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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6290 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6290

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                                 AN ACT

 
  To provide for the establishment of a section of the website of the 
    Department of Commerce that shall serve as the primary hub for 
 information relating to Federal manufacturing programs, 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 cited as the ``Manufacturing.gov Act''.

SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of Commerce.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the 
manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to 
be known as the ``manufacturing.gov hub''.
    (c) Functions.--The manufacturing.gov hub established under 
subsection (b) shall--
            (1) serve as the primary hub for information relating to 
        every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs 
        identified in the report of the Government Accountability 
        Office entitled ``U.S. Manufacturing'' (GAO 17-240), published 
        on March 28, 2017;
            (2) provide the contact information of relevant program 
        offices carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs 
        described in paragraph (1);
            (3) provide an avenue for public input and feedback 
        relating to--
                    (A) the functionality of the website of the 
                Department of Commerce;
                    (B) the Federal manufacturing programs described in 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (C) any other manufacturing-related challenges 
                experienced by manufacturers in the United States;
            (4) establish web pages within the hub that shall focus 
        on--
                    (A) technology and research and development;
                    (B) trade;
                    (C) workforce development and training;
                    (D) industrial commons and supply chains; and
                    (E) small and medium manufacturers; and
            (5) use machine learning to--
                    (A) identify frequently asked questions; and
                    (B) disseminate to the public answers to the 
                questions identified under subparagraph (A).
    (d) No Additional Funds.--No additional funds are authorized to be 
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6290

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To provide for the establishment of a section of the website of the 
    Department of Commerce that shall serve as the primary hub for 
 information relating to Federal manufacturing programs, and for other 
                               purposes.
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