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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6760 

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Manufacturing 

Communities Support Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2022 

Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. MEIJER, and Mr. MORELLE) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to establish the 

Manufacturing Communities Support Program, 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 cited as the ‘‘Made in America Man5 ufacturing Communities Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

8 (1) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘eligi9 ble consortium’’ means a consortium that meets the 


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1 eligibility criteria established by the Secretary under 

2 subsection (c)(2)(A). 

3 (2) INVESTING IN MANUFACTURING COMMU4 NITIES PARTNERSHIP; IMCP.—The term ‘‘Investing 

5 in Manufacturing Communities Partnership’’ or 

6 ‘‘IMCP’’ means the initiative of the United States 

7 Economic Development Association for the purpose 

8 of helping communities cultivate an environment for 

9 businesses to create well-paying manufacturing jobs 

10 in regions across the United States. 

11 (3) MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY.—The term 

12 ‘‘manufacturing community’’ means an eligible con13 sortium designated by the Secretary under sub14 section (c)(1). 

15 (4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

16 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization ex17 empt from taxation as defined in paragraph (3), (5), 

18 or (6) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 

19 Code. 

20 (5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

21 the Manufacturing Communities Support Program 

22 authorized under subsection (b)(1). 

23 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of Commerce. 


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1 (7) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term 

2 ‘‘small business concern’’ means the term as defined 

3 under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

4 U.S.C. 632). 

5 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

7 appropriations, the Secretary shall establish a pro8 gram to be known as the ‘‘Manufacturing Commu9 nities Support Program’’, under which the Secretary 

10 may designate and support eligible consortiums as 

11 manufacturing communities. 

12 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program 

13 shall be to strengthen the manufacturing base of the 

14 United States by making long-term investments in 

15 manufacturing communities by supporting— 

16 (A) critical skills; 

17 (B) facilities; 

18 (C) research and development; and 

19 (D) small business concerns. 

20 (c) DESIGNATION OF MANUFACTURING COMMU21 NITIES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Manufacturing 

23 Communities Support Program, the Secretary shall 

24 designate an eligible consortium as a manufacturing 

25 community through a competitive process. 


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1 (2) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUMS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es3 tablish criteria for a consortium to be eligible 

4 for a designation as a manufacturing commu5 nity under paragraph (1). 

6 (B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing eli7 gibility criteria under subparagraph (A), the 

8 Secretary shall consider the merits of— 

9 (i) including members from academia, 

10 commercial industry, nonprofit organiza11 tions, and State and local governmental or12 ganizations; 

13 (ii) supporting efforts in geographical 

14 regions that have capabilities in key tech15 nologies or manufacturing base supply 

16 chains that the Secretary determines to be 

17 critical to codifying the supply chains of 

18 the United States; and 

19 (iii) the optimal composition and size 

20 of a consortium to promote effectiveness, 

21 collaboration, and efficiency. 

22 (3) DURATION.—Each designation under para23 graph (1) shall be for a 5-year period. 

24 (4) RENEWAL.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

2 renew a designation made under paragraph (1) 

3 for not more than 2 additional 2-year periods. 

4 (B) CRITERIA FOR RENEWAL.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

6 establish criteria for the renewal of a des7 ignation under subparagraph (A). 

8 (ii) CONSIDERATIONS.—In estab9 lishing criteria for a renewal under clause 

10 (i) the Secretary shall consider, with re11 spect to the manufacturing community 

12 seeking a renewal— 

13 (I) the performance of the manu14 facturing community in meeting the 

15 established goals of the Program; 

16 (II) the progress the manufac17 turing community has made with re18 spect to project-specific metrics, par19 ticularly with respect to metrics de20 signed to help manufacturing commu21 nities track their own progress; 

22 (III) whether any changes to the 

23 composition of the manufacturing 

24 community or revisions of the plan of 

25 the manufacturing community would 


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1 improve the capabilities of the manu2 facturing base of the United States; 

3 and 

4 (IV) any other criteria the Sec5 retary determines appropriate. 

6 (5) APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible consortium 

8 seeking a designation under paragraph (1) shall 

9 submit an application to the Secretary at such 

10 time and in such manner as the Secretary may 

11 require. 

12 (B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing ap13 plication procedures under subparagraph (A), 

14 the Secretary shall consider the inclusion of, 

15 with respect to an eligible consortium— 

16 (i) a description of the regional 

17 boundaries of the eligible consortium and 

18 the manufacturing capacity of the region; 

19 (ii) an evidence-based plan for en20 hancing the manufacturing base in the 

21 United States through the efforts of the el22 igible consortium; 

23 (iii) the investments the eligible con24 sortium proposes and the strategy of the 


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1 eligible consortium to address gaps in the 

2 manufacturing base of the United States; 

3 (iv) a description of the outcome4 based metrics, benchmarks, and milestones 

5 that will track and the evaluation methods 

6 that will be used to gauge performance of 

7 the eligible consortium; 

8 (v) a plan to ensure that members of 

9 the eligible consortium are representative 

10 of the proposed location of the manufac11 turing community; 

12 (vi) a community that had previously 

13 received a designation by the IMCP; and 

14 (vii) any other matters the Secretary 

15 determines appropriate. 

16 (C) STRATEGIC PLANNING ASSISTANCE.— 

17 The Secretary shall provide strategic planning 

18 assistance for eligible consortiums that lack ex19 perience applying for Federal assistance to en20 sure such eligible consortiums may submit an 

21 application that meets the procedures estab22 lished by the Secretary under this paragraph. 

23 (d) FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

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1 nancial or technical assistance to a member of an el2 igible consortium that has been designated as a 

3 manufacturing community. 

4 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of financial or 

5 technical assistance under paragraph (1) shall use 

6 the financial or technical assistance to support an 

7 investment that will improve the manufacturing base 

8 of the United States. 

9 (3) INVESTMENTS SUPPORTED.—Investments 

10 supported under this subsection may include activi11 ties relating to— 

12 (A) equipment or facility upgrades; 

13 (B) workforce training, retraining, or re14 cruitment and retention, including for women, 

15 underrepresented minorities, and veterans (as 

16 such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, 

17 United States Code); 

18 (C) business incubators; 

19 (D) advanced research and commercializa20 tion, including with Federal laboratories and 

21 depots; 

22 (E) supply chain development; and 

23 (F) assistance for small business concerns. 

24 (e) OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

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1 gible consortium designated as a manufacturing commu2 nity to help such consortium and the members of such 

3 consortium access Federal financial and technical assist4 ance. 

5 (f) RECEIPT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—The Sec6 retary may accept amounts transferred to the Secretary 

7 from the head of an agency or a State or local govern8 mental organization to carry out this section. 

9 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 6 years after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

11 to the Congress, and make publicly available, a report that 

12 identifies the best practices for an eligible consortium— 

13 (1) to be designated as a manufacturing com14 munity; and 

15 (2) to renew the manufacturing community des16 ignation. 

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