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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 375 
To require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor to establish 
the Make It In America Incentive Grant Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2013 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 
and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary 
of Labor to establish the Make It In America Incentive 
Grant Program, 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 ‘‘Make It In America 
Manufacturing Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) INDUSTRY CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘industry 
cluster’’ means a concentration of interconnected 
businesses, suppliers, research and development enti-
ties, service providers, and associated institutions in 
a particular field that are linked by common manu-
facturing and workforce needs. 
(2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufac-
turer’’ shall be defined by the Secretary of Com-
merce in accordance with the North American In-
dustry Classification System. 
(3) NATIONALLY PORTABLE.—The term ‘‘na-
tionally portable’’, with respect to a credential, 
means a credential that is sought or accepted by 
businesses within the industry sector involved, across 
multiple States, as a recognized, preferred, or re-
quired credential for recruitment, screening, ad-
vancement, or hiring purposes. 
(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the program established under section 3(a). 
(5) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘re-
gional partnership’’ means a collaborative group 
that— 
(A) organizes key stakeholders in a tar-
geted industry cluster or broader manufac-
turing partnership into a working group that 
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focuses on the needs of manufacturers in order 
to implement a manufacturing enhancement 
strategy; 
(B) includes, at the appropriate stage of 
development of the partnership— 
(i) representatives of multiple firms or 
employers in the targeted industry cluster, 
including small- or medium-sized manufac-
turers and large manufacturers when prac-
ticable; 
(ii) one or more representatives of 
State labor organizations, central labor 
coalitions, or other labor organizations, ex-
cept in instances where no labor represen-
tation exists; 
(iii) one or more representatives of 
postsecondary educational institutions or 
other training providers; 
(iv) one or more representatives of 
State workforce agencies or other entities 
providing employment services; and 
(v) one or more representatives of a 
State or local government or Indian tribe 
(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self- 
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Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)); 
(C) may include representatives of— 
(i) State or local economic develop-
ment agencies; 
(ii) other State or local agencies; 
(iii) chambers of commerce; 
(iv) nonprofit organizations; 
(v) philanthropic organizations; 
(vi) economic development organiza-
tions; 
(vii) industry associations; 
(viii) a local or regional Hollings Man-
ufacturing Extension Center; and 
(ix) other organizations, as deter-
mined necessary by the members com-
prising the industry or sector partnership; 
and 
(D) designates as the fiscal agent for the 
collaborative group a not-for-profit organization 
or government entity that is a member of the 
collaborative group. 
(6) SMALL-SIZED MANUFACTURER.—The term 
‘‘small-sized manufacturer’’ means a manufacturer 
that is a small business concern. 
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(7) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and any ter-
ritory or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MAKE IT IN AMERICA IN-
CENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly estab-
lish a program under which the secretaries shall jointly 
award incentive grants to eligible entities to support the 
manufacturing industry in the United States. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
administer the Program with respect to all matters relat-
ing to the use of incentive grants for job training and the 
Secretary of Commerce shall administer the Program with 
respect to all other matters. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of the Pro-
gram, an eligible entity is any of the following: 
(1) A State. 
(2) A regional partnership. 
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(d) DESIGNATION.—The program established under 
subsection (a) shall be known as the ‘‘Make It In America 
Incentive Grant Program’’. 
(e) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the Program, 
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor 
shall coordinate with such other heads of Federal agencies 
as the secretaries consider appropriate. 
SEC. 4. INCENTIVE GRANTS. 
(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—An incentive grant award-
ed by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of 
Labor under the Program may not exceed $20,000,000. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An incentive grant awarded by 
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor 
under the Program shall be used by the recipient of the 
incentive grant to carry out a manufacturing enhancement 
strategy through the following: 
(1) Establishing a revolving loan fund to issue 
loans to manufacturers to finance the cost of any of 
the following: 
(A) Retooling, retrofitting, expanding, or 
establishing (including applicable engineering 
costs) a manufacturer in the United States, in-
cluding with respect to equipment, facilities, in-
frastructure, or capital. 
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(B) Activities relating to improving the en-
ergy or process efficiency of a manufacturer, 
but not relating to or involving training. 
(2) Retraining the employees of the manufac-
turers, including through the awarding of grants to 
not-for-profit third-parties— 
(A) to provide skills necessary to operate 
new or advanced manufacturing equipment; or 
(B) to sustain or improve the processes of 
the manufacturer. 
(3) Training new employees of the manufactur-
ers, including through the awarding of grants to not- 
for-profit third-parties— 
(A) to provide on-the-job training; 
(B) to provide off-site training; 
(C) for classroom and on-site experiential 
learning; 
(D) for the development and implementa-
tion of registered apprenticeship programs; and 
(E) for such other activities as the Sec-
retary of Labor considers appropriate for train-
ing new employees of the manufacturers. 
(4) Creating or expanding export activity and 
domestic supply chain opportunities by providing 
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capital and technical expertise to the manufactur-
ers— 
(A) to facilitate new connections in domes-
tic supply chains between small-sized manufac-
turers and other manufacturers; and 
(B) for such other activities as the Sec-
retary of Commerce considers appropriate. 
(5) Such other activities as the Secretary of 
Commerce and the Secretary of Labor consider ap-
propriate to carry out a manufacturing enhancement 
strategy. 
(c) INTEREST RATES.—Loans issued under sub-
section (b)(1) shall bear an interest rate determined by 
the entity receiving the incentive grant as follows: 
(1) The interest rate shall enable the loan re-
cipient to accomplish the activities described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1). 
(2) The interest rate may be set below market 
interest rates. 
(3) The interest rate may not be less than zero 
percent. 
(4) The interest rate may not exceed the cur-
rent prime rate plus 500 basis points. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS IN UNITED STATES.—A recipient 
of an incentive grant under the Program may only use 
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such grant to carry out activities in the United States and 
to improve manufacturing in the United States. 
SEC. 5. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCENTIVE GRANT RECIPI-
ENTS. 
(a) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity seeking an incen-
tive grant under the Program shall submit to the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor 
an application therefor at such time, in such form, 
and in such manner as the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Secretary of Labor may require. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The manufacturing enhancement strat-
egy for which the entity is seeking an incentive 
grant under the Program. 
(B) Such other information as the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor 
consider appropriate. 
(3) PROPOSED
MANUFACTURING
ENHANCE-
MENT
STRATEGY.—Each manufacturing enhance-
ment strategy submitted under paragraph (2)(A) by 
an entity for an incentive grant shall include the fol-
lowing: 
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(A) A description of the plans of the entity 
to make loans or grants to third parties with 
funds from the incentive grant and how such 
plans will improve the competitiveness of a par-
ticular industry cluster identified by the entity 
and of manufacturing in the United States in 
one or more industries. 
(B) A description of the expected economic 
return on investment of the entity’s manufac-
turing enhancement strategy with respect to the 
incentive grant, including the following: 
(i) The number of jobs to be created 
or retained by third-party recipients of 
loans or grants issued or awarded by the 
entity under the Program. 
(ii) The sales to be increased or re-
tained by such third-party recipients. 
(iii) The cost savings to be achieved 
by such third-party recipients due to en-
ergy efficiency savings or other activities 
supported by loans issued or grants award-
ed by the entity under the Program. 
(iv) The workforce training invest-
ments to be made by the entity or such 
third-party recipients, including— 
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(I) the number of training hours 
to be provided; and 
(II) a description of the nation-
ally portable, industry recognized cre-
dentials or, if not available, other cre-
dentials, related to the targeted indus-
try cluster that the entity proposes to 
support, develop, or use as a perform-
ance measure, in order to carry out 
the goals of the entity with respect to 
the proposed manufacturing enhance-
ment strategy. 
(v) The amount of capital and tech-
nical assistance to be provided to manufac-
turers to expand the export opportunities, 
facilitate new domestic supply chains, or 
carry out other authorized activities. 
(vi) Private investments from the 
third party recipients or affiliated private 
investors leveraged by grant funding. 
(vii) How the entity will address, to 
the extent practicable, economic distress, 
including high rates of unemployment, sit-
uations of sudden and severe economic dis-
location, in particular where mass layoffs 
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result in a precipitous increase in unem-
ployment, and such other similar issues of 
economic distress as the Secretary of Com-
merce considers appropriate. 
(C) A description of how the entity intends 
to establish a Make It In America Partnership 
Board— 
(i) to assist the entity in issuing loans 
and awarding grants to third parties; 
(ii) to ensure the coordination and 
best use of Federal, State, regional, and 
local assets and resources for the imple-
mentation of the proposed manufacturing 
enhancement strategy; and 
(iii) which shall be comprised of, to 
the extent practicable, representatives of— 
(I) economic development agen-
cies of State and local governments; 
(II) departments of labor; 
(III) 
workforce 
investment 
boards and agencies; 
(IV) institutions of higher edu-
cation, including community colleges 
run by a State; 
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(V) economic development orga-
nizations; 
(VI) chambers of commerce; 
(VII) nonprofit organizations; 
(VIII) 
philanthropic 
organiza-
tions; 
(IX) industry associations; 
(X) labor organizations; 
(XI) a local or regional Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Center; and 
(XII) such other organizations or 
entities as the entity considers appro-
priate. 
(D) A description of the plans of the entity 
to foster, through the Make It In America Part-
nership Board established by the entity, collabo-
ration between Federal entities, State and local 
economic development organizations and agen-
cies, State and local workforce development or-
ganizations and agencies, manufacturers, and 
institutions of higher education (including com-
munity colleges run by a State)— 
(i) to improve resource allocation, in-
cluding coordinating the use of other Fed-
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eral, State, and local funding sources to 
improve intended results; 
(ii) to identify opportunities to lever-
age additional public and private funding 
for the purposes of implementing the man-
ufacturing enhancement strategy; and 
(iii) to ensure comprehensive coun-
seling, technical assistance, workforce de-
velopment, and export assistance are pro-
vided to manufacturers. 
(b) PRIORITY
FOR
ENTITIES
WITH
MATCHING 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding incentive grants 
under the Program to entities to carry out manufac-
turing enhancement strategies, the Secretary of 
Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall give pri-
ority to an entity that, with respect to the costs to 
be incurred by the entity in carrying out a manufac-
turing enhancement strategy under the Program, 
the entity identifies and commits contributions in an 
amount equal to not less than 50 percent of Federal 
funds provided under the incentive grant. 
(2) SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—A contribu-
tion described in paragraph (1) may consist of non- 
Federal funds, in-kind contributions, including con-
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tributions of space, equipment, services, and such 
other kinds of funds and contributions as the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor con-
sider appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION
WITH
HOLLINGS
MANUFAC-
TURING EXTENSION CENTERS.—Each recipient of an in-
centive grant under the Program shall coordinate with a 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Center as a preferred 
provider of services to implement the manufacturing en-
hancement strategy of the recipient as determined by the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor. 
(d) WORKFORCE TRAINING INVESTMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not more than half of 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to 
carry out the Program may be used as described in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 4(b). 
(2) TRAINING
AND
RETRAINING
OF
EMPLOY-
EES.—Each recipient of an incentive grant under 
the Program shall, with respect to training new em-
ployees and retraining employees of manufacturers, 
help postsecondary educational institutions, training 
institutions, apprenticeship programs, and other 
training programs align curricula, entrance require-
ments, and programs to industry demand and na-
tionally portable, industry-recognized credentials (or, 
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if not available for the targeted industry, other cre-
dentials, as the Secretary of Labor considers appro-
priate), particularly for higher skill, high-priority oc-
cupations (as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor). 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A recipient of an 
incentive grant under the Program may only use such 
amount of the incentive grant for costs associated with 
administering the incentive grant as the Secretary of Com-
merce and the Secretary of Labor shall specify in solicita-
tions for applications for incentive grants. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—For each recipient of an in-
centive grant awarded under the Program, not later than 
1 year after the date on which the recipient first receives 
funds under the Program, and not less frequently than 
once each year thereafter, the recipient shall submit to the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor a re-
port describing— 
(1) the loans and grants issued and awarded by 
the recipient to third parties using incentive grant 
funds; 
(2) the achievements with respect to the goals 
identified in the proposed manufacturing enhance-
ment strategy of the grant recipient; 
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(3) for each third party recipient, the achieve-
ments of such third party with respect to relevant 
goals specified in the proposed manufacturing en-
hancement strategy of the grant recipient; and 
(4) in the case of a recipient who used grants 
amounts as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
section 4(b), common employment outcomes using 
measures established by the Secretary of Labor. 
SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE REQUIRED. 
The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of 
Labor shall jointly establish an advisory committee to ad-
vise the secretaries with respect to implementing and eval-
uating the Program, which shall be comprised of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) One or more individuals who represent a 
State government. 
(2) One or more individuals who represent a 
local government. 
(3) One or more individuals who represent a re-
gional planning organization or economic develop-
ment organization. 
(4) One or more individuals who represent the 
education sector. 
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(5) One or more individuals who represent the 
manufacturing sector. 
(6) One or more individuals who represent a 
labor organization. 
(7) Such other individuals as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 7. REVIEW AND EVALUATION. 
(a) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary of Com-
merce and the Secretary of Labor may review and evaluate 
the performance of a recipient of an incentive grant under 
the Program as the secretaries consider appropriate. 
(b) INELIGIBILITY FOR FUTURE GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor may de-
termine a recipient of an incentive grant under the Pro-
gram to be ineligible to receive additional incentive grants 
under the Program if the Secretary determines that the 
recipient has failed to achieve compliance with— 
(1) any applicable guideline or regulation of the 
Secretary relating to the Program, including with re-
spect to the misuse or misappropriation of funds 
provided under the Program; or 
(2) the proposed manufacturing enhancement 
strategy of the recipient. 
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