Funding for the Center was included in the Commerce, Justice and State portion of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Sen. Shelby said, The textile industry makes up a large and important segment of the nation s manufacturing workforce.
Basic research is essential to maintaining the industry s global competitiveness.
The continued funding of this program will greatly enhance the competitiveness of the textile industry, and will help to preserve the 2.2 million jobs of those employed in the industry.