SEC. 5. LEVERAGING EXISTING AGENCY PROGRAMS TO AS-
SIST SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Department of Energy has existing 
technical assistance programs that facilitate greater 
economic growth through outreach to and engage-
ment with small and medium manufacturers; 
(2) those technical assistance programs rep-
resent an important conduit for increasing the 
awareness of and providing education to small and 
medium manufacturers regarding the opportunities 
for implementing smart manufacturing; and 
(3) those technical assistance programs help fa-
cilitate the implementation of best practices. 
(b) EXPANSION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary shall expand the scope of tech-
nologies covered by the Industrial Assessment Centers of 
the Department of Energy— 
(1) to include smart manufacturing technologies 
and practices; and 
(2) to equip the directors of the Industrial As-
sessment Centers with the training and tools nec-
essary to provide technical assistance in smart man-
ufacturing technologies and practices, including en-
ergy management systems, to manufacturers. 
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(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use unobligated 
funds of the Department of Energy to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 6. LEVERAGING SMART MANUFACTURING INFRA-
STRUCTURE AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a study on how the Department 
of Energy can increase access to existing high-per-
formance computing resources in the National Lab-
oratories, particularly for small and medium manu-
facturers. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—In identifying ways to in-
crease access to National Laboratories under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) focus on increasing access to the com-
puting facilities of the National Laboratories; 
and 
(B) ensure that— 
(i) the information from the manufac-
turer is protected; and 
(ii) the security of the National Lab-
oratory facility is maintained. 
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(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the results of 
the study. 
(b) ACTIONS FOR INCREASED ACCESS.—The Sec-
retary shall facilitate access to the National Laboratories 
studied under subsection (a) for small and medium manu-
facturers so that small and medium manufacturers can 
fully use the high-performance computing resources of the 
National Laboratories to enhance the manufacturing com-
petitiveness of the United States. 
SEC. 7. STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the States— 
(1) are committed to promoting domestic manu-
facturing and supporting robust economic develop-
ment activities; and 
(2) are uniquely positioned to assist manufac-
turers, particularly small and medium manufactur-
ers, with deployment of smart manufacturing 
through the provision of infrastructure, including— 
(A) access to shared supercomputing facili-
ties; 
(B) assistance in developing process sim-
ulations; and 
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(C) conducting demonstrations of the bene-
fits of smart manufacturing. 
(b) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
make grants on a competitive basis to States for estab-
lishing State programs to be used as models for sup-
porting the implementation of smart manufacturing tech-
nologies. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a State shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall evaluate an 
application for a grant under this section on the 
basis of merit using criteria identified by the Sec-
retary, including— 
(A) the breadth of academic and private 
sector partners; 
(B) alternate sources of funding; 
(C) plans for dissemination of results; and 
(D) the permanence of the infrastructure 
to be put in place by the project. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) TERM.—The term of a grant under this 
section shall not exceed 3 years. 
(2) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
grant under this section shall be not more than 
$3,000,000. 
(3) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—Each State 
that receives a grant under this section shall con-
tribute matching funds in an amount equal to not 
less than 30 percent of the amount of the grant. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State shall use a grant 
provided under this section— 
(A) to provide access to shared supercom-
puting facilities to small and medium manufac-
turers; 
(B) to fund research and development of 
transformational manufacturing processes and 
materials technology that advance smart manu-
facturing; and 
(C) to provide tools and training to small 
and medium manufacturers on how to adopt en-
ergy management systems and implement smart 
manufacturing technologies in the facilities of 
the small and medium manufacturers. 
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