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Union Calendar No. 331 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4692 

[Report No. 111–574, Part I] 

To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National Manufacturing 

Strategy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2010 

Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. MANZULLO, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. HARE, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 

MICHAUD, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. WILSON of 

Ohio, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. STUPAK, 

Mr. LYNCH, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 

ELLSWORTH, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SHEAPORTER, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. SARBANES, and Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois) 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 

JULY 28, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KISSELL, Ms. KILROY, Mr. SCHAUER, 

Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. 

DEFAZIO, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. FILNER, Ms. KILPATRICK of 

Michigan, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. BEAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. JONES, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN, 

Mr. BOCCIERI, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 

Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. HILL, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. 

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JULY 28, 2010 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JULY 28, 2010 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 25, 2010] 

A BILL 

To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National 

Manufacturing Strategy, and for other purposes. 


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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 Manufacturing 

5 Strategy Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that— 

8 (1) the United States Government should pro9 mote policies related to the Nation’s manufacturing 

10 sector that are intended to promote growth, sustain11 ability, and competitiveness; create well-paying, de12 cent jobs; enable innovation and investment; and sup13 port national security; and 

14 (2) the President and Congress should act 

15 promptly to pursue policies consistent with a Na16 tional Manufacturing Strategy. 

17 SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

18 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than the first 

19 day of July of the second year of each Presidential term, 

20 the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on a 

21 public website, a National Manufacturing Strategy. 

22 (b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST NATIONAL MANUFACTURING

23 STRATEGY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President 

24 shall issue the first National Manufacturing Strategy not 


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1 later than the date that is one year after the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act. 

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

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish, with5 in the Department of Commerce, the President’s Manufac6 turing Strategy Board. 

7 (b) PUBLIC SECTOR MEMBERS.—The President’s 

8 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include the following 

9 individuals: 

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

11 Secretary or head) of each of the following organiza12 tions: 

13 (A) The Department of the Treasury. 

14 (B) The Department of Defense. 

15 (C) The Department of Commerce. 

16 (D) The Department of Labor. 

17 (E) The Department of Energy. 

18 (F) The Office of the United States Trade 

19 Representative. 

20 (G) The Office of Management and Budget. 

21 (H) The Office of Science and Technology 

22 Policy. 

23 (I) The Small Business Administration. 

24 (J) Other Federal agencies the President de25 termines appropriate. 


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1 (2) The Governors of two States, from different 

2 political parties, appointed by the President in con3 sultation with the National Governors Association. 

4 (c) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBERS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President’s Manufac6 turing Strategy Board shall further include 9 indi7 viduals from the private sector, appointed by the 

8 President after consultation with industry and labor 

9 organizations, including individuals with experience 

10 in the areas of— 

11 (A) managing manufacturing companies; 

12 (B) managing supply chain providers; 

13 (C) managing labor organizations; 

14 (D) workforce development; 

15 (E) conducting manufacturing-related re16 search and development; and 

17 (F) the defense industrial base. 

18 (2) BALANCE IN REPRESENTATION.—In making 

19 appointments of private sector members to the Presi20 dent’s Manufacturing Strategy Board under para21 graph (1), the President shall seek to ensure that the 

22 individuals appointed represent a balance among and 

23 within regions, sizes of firms, and industries of the 

24 manufacturing sector. 

25 (3) TERMS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member appointed 

2 under this subsection shall be appointed for a 

3 term of 6 years, except as provided in subpara4 graphs (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 to 

15 fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of 

16 the term for which the member’s predecessor was 

17 appointed shall be appointed only for the re18 mainder of that term. A member may serve after 

19 the expiration of that member’s term until a new 

20 member has been appointed. 

21 (d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 

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

23 designee of the Secretary) shall serve as the Chair of 

24 the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board. 


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

2 the Vice Chair of the President’s Manufacturing 

3 Strategy Board from among the private sector mem4 bers appointed by the President under subsection (c). 

5 (e) SUBGROUPS.—The President’s Manufacturing 

6 Strategy Board may convene subgroups to address par7 ticular industries, policy topics, or other matters. Such sub8 groups may include members representing any of the fol9 lowing: 

10 (1) Such other Federal agencies as the Chair de11 termines appropriate. 

12 (2) State, local, tribal, and Territorial govern13 ments. 

14 (3) The private sector, including labor, industry, 

15 academia, trade associations, and other appropriate 

16 groups. 

17 (f) MEETINGS.— 

18 (1) TIMING OF MEETINGS.—The President’s 

19 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet at the call 

20 of the Chair. 

21 (2) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The President’s 

22 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet not less 

23 than 2 times each year, and not less than 4 times in 

24 a year preceding the issuance of a National Manufac25 turing Strategy required under section 3(a). 


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1 (3) PUBLIC MEETINGS REQUIRED.—The Presi2 dent’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall convene 

3 public meetings to solicit views on the Nation’s manu4 facturing sector and recommendations for the Na5 tional Manufacturing Strategy. 

6 (4) LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The loca7 tions of public meetings convened under paragraph 

8 (3) shall ensure the inclusion of multiple regions and 

9 industries of the manufacturing sector. 

10 (g) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11 ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

12 App.), other than section 14 of such Act, shall apply to the 

13 President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board, including any 

14 subgroups established pursuant subsection (e). 

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

16 STRATEGY BOARD. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President’s Manufacturing 

18 Strategy Board shall— 

19 (1) advise the President and Congress on issues 

20 affecting the Nation’s manufacturing sector; 

21 (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis in accord22 ance with subsection (b); 

23 (3) develop a National Manufacturing Strategy 

24 in accordance with subsection (c); 


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1 (4) submit to the President and Congress an an2 nual report under subsection (d); and 

3 (5) carry out other activities determined appro4 priate by the President. 

5 (b) COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS.—In developing each 

6 National Manufacturing Strategy under subsection (c), the 

7 President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall conduct a 

8 comprehensive analysis of the Nation’s manufacturing sec9 tor that addresses— 

10 (1) the value and role, both historic and current, 

11 of manufacturing in the Nation’s economy, security, 

12 and global leadership; 

13 (2) the current domestic and international envi14 ronment for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, and 

15 any relevant subset thereof; 

16 (3) Federal, State, local, and Territorial policies, 

17 programs, and conditions that affect manufacturing; 

18 (4) a comparison of the manufacturing policies 

19 and strategies of the United States relative to other 

20 nations’ policies and strategies; 

21 (5) the identification of emerging or evolving 

22 markets, technologies, and products for which the Na23 tion’s manufacturers could compete; 

24 (6) the short- and long-term forecasts for the Na25 tion’s manufacturing sector, and forecasts of expected 


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1 national and international trends and factors likely 

2 to affect such sector in the future; and 

3 (7) any other matters affecting the competitive4 ness, growth, stability, and sustainability of the Na5 tion’s manufacturing sector, including— 

6 (A) levels of domestic production; 

7 (B) productivity; 

8 (C) the trade balance; 

9 (D) financing and investment; 

10 (E) research and development; 

11 (F) job creation and employment dispari12 ties; 

13 (G) workforce skills and development; and 

14 (H) adequacy of the industrial base for 

15 maintaining national security. 

16 (c) NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.— 

17 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The President’s Manufac18 turing Strategy Board shall develop a National Man19 ufacturing Strategy, based on— 

20 (A) the results of the comprehensive analysis 

21 conducted under subsection (b); 

22 (B) the studies carried out by the National 

23 Academy of Sciences pursuant to section 7; and 


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1 (C) any other information, studies, or per2 spectives that the President’s Manufacturing 

3 Strategy Board determines to be appropriate. 

4 (2) GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

5 (A) GOALS.—The President’s Manufac6 turing Strategy Board shall include in each Na7 tional Manufacturing Strategy short- and long8 term goals for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, 

9 taking into account the matters addressed in the 

10 comprehensive analysis conducted under sub11 section (b). 

12 (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The President’s 

13 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include in 

14 each National Manufacturing Strategy rec15 ommendations for achieving the goals provided 

16 under subparagraph (A). Such recommendations 

17 may propose— 

18 (i) actions to be taken by the President, 

19 Congress, State, local, and Territorial gov20 ernments, the private sector, universities, 

21 industry associations, and other stake22 holders; and 

23 (ii) ways to improve Government poli24 cies, coordination among entities developing 


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1 such policies, and Government interaction 

2 with the manufacturing sector. 

3 (3) REPORT.— 

4 (A) DRAFT.—Not later than 90 days before 

5 the date on which the President is required to 

6 submit to Congress a report containing a Na7 tional Manufacturing Strategy under section 3, 

8 the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board 

9 shall publish in the Federal Register and on a 

10 public website a draft report containing a Na11 tional Manufacturing Strategy. 

12 (B) PUBLIC COMMENT; REVIEW AND REVI13 SION.—A draft report published under subpara14 graph (A) shall remain available for public com15 ment for a period of 30 days from the date of 

16 publication. The President’s Manufacturing 

17 Strategy Board shall review any comments re18 ceived regarding such draft report and may re19 vise the draft report based upon those comments. 

20 (C) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 

21 before the date on which the President is required 

22 to submit to Congress a report containing a Na23 tional Manufacturing Strategy under section 3, 

24 the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board 

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1 sion a final report containing a National Manu2 facturing Strategy, and shall publish such final 

3 report on a public website. 

4 (D) ESTIMATES.—The final report sub5 mitted under subparagraph (C) shall include— 

6 (i) when feasible, an estimate of the 

7 short- and long-term Federal Government 

8 outlays and revenue changes necessary to 

9 implement the National Manufacturing 

10 Strategy and an estimate of savings that 

11 may be derived from implementation of the 

12 National Manufacturing Strategy; 

13 (ii) a detailed explanation of the meth14 ods and analysis used to determine the esti15 mates included under clause (i); and 

16 (iii) detailed recommendations regard17 ing how to pay for the cost of implementa18 tion estimated under clause (i), when fea19 sible. 

20 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the date that 

21 is one year after the date on which the first National Manu22 facturing Strategy is published under section 3, and annu23 ally thereafter, the President’s Manufacturing Strategy 

24 Board shall submit to the President and Congress a report 

25 that includes— 


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1 (1) views on the current state of manufacturing 

2 in the United States; 

3 (2) an assessment of the implementation of pre4 viously issued National Manufacturing Strategies; 

5 (3) recommendations for furthering the imple6 mentation of previously issued National Manufac7 turing Strategies; and 

8 (4) any suggested revisions to the estimate re9 quired under section 5(c)(3)(D)(i) to implement the 

10 recommendations included under paragraph (3). 

11 (e) CONSULTATION.—In order to gain perspectives and 

12 avoid duplication of efforts, the President’s Manufacturing 

13 Strategy Board shall consult on manufacturing issues with 

14 the Defense Science Board, the President’s Council of Advi15 sors on Science and Technology, the Manufacturing Council 

16 established by the Department of Commerce, and the Labor 

17 Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Pol18 icy, and may consult with other relevant governmental enti19 ties or the private sector. 

20 SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF 

21 NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

22 Not later than the first day of April in calendar years 

23 2013, 2017, and 2021, the Comptroller General shall submit 

24 to Congress a report regarding the National Manufacturing 


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1 Strategy published under section 3. The report shall in2 clude— 

3 (1) an assessment of whether the recommenda4 tions from such National Manufacturing Strategy, 

5 and any preceding National Manufacturing Strate6 gies, were implemented; 

7 (2) an analysis of the impact of such rec8 ommendations, to the extent data are available; 

9 (3) a review of the process involved in developing 

10 such National Manufacturing Strategy and any pre11 ceding National Manufacturing Strategies; and 

12 (4) recommendations for improvements in devel13 oping the next National Manufacturing Strategy. 

14 SEC. 7. STUDIES. 

15 (a) QUADRENNIAL STUDY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—In developing each National 

17 Manufacturing Strategy, the President, acting 

18 through the Secretary of Commerce, shall enter into 

19 an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 

20 to conduct a study in accordance with this subsection. 

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

22 following: 

23 (A) The current state of manufacturing in 

24 the United States. 


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1 (B) Federal programs and activities related 

2 to manufacturing systems. 

3 (C) The ways in which Federal policies af4 fect manufacturing, and likely future trends in 

5 manufacturing if such policies remain un6 changed. 

7 (D) Various possible approaches for evalu8 ating the implementation of the National Manu9 facturing Strategy. 

10 (E) An assessment of the trends and short11 and long-term forecasts of manufacturing. 

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

13 long-term forecasts of manufacturing relied upon 

14 in previous National Manufacturing Strategies 

15 as compared with actual events and trends. 

16 (3) REPORT.—The agreement entered into under 

17 paragraph (1) shall provide that not later than the 

18 first day of April of the first year of each Presidential 

19 term, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit 

20 to Congress and the President a report containing the 

21 findings of the study. 

22 (4) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REPORT.—Notwith23 standing paragraph (3), the first agreement entered 

24 into under this subsection shall provide that the Na25 tional Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress 


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1 and the President a report containing the findings of 

2 the study not later than 2 years after the date such 

3 agreement is entered into. 

4 (5) DEADLINE FOR SUBSEQUENT AGREE5 MENTS.—After the first agreement entered into under 

6 this subsection, all subsequent agreements under this 

7 subsection shall be entered into not later than 18 

8 months before the deadline for submission of the cor9 responding report under paragraph (3). 

10 (b) DISCRETIONARY STUDIES.—The President, acting 

11 through the Secretary of Commerce, may enter into further 

12 agreements with the National Academy of Sciences as nec13 essary to develop studies to provide information for future 

14 National Manufacturing Strategies. 

15 SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFAC16 TURING STRATEGY IN BUDGET. 

17 In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 

18 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall 

19 include information regarding the consistency of the budget 

20 with the goals and recommendations included in National 

21 Manufacturing Strategy covering that fiscal year. 


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Union Calendar No. 331 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4692 

[Report No. 111–574, Part I] 

A BILL 

To require the President to prepare a quadrennial 

purposes. National Manufacturing Strategy, and for other 

JULY 28, 2010 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

with an amendment 

JULY 28, 2010 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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