IIB 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4692 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 29, 2010 

Received 

AUGUST 5, 2010 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Manufac3 turing Strategy Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that— 

6 (1) the United States Government should pro7 mote policies related to the Nation’s manufacturing 

8 sector that are intended to promote growth, sustain9 ability, and competitiveness; create well-paying, de10 cent jobs; enable innovation and investment; and 

11 support national security; and 

12 (2) the President and Congress should act 

13 promptly to pursue policies consistent with a Na14 tional Manufacturing Strategy. 

15 SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

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

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

18 the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on 

19 a public website, a National Manufacturing Strategy. 

20 (b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST NATIONAL MANUFAC21 TURING STRATEGY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 

22 President shall issue the first National Manufacturing 

23 Strategy not later than the date that is one year after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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

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

3 within the Department of Commerce, the President’s 

4 Manufacturing Strategy Board. 

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

6 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include the following 

7 individuals: 

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

9 the Secretary or head) of each of the following orga10 nizations: 

11 (A) The Department of the Treasury. 

12 (B) The Department of Defense. 

13 (C) The Department of Commerce. 

14 (D) The Department of Labor. 

15 (E) The Department of Energy. 

16 (F) The Office of the United States Trade 

17 Representative. 

18 (G) The Office of Management and Budg19 et. 

20 (H) The Office of Science and Technology 

21 Policy. 

22 (I) The Small Business Administration. 

23 (J) Other Federal agencies the President 

24 determines 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 mak19 ing appointments of private sector members to the 

20 President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board under 

21 paragraph (1), the President shall seek to ensure 

22 that the individuals appointed represent a balance 

23 among and within regions, sizes of firms, and indus24 tries of the manufacturing sector. 

25 (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 President’s Manufacturing Strategy 

25 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 

5 (c). 

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

7 Strategy Board may convene subgroups to address par8 ticular industries, policy topics, or other matters. Such 

9 subgroups may include members representing any of the 

10 following: 

11 (1) Such other Federal agencies as the Chair 

12 determines appropriate. 

13 (2) State, local, tribal, and Territorial govern14 ments. 

15 (3) The private sector, including labor, indus16 try, academia, trade associations, and other appro17 priate groups. 

18 (f) MEETINGS.— 

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

20 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet at the call 

21 of the Chair. 

22 (2) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The Presi23 dent’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet not 

24 less than 2 times each year, and not less than 4 


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1 times in a year preceding the issuance of a National 

2 Manufacturing Strategy required under section 3(a). 

3 (3) PUBLIC MEETINGS REQUIRED.—The Presi4 dent’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall convene 

5 public meetings to solicit views on the Nation’s man6 ufacturing sector and recommendations for the Na7 tional Manufacturing Strategy. 

8 (4) LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The lo9 cations of public meetings convened under para10 graph (3) shall ensure the inclusion of multiple re11 gions and industries of the manufacturing sector. 

12 (g) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM13 MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

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

15 apply to the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board, 

16 including any subgroups established pursuant subsection 

17 (e). 

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

19 STRATEGY BOARD. 

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

21 Strategy Board shall— 

22 (1) advise the President and Congress on issues 

23 affecting the Nation’s manufacturing sector; 

24 (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis in accord25 ance with subsection (b); 


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1 (3) develop a National Manufacturing Strategy 

2 in accordance with subsection (c); 

3 (4) submit to the President and Congress an 

4 annual report under subsection (d); and 

5 (5) carry out other activities determined appro6 priate by the President. 

7 (b) COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS.—In developing each 

8 National Manufacturing Strategy under subsection (c), 

9 the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall con10 duct a comprehensive analysis of the Nation’s manufac11 turing sector that addresses— 

12 (1) the value and role, both historic and cur13 rent, of manufacturing in the Nation’s economy, se14 curity, and global leadership; 

15 (2) the current domestic and international envi16 ronment for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, and 

17 any relevant subset thereof; 

18 (3) Federal, State, local, and Territorial poli19 cies, programs, and conditions that affect manufac20 turing; 

21 (4) a comparison of the manufacturing policies 

22 and strategies of the United States relative to other 

23 nations’ policies and strategies; 


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1 (5) the identification of emerging or evolving 

2 markets, technologies, and products for which the 

3 Nation’s manufacturers could compete; 

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

5 Nation’s manufacturing sector, and forecasts of ex6 pected national and international trends and factors 

7 likely to affect such sector in the future; and 

8 (7) any other matters affecting the competitive9 ness, growth, stability, and sustainability of the Na10 tion’s manufacturing sector, including— 

11 (A) levels of domestic production; 

12 (B) productivity; 

13 (C) the trade balance; 

14 (D) financing and investment; 

15 (E) research and development; 

16 (F) job creation and employment dispari17 ties; 

18 (G) workforce skills and development; and 

19 (H) adequacy of the industrial base for 

20 maintaining national security. 

21 (c) NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.— 

22 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The President’s Manufac23 turing Strategy Board shall develop a National Man24 ufacturing Strategy, based on— 


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1 (A) the results of the comprehensive anal2 ysis conducted under subsection (b); 

3 (B) the studies carried out by the National 

4 Academy of Sciences pursuant to section 7; and 

5 (C) any other information, studies, or per6 spectives that the President’s Manufacturing 

7 Strategy Board determines to be appropriate. 

8 (2) GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

9 (A) GOALS.—The President’s Manufac10 turing Strategy Board shall include in each Na11 tional Manufacturing Strategy short- and long12 term goals for the Nation’s manufacturing sec13 tor, taking into account the matters addressed 

14 in the comprehensive analysis conducted under 

15 subsection (b). 

16 (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The President’s 

17 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include in 

18 each National Manufacturing Strategy rec19 ommendations for achieving the goals provided 

20 under subparagraph (A). Such recommenda21 tions may propose— 

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1 versities, industry associations, and other 

2 stakeholders; and 

3 (ii) ways to improve Government poli4 cies, coordination among entities devel5 oping such policies, and Government inter6 action with the manufacturing sector. 

7 (3) REPORT.— 

8 (A) DRAFT.—Not later than 90 days be9 fore the date on which the President is required 

10 to submit to Congress a report containing a 

11 National Manufacturing Strategy under section 

12 3, the President’s Manufacturing Strategy 

13 Board shall publish in the Federal Register and 

14 on a public website a draft report containing a 

15 National Manufacturing Strategy. 

16 (B) PUBLIC COMMENT; REVIEW AND REVI17 SION.—A draft report published under subpara18 graph (A) shall remain available for public com19 ment for a period of 30 days from the date of 

20 publication. The President’s Manufacturing 

21 Strategy Board shall review any comments re22 ceived regarding such draft report and may re23 vise the draft report based upon those com24 ments. 


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1 (C) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 

2 days before the date on which the President is 

3 required to submit to Congress a report con4 taining a National Manufacturing Strategy 

5 under section 3, the President’s Manufacturing 

6 Strategy Board shall submit to the President 

7 for review and revision a final report containing 

8 a National Manufacturing Strategy, and shall 

9 publish such final report on a public website. 

10 (D) ESTIMATES.—The final report sub11 mitted under subparagraph (C) shall include— 

12 (i) when feasible, an estimate of the 

13 short- and long-term Federal Government 

14 outlays and revenue changes necessary to 

15 implement the National Manufacturing 

16 Strategy and an estimate of savings that 

17 may be derived from implementation of the 

18 National Manufacturing Strategy; 

19 (ii) a detailed explanation of the 

20 methods and analysis used to determine 

21 the estimates included under clause (i); 

22 and 

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1 tion estimated under clause (i), when fea2 sible. 

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

4 is one year after the date on which the first National Man5 ufacturing Strategy is published under section 3, and an6 nually thereafter, the President’s Manufacturing Strategy 

7 Board shall submit to the President and Congress a report 

8 that includes— 

9 (1) views on the current state of manufacturing 

10 in the United States; 

11 (2) an assessment of the implementation of pre12 viously issued National Manufacturing Strategies; 

13 (3) recommendations for furthering the imple14 mentation of previously issued National Manufac15 turing Strategies; and 

16 (4) any suggested revisions to the estimate re17 quired under section 5(c)(3)(D)(i) to implement the 

18 recommendations included under paragraph (3). 

19 (e) CONSULTATION.—In order to gain perspectives 

20 and avoid duplication of efforts, the President’s Manufac21 turing Strategy Board shall consult on manufacturing 

22 issues with the Defense Science Board, the President’s 

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1 gotiations and Trade Policy, and may consult with other 

2 relevant governmental entities or the private sector. 

3 SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 

4 OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

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

6 2013, 2017, and 2021, the Comptroller General shall sub7 mit to Congress a report regarding the National Manufac8 turing Strategy published under section 3. The report 

9 shall include— 

10 (1) an assessment of whether the recommenda11 tions from such National Manufacturing Strategy, 

12 and any preceding National Manufacturing Strate13 gies, were implemented; 

14 (2) an analysis of the impact of such rec15 ommendations, to the extent data are available; 

16 (3) a review of the process involved in devel17 oping such National Manufacturing Strategy and 

18 any preceding National Manufacturing Strategies; 

19 and 

20 (4) recommendations for improvements in de21 veloping the next National Manufacturing Strategy. 

22 SEC. 7. STUDIES. 

23 (a) QUADRENNIAL STUDY.— 

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

25 Manufacturing Strategy, the President, acting 


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1 through the Secretary of Commerce, shall enter into 

2 an agreement with the National Academy of 

3 Sciences to conduct a study in accordance with this 

4 subsection. 

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

6 following: 

7 (A) The current state of manufacturing in 

8 the United States. 

9 (B) Federal programs and activities re10 lated to manufacturing systems. 

11 (C) The ways in which Federal policies af12 fect manufacturing, and likely future trends in 

13 manufacturing if such policies remain un14 changed. 

15 (D) Various possible approaches for evalu16 ating the implementation of the National Manu17 facturing Strategy. 

18 (E) An assessment of the trends and 

19 short- and long-term forecasts of manufac20 turing. 

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

22 long-term forecasts of manufacturing relied 

23 upon in previous National Manufacturing Strat24 egies as compared with actual events and 

25 trends. 


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1 (3) REPORT.—The agreement entered into 

2 under paragraph (1) shall provide that not later 

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

4 Presidential term, the National Academy of Sciences 

5 shall submit to Congress and the President a report 

6 containing the findings of the study. 

7 (4) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REPORT.—Notwith8 standing paragraph (3), the first agreement entered 

9 into under this subsection shall provide that the Na10 tional Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress 

11 and the President a report containing the findings 

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

13 such agreement is entered into. 

14 (5) DEADLINE FOR SUBSEQUENT AGREE15 MENTS.—After the first agreement entered into 

16 under this subsection, all subsequent agreements 

17 under this subsection shall be entered into not later 

18 than 18 months before the deadline for submission 

19 of the corresponding report under paragraph (3). 

20 (b) DISCRETIONARY STUDIES.—The President, act21 ing through the Secretary of Commerce, may enter into 

22 further agreements with the National Academy of Sciences 

23 as necessary to develop studies to provide information for 

24 future National Manufacturing Strategies. 


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1 SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFAC2 TURING STRATEGY IN BUDGET. 

3 In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under sec4 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President 

5 shall include information regarding the consistency of the 

6 budget with the goals and recommendations included in 

7 National Manufacturing Strategy covering that fiscal 

8 year. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2010. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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