(1) The Presidential Reshoring Award, which 
shall be awarded to the best example of a United 
States company that returns manufacturing jobs 
and operations from overseas to the United States. 
(2) The Presidential Invest in America Award, 
which shall be awarded to the best example of a 
United States company that invests in significant 
new domestic manufacturing jobs and operations. 
(3) The Presidential Foreign Direct Investment 
Award, which shall be awarded to the best example 
of a foreign company that invests in United States 
manufacturing jobs and operations. 
(b) MAKING AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.— 
(1) MAKING OF AWARDS.—The President (on 
the basis of recommendations received from the Sec-
retary of Commerce (hereafter in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’)), or the Secretary, 
shall periodically make each of the awards described 
in subsection (a) to a qualified organization in an el-
igible category which in the judgment of the Presi-
dent or the Secretary meets the relevant criteria de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection 
(a). 
(2) PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.—The presen-
tation of the awards shall be made by the President 
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or the Secretary with such ceremonies as the Presi-
dent or the Secretary determine to be appropriate. 
(c) QUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION.—An organization 
may qualify for an award under this section only if it— 
(1) submits an application to the Secretary; 
(2) permits a rigorous evaluation of the way in 
which its business and other operations have bene-
fitted the economic or social well-being of the United 
States; and 
(3) meets such requirements and specifications 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
achieve the objectives of this section. 
(d) CATEGORIES
IN
WHICH
AWARDS
MAY
BE 
GIVEN.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES.—Subject to para-
graph (2), each of the awards described in sub-
section (a) may be awarded in each of the following 
categories: 
(A) Small business. 
(B) Company or its subsidiary. 
(C) Company which primarily provides 
services. 
(D) Health care provider. 
(E) Education provider. 
(F) Nonprofit organization. 
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(2) MODIFICATION OF CATEGORIES.— 
(A) Upon a determination that the objec-
tives of this section would be better served 
thereby, the Secretary may at any time expand, 
subdivide, or otherwise modify the list of cat-
egories within which awards may be made as 
initially in effect under paragraph (1), and may 
establish separate award categories for other 
organizations including units of government. 
(B) The expansion, subdivision, modifica-
tion, or establishment of award categories 
under subparagraph (A) shall not be effective 
until the Secretary has submitted a detailed de-
scription thereof to the Congress and a period 
of 30 days has elapsed since that submission. 
(3) NUMBER OF AWARDS.—In any year, not 
more than 1 of each award described in subsection 
(a) may be made to a qualified organization in each 
eligible category. No award shall be made within any 
category if there are no qualified organizations in 
that category. 
(e) PUBLICATION OF AWARD.—An organization to 
which an award is made under this section may publicize 
the receipt of the award by the organization and may use 
the award in advertising. 
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(f) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Secretary shall 
publish on the website of the Department of Commerce 
information on the successful strategies and programs of 
organizations that receive awards under this section. 
(g) FUNDING.—The Secretary is authorized to seek 
and accept gifts from public and private sources to carry 
out the program under this section. If additional sums are 
needed to cover the full cost of the program, the Secretary 
shall impose fees upon the organizations applying for an 
award in amounts sufficient to provide such additional 
sums. The Secretary is authorized to use appropriated 
funds to carry out responsibilities under this Act. 
(h) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and sub-
mit to the President and the Congress, not later than 3 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report 
on the effectiveness of the activities conducted under this 
section. 
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