grants in amounts determined appropriate by 
the Partnership. 
(3) FUNDING
CONTINGENT
ON
PERFORM-
ANCE.—In order for an eligible entity to receive 
funds under a grant under this title for the second 
or third year of the grant period, the eligible entity 
shall demonstrate to the Partnership that the eligi-
ble entity has achieved the specific reforms and mile-
stones required under the timeline included in the el-
igible entity’s proposal under subsection (b)(2)(H). 
(4) CONSULTATION WITH POLICY EXPERTS.— 
The Partnership shall assemble a panel of manufac-
turing policy experts and manufacturing leaders 
from the private sector to serve in an advisory ca-
pacity in helping to oversee the competition and re-
view the competition’s effectiveness. 
(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under this title shall provide matching funds to-
ward the grant in an amount of not less than 50 percent 
of the costs of the activities carried out under the grant. 
Matching funds under this subsection shall be from non- 
Federal sources and shall be in cash or in-kind. 
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SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2016. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under this 
section shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE II—AUDIT OF FEDERAL 
EDUCATION 
AND 
SKILLS 
TRAINING 
SEC. 201. AUDIT OF FEDERAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
TRAINING. 
(a) AUDIT.—By not later than March 31, 2016, the 
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, acting through the Advanced Manufacturing Na-
tional Program Office, shall conduct an audit of all Fed-
eral education and skills training programs related to 
manufacturing to ensure that States and metropolitan 
areas are able to align Federal resources to the greatest 
extent possible with the labor demands of their primary 
manufacturing industries. In carrying out the audit, the 
Director shall work with States and metropolitan areas to 
determine how Federal funds can be more tailored to meet 
their different needs. 
(b) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—By not later 
than March 31, 2017, the Director of the National Insti-
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tute of Standards and Technology shall prepare and sub-
mit a report to Congress that includes— 
(1) a summary of the findings from the audit 
conducted under subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations for such legislative and 
administrative actions to reform the existing funding 
for Federal education and skills training programs 
related to manufacturing as the Director determines 
appropriate. 
TITLE III—OFFSET 
SEC. 301. RESCISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDS. 
(a) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an amount equal to the amount 
of funds made available to carry out title I for a fiscal 
year shall be rescinded, in accordance with subsection (b), 
from the unobligated discretionary funds available to the 
Secretary from prior fiscal years. 
(b) RETURN OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, by not later than 15 days after funds 
are appropriated or made available to carry out title I, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall— 
(1) identify from which appropriations accounts 
available to the Secretary of Labor the rescission de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall apply; and 
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(2) determine the amount of the rescission that 
shall apply to each account. 
Æ 
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