Manufacturing.gov 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manufacturing.gov Act 2. Manufacturing.gov hub (a) Definition In this section, the term Secretary (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 (2) provide the contact information of relevant employees of the agencies 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) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manufacturing.gov Act 2. Manufacturing.gov hub (a) Definition In this section, the term Secretary (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 (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. The Secretary shall carry out this section using amounts otherwise available to the Secretary for such purposes. September 14, 2021 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Manufacturing.gov Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a section of the manufacturing.gov website to serve as the primary hub for information relating to federal manufacturing programs. In addition to serving as the primary hub for this information, the hub must also (1) provide the contact information for relevant program offices carrying out federal manufacturing programs; (2) provide an avenue for public input and feedback relating to these programs; and (3) host web pages that focus on topics such as trade, workforce development, and small and medium manufacturers.