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‘‘(3) ASSESSMENTS BY GAO.— 
‘‘(A) ASSESSMENTS.—Not less frequently than once 
every 2 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress an assessment of the operation of the Program 
during the most recent 2-year period. 
‘‘(B) FINAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than December 31, 
2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress 
a final report regarding the overall success of the Program. 
‘‘(C) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment submitted under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period covered 
by the report— 
‘‘(i) a review of the management, coordination, and 
industry utility of the Program; 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of the extent to which the 
Program has furthered the purposes described in sub-
section (a)(2); 
‘‘(iii) such recommendations for legislative and 
administrative action as the Comptroller General con-
siders appropriate to improve the Program; and 
‘‘(iv) an assessment as to whether any prior rec-
ommendations for improvement made by the Comp-
troller General have been implemented or adopted. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT
OF
PERSONNEL
AND
CONTRACTS.—The 
Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such 
contracts, financial assistance agreements, and other agree-
ments as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to 
carry out the Program, including support for research and 
development activities involving a center for manufacturing 
innovation. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of amounts available under the 
authority provided by subsection (e), the Secretary may transfer 
to other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds 
so transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise pay 
for the costs of financial assistance incurred or commitments 
of financial assistance made prior to the date of enactment 
of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act 
of 2014. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF OTHER AGENCIES.—In the event that 
the Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to 
another agency under paragraph (2), such agency may accept 
such funds to award and administer, under the same conditions 
and constraints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of finan-
cial assistance awards under this section. 
‘‘(4) USE OF RESOURCES.—In furtherance of the purposes 
of the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of 
a covered entity and with or without reimbursement, the land, 
services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such covered 
entity. 
‘‘(5) ACCEPTANCE OF RESOURCES.—In addition to amounts 
appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may 
accept funds, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities from 
any covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to the 
same conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to the
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Secretary under this section and such funds may only be obli-
gated to the extent provided for in advance by appropriations 
Acts. 
‘‘(6) COVERED
ENTITY.—For purposes of this subsection, 
a covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency, 
instrumentality of the United States, State, local government, 
tribal government, territory, or possession of the United States, 
or of any political subdivision thereof, or international organiza-
tion, or any public or private entity or individual. 
‘‘(i) PATENTS.—Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall 
apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 201 of that 
title) awarded to new or existing centers for manufacturing innova-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 704. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANUFAC-
TURING. 
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act 
of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘In furtherance of the Committee’s work, the Committee shall 
consult with the National Economic Council.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(7) develop and update a national strategic plan for 
advanced manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c).’’; 
and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN
FOR ADVANCED MANUFAC-
TURING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to Congress, 
and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the 
public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT.—The Committee shall develop, and 
update as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with 
the National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve 
Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for 
Federal programs and activities in support of United States 
manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufac-
turing research and development. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan described in paragraph 
(2) shall— 
‘‘(A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term 
objectives, including research and development objectives, 
the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, 
and the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the 
objectives; 
‘‘(B) describe the progress made in achieving the objec-
tives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion of 
why specific objectives were not met; 
‘‘(C) specify the role, including the programs and activi-
ties, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the objec-
tives of the strategic plan; 
‘‘(D) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally 
funded research and development centers supporting 
advanced manufacturing research and development will 
foster the transfer of research and development results 
into new manufacturing technologies and United States-
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based manufacturing of new products and processes for 
the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and eco-
nomic security; 
‘‘(E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers 
will strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and 
training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained 
workforce; 
‘‘(F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers 
will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in devel-
oping and implementing new products and processes; 
‘‘(G) analyze factors that impact innovation and 
competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing, 
including— 
‘‘(i) technology transfer and commercialization 
activities; 
‘‘(ii) the adequacy of the national security indus-
trial base; 
‘‘(iii) the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing 
workforce; 
‘‘(iv) export opportunities and trade policies; 
‘‘(v) financing, investment, and taxation policies 
and practices; 
‘‘(vi) emerging technologies and markets; 
‘‘(vii) 
advanced 
manufacturing 
research 
and 
development undertaken by competing nations; and 
‘‘(viii) the capabilities of the manufacturing 
workforce of competing nations; and 
‘‘(H) elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide 
range of stakeholders, including representatives from 
diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and other rel-
evant organizations and institutions. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES.—Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less 
frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President 
shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website 
that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic 
plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be 
developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
CONSIDER
STRATEGY
IN
THE 
BUDGET.—In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President 
shall include information regarding the consistency of the 
budget with the goals and recommendations included in the 
strategic plan developed under this subsection applying to that 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) AMP STEERING
COMMITTEE
INPUT.—The Advanced 
Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the Presi-
dent’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall 
provide input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in 
the development and updates of the strategic plan under this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 705. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a regional 
innovation program to encourage and support the development of 
regional innovation strategies, including regional innovation clus-
ters. 
‘‘(b) CLUSTER GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the formation 
and development of regional innovation clusters. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under this 
subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate 
by the Secretary, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Feasibility studies. 
‘‘(B) Planning activities. 
‘‘(C) Technical assistance. 
‘‘(D) Developing or strengthening communication and 
collaboration between and among participants of a regional 
innovation cluster. 
‘‘(E) Attracting additional participants to a regional 
innovation cluster. 
‘‘(F) Facilitating market development of products and 
services developed by a regional innovation cluster, 
including through demonstration, deployment, technology 
transfer, and commercialization activities. 
‘‘(G) Developing relationships between a regional 
innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other regions. 
‘‘(H) Interacting with the public and State and local 
governments to meet the goals of the cluster. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘eligible recipient’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) an Indian tribe; 
‘‘(C) a city or other political subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(D) an entity that— 
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of 
higher education, a public-private partnership, a 
science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an 
economic development organization or similar entity; 
and 
‘‘(ii) has an application that is supported by a 
State or a political subdivision of a State; or 
‘‘(E) a consortium of any of the entities described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information and assurances 
as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The application shall include, at 
a minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster 
supported by the proposed activity, including a description 
of— 
‘‘(i) whether the regional innovation cluster is sup-
ported by the private sector, State and local govern-
ments, and other relevant stakeholders;