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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1366 

To require the President to prepare a quadrennial national manufacturing 

strategy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 5, 2011 

Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 

MICHAUD, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, 

Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. LARSON of 

Connecticut, Mr. JONES, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. WOLF, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. 

KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. 

LYNCH, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. 

CICILLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the President to prepare a quadrennial national 

manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Manufac5 turing Strategy Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) the United States Government should pro4 mote policies related to the Nation’s manufacturing 

5 sector that are intended to promote growth, sustain6 ability, and competitiveness; create well-paying, de7 cent jobs; enable innovation and investment; and 

8 support national security; and 

9 (2) the President and Congress should act 

10 promptly to pursue policies consistent with a na11 tional manufacturing strategy. 

12 SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

13 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than the July 

14 1 of the second year of each Presidential term, the Presi15 dent shall submit to Congress, and publish on a public 

16 website, a national manufacturing strategy. 

17 (b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST NATIONAL MANUFAC18 TURING STRATEGY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 

19 President shall issue the first national manufacturing 

20 strategy not later than the date that is 1 year after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 4. PRESIDENT’S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish, 

24 within the Department of Commerce, the President’s 

25 Manufacturing Strategy Board (in this Act referred to as 

26 ‘‘the Board’’). 


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1 (b) PUBLIC SECTOR MEMBERS.—The Board shall in2 clude the following individuals: 

3 (1) The Secretary or head (or the designee of 

4 the Secretary or head) of each of the following agen5 cies: 

6 (A) The Department of the Treasury. 

7 (B) The Department of Defense. 

8 (C) The Department of Commerce. 

9 (D) The Department of Labor. 

10 (E) The Department of Energy. 

11 (F) The Office of the United States Trade 

12 Representative. 

13 (G) The Office of Management and Budg14 et. 

15 (H) The Office of Science and Technology 

16 Policy. 

17 (I) The Small Business Administration. 

18 (J) Other Federal agencies the President 

19 determines appropriate. 

20 (K) Any special advisors to the President 

21 in areas related to the economy, manufacturing, 

22 job creation and competitiveness. 

23 (2) The Governors of 2 States, from different 

24 political parties, appointed by the President in con25 sultation with the National Governors Association. 


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1 (c) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBERS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall further in3 clude 9 individuals from the private sector, ap4 pointed by the President after consultation with in5 dustry and labor organizations, including individuals 

6 with experience in the areas of— 

7 (A) managing manufacturing companies; 

8 (B) managing supply chain providers; 

9 (C) managing labor organizations; 

10 (D) workforce development; 

11 (E) finance; 

12 (F) conducting manufacturing-related re13 search and development; and 

14 (G) the defense industrial base. 

15 (2) BALANCE IN REPRESENTATION.—In mak16 ing appointments of private sector members to the 

17 Board under paragraph (1), the President shall seek 

18 to ensure that the individuals appointed represent a 

19 balance among and within regions, sizes of firms, 

20 and industries of the manufacturing sector. In mak21 ing appointments, the President should consider 

22 naming individuals who serve as representatives on 

23 other similar executive branch councils or boards. 

24 (3) TERMS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member ap2 pointed under this subsection shall be appointed 

3 for a term of 6 years, except as provided in 

4 subparagraphs (B) and (C). 

5 (B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 

6 designated by the President at the time of ap7 pointment, of the members first appointed— 

8 (i) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 

9 2 years; 

10 (ii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 

11 4 years; and 

12 (iii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 

13 6 years. 

14 (C) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 

15 to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 

16 of the term for which the member’s predecessor 

17 was appointed shall be appointed only for the 

18 remainder of that term. A member may serve 

19 after the expiration of that member’s term until 

20 a new member has been appointed. 

21 (d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 

22 (1) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Commerce (or 

23 the designee of the Secretary) shall serve as the 

24 Chair of the Board. 


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1 (2) VICE CHAIR.—The President shall appoint 

2 the Vice Chair of the Board from among the private 

3 sector members appointed by the President under 

4 subsection (c). 

5 (e) SUBGROUPS.—The Board may convene subgroups 

6 to address particular industries, policy topics, or other 

7 matters. Such subgroups may include members rep8 resenting any of the following: 

9 (1) Such other Federal agencies as the Chair 

10 determines appropriate. 

11 (2) State, local, tribal, and Territorial govern12 ments. 

13 (3) The private sector, including labor, indus14 try, academia, trade associations, and other appro15 priate groups. 

16 (f) MEETINGS.— 

17 (1) TIMING OF MEETINGS.—The Board shall 

18 meet at the call of the Chair. 

19 (2) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The Board 

20 shall meet not less than 2 times each year, and not 

21 less than 4 times in a year preceding the issuance 

22 of a national manufacturing strategy required under 

23 section 3(a). 

24 (3) PUBLIC MEETINGS REQUIRED.—The Board 

25 shall convene public meetings to solicit views on the 


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1 Nation’s manufacturing sector and recommendations 

2 for the national manufacturing strategy. 

3 (4) LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The lo4 cations of public meetings convened under para5 graph (3) shall ensure the inclusion of multiple re6 gions and industries of the manufacturing sector. 

7 (g) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM8 MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

9 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14 of such Act, shall 

10 apply to the Board, including any subgroups established 

11 pursuant subsection (e). 

12 SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT’S MANUFACTURING 

13 STRATEGY BOARD. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall— 

15 (1) advise the President and Congress on issues 

16 affecting the Nation’s manufacturing sector; 

17 (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis in accord18 ance with subsection (b); 

19 (3) develop a national manufacturing strategy 

20 in accordance with subsection (c); 

21 (4) submit to the President and Congress an 

22 annual report under subsection (d); and 

23 (5) carry out other activities determined appro24 priate by the President. 


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1 (b) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—Within 90 days of a 

2 quorum of the Board being nominated, the Board shall 

3 issue a preliminary report on the state of American manu4 facturing, with an emphasis on the recommendations that 

5 have been issued by the Manufacturing Council of the De6 partment of Commerce that have not been acted upon and 

7 a summary and assessment of recommendations that have 

8 been issued by other non-governmental parties relating to 

9 domestic manufacturing. 

10 (c) COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS.—In developing each 

11 national manufacturing strategy under subsection (c), the 

12 Board shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Na13 tion’s manufacturing sector, taking into consideration rel14 evant reports, plans, or recommendations issued by Fed15 eral agencies, Federal advisory boards, academia, and the 

16 private sector. Such analysis shall address— 

17 (1) the value and role, both historic and cur18 rent, of manufacturing in the Nation’s economy, se19 curity, and global leadership; 

20 (2) the current domestic and international envi21 ronment for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, and 

22 any relevant subset thereof; 

23 (3) Federal, State, local, and Territorial poli24 cies, programs, and conditions that affect manufac25 turing; 


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1 (4) a comparison of the manufacturing policies 

2 and strategies of the United States relative to other 

3 nations’ policies and strategies; 

4 (5) the identification of emerging or evolving 

5 markets, technologies, and products for which the 

6 Nation’s manufacturers could compete; 

7 (6) the short- and long-term forecasts for the 

8 Nation’s manufacturing sector, and forecasts of ex9 pected national and international trends and factors 

10 likely to affect such sector in the future; 

11 (7) the manner in which Federal agencies share 

12 information and views with respect to the effects of 

13 proposed or active regulations or other executive ac14 tions on the domestic manufacturing sector and its 

15 workforce; and 

16 (8) any other matters affecting the competitive17 ness, growth, stability, and sustainability of the Na18 tion’s manufacturing sector, including— 

19 (A) levels of domestic production; 

20 (B) productivity; 

21 (C) the trade balance; 

22 (D) financing and investment; 

23 (E) research and development; 

24 (F) job creation and employment dispari25 ties; 


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1 (G) workforce skills and development; 

2 (H) adequacy of the industrial base for 

3 maintaining national security; 

4 (I) protections for intellectual property; 

5 and 

6 (J) customs enforcement and counter7 feiting. 

8 (d) NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.— 

9 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Board shall develop a 

10 national manufacturing strategy, based on— 

11 (A) the results of the comprehensive anal12 ysis conducted under subsection (c); 

13 (B) the studies carried out by the National 

14 Academy of Sciences pursuant to section 7; and 

15 (C) any other information, studies, or per16 spectives that the Board determines to be ap17 propriate. 

18 (2) GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

19 (A) GOALS.—The Board shall include in 

20 each national manufacturing strategy short21 and long-term goals for the Nation’s manufac22 turing sector, taking into account the matters 

23 addressed in the comprehensive analysis con24 ducted under subsection (c). 


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1 (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Board 

2 shall include in each national manufacturing 

3 strategy recommendations for achieving the 

4 goals provided under subparagraph (A). Such 

5 recommendations may propose— 

6 (i) actions to be taken by the Presi7 dent, Congress, State, local, and territorial 

8 governments, the private sector, univer9 sities, industry associations, and other 

10 stakeholders; and 

11 (ii) ways to improve government poli12 cies, coordination among entities devel13 oping such policies, and government inter14 action with the manufacturing sector, in15 cluding interagency communications re16 garding the effects of proposed or active 

17 government regulations or other executive 

18 actions on the manufacturing sector and 

19 its workforce. 

20 (3) REPORT.— 

21 (A) DRAFT.—Not later than 90 days be22 fore the date on which the President is required 

23 to submit to Congress a report containing a na24 tional manufacturing strategy under section 3, 

25 the Board shall publish in the Federal Register 


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1 and on a public website a draft report con2 taining a national manufacturing strategy. 

3 (B) PUBLIC COMMENT; REVIEW AND REVI4 SION.—A draft report published under subpara5 graph (A) shall remain available for public com6 ment for a period of 30 days from the date of 

7 publication. The Board shall review any com8 ments received regarding such draft report and 

9 may revise the draft report based upon those 

10 comments. 

11 (C) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 

12 days before the date on which the President is 

13 required to submit to Congress a report con14 taining a national manufacturing strategy 

15 under section 3, the Board shall submit to the 

16 President for review and revision a final report 

17 containing a national manufacturing strategy, 

18 and shall publish such final report on a public 

19 website. 

20 (D) REQUIRED CONTENTS OF THE RE21 PORT.—The final report submitted under sub22 paragraph (C) shall include— 

23 (i) when feasible, an estimate of the 

24 short- and long-term Federal Government 

25 outlays and revenue changes necessary to 


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1 implement the national manufacturing 

2 strategy and an estimate of savings that 

3 may be derived from implementation of the 

4 national manufacturing strategy; 

5 (ii) a detailed explanation of the 

6 methods and analysis used to determine 

7 the estimates included under clause (i); 

8 (iii) detailed recommendations regard9 ing how to pay for the cost of implementa10 tion estimated under clause (i), when fea11 sible; and 

12 (iv) a plan for how the recommenda13 tions included in the report will be imple14 mented and who is responsible for the im15 plementation. 

16 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the date that 

17 is one year after the date on which the first national man18 ufacturing strategy is published under section 3, and an19 nually thereafter, the Board shall submit to the President 

20 and Congress a report that includes— 

21 (1) views on the current state of manufacturing 

22 in the United States; 

23 (2) an assessment of the implementation of pre24 viously issued national manufacturing strategies; 


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1 (3) recommendations for furthering the imple2 mentation of previously issued national manufac3 turing strategies; and 

4 (4) any suggested revisions to the estimate re5 quired under section 5(c)(3)(D)(i) to implement the 

6 recommendations included under paragraph (3). 

7 (f) CONSULTATION.—In order to gain perspectives 

8 and avoid duplication of efforts, the Board shall consult 

9 on manufacturing issues with the Defense Science Board, 

10 the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Tech11 nology, the Manufacturing Council established by the De12 partment of Commerce, and the Labor Advisory Com13 mittee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy, and may 

14 consult with other relevant governmental entities or the 

15 private sector. 

16 SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 

17 OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

18 Not later than April 1 of calendar years 2013, 2017, 

19 and 2021, the Comptroller General shall submit to Con20 gress a report regarding the national manufacturing strat21 egy published under section 3. The report shall include— 

22 (1) an assessment of whether the recommenda23 tions from such national manufacturing strategy, 

24 and any preceding national manufacturing strate25 gies, were implemented; 


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1 (2) an analysis of the impact of such rec2 ommendations, to the extent data are available; 

3 (3) a review of the process involved in devel4 oping such national manufacturing strategy and any 

5 preceding national manufacturing strategies; and 

6 (4) recommendations for improvements in de7 veloping the next national manufacturing strategy. 

8 SEC. 7. STUDIES. 

9 (a) QUADRENNIAL STUDY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—In developing each national 

11 manufacturing strategy, the President, acting 

12 through the Secretary of Commerce, shall enter into 

13 an agreement with the National Academy of 

14 Sciences to conduct a study in accordance with this 

15 subsection. 

16 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study shall examine the 

17 following: 

18 (A) The current state of manufacturing in 

19 the United States. 

20 (B) Federal programs and activities re21 lated to manufacturing systems. 

22 (C) The ways in which Federal policies af23 fect manufacturing, and likely future trends in 

24 manufacturing if such policies remain un25 changed. 


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1 (D) Various possible approaches for evalu2 ating the implementation of the national manu3 facturing strategy. 

4 (E) An assessment of the trends and 

5 short- and long-term forecasts of manufac6 turing. 

7 (F) A review of the trends and short- and 

8 long-term forecasts of manufacturing relied 

9 upon in previous National Manufacturing Strat10 egies as compared with actual events and 

11 trends. 

12 (3) REPORT.—The agreement entered into 

13 under paragraph (1) shall provide that not later 

14 than the first day of April of the first year of each 

15 Presidential term, the National Academy of Sciences 

16 shall submit to Congress and the President a report 

17 containing the findings of the study. 

18 (4) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REPORT.—Notwith19 standing paragraph (3), the first agreement entered 

20 into under this subsection shall provide that the Na21 tional Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress 

22 and the President a report containing the findings 

23 of the study not later than 2 years after the date 

24 such agreement is entered into. 


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1 (5) DEADLINE FOR SUBSEQUENT AGREE2 MENTS.—After the first agreement entered into 

3 under this subsection, all subsequent agreements 

4 under this subsection shall be entered into not later 

5 than 18 months before the deadline for submission 

6 of the corresponding report under paragraph (3). 

7 (b) DISCRETIONARY STUDIES.—The President, act8 ing through the Secretary of Commerce, may enter into 

9 further agreements with the National Academy of Sciences 

10 as necessary to develop studies to provide information for 

11 future national manufacturing strategies. 

12 SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFAC13 TURING STRATEGY IN BUDGET. 

14 In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under sec15 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President 

16 shall include information regarding the consistency of the 

17 budget with the goals and recommendations included in 

18 national manufacturing strategy covering that fiscal year. 

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