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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6118 
To establish a National Manufacturing Extension Partnership Supply Chain 
Database, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2021 
Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself and Mr. FLEISCHMANN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology 
A BILL 
To establish a National Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership Supply Chain Database, 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 ‘‘National MEP Supply 
Chain Database Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNER-
SHIP SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 25(a) of the Na-
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tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
(15 U.S.C. 278k(a)). 
(2) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘Database’’ means 
the National Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
Supply Chain Database established under subsection 
(b). 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology. 
(4) INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Institute’’ means 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Director shall establish a data-
base to assist the United States in minimizing dis-
ruptions in the supply chain by providing a resource 
for manufacturers in the United States. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The database established 
under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘Na-
tional Manufacturing Extension Partnership Supply 
Chain Database’’. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing the Database, 
the Director shall consider the findings and recommenda-
tions from the study required under section 9413 of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), 
including measures to secure and protect the Database 
from adversarial attacks and vulnerabilities. 
(d) CONNECTIONS
WITH
HOLLINGS
MANUFAC-
TURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIPS CENTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall create the 
infrastructure for the Database through the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, established 
under section 25 of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), by con-
necting information from the Centers through the 
Database. 
(2) NATIONAL VIEW.—The Director shall en-
sure that connections under paragraph (1)— 
(A) provide a national overview of the net-
works of supply chains of the United States; 
and 
(B) support understanding of whether 
there is a need for some manufacturers to re-
tool in some critical areas to meet the urgent 
need for key products, such as defense supplies, 
food, and medical devices, including personal 
protective equipment. 
(3) INDIVIDUAL
HOLLINGS
MANUFACTURING 
EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP CENTER DATABASES.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall en-
sure that— 
(i) each Center is connected to the 
Database; and 
(ii) each supply chain database main-
tained by a Center is interoperable with 
the Database. 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to require a 
State or territory of the United States to estab-
lish a new supply chain database through the 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
program. 
(e) MAINTENANCE
OF NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN 
DATABASE.—The Director, acting through the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program or a des-
ignee of the program— 
(1) shall maintain the Database as an integra-
tion of State-level databases from the Center of each 
State or territory of the United States; and 
(2) may populate the Database with informa-
tion from past, current, or potential clients of Cen-
ters. 
(f) DATABASE CONTENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Database may include 
the following: 
(A) Basic company information. 
(B) An overview of capabilities, accredita-
tions, and products. 
(C) Proprietary information. 
(D) Such other items as the Director con-
siders necessary. 
(2) STANDARD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.—The 
Database shall use the North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) Codes as follows: 
(A) Sector 31–33—Manufacturing. 
(B) Sector 54—Professional, Scientific, 
and Technical Services. 
(C) Sector 48–49—Transportation and 
Warehousing. 
(3) LEVELS.—The Database shall be multi-lev-
eled as follows: 
(A) Level 1 shall have basic company in-
formation and shall be available to the public. 
(B) Level 2 shall have a deeper, nonpropri-
etary overview into capabilities, products, and 
accreditations and shall be available to all com-
panies that contribute to the Database and 
agree to terms of mutual disclosure. 
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gram, may work with the National Defense Technology 
and Industrial Base Council established by section 
2502(a) of title 10, United States Code, as the Director 
considers appropriate, to include in the Database informa-
tion regarding the defense manufacturing supply chain. 
(h) PROTECTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Supply chain information 
that is voluntarily and lawfully submitted by a pri-
vate entity and accompanied by an express state-
ment described in paragraph (2)— 
(A) shall be exempt from disclosure under 
section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; 
(B) shall not be made available pursuant 
to any Federal, State, local, or Tribal authority 
pursuant to any Federal, State, local, or Tribal 
law requiring public disclosure of information or 
records; and 
(C) shall not, without the written consent 
of the person or entity submitting such infor-
mation, be used directly by the Director, or any 
other Federal, State, or local authority in any 
civil enforcement action brought by a Federal, 
State, or local authority. 
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(2) EXPRESS STATEMENT.—The express state-
ment described in this paragraph, with respect to in-
formation or records, is— 
(A) in the case of written information or 
records, a written marking on the information 
or records substantially similar to the following: 
‘‘This information is voluntarily submitted to 
the Federal Government in expectation of pro-
tection from disclosure as provided by the provi-
sions of section 2(h) of the National MEP Sup-
ply Chain Database Act of 2021.’’; or 
(B) in the case of oral information, a writ-
ten statement similar to the statement de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) submitted within a 
reasonable period following the oral communica-
tion. 
(i) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) PRIVATE ENTITIES.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require any private entity 
to share data with the Director specifically for the 
Database. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
NEW
REGULATORY
AU-
THORITY.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to grant the Director, or the head of any 
other Federal agency, with any authority to promul-
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gate regulations or set standards on manufacturers, 
based on data within the Database, that was not in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this section. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to develop 
and launch the Database; and 
(2) $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2026 to maintain, update, and support Fed-
eral coordination of the State supply chain databases 
maintained by the Centers. 
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