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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4692 

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 

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 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

3 Government should promote policies related to the Na4 tion’s manufacturing sector that are intended to— 

5 (1) create sustainable economic growth and in6 creased employment; 

7 (2) create high-quality jobs and decent employ8 ment; 

9 (3) increase per capita income; 

10 (4) recruit, improve, and educate the workforce; 

11 (5) increase productivity, exports, and global 

12 competitiveness; 

13 (6) increase resilience to global economic pres14 sure and fluctuations; 

15 (7) increase domestic manufacturing capacity; 

16 (8) maintain and improve national and home17 land security; 

18 (9) identify and preserve specific manufacturing 

19 capabilities and technologies which are considered 

20 vital to national defense and security; 

21 (10) assure a reliable and efficient supply 

22 chain; 

23 (11) increase access to financial capital and en24 courage private investment in domestic manufac25 turing; 


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1 (12) expand research and development activities 

2 and innovation; 

3 (13) improve competitiveness in emerging mar4 kets, products, and industries of the manufacturing 

5 sector; 

6 (14) support industries of the manufacturing 

7 sector that are facing critical challenges to competi8 tiveness and sustainability; 

9 (15) improve the quality and excellence of man10 ufacturing; 

11 (16) enhance collaboration among Government, 

12 labor, industry, and academia; 

13 (17) pursue resource and economic sustain14 ability, including increases in energy efficiency; and 

15 (18) improve coordination among agencies in 

16 carrying out Government policies. 

17 SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

18 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than the last day of 

19 February of the second year of each Presidential term, 

20 the President shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of 

21 the Nation’s manufacturing sector and submit to Congress 

22 a report containing a National Manufacturing Strategy. 

23 (b) COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS.—Before developing 

24 each National Manufacturing Strategy, the President shall 

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1 facturing sector and related Government programs that 

2 will, at a minimum, consider the following: 

3 (1) The fundamental value and role, both his4 toric and current, of manufacturing in the Nation’s 

5 economy, security, and global leadership. 

6 (2) The current domestic and international en7 vironment for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, in8 cluding— 

9 (A) specific consideration of particular in10 dustries within the manufacturing sector, as de11 termined by the President, from among indus12 tries categorized in the North American Indus13 try Classification System as codes 31 to 33; 

14 (B) regional industrial bases; and 

15 (C) consideration of firms that have relo16 cated manufacturing operations overseas or re17 located overseas operations to the United 

18 States, and the factors involved in such reloca19 tions. 

20 (3) Workforce-related elements, such as the de21 mographics of the labor force, the availability of 

22 highly skilled workers, and specific skill sets that are 

23 likely to be required of workers in the future. 

24 (4) The need for research and development to 

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1 turing and to enable sustainable domestic produc2 tion, and an analysis of the impacts of Federal 

3 grants, tax credits, and other investments in such 

4 research and development on employment in the 

5 manufacturing sector. 

6 (5) The importance of exports to manufacturers 

7 and the Nation’s trade balance, and the existence of 

8 barriers to exports and market access. 

9 (6) The availability of financial capital to the 

10 manufacturing industry. 

11 (7) The role of domestic manufacturing in na12 tional security, and the potential for related joint 

13 international acquisition, development, and procure14 ment programs. 

15 (8) The impact that Government policies and 

16 actions have, directly and indirectly, on manufac17 turing industries, including taxation policy, regula18 tions, procurement, and domestic sourcing require19 ments. 

20 (9) The impact of Federal procurement, fund21 ing, and tax credits on the importation of foreign 

22 manufactured goods, including the amount of funds 

23 expended on, and identification of, products in de24 fense, energy, communications, infrastructure, and 

25 other critical technologies that are imported. 


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1 (10) The identification of emerging or evolving 

2 markets, technologies, and products that the Na3 tion’s manufacturers could compete for. 

4 (11) The identification of specific manufac5 turing industries in the United States that are fac6 ing critical challenges. 

7 (12) The identification of critical technologies 

8 required to sustain national defense and security, in9 cluding energy and communications technologies. 

10 (13) Establishment of minimum manufacturing 

11 capability baselines needed to rapidly respond in 

12 times of national emergencies, including wartime 

13 scenarios. 

14 (14) The problems faced in particular by small15 and medium-sized manufacturers. 

16 (15) Aspects of the global supply chain and the 

17 availability of natural resources. 

18 (16) The interaction among various Federal 

19 Government policies that affect manufacturing, the 

20 manufacturing-related workforce, and manufac21 turing-dependent communities. 

22 (17) State, local, and territorial policies and 

23 conditions that affect manufacturing, including 

24 interstate competition and public subsidies for facil25 ity siting and relocation. 


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1 (18) A comparison of the manufacturing poli2 cies of the United States relative to other nations’ 

3 policies and strategies. 

4 (19) The effects of international trade agree5 ments and other treaties or international agree6 ments, both that the United States is party to and 

7 others that affect the United States or markets for 

8 its products. 

9 (20) The status of international intellectual 

10 property protections. 

11 (21) The short- and long-term forecasts for the 

12 Nation’s manufacturing sector, and forecasts of ex13 pected national and international trends and factors 

14 likely to affect such sector in the future. 

15 (22) The role that the authority provided under 

16 the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 

17 App. 2061 et seq.) could have in the implementation 

18 of the National Manufacturing Strategy. 

19 (23) An analysis of any other factors affecting 

20 manufacturing competitiveness, growth, stability, 

21 and sustainability. 

22 (c) TASK FORCE.— 

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

24 Manufacturing Strategy, the President shall convene 

25 a Manufacturing Strategy Task Force. 


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1 (2) MEMBERS.—A Manufacturing Strategy 

2 Task Force convened with respect to a National 

3 Manufacturing Strategy shall include the following 

4 individuals: 

5 (A) The Secretary or head (or the designee 

6 of the Secretary or head) of each of the fol7 lowing organizations: 

8 (i) The Department of the Treasury. 

9 (ii) The Department of Defense. 

10 (iii) The Department of Commerce. 

11 (iv) The Department of Labor. 

12 (v) The Department of Energy. 

13 (vi) The Domestic Policy Council. 

14 (vii) The National Economic Council. 

15 (viii) The Council of Economic Advi16 sors. 

17 (ix) The National Security Council. 

18 (x) The Office of Management and 

19 Budget. 

20 (xi) The Office of Science and Tech21 nology Policy. 

22 (xii) The Small Business Administra23 tion. 

24 (xiii) Other Federal agencies the 

25 President determines appropriate. 


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1 (B) The Governors of two States, from dif2 ferent political parties, appointed by the Presi3 dent in consultation with the National Gov4 ernors Association. 

5 (3) CHAIRMAN.—The President shall designate 

6 a Chairman of the Manufacturing Strategy Task 

7 Force from among Cabinet-level appointees and 

8 other advisors to the President who are officers or 

9 employees of the Federal Government. 

10 (4) SUBGROUPS.—The Manufacturing Strategy 

11 Task Force may convene subgroups to address par12 ticular industries, policy topics, or other matters. 

13 Such subgroups may include members representing 

14 any of the following: 

15 (A) Such other Federal agencies as the 

16 Chairman determines appropriate. 

17 (B) State, local, tribal, and territorial gov18 ernments. 

19 (C) The private sector, including labor, in20 dustry, academia, trade associations, and other 

21 appropriate groups. 

22 (5) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Manufacturing 

23 Strategy Task Force shall make recommendations to 

24 the President for incorporation into the National 


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1 Manufacturing Strategy regarding the following 

2 matters: 

3 (A) The results of the comprehensive anal4 ysis conducted by the President under sub5 section (b). 

6 (B) The design, effectiveness, purpose, 

7 funding levels, and other features of current 

8 Federal Government programs and policies that 

9 are intended to assist the manufacturing sector, 

10 including taxation, workforce development, re11 search and development, technical assistance, 

12 export control requirements, procurement, and 

13 domestic sourcing policies. 

14 (C) The interaction among, and integra15 tion of, Federal Government policies that affect 

16 manufacturing, the manufacturing-related 

17 workforce, and manufacturing-dependent com18 munities. 

19 (D) Areas of need that could be addressed 

20 by new Federal Government programs. 

21 (E) Emerging markets, industry shifts, 

22 workforce changes, or other transformations 

23 foreseen to affect the manufacturing sector in 

24 the future. 


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1 (F) The availability of financial capital to 

2 the manufacturing sector, with particular em3 phasis on lower tiers of the supply chain and 

4 small businesses. 

5 (G) Opportunities to increase exports and 

6 enhance international trade competitiveness. 

7 (H) Federal incentives to encourage indus8 try to balance pressures for short-term profits 

9 with implementation of the National Manufac10 turing Strategy. 

11 (I) Other areas designated by the Presi12 dent for consideration. 

13 (6) PUBLIC MEETINGS REQUIRED.—The Manu14 facturing Strategy Task Force shall convene public 

15 meetings to solicit views on the manufacturing sec16 tor and proposed recommendations for the National 

17 Manufacturing Strategy. The locations of these 

18 meetings shall ensure the inclusion of multiple re19 gions and industries of the manufacturing sector. 

20 (d) GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

21 (1) GOALS.—Each National Manufacturing 

22 Strategy shall provide short- and long-term goals for 

23 the Nation’s manufacturing sector, including goals— 

24 (A) related to improving— 

25 (i) levels of domestic production; 


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1 (ii) productivity; 

2 (iii) investment in particular indus3 tries; 

4 (iv) research and development inten5 sity; 

6 (v) innovation; 

7 (vi) employment; 

8 (vii) workforce skills and development; 

9 (viii) international competitiveness; 

10 and 

11 (ix) the industrial base to ensure it is 

12 adequate for maintaining national security; 

13 and 

14 (B) for any other relevant economic, social, 

15 and policy factors. 

16 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Each National Man17 ufacturing Strategy shall include recommendations 

18 for achieving the goals provided under paragraph 

19 (1). Such recommendations may propose— 

20 (A) actions to be taken by State, local, and 

21 territorial governments, the President, Con22 gress, the private sector, universities, industry 

23 associations, and other stakeholders; and 

24 (B) ways to improve Government policies 

25 and interaction with the manufacturing sector. 


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1 (e) STRATEGY BOARD.—In developing each National 

2 Manufacturing Strategy, the President shall consider the 

3 recommendations of the President’s Manufacturing Strat4 egy Board established under section 5. 

5 (f) STUDIES.—In developing each National Manufac6 turing Strategy, the President shall consider the results 

7 of the studies carried out pursuant to section 6. 

8 (g) REPORT.— 

9 (1) DRAFT.—A draft report containing a Na10 tional Manufacturing Strategy shall be published for 

11 public comment in the Federal Register and on a 

12 public website for a period of 90 days. Following the 

13 comment period, the Manufacturing Strategy Task 

14 Force shall review any comments and reflect those 

15 views in its recommendations to the President under 

16 subsection (c)(5). 

17 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Each final 

18 National Manufacturing Strategy shall be submitted 

19 to Congress upon completion. 

20 (3) PUBLICATION.—Each final National Manu21 facturing Strategy shall be published on a public 

22 website. 

23 (h) DEADLINE FOR FIRST NATIONAL MANUFAC24 TURING STRATEGY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 


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1 President shall issue the first National Manufacturing 

2 Strategy not later than February 28, 2011. 

3 SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 

4 OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

5 Three years following publication of a National Man6 ufacturing Strategy under section 3, the Comptroller Gen7 eral shall conduct a review of the recommendations con8 tained in such National Manufacturing Strategy, includ9 ing— 

10 (1) an assessment of whether the recommenda11 tions were implemented; 

12 (2) an analysis of the impact of those rec13 ommendations; 

14 (3) a review of the trends and short- and long15 term forecasts of manufacturing contained in pre16 vious National Manufacturing Strategies, compared 

17 to actual events and trends; 

18 (4) a review of the process involved in devel19 oping the previous National Manufacturing Strategy; 

20 and 

21 (5) recommendations for improvement in devel22 oping the next National Manufacturing Strategy. 

23 SEC. 5. PRESIDENT’S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall convene a 

25 President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board, which shall 


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1 provide the President with information and recommenda2 tions regarding the needs of, and opportunities for, the 

3 Nation’s manufacturing sector. 

4 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President’s Manufac6 turing Strategy Board shall consist of 21 individuals 

7 from the private sector, appointed by the President 

8 after consultation with industrial organizations. 

9 Such individuals shall represent a broad range of re10 gions and industries, including individuals with expe11 rience in the areas of— 

12 (A) managing manufacturing companies; 

13 (B) managing supply chain providers; 

14 (C) financing manufacturing operations; 

15 (D) labor-management relations; 

16 (E) workforce development; 

17 (F) conducting related research and devel18 opment; and 

19 (G) other fields related to manufacturing. 

20 (2) LIMITATION REGARDING AFFILIATIONS.— 

21 The President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall 

22 include individuals of whom there are no fewer 

23 than— 

24 (A) 3 representatives of labor organiza25 tions; 


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1 (B) 3 representatives of manufacturing 

2 firms with fewer than 500 employees; and 

3 (C) 1 representative of an academic insti4 tution who is involved in research and develop5 ment regarding manufacturing-related tech6 nology or systems. 

7 (3) BALANCE IN REPRESENTATION.—In mak8 ing appointments to the Manufacturing Strategy 

9 Board, the President shall seek to ensure that the 

10 individuals appointed represent a balance among and 

11 within industries of the manufacturing sector. 

12 (c) CO-CHAIRMEN.—The President’s Manufacturing 

13 Strategy Board shall be co-chaired by 3 members rep14 resenting the President’s Council of Advisors on Science 

15 and Technology, the Manufacturing Council of the De16 partment of Commerce, and the Defense Policy Board. 

17 (d) TERMS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each member shall be ap19 pointed for a term of 6 years, except as provided in 

20 paragraphs (2) and (3). 

21 (2) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As des22 ignated by the President at the time of appointment, 

23 of the members first appointed— 

24 (A) 7 shall be appointed for a term of 2 

25 years; 


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1 (B) 7 shall be appointed for a term of 4 

2 years; and 

3 (C) 7 shall be appointed for a term of 6 

4 years. 

5 (3) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill 

6 a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the 

7 term for which the member’s predecessor was ap8 pointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of 

9 that term. A member may serve after the expiration 

10 of that member’s term until a successor has taken 

11 office. 

12 SEC. 6. STUDIES. 

13 (a) QUADRENNIAL STUDY.— 

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

15 Manufacturing Strategy, the President, acting 

16 through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 

17 shall enter into an agreement with the National 

18 Academy of Sciences to conduct a study in accord19 ance with this subsection. 

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

21 following: 

22 (A) The current state of manufacturing in 

23 the United States. 


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1 (B) Federal programs and activities re2 lated to, and Government reliance on, manufac3 turing systems. 

4 (C) The ways in which Federal policies af5 fect manufacturing, and likely future trends in 

6 manufacturing if such policies remain un7 changed. 

8 (D) Various possible standards for evalu9 ating the implementation of the National Manu10 facturing Strategy. 

11 (3) REPORT.—The agreement shall provide that 

12 not later than the last day of February of the first 

13 year of each Presidential term, the National Acad14 emy of Sciences shall submit to Congress and the 

15 President a report containing the findings of the 

16 study. 

17 (4) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REPORT.—Notwith18 standing paragraph (3), the first agreement entered 

19 into under this subsection shall provide that the Na20 tional Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress 

21 and the President a report containing the findings 

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

23 such agreement is entered into. 

24 (5) DEADLINE FOR SUBSEQUENT AGREE25 MENTS.—After the first agreement entered into 


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1 under this subsection, all subsequent agreements 

2 under this subsection shall be entered into not later 

3 than 18 months before the deadline for submission 

4 of the corresponding report under paragraph (3). 

5 (b) ADDITIONAL STUDIES.— 

6 (1) REQUIRED STUDIES.—In order to inform 

7 future National Manufacturing Strategies, not later 

8 than 60 days after the enactment of this Act the 

9 President shall enter into an agreement with the Na10 tional Academy of Sciences to develop three reports 

11 as follows: 

12 (A) Not later than 14 months after enter13 ing into an agreement under this paragraph, 

14 the National Academy of Sciences shall submit 

15 to Congress and the President a report that de16 scribes the stresses on the Nation’s manufac17 turing sector and recommends ways in which 

18 the Federal Government can support such sec19 tor. 

20 (B) Not later than 20 months after enter21 ing into an agreement under this paragraph, 

22 the National Academy of Sciences shall submit 

23 to Congress and the President a report that 

24 predicts the likely needs of, and challenges to, 

25 the manufacturing sector in the year 2035. 


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1 (C) Not later than 24 months after enter2 ing into an agreement under this paragraph, 

3 the National Academy of Sciences shall submit 

4 to Congress and the President a report that as5 sesses Government manufacturing programs 

6 and research and development portfolios (in7 cluding the interrelation of such programs and 

8 portfolios), how well such programs and port9 folios address perceived needs of the manufac10 turing sector, and recommendations for a re11 search strategy to address any gaps in such 

12 programs and portfolios. 

13 (2) DISCRETIONARY STUDIES.—After the re14 quired studies are complete, the President may enter 

15 into further agreements with the National Academy 

16 of Sciences to develop reports to inform future Na17 tional Manufacturing Strategies. 

18 SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFAC19 TURING STRATEGY IN BUDGET. 

20 In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under sec21 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President 

22 shall include information regarding the consistency of the 

23 budget with the goals and recommendations included in 


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1 National Manufacturing Strategy covering that fiscal 

2 year. 

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