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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. 

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 

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. 

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 referred to as the ‘‘Critical Infra5 structure Manufacturing Feasibility Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFAC2 TURING IN THE UNITED STATES. 

3 (a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

4 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 

5 conduct a study to— 

6 (1) identify any product that is in high demand 

7 within each critical infrastructure sector that is 

8 being imported due to a manufacturing, material, or 

9 supply chain constraint in the United States; 

10 (2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufac11 turing the product in the United States, including 

12 any effects on— 

13 (A) jobs, employment rates, and labor con14 ditions in the United States; and 

15 (B) the cost of the product; 

16 (3) identify any product described in paragraph 

17 (1) that feasibly may be manufactured in the United 

18 States; and 

19 (4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impedi20 ments to, manufacturing any product identified in 

21 paragraph (3) in— 

22 (A) a rural area; 

23 (B) an industrial park; or 

24 (C) an industrial park in a rural area. 


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1 (b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 

2 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall— 

4 (1) submit to the Congress a report containing 

5 the results of the study required by subsection (a) 

6 with recommendations for products described in sub7 section (a)(1) that feasibly may be manufactured in 

8 the United States; and 

9 (2) make the report available to the public on 

10 the website of the Department of Commerce. 

11 (c) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—This section shall 

12 not be interpreted to provide the Secretary of Commerce 

13 with authority to compel a person or company to provide 

14 information described in this section. 

15 (d) DEFINITION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

16 SECTOR.—In this Act, the term ‘‘critical infrastructure 

17 sector’’ means each of the 16 designated critical infra18 structure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 

19 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security 

20 and Resilience). 

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