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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6152 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6152

     To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the 
feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical 
            infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2021

Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Bucshon, 
Ms. Kuster, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Schrier, Mr. McKinley, Ms. Craig, 
Mr. Stauber, Ms. Spanberger, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Costa, 
Mr. Crawford, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. 
Mace, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, 
   Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Bost, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Allred, Mrs. 
 Fischbach, and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
     To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the 
feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical 
            infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Critical Infrastructure 
Manufacturing Feasibility Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to--
            (1) identify any product that is in high demand within each 
        critical infrastructure sector that is being imported due to a 
        manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraint in the 
        United States;
            (2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing the 
        product in the United States, including any effects on--
                    (A) jobs, employment rates, and labor conditions in 
                the United States; and
                    (B) the cost of the product;
            (3) identify any product described in paragraph (1) that 
        feasibly may be manufactured in the United States; and
            (4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, 
        manufacturing any product identified in paragraph (3) in--
                    (A) a rural area;
                    (B) an industrial park; or
                    (C) an industrial park in a rural area.
    (b) Report to the Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to the Congress a report containing the results 
        of the study required by subsection (a) with recommendations 
        for products described in subsection (a)(1) that feasibly may 
        be manufactured in the United States; and
            (2) make the report available to the public on the website 
        of the Department of Commerce.
    (c) Limitation on Authority.--This section shall not be interpreted 
to provide the Secretary of Commerce with authority to compel a person 
or company to provide information described in this section.
    (d) Definition of Critical Infrastructure Sector.--In this Act, the 
term ``critical infrastructure sector'' means each of the 16 designated 
critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy 
Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security and 
Resilience).
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