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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1127 
To require the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing 
strategy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2013 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the President to develop a comprehensive national 
manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Rebuild American 
Manufacturing Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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President shall develop a comprehensive national 
manufacturing strategy. 
(2) BIENNIAL REVISIONS.—Not less frequently 
than once every 2 years after the date on which the 
President completes the strategy required by para-
graph (1), the President shall revise such strategy. 
(b) GOALS OF STRATEGY.—The President shall in-
clude in the national manufacturing strategy required by 
subsection (a) short- and long-term goals for United 
States manufacturing, including goals— 
(1) to increase the aggregate number of manu-
facturing jobs in the United States so that such 
number is not less than 20 percent of the sum of all 
nonfarm jobs in the United States; 
(2) 
to 
identify 
emerging 
technologies 
to 
strengthen the competitiveness of United States 
manufacturing in the global marketplace; and 
(3) to strengthen the manufacturing sectors of 
the United States in which the United States is 
most competitive in the global economy. 
(c) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The national manu-
facturing strategy required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
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(1) A survey of all persons with headquarters in 
the United States that maintain manufacturing fa-
cilities outside of the United States to identify— 
(A) the categories of products manufac-
tured at such facilities; and 
(B) the number of manufacturing jobs lo-
cated at such facilities. 
(2) A survey of all Federal agencies that pro-
vide assistance to United States manufacturers, in-
cluding the following: 
(A) The Department of Commerce. 
(B) The Department of Defense. 
(C) The Department of Energy. 
(D) The Department of Labor. 
(E) The Department of the Treasury. 
(F) The Small Business Administration. 
(G) The Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(H) The Office of Science and Technology 
Policy. 
(I) The Office of the United States Trade 
Representative. 
(J) The National Science Foundation. 
(K) Such other Federal agencies as the 
President considers appropriate. 
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(3) A survey of manufacturing goods produced 
in the United States and where such goods are pro-
duced. 
(4) The number of people in the United States 
employed by manufacturers operating in the United 
States. 
(5) An evaluation of the global competitiveness 
of United States manufacturing, including the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A comparison of the manufacturing 
policies and strategies of the United States with 
the policies and strategies of other countries, 
including the countries that are the top 5 trad-
ing partners of the United States. 
(B) A comparison of the productivity of 
each sector of the manufacturing industry in 
the United States with comparable sectors of 
manufacturing industries in other countries. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The President shall in-
clude in the national manufacturing strategy required by 
subsection (a) recommendations for achieving the goals in-
cluded in the strategy pursuant to subsection (b). Such 
recommendations may include proposals as follows: 
(1) Actions to be taken by the President, Con-
gress, State, local, and territorial governments, the 
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private sector, universities, industry associations, 
and other stakeholders. 
(2) Ways to improve Government policies, co-
ordination among entities developing such policies, 
and Government interaction with the manufacturing 
sector, including interagency communications re-
garding the effects of proposed or active Government 
regulations or other executive actions on the United 
States manufacturing sector and its workforce. 
(3) How each Federal agency surveyed under 
subsection (c)(2) can best support the national man-
ufacturing strategy required by subsection (a). 
(4) Adoption of strategies that have been imple-
mented by other countries and proven successful. 
(e) SUBMITTAL OF STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and each 
time the President revises under paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a) the strategy required by paragraph (1) of such 
subsection, the President shall submit to Congress such 
strategy. 
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