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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4825 

To establish Presidential awards to recognize organizations that have made 

extraordinary efforts to create jobs and strengthen the economy of the 

United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 10, 2014 

Mr. NOLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To establish Presidential awards to recognize organizations 

that have made extraordinary efforts to create jobs and 

strengthen the economy of the United States. 

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 ‘‘Presidential Make it 

5 in America Awards Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL MAKE IT IN AMERICA AWARDS. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND AWARD CRITERIA.—There 

8 are established the following Presidential awards: 


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1 (1) The Presidential Reshoring Award, which 

2 shall be awarded to the best example of a United 

3 States company that returns manufacturing jobs 

4 and operations from overseas to the United States. 

5 (2) The Presidential Invest in America Award, 

6 which shall be awarded to the best example of a 

7 United States company that invests in significant 

8 new domestic manufacturing jobs and operations. 

9 (3) The Presidential Foreign Direct Investment 

10 Award, which shall be awarded to the best example 

11 of a foreign company that invests in United States 

12 manufacturing jobs and operations. 

13 (b) MAKING AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.— 

14 (1) MAKING OF AWARDS.—The President (on 

15 the basis of recommendations received from the Sec16 retary of Commerce (hereafter in this section re17 ferred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’)), or the Secretary, 

18 shall periodically make each of the awards described 

19 in subsection (a) to a qualified organization in an el20 igible category which in the judgment of the Presi21 dent or the Secretary meets the relevant criteria de22 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection 

23 (a). 

24 (2) PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.—The presen25 tation of the awards shall be made by the President 


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1 or the Secretary with such ceremonies as the Presi2 dent or the Secretary determine to be appropriate. 

3 (c) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.—An organization 

4 may qualify for an award under this section only if it— 

5 (1) submits an application to the Secretary; 

6 (2) permits a rigorous evaluation of the way in 

7 which its business and other operations have bene8 fitted the economic or social well-being of the United 

9 States; and 

10 (3) meets such requirements and specifications 

11 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

12 achieve the objectives of this section. 

13 (d) CATEGORIES IN WHICH AWARDS MAY BE

14 GIVEN.— 

15 (1) ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES.—Subject to para16 graph (2), each of the awards described in sub17 section (a) may be awarded in each of the following 

18 categories: 

19 (A) Small business. 

20 (B) Company or its subsidiary. 

21 (C) Company which primarily provides 

22 services. 

23 (D) Health care provider. 

24 (E) Education provider. 

25 (F) Nonprofit organization. 


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1 (2) MODIFICATION OF CATEGORIES.— 

2 (A) Upon a determination that the objec3 tives of this section would be better served 

4 thereby, the Secretary may at any time expand, 

5 subdivide, or otherwise modify the list of cat6 egories within which awards may be made as 

7 initially in effect under paragraph (1), and may 

8 establish separate award categories for other 

9 organizations including units of government. 

10 (B) The expansion, subdivision, modifica11 tion, or establishment of award categories 

12 under subparagraph (A) shall not be effective 

13 until the Secretary has submitted a detailed de14 scription thereof to the Congress and a period 

15 of 30 days has elapsed since that submission. 

16 (3) NUMBER OF AWARDS.—In any year, not 

17 more than 1 of each award described in subsection 

18 (a) may be made to a qualified organization in each 

19 eligible category. No award shall be made within any 

20 category if there are no qualified organizations in 

21 that category. 

22 (e) PUBLICATION OF AWARD.—An organization to 

23 which an award is made under this section may publicize 

24 the receipt of the award by the organization and may use 

25 the award in advertising. 


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1 (f) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Secretary shall 

2 publish on the website of the Department of Commerce 

3 information on the successful strategies and programs of 

4 organizations that receive awards under this section. 

5 (g) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized to seek 

6 and accept gifts from public and private sources to carry 

7 out the program under this section. If additional sums are 

8 needed to cover the full cost of the program, the Secretary 

9 shall impose fees upon the organizations applying for an 

10 award in amounts sufficient to provide such additional 

11 sums. The Secretary is authorized to use appropriated 

12 funds to carry out responsibilities under this Act. 

13 (h) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and sub14 mit to the President and the Congress, not later than 3 

15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report 

16 on the effectiveness of the activities conducted under this 

17 section. 

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