important, has played a vital role to our country’s ability 

to outcompete those—to be a manufacturing center, but also to 

outcompete those who compete with us around the world. I believe 

our patent system has been under attack for the last 20 years by 

major multinational corporations. 

We also need to have an adequate depreciation schedule so that 

our businesses will have, you know, level playing field with other 

countries, like Japan, for example, that prevents its industrial tax 

policies as such that they have depreciation immediately when a 

piece of equipment is purchased for a manufacturing unit. We 

sometimes stretch that out over 10—7, to 10, to 15 years, and that 

depreciation schedule puts our people at a disadvantage, in terms 

of being technologically superior to our competitors. 

We need to make sure that we have our R&D. And we had a 

hearing here in a Subcommittee just last week about how those 

companies with large R&D budgets are now finding that—in hostile takeovers, they—their R&D budget is being calculated as something that could be eliminated in order to—the—to give the hostile 

takeover team a means of getting a loan to take over that company, 

and eliminate the R&D, which is totally ridiculous. 

We also know that without—with a taxing policy with the Federal Government, if you tax away too much of people’s income, 

there will be no money for capital investment. And you can’t have 

manufacturing in this country without capital investment. 

And finally, Mr. Chairman, I think we have to make sure that 

we are paying attention to the regulatory burden. If we place a regulatory burden on our industries that gives industries in other 

countries the edge, we are not going to be a manufacturing country 

for so long. So just a few thoughts that I would like to put into the 

record. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. 

Chairman SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Rohrabacher for those comments. And if there is no further discussion on the amendment, the 

vote occurs on the en bloc amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

All in favor say aye. 

Those opposed, say nay. 

Opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it, and the amendment is 

agreed to. 

If there are no further amendments to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, the question is on agreeing to the amendment 

in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Kennedy and me. 

All in favor say aye. 

Those opposed, say no. 

Opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it, and the amendment is 

agreed to. 

Without objection, the Motion to Reconsider is laid upon the 

table, and I move that the bill H.R. 2996, as amended, be favorably 

reported to the House, and the staff be authorized to make any 

necessary technical and conforming changes. Without objection, so 

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And we are finished, and we will adjourn. Congratulations to Mr. 

Reed and Mr. Kennedy. 

Ms. JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman—— 

Chairman SMITH. And what—before we leave, the Ranking Member has asked to be recognized, and she is recognized. 

Ms. JOHNSON. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I was just 

going to count to see how many we had on each side, to see if we 

could do more business. 

Chairman SMITH. I am glad we have adjourned. By the way, I 

think it is 12–12. It would have been close. 

Ms. JOHNSON. 13–12. 

Chairman SMITH. I am corrected, 13–12. We can go forward. 

[Whereupon, at 10:38 a.m., the Committee was adjourned.] 


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Appendix I 

H.R. 2996, THE REVITALIZE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING 

AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2013 

AMENDMENT ROSTER, AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A

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SECTION–BY–SECTION ANALYSIS OF

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Section by Section–Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 2996 

Section 1. Short Title. 

This act may be cited as the ‘‘Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation 

Act of 2014.’’ 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

This section contains findings regarding the economic impact of manufacturing in 

the United States. This section states that manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and development in the United States, 

driving more innovation than any other sector. 

Sec. 3. Establishment of Network for Manufacturing Innovation. 

This section revises the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to include a new section to support a Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program. 

The purpose of the Program is: to improve competitiveness of United States Manufacturing and to increase domestic production; to stimulate United States leadership 

in advance manufacturing research; to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into manufacturing capabilities; to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure; to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce; to facilitate peer exchange and documentation of 

best practices; and to leverage non-federal sources of support to promote a stable 

and sustainable business model. 

This section authorizes support for a network of centers for manufacturing innovation. Centers to: address challenges in advanced manufacturing; have potential to 

improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing; accelerate non-federal 

investment in advanced manufacturing production capacity or enable the commercial application of new technologies or manufacturing processes; and elicit participation among representatives of specified entities. This section specifies the activities 

that may be undertaken by the centers. 

This section stipulates that other existing or planned manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation centers under federal law or executive action shall be considered centers for manufacturing innovation under this act 

and may, upon request, be recognized as a center for participation in the Network. 

This section also states that such centers may not receive funds authorized by this 

act. 

This section states that in carrying out the Program, the Secretary of Commerce 

shall award financial assistance to a person or group of persons to assist in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. This section 

provides guidelines for applications for assistance and for competitive, merit awards 

of financial assistance. This section provides guidelines for publicizing information 

regarding the awards. 

This section does not authorize appropriations for the Program. It states that the 

Secretary may use not to exceed $5 million for each of the fiscal years 2015 to 2024 

to carry out this section from the amounts appropriated to the National Institute 

of Standards and Technology (NIST) for Industrial Technical Services. The section 

also authorizes the Secretary of Energy to transfer not to exceed $250 million for 

the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 to 2024 to carry out this section from 

amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing research and development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for the Department of Energy. This section specifies certain limitations on funding to centers. 

This section directs the Secretary to support, within NIST, the National Office of 

the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program, to oversee and carry out the 

Program. This section specifies the functions of the National Program Office, including the development and submission to Congress of a regularly updated strategic 

plan to guide the Program. This section requires the Secretary to solicit recommendations from a wide range of stakeholders in developing and updating the 

strategic plan. This section requires the Comptroller General to submit to Congress 

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retary to ensure that the National Program Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program planning. 

Sec. 4. National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing. 

This section amends the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 to require the Committee under the National Science and Technology Council, in consultation with the National Economic Council and various public and private stakeholders, to develop and update a strategic plan to provide guidance for federal programs and activities in support of United States advanced manufacturing competitiveness. This section adds describing the progress made in achieving the objectives 

from prior strategic plans and analyzing factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing to the criteria for the strategic 

plan. This section specifies a schedule for updating the strategic plan. This section 

requires the President to include information regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan developed 

under this section. This section requires the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 

Steering Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to provide input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan under this section. 

Sec. 5. Regional Innovation Program. 

This section amends the Stevenson-Wydler Act. The Secretary may award funds 

to Regional Innovation Centers from appropriations for economic development assistance programs, not to exceed $10,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 2015– 

2024. No funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Program. This section provides that the Secretary shall conduct outreach in rural communities regarding program participation. 


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