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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5390 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility 
of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure 
sectors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself, Mr. BUCSHON, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Ms. SCHRIER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study 
on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States 
products for critical infrastructure sectors, 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 ‘‘Critical Infrastructure 
Manufacturing Feasibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFAC-
TURING IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall conduct a study to— 
(1) identify, within each critical infrastructure 
sector, any product that is in high demand and is 
being imported due to a manufacturing, material, or 
supply chain constraint in the United States; 
(2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufac-
turing in the United States any product identified 
under paragraph (1), including any effects on— 
(A) jobs, employment rates, and labor con-
ditions in the United States; and 
(B) the cost of the product; 
(3) identify any product identified under para-
graph (1) that feasibly may be manufactured in the 
United States; and 
(4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impedi-
ments to, manufacturing any product identified 
under paragraph (3) in— 
(A) a rural area; 
(B) an industrial park; or 
(C) an industrial park in a rural area. 
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(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to Congress a report containing the 
results of the study required by subsection (a), with 
recommendations relating to manufacturing in the 
United States products identified under subsection 
(a)(3); and 
(2) make the report available to the public on 
the website of the Department of Commerce. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—This section may 
not be construed to provide the Secretary of Commerce 
with authority to compel a person to provide information 
described in this section. 
(d) DEFINITION
OF
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SECTOR.—In this section, the term ‘‘critical infrastructure 
sector’’ means each of the 16 designated critical infra-
structure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 
21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security 
and Resilience). 
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