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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6160 
To establish the United States Chief Manufacturing Officer in the Executive 
Office of the President with the responsibility of developing a national 
manufacturing strategy to revitalize the manufacturing sector, spur eco-
nomic growth, and expand United States competitiveness, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. REED, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HONDA, and 
Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the United States Chief Manufacturing Officer 
in the Executive Office of the President with the respon-
sibility of developing a national manufacturing strategy 
to revitalize the manufacturing sector, spur economic 
growth, and expand United States competitiveness, 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 ‘‘Chief Manufacturing 
Officer Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The manufacturing sector consists of estab-
lishments that are primarily engaged in the trans-
formation of materials, substances, or components 
into products. 
(2) The Federal Government supports manufac-
turing in a variety of ways; manufacturing related 
activities are scattered in several agencies in the ex-
ecutive branch. 
(3) Manufacturing employment, output and ex-
ports are impacted by tax policies, state of infra-
structure and transportation, small business regula-
tions, environmental regulations, trade policies, inno-
vation ecosystems, workforce development, and edu-
cation initiatives, with national security implications. 
(4) Manufacturers account for 12 percent of 
the total gross domestic product output in the 
United States, employing 9 percent of the workforce. 
Total output from manufacturing was more than 2 
trillion dollars in 2014. In addition, there were more 
than 12 million manufacturing employees in the 
United States in 2015, with an average annual com-
pensation of about $80,000. 
(5) Legislative policies and executive actions 
often result in unintended, inconsistent, and con-
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flicting outcomes with respect to the growth of man-
ufacturing in the United States. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that a well-designed national manufacturing strat-
egy would benefit the United States economy in several 
important ways: 
(1) A revitalized manufacturing sector enables 
the United States to derive more of its economic 
growth from exports and domestic production than 
it has in the past two decades. 
(2) Average domestic wages would rise in re-
sponse to growing manufacturing output, as manu-
facturing jobs historically have paid higher wages 
and benefits than nonmanufacturing jobs. 
(3) A growing manufacturing sector would help 
lay a foundation for future United States economic 
growth, since manufacturing industries perform the 
vast share of private-sector research and develop-
ment, which fuels the innovation that serves as a 
primary engine of economic growth. 
(4) The United States would expand its long- 
standing leadership in advanced manufacturing tech-
nologies with Federal investments in manufacturing 
research and development, education, and workforce 
training. 
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(5) There has always been a strong connection 
between domestic manufacturing and national de-
fense and homeland security. A strong and innova-
tive manufacturing industry will maintain the 
United States military superiority and will allow for 
an unquestionable ability to respond quickly to 
threats and catastrophes. 
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES CHIEF MANUFACTURING OFFICER. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer, by 
and with the advise and consent of the Senate. The posi-
tion of the Officer shall be in the Executive Office of the 
President and report to the President through the Chief 
of Staff. Such appointment shall not be construed to au-
thorize an increase in the number of full-time equivalent 
employees within the Executive Office of the President. 
(b) PAY.—The annual rate of pay for the United 
States Chief Manufacturing Officer shall be an Executive 
Schedule rate of pay (subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 
5, United States Code), as determined by the President, 
commensurate with the qualifications and expertise of the 
individual appointed to be such Officer. 
(c) DUTIES.—The primary duty of the United States 
Chief Manufacturing Officer is to develop the national 
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manufacturing strategy described in subsection (d) and 
the other duties include the following: 
(1) Advise the President on policy issues that 
impact the economic activities and the workforce in 
the manufacturing sector. 
(2) Chair the Committee on Technology under 
the National Science and Technology Council. 
(3) Foster the coordination of manufacturing- 
related policies and activities across agencies by— 
(A) encouraging the use of best innovative 
manufacturing practices across the Federal 
Government; 
(B) ensuring the use of best information 
technologies and cybersecurity practices for 
manufacturing; and 
(C) analyzing the status of manufacturing 
technology needs across agencies. 
(4) Conduct technology policy analyses to im-
prove United States manufacturing productivity, 
technology, and innovation, and cooperate with 
United States manufacturing industry in the im-
provement of its productivity, technology, and ability 
to compete successfully in world markets. 
(5) Determine the influence of economic, labor, 
and other conditions, industrial structure and man-
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