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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3662 

To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National Manufacturing 

Strategy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2010 

Ms. STABENOW introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National 

Manufacturing Strategy, 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 ‘‘National Manufac5 turing Strategy Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that— 

8 (1) the United States Government should pro9 mote policies related to the United States manufac10 turing sector that are intended— 


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1 (A) to promote growth, sustainability, and 

2 competitiveness; 

3 (B) to create well-paying, decent jobs; 

4 (C) to enable innovation and investment; 

5 and 

6 (D) to support national security; and 

7 (2) the President and Congress should act 

8 promptly to pursue policies consistent with a Na9 tional Manufacturing Strategy. 

10 SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

11 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than the first 

12 day of July of the second year of each Presidential term, 

13 the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on 

14 a public Internet Web site, a National Manufacturing 

15 Strategy. 

16 (b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST NATIONAL MANUFAC17 TURING STRATEGY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 

18 President shall issue the first National Manufacturing 

19 Strategy not later than the date that is one year after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESIDENT’S MANUFAC22 TURING STRATEGY BOARD. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish, 

24 within the Department of Commerce, the President’s 

25 Manufacturing Strategy Board. 


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1 (b) PUBLIC SECTOR MEMBERS.—The President’s 

2 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include the following 

3 individuals: 

4 (1) The Secretary or head (or the designee of 

5 the Secretary or head) of each of the following: 

6 (A) The Department of the Treasury. 

7 (B) The Department of Defense. 

8 (C) The Department of Commerce. 

9 (D) The Department of Labor. 

10 (E) The Department of Energy. 

11 (F) The Office of the United States Trade 

12 Representative. 

13 (G) The Office of Management and Budg14 et. 

15 (H) The Office of Science and Technology 

16 Policy. 

17 (I) The Small Business Administration. 

18 (J) Other Federal agencies the President 

19 determines appropriate. 

20 (2) The Governors of 2 States, from different 

21 political parties, appointed by the President in con22 sultation with the National Governors Association. 

23 (c) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBERS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President’s Manufac25 turing Strategy Board shall include 9 individuals 


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1 from the private sector, appointed by the President 

2 after consultation with industry and labor organiza3 tions, including individuals with experience in the 

4 areas of— 

5 (A) managing manufacturing companies; 

6 (B) managing supply chain providers; 

7 (C) managing labor organizations; 

8 (D) workforce development; 

9 (E) conducting manufacturing-related re10 search and development; and 

11 (F) the defense industrial base. 

12 (2) BALANCE IN REPRESENTATION.—In mak13 ing appointments of private sector members to the 

14 President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board under 

15 paragraph (1), the President shall seek to ensure 

16 that the individuals appointed represent a balance 

17 among and within regions, sizes of firms, and indus18 tries of the manufacturing sector. 

19 (3) TERMS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member ap21 pointed under this subsection shall be appointed 

22 for a term of 6 years, except as provided in 

23 subparagraphs (B) and (C). 


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1 (B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 

2 designated by the President at the time of ap3 pointment, of the members first appointed— 

4 (i) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 

5 2 years; 

6 (ii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 

7 4 years; and 

8 (iii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 

9 6 years. 

10 (C) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 

11 to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 

12 of the term for which the member’s predecessor 

13 was appointed shall be appointed only for the 

14 remainder of that term. A member may serve 

15 after the expiration of that member’s term until 

16 a new member is appointed. 

17 (d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 

18 (1) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Commerce (or 

19 the designee of the Secretary) shall serve as the 

20 Chair of the President’s Manufacturing Strategy 

21 Board. 

22 (2) VICE CHAIR.—The President shall appoint 

23 the Vice Chair of the President’s Manufacturing 

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1 bers appointed by the President under subsection 

2 (c). 

3 (e) SUBGROUPS.—The President’s Manufacturing 

4 Strategy Board may convene subgroups to address par5 ticular industries, policy topics, or other matters. Such 

6 subgroups may include members representing any of the 

7 following: 

8 (1) Such Federal agencies as the Chair deter9 mines appropriate. 

10 (2) State, local, tribal, and territorial govern11 ments. 

12 (3) The private sector, including labor, indus13 try, academia, trade associations, and other appro14 priate groups. 

15 (f) MEETINGS.— 

16 (1) TIMING OF MEETINGS.—The President’s 

17 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet at the call 

18 of the Chair. 

19 (2) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The Presi20 dent’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet not 

21 less than 2 times each year, and not less than 4 

22 times in a year preceding the issuance of a National 

23 Manufacturing Strategy required under section 3(a). 

24 (3) PUBLIC MEETINGS REQUIRED.—The Presi25 dent’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall convene 


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1 public meetings to solicit views on the United States 

2 manufacturing sector and recommendations for the 

3 National Manufacturing Strategy. 

4 (4) LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The lo5 cations of public meetings convened under para6 graph (3) shall ensure the inclusion of multiple re7 gions and industries of the manufacturing sector. 

8 (g) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM9 MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

10 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14 of such Act, shall 

11 apply to the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board, 

12 including any subgroups established pursuant subsection 

13 (e). 

14 SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT’S MANUFACTURING 

15 STRATEGY BOARD. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President’s Manufacturing 

17 Strategy Board shall— 

18 (1) advise the President and Congress on issues 

19 that concern the United States manufacturing sec20 tor; 

21 (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis in accord22 ance with subsection (b); 

23 (3) develop a National Manufacturing Strategy 

24 in accordance with subsection (c); 


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1 (4) submit to the President and Congress an 

2 annual report under subsection (d); and 

3 (5) carry out other activities determined appro4 priate by the President. 

5 (b) COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS.—In developing each 

6 National Manufacturing Strategy under subsection (c), 

7 the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall con8 duct a comprehensive analysis of the Nation’s manufac9 turing sector that— 

10 (1) addresses— 

11 (A) the value and role, both historic and 

12 current, of manufacturing with respect to the 

13 economy, security, and global leadership of the 

14 United States; 

15 (B) the current domestic and international 

16 environment for the United States manufac17 turing sector, and any relevant subset thereof; 

18 (C) Federal, State, local, and territorial 

19 policies, programs, and conditions that affect 

20 manufacturing; and 

21 (D) any other matters affecting the com22 petitiveness, growth, stability, and sustainability 

23 of the United States manufacturing sector, in24 cluding— 

25 (i) levels of domestic production; 


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1 (ii) productivity; 

2 (iii) the trade balance; 

3 (iv) financing and investment; 

4 (v) research and development; 

5 (vi) job creation and employment dis6 parities; 

7 (vii) workforce skills and development; 

8 and 

9 (viii) adequacy of the industrial base 

10 for maintaining national security; and 

11 (2) includes— 

12 (A) a comparison of the manufacturing 

13 policies and strategies of the United States rel14 ative to the policies and strategies of other 

15 countries; 

16 (B) the identification of emerging or evolv17 ing markets, technologies, and products with re18 spect to which United States manufacturers 

19 could compete; and 

20 (C) short- and long-term forecasts for the 

21 United States manufacturing sector, and fore22 casts of expected national and international 

23 trends and factors likely to affect such sector in 

24 the future. 

25 (c) NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.— 


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1 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The President’s Manufac2 turing Strategy Board shall develop a National Man3 ufacturing Strategy, based on— 

4 (A) the results of the comprehensive anal5 ysis conducted under subsection (b); 

6 (B) the studies carried out by the National 

7 Academy of Sciences pursuant to section 7; and 

8 (C) any other information, studies, or per9 spectives that the President’s Manufacturing 

10 Strategy Board determines to be appropriate. 

11 (2) GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

12 (A) GOALS.—The President’s Manufac13 turing Strategy Board shall include in each Na14 tional Manufacturing Strategy short- and long15 term goals for the Nation’s manufacturing sec16 tor, taking into account the matters addressed 

17 in the comprehensive analysis conducted under 

18 subsection (b). 

19 (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The President’s 

20 Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include in 

21 each National Manufacturing Strategy rec22 ommendations for achieving the goals provided 

23 under subparagraph (A). Such recommenda24 tions may propose— 


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1 (i) actions to be taken by the Presi2 dent, Congress, State, local, and Terri3 torial governments, the private sector, uni4 versities, industry associations, and other 

5 stakeholders; and 

6 (ii) ways to improve Government poli7 cies, coordination among entities devel8 oping such policies, and Government inter9 action with the manufacturing sector. 

10 (3) REPORT.— 

11 (A) DRAFT.—Not later than 90 days be12 fore the date on which the President is required 

13 to submit to Congress a report containing a 

14 National Manufacturing Strategy under section 

15 3, the President’s Manufacturing Strategy 

16 Board shall publish in the Federal Register and 

17 on a public Internet Web site a draft report 

18 containing a National Manufacturing Strategy. 

19 (B) PUBLIC COMMENT; REVIEW AND REVI20 SION.—A draft report published under subpara21 graph (A) shall remain available for public com22 ment for a period of not less than 30 days from 

23 the date of publication. The President’s Manu24 facturing Strategy Board shall review any com25 ments received regarding the draft report and 


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1 may revise the draft report based upon those 

2 comments. 

3 (C) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 

4 days before the date on which the President is 

5 required to submit to Congress a report con6 taining a National Manufacturing Strategy 

7 under section 3, the President’s Manufacturing 

8 Strategy Board shall submit to the President 

9 for review and revision a report containing a 

10 National Manufacturing Strategy, and, once the 

11 report is final, shall publish such final report on 

12 a public Internet Web site. 

13 (D) ESTIMATES.—The final report pub14 lished under subparagraph (C) shall include— 

15 (i) when feasible, an estimate of the 

16 short- and long-term Federal Government 

17 outlays and revenue changes necessary to 

18 implement the National Manufacturing 

19 Strategy and an estimate of savings that 

20 may be derived from implementation of the 

21 National Manufacturing Strategy; 

22 (ii) a detailed explanation of the 

23 methods and analysis used to determine 

24 the estimates included under clause (i); 

25 and 


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1 (iii) detailed recommendations regard2 ing how to pay for the cost of implementa3 tion estimated under clause (i), when fea4 sible. 

5 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the date that 

6 is one year after the date on which the first National Man7 ufacturing Strategy is published under section 3, and an8 nually thereafter, the President’s Manufacturing Strategy 

9 Board shall submit to the President and Congress a report 

10 that includes— 

11 (1) views on the current state of manufacturing 

12 in the United States; 

13 (2) an assessment of the implementation of pre14 viously issued National Manufacturing Strategies; 

15 (3) recommendations for furthering the imple16 mentation of previously issued National Manufac17 turing Strategies; and 

18 (4) any suggested revisions to the estimate re19 quired under subsection (c)(3)(D)(i) to implement 

20 the recommendations included under paragraph (3) 

21 of this subsection. 

22 (e) CONSULTATION.—In order to gain perspectives 

23 and avoid duplication of efforts, the President’s Manufac24 turing Strategy Board shall consult on manufacturing 

25 issues with the following: 


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1 (1) The Defense Science Board. 

2 (2) The President’s Council of Advisors on 

3 Science and Technology. 

4 (3) The Manufacturing Council established by 

5 the Department of Commerce. 

6 (4) The Labor Advisory Committee for Trade 

7 Negotiations and Trade Policy. 

8 (5) Such other governmental or private sector 

9 entities as the President’s Manufacturing Strategy 

10 Board considers appropriate. 

11 SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 

12 OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 

13 Not later than the first day of April in calendar years 

14 2013, 2017, and 2021, the Comptroller General of the 

15 United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 

16 National Manufacturing Strategy published under section 

17 3. The report shall include the following: 

18 (1) An assessment of whether the recommenda19 tions from such National Manufacturing Strategy, 

20 and any preceding National Manufacturing Strate21 gies, were implemented. 

22 (2) An analysis of the impact of such rec23 ommendations, to the extent data are available. 


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1 (3) A review of the process involved in devel2 oping such National Manufacturing Strategy and 

3 any preceding National Manufacturing Strategies. 

4 (4) Recommendations for improvements in de5 veloping the next National Manufacturing Strategy. 

6 SEC. 7. STUDIES. 

7 (a) QUADRENNIAL STUDY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting 

9 through the Secretary of Commerce, shall enter into 

10 an agreement with the National Academy of 

11 Sciences to conduct a study in accordance with this 

12 subsection. 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study shall examine the 

14 following: 

15 (A) The current state of manufacturing in 

16 the United States. 

17 (B) Federal programs and activities re18 lated to manufacturing systems. 

19 (C) The ways in which Federal policies af20 fect manufacturing, and likely future trends in 

21 manufacturing if such policies remain un22 changed. 

23 (D) Various possible approaches for evalu24 ating the implementation of the National Manu25 facturing Strategy. 


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1 (E) An assessment of the trends and 

2 short- and long-term forecasts of manufac3 turing. 

4 (F) A review of the trends and short- and 

5 long-term forecasts of manufacturing relied 

6 upon in previous National Manufacturing Strat7 egies, if any, as compared with actual events 

8 and trends. 

9 (3) REPORT.—The agreement entered into 

10 under paragraph (1) shall provide that not later 

11 than the first day of April of the first year of each 

12 Presidential term, the National Academy of Sciences 

13 shall submit to Congress and the President a report 

14 containing the findings of the study. 

15 (4) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REPORT.—Notwith16 standing paragraph (3), the first agreement entered 

17 into under this subsection shall provide that the Na18 tional Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress 

19 and the President a report containing the findings 

20 of the study not later than 2 years after the date 

21 such agreement is entered into. 

22 (5) DEADLINE FOR SUBSEQUENT AGREE23 MENTS.—Each agreement entered into under this 

24 subsection, after the first such agreement shall be 

25 entered into not later than 18 months before the 


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1 date on which the corresponding report under para2 graph (3) is required to be submitted. 

3 (b) DISCRETIONARY STUDIES.—The President, act4 ing through the Secretary of Commerce, may enter into 

5 further agreements with the National Academy of Sciences 

6 as necessary to develop studies to provide information for 

7 future National Manufacturing Strategies. 

8 SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFAC9 TURING STRATEGY IN BUDGET. 

10 In the budget for a fiscal year submitted under sec11 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President 

12 shall include information regarding the consistency of the 

13 budget with the goals and recommendations included in 

14 National Manufacturing Strategy covering that fiscal 

15 year. 

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