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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1092 

To establish the United States Chief Manufacturing Officer in the Executive 

Office of the President with the responsibility of developing a national 

manufacturing strategy to revitalize the manufacturing sector, spur economic growth, and expand United States competitiveness, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2017 

Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. REED, and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To establish the United States Chief Manufacturing Officer 

in the Executive Office of the President with the responsibility of developing a national manufacturing strategy 

to revitalize the manufacturing sector, spur economic 

growth, and expand United States competitiveness, 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 ‘‘Chief Manufacturing 

5 Officer Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The manufacturing sector consists of estab4 lishments that are primarily engaged in the trans5 formation of materials, substances, or components 

6 into products. 

7 (2) The Federal Government supports manufac8 turing in a variety of ways; manufacturing-related 

9 activities are scattered in several agencies in the ex10 ecutive branch. 

11 (3) Manufacturing employment, output, and ex12 ports are impacted by tax policies, the state of infra13 structure and transportation, small business regula14 tions, environmental regulations, trade policies, inno15 vation ecosystems, workforce development, and edu16 cation initiatives, with national security implications. 

17 (4) Manufacturers account for 12 percent of 

18 the total gross domestic product output in the 

19 United States, employing 9 percent of the workforce. 

20 Total output from manufacturing is more than 2 

21 trillion dollars. There are more than 12 million man22 ufacturing employees in the United States, with an 

23 average annual compensation of about $80,000. 

24 (5) Legislative policies and executive actions 

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1 flicting outcomes with respect to the growth of man2 ufacturing in the United States. 

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that a well-designed national manufacturing strat5 egy would benefit the United States economy in several 

6 important ways: 

7 (1) A revitalized manufacturing sector would 

8 enable the United States to derive more of its eco9 nomic growth from exports and domestic production 

10 than the United States has in the past two decades. 

11 (2) Average domestic wages would rise in re12 sponse to growing manufacturing output, as manu13 facturing jobs historically have paid higher wages 

14 and benefits than nonmanufacturing jobs. 

15 (3) A growing manufacturing sector would help 

16 lay a foundation for future United States economic 

17 growth, since manufacturing industries perform the 

18 vast share of private-sector research and develop19 ment, which fuels the innovation that serves as a 

20 primary engine of economic growth. 

21 (4) The United States would expand its long22 standing leadership in advanced manufacturing tech23 nologies with Federal investments in manufacturing 

24 research and development, education, and workforce 

25 training. 


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1 (5) There has always been a strong connection 

2 between domestic manufacturing and national de3 fense and homeland security. A strong and innova4 tive manufacturing industry will maintain the supe5 riority of the United States military and will allow 

6 for an unquestionable ability to respond quickly to 

7 threats and catastrophes. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

11 meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 

12 United States Code. 

13 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

15 meaning given that term in section 101 of the High16 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

17 (3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

18 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 

19 is described under section 501(c) of the Internal 

20 Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 

21 section 501(a) of such Code. 

22 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

23 the several States, the District of Columbia, each 

24 commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 

25 States, and each federally recognized Indian tribe. 


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1 (5) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

2 ‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning given 

3 that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

4 Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

5 SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFICER. 

6 (a) APPOINTMENT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 President shall appoint a United States Chief Manu10 facturing Officer (referred to in this section as the 

11 ‘‘Chief Manufacturing Officer’’). 

12 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The President shall se13 lect the Chief Manufacturing Officer from among in14 dividuals who have basic qualifications and expertise 

15 in manufacturing technology and policy. 

16 (3) REPORTING.—The position of Chief Manu17 facturing Officer shall be in the Executive Office of 

18 the President and shall report to the President 

19 through the Chief of Staff. 

20 (4) NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL.—The Chief 

21 Manufacturing Officer shall be a member of the Na22 tional Economic Council. 

23 (b) PAY.—The annual rate of pay for the Chief Man24 ufacturing Officer shall be an Executive Schedule rate of 

25 pay (subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 


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1 Code), as determined by the President, commensurate 

2 with the qualifications and expertise of the individual ap3 pointed to be such Officer. 

4 (c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Chief Manufacturing 

5 Officer are as follows: 

6 (1) To develop the national manufacturing 

7 strategy described in subsection (d) not later than 

8 May 1, 2018. 

9 (2) To advise the President on policy issues 

10 that affect the economic activities and the workforce 

11 of the manufacturing sector. 

12 (3) To foster the coordination of manufac13 turing-related policies and activities across agencies 

14 by— 

15 (A) encouraging the use of best innovative 

16 manufacturing practices across the Federal 

17 Government; 

18 (B) ensuring the use of best information 

19 technologies and cybersecurity practices for 

20 manufacturing; and 

21 (C) analyzing the status of manufacturing 

22 technology needs across agencies. 

23 (4) To conduct technology policy analyses to 

24 improve United States manufacturing productivity, 

25 technology, and innovation, and cooperate with the 


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1 United States manufacturing industry in the im2 provement of its productivity, technology, and ability 

3 to compete successfully in world markets. 

4 (5) To determine the influence of economic, 

5 labor, and other conditions, industrial structure and 

6 management, and government policies on techno7 logical developments in manufacturing sectors world8 wide. 

9 (6) To identify technological needs, problems, 

10 and opportunities within and across the manufac11 turing sector that, if addressed, could make a sig12 nificant contribution to the economy of the United 

13 States. 

14 (7) To assess whether the capital, technical, 

15 and other resources being allocated to manufac16 turing are likely to generate new technologies, are 

17 adequate to meet private and social demands for 

18 goods and services, and are sufficient to promote 

19 productivity and economic growth. 

20 (8) To propose studies and policy experiments, 

21 in cooperation with agencies, to determine the effec22 tiveness of measures with the potential of advancing 

23 United States technological innovation in manufac24 turing. 


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1 (9) To encourage the creation of joint initia2 tives by State and local governments, regional orga3 nizations, private companies, institutions of higher 

4 education, nonprofit organizations, or Federal lab5 oratories to encourage technology transfer, to stimu6 late innovation, and to promote an appropriate cli7 mate for investment in manufacturing-related indus8 tries. 

9 (10) To propose manufacturing-related coopera10 tive research involving appropriate agencies, State or 

11 local governments, regional organizations, institu12 tions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or 

13 private companies to promote the common use of re14 sources, to improve training programs and curricula, 

15 to stimulate interest in high technology manufac16 turing careers, and to encourage the effective dis17 semination of manufacturing technology skills within 

18 the wider community. 

19 (11) To serve as a focal point for discussions 

20 among companies that manufacture in the United 

21 States on topics of interest to the manufacturing in22 dustry and workforce, including discussions regard23 ing emerging and advanced technologies. 

24 (12) To promote Federal Government meas25 ures, including legislation, regulations, and policies 


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1 with the potential of advancing United States tech2 nological innovation in manufacturing and exploiting 

3 manufacturing innovations of foreign origin. 

4 (13) To develop strategies and policies that 

5 would encourage manufacturing enterprises to main6 tain production facilities and retain manufacturing 

7 jobs in the United States and use manufacturing 

8 supply chains based in the United States. 

9 (14) To support communities negatively im10 pacted by the closure or relocation of manufacturing 

11 facilities by promoting efforts to revitalize commu12 nities for new manufacturing enterprises. 

13 (15) To assist States in their economic develop14 ment plans for manufacturing and in their efforts to 

15 relocate manufacturing facilities within the United 

16 States rather than moving manufacturing outside of 

17 the United States. 

18 (16) To promote the goals of the Network for 

19 Manufacturing Innovation Program established 

20 under section 34 of the National Institute of Stand21 ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s). 

22 (17) To encourage participation of public and 

23 private organizations, State educational agencies, 

24 and institutions of higher education in the annual 


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1 celebration of National Manufacturing Day to en2 hance the public perception of manufacturing. 

3 (18) To perform such other functions or activi4 ties as the President may assign. 

5 (d) NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The national manufacturing 

7 strategy developed under subsection (c)(1) shall con8 tain a summary of the current state of manufac9 turing in the Federal Government and comprehen10 sive strategies for— 

11 (A) identifying and addressing the antici12 pated workforce needs of the manufacturing 

13 sector; 

14 (B) strengthening education and the re15 quired training and certifications for manufac16 turing; 

17 (C) creating training and appropriate ca18 reer paths to manufacturing jobs for veterans 

19 and others that have become unemployed; 

20 (D) promoting the development of quality 

21 control and other technical standards; 

22 (E) maintaining reliable physical and tele23 communications infrastructure, and the re24 quired investments in infrastructure projects, as 

25 needed, for manufacturing; 


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1 (F) analyzing the status of manufacturing 

2 technology needs in the industrial sector and 

3 providing recommendations for economic and 

4 labor force expansions; 

5 (G) monitoring technology directions and 

6 analyzing strengths, weaknesses, threats, and 

7 opportunities in the United States manufac8 turing sector; 

9 (H) implementing appropriate tax incen10 tives and credits to assist manufacturing enter11 prises in improving their competitiveness; 

12 (I) recommending Federal and State regu13 lations to reduce the cost of manufacturing and 

14 improve productivity; 

15 (J) promoting the export of United States 

16 manufactured goods and enforcement of fair 

17 trading rules; 

18 (K) identifying other forms of assistance to 

19 companies that manufacture in the United 

20 States to successfully compete in world mar21 kets; 

22 (L) coordinating the United States na23 tional manufacturing strategy with the manu24 facturing strategy of each State to ensure a 

25 well-integrated national strategy; and 


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1 (M) addressing such other issues as the 

2 President determines necessary. 

3 (2) INCORPORATION OF OTHER STRATEGIC

4 PLANS.—The Chief Manufacturing Officer shall in5 corporate into the national manufacturing strategy 

6 described in paragraph (1) the following: 

7 (A) The national strategic plan for ad8 vanced manufacturing developed under section 

9 102(c) of the America COMPETES Reauthor10 ization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622(c)). 

11 (B) The strategic plan developed for the 

12 Network for Manufacturing Innovation Pro13 gram under section 34(f)(2)(C) of the National 

14 Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

15 U.S.C. 278s(f)(2)(C)). 

16 (e) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Chief Manufacturing 

17 Officer, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 

18 Management and Budget, shall submit annual updates to 

19 the President and Congress that describe the progress 

20 made toward— 

21 (1) achieving the objectives of the national stra22 tegic plan for advanced manufacturing developed 

23 under section 102(c) of the America COMPETES 

24 Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622(c)); 

25 and 


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1 (2) carrying out the national manufacturing 

2 strategy developed under this section, including im3 plementing strategies for— 

4 (A) promoting innovation and investment 

5 in domestic manufacturing; 

6 (B) supporting the development of a skilled 

7 and diverse manufacturing workforce; 

8 (C) promoting equitable trade policies; 

9 (D) expanding exports of manufactured 

10 goods; 

11 (E) enabling global competitiveness; 

12 (F) encouraging sustainability; and 

13 (G) supporting national security. 

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