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Union Calendar No. 331 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4692 
[Report No. 111–574, Part I] 
To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National Manufacturing 
Strategy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2010 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. MAN-
ZULLO, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. HARE, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. WILSON of 
Ohio, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. STUPAK, 
Mr. LYNCH, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 
ELLSWORTH, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SHEA- 
PORTER, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. SARBANES, and Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
JULY 28, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KISSELL, Ms. KILROY, Mr. SCHAUER, 
Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. FILNER, Ms. KILPATRICK of 
Michigan, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. BEAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mr. JONES, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN, 
Mr. BOCCIERI, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. TSON-
GAS, Mr. HILL, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. 
KIND 
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JULY 28, 2010 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JULY 28, 2010 
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 25, 2010] 
A BILL 
To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National 
Manufacturing Strategy, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Manufacturing 
Strategy Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Government should pro-
mote policies related to the Nation’s manufacturing 
sector that are intended to promote growth, sustain-
ability, and competitiveness; create well-paying, de-
cent jobs; enable innovation and investment; and sup-
port national security; and 
(2) the President and Congress should act 
promptly to pursue policies consistent with a Na-
tional Manufacturing Strategy. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than the first 
day of July of the second year of each Presidential term, 
the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on a 
public website, a National Manufacturing Strategy. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST NATIONAL MANUFACTURING 
STRATEGY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President 
shall issue the first National Manufacturing Strategy not 
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later than the date that is one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. PRESIDENT’S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish, with-
in the Department of Commerce, the President’s Manufac-
turing Strategy Board. 
(b) PUBLIC
SECTOR
MEMBERS.—The President’s 
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include the following 
individuals: 
(1) The Secretary or head (or the designee of the 
Secretary or head) of each of the following organiza-
tions: 
(A) The Department of the Treasury. 
(B) The Department of Defense. 
(C) The Department of Commerce. 
(D) The Department of Labor. 
(E) The Department of Energy. 
(F) The Office of the United States Trade 
Representative. 
(G) The Office of Management and Budget. 
(H) The Office of Science and Technology 
Policy. 
(I) The Small Business Administration. 
(J) Other Federal agencies the President de-
termines appropriate. 
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(2) The Governors of two States, from different 
political parties, appointed by the President in con-
sultation with the National Governors Association. 
(c) PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President’s Manufac-
turing Strategy Board shall further include 9 indi-
viduals from the private sector, appointed by the 
President after consultation with industry and labor 
organizations, including individuals with experience 
in the areas of— 
(A) managing manufacturing companies; 
(B) managing supply chain providers; 
(C) managing labor organizations; 
(D) workforce development; 
(E) conducting manufacturing-related re-
search and development; and 
(F) the defense industrial base. 
(2) BALANCE IN REPRESENTATION.—In making 
appointments of private sector members to the Presi-
dent’s Manufacturing Strategy Board under para-
graph (1), the President shall seek to ensure that the 
individuals appointed represent a balance among and 
within regions, sizes of firms, and industries of the 
manufacturing sector. 
(3) TERMS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member appointed 
under this subsection shall be appointed for a 
term of 6 years, except as provided in subpara-
graphs (B) and (C). 
(B) TERMS
OF
INITIAL
APPOINTEES.—As 
designated by the President at the time of ap-
pointment, of the members first appointed— 
(i) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 
2 years; 
(ii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 
4 years; and 
(iii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 
6 years. 
(C) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to 
fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of 
the term for which the member’s predecessor was 
appointed shall be appointed only for the re-
mainder of that term. A member may serve after 
the expiration of that member’s term until a new 
member has been appointed. 
(d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 
(1) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Commerce (or the 
designee of the Secretary) shall serve as the Chair of 
the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board. 
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(2) VICE CHAIR.—The President shall appoint 
the Vice Chair of the President’s Manufacturing 
Strategy Board from among the private sector mem-
bers appointed by the President under subsection (c). 
(e) SUBGROUPS.—The President’s Manufacturing 
Strategy Board may convene subgroups to address par-
ticular industries, policy topics, or other matters. Such sub-
groups may include members representing any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Such other Federal agencies as the Chair de-
termines appropriate. 
(2) State, local, tribal, and Territorial govern-
ments. 
(3) The private sector, including labor, industry, 
academia, trade associations, and other appropriate 
groups. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) TIMING
OF
MEETINGS.—The President’s 
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet at the call 
of the Chair. 
(2) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The President’s 
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet not less 
than 2 times each year, and not less than 4 times in 
a year preceding the issuance of a National Manufac-
turing Strategy required under section 3(a). 
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(3) PUBLIC MEETINGS REQUIRED.—The Presi-
dent’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall convene 
public meetings to solicit views on the Nation’s manu-
facturing sector and recommendations for the Na-
tional Manufacturing Strategy. 
(4) LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The loca-
tions of public meetings convened under paragraph 
(3) shall ensure the inclusion of multiple regions and 
industries of the manufacturing sector. 
(g) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.), other than section 14 of such Act, shall apply to the 
President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board, including any 
subgroups established pursuant subsection (e). 
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT’S MANUFACTURING 
STRATEGY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President’s Manufacturing 
Strategy Board shall— 
(1) advise the President and Congress on issues 
affecting the Nation’s manufacturing sector; 
(2) conduct a comprehensive analysis in accord-
ance with subsection (b); 
(3) develop a National Manufacturing Strategy 
in accordance with subsection (c); 
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(4) submit to the President and Congress an an-
nual report under subsection (d); and 
(5) carry out other activities determined appro-
priate by the President. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS.—In developing each 
National Manufacturing Strategy under subsection (c), the 
President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall conduct a 
comprehensive analysis of the Nation’s manufacturing sec-
tor that addresses— 
(1) the value and role, both historic and current, 
of manufacturing in the Nation’s economy, security, 
and global leadership; 
(2) the current domestic and international envi-
ronment for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, and 
any relevant subset thereof; 
(3) Federal, State, local, and Territorial policies, 
programs, and conditions that affect manufacturing; 
(4) a comparison of the manufacturing policies 
and strategies of the United States relative to other 
nations’ policies and strategies; 
(5) the identification of emerging or evolving 
markets, technologies, and products for which the Na-
tion’s manufacturers could compete; 
(6) the short- and long-term forecasts for the Na-
tion’s manufacturing sector, and forecasts of expected 
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national and international trends and factors likely 
to affect such sector in the future; and 
(7) any other matters affecting the competitive-
ness, growth, stability, and sustainability of the Na-
tion’s manufacturing sector, including— 
(A) levels of domestic production; 
(B) productivity; 
(C) the trade balance; 
(D) financing and investment; 
(E) research and development; 
(F) job creation and employment dispari-
ties; 
(G) workforce skills and development; and 
(H) adequacy of the industrial base for 
maintaining national security. 
(c) NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The President’s Manufac-
turing Strategy Board shall develop a National Man-
ufacturing Strategy, based on— 
(A) the results of the comprehensive analysis 
conducted under subsection (b); 
(B) the studies carried out by the National 
Academy of Sciences pursuant to section 7; and 
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(C) any other information, studies, or per-
spectives that the President’s Manufacturing 
Strategy Board determines to be appropriate. 
(2) GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) GOALS.—The President’s Manufac-
turing Strategy Board shall include in each Na-
tional Manufacturing Strategy short- and long- 
term goals for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, 
taking into account the matters addressed in the 
comprehensive analysis conducted under sub-
section (b). 
(B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The President’s 
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include in 
each National Manufacturing Strategy rec-
ommendations for achieving the goals provided 
under subparagraph (A). Such recommendations 
may propose— 
(i) actions to be taken by the President, 
Congress, State, local, and Territorial gov-
ernments, the private sector, universities, 
industry associations, and other stake-
holders; and 
(ii) ways to improve Government poli-
cies, coordination among entities developing 
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such policies, and Government interaction 
with the manufacturing sector. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) DRAFT.—Not later than 90 days before 
the date on which the President is required to 
submit to Congress a report containing a Na-
tional Manufacturing Strategy under section 3, 
the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board 
shall publish in the Federal Register and on a 
public website a draft report containing a Na-
tional Manufacturing Strategy. 
(B) PUBLIC COMMENT; REVIEW AND REVI-
SION.—A draft report published under subpara-
graph (A) shall remain available for public com-
ment for a period of 30 days from the date of 
publication. 
The 
President’s 
Manufacturing 
Strategy Board shall review any comments re-
ceived regarding such draft report and may re-
vise the draft report based upon those comments. 
(C) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
before the date on which the President is required 
to submit to Congress a report containing a Na-
tional Manufacturing Strategy under section 3, 
the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board 
shall submit to the President for review and revi-
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sion a final report containing a National Manu-
facturing Strategy, and shall publish such final 
report on a public website. 
(D) ESTIMATES.—The final report sub-
mitted under subparagraph (C) shall include— 
(i) when feasible, an estimate of the 
short- and long-term Federal Government 
outlays and revenue changes necessary to 
implement the National Manufacturing 
Strategy and an estimate of savings that 
may be derived from implementation of the 
National Manufacturing Strategy; 
(ii) a detailed explanation of the meth-
ods and analysis used to determine the esti-
mates included under clause (i); and 
(iii) detailed recommendations regard-
ing how to pay for the cost of implementa-
tion estimated under clause (i), when fea-
sible. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the date that 
is one year after the date on which the first National Manu-
facturing Strategy is published under section 3, and annu-
ally thereafter, the President’s Manufacturing Strategy 
Board shall submit to the President and Congress a report 
that includes— 
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(1) views on the current state of manufacturing 
in the United States; 
(2) an assessment of the implementation of pre-
viously issued National Manufacturing Strategies; 
(3) recommendations for furthering the imple-
mentation of previously issued National Manufac-
turing Strategies; and 
(4) any suggested revisions to the estimate re-
quired under section 5(c)(3)(D)(i) to implement the 
recommendations included under paragraph (3). 
(e) CONSULTATION.—In order to gain perspectives and 
avoid duplication of efforts, the President’s Manufacturing 
Strategy Board shall consult on manufacturing issues with 
the Defense Science Board, the President’s Council of Advi-
sors on Science and Technology, the Manufacturing Council 
established by the Department of Commerce, and the Labor 
Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Pol-
icy, and may consult with other relevant governmental enti-
ties or the private sector. 
SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF 
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 
Not later than the first day of April in calendar years 
2013, 2017, and 2021, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to Congress a report regarding the National Manufacturing 
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Strategy published under section 3. The report shall in-
clude— 
(1) an assessment of whether the recommenda-
tions from such National Manufacturing Strategy, 
and any preceding National Manufacturing Strate-
gies, were implemented; 
(2) an analysis of the impact of such rec-
ommendations, to the extent data are available; 
(3) a review of the process involved in developing 
such National Manufacturing Strategy and any pre-
ceding National Manufacturing Strategies; and 
(4) recommendations for improvements in devel-
oping the next National Manufacturing Strategy. 
SEC. 7. STUDIES. 
(a) QUADRENNIAL STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing each National 
Manufacturing 
Strategy, 
the 
President, 
acting 
through the Secretary of Commerce, shall enter into 
an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 
to conduct a study in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study shall examine the 
following: 
(A) The current state of manufacturing in 
the United States. 
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(B) Federal programs and activities related 
to manufacturing systems. 
(C) The ways in which Federal policies af-
fect manufacturing, and likely future trends in 
manufacturing if such policies remain un-
changed. 
(D) Various possible approaches for evalu-
ating the implementation of the National Manu-
facturing Strategy. 
(E) An assessment of the trends and short- 
and long-term forecasts of manufacturing. 
(F) A review of the trends and short- and 
long-term forecasts of manufacturing relied upon 
in previous National Manufacturing Strategies 
as compared with actual events and trends. 
(3) REPORT.—The agreement entered into under 
paragraph (1) shall provide that not later than the 
first day of April of the first year of each Presidential 
term, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit 
to Congress and the President a report containing the 
findings of the study. 
(4) DEADLINE
FOR
FIRST
REPORT.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (3), the first agreement entered 
into under this subsection shall provide that the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress 
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and the President a report containing the findings of 
the study not later than 2 years after the date such 
agreement is entered into. 
(5) 
DEADLINE
FOR
SUBSEQUENT
AGREE-
MENTS.—After the first agreement entered into under 
this subsection, all subsequent agreements under this 
subsection shall be entered into not later than 18 
months before the deadline for submission of the cor-
responding report under paragraph (3). 
(b) DISCRETIONARY STUDIES.—The President, acting 
through the Secretary of Commerce, may enter into further 
agreements with the National Academy of Sciences as nec-
essary to develop studies to provide information for future 
National Manufacturing Strategies. 
SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFAC-
TURING STRATEGY IN BUDGET. 
In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall 
include information regarding the consistency of the budget 
with the goals and recommendations included in National 
Manufacturing Strategy covering that fiscal year. 
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Union Calendar No. 331 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4692 
[Report No. 111–574, Part I] 
A BILL 
To require the President to prepare a quadrennial 
National Manufacturing Strategy, and for other 
purposes. 
JULY 28, 2010 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
JULY 28, 2010 
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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