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‘‘(F) FORMALIZED PROCEDURES FOR IN-KIND CONTRIBU-
TIONS POLICY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and 
Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, 
in coordination with the Corporation, shall establish formal, 
publicly available procedures specifying time frames and 
conditions for— 
‘‘(i) making and agreeing to revisions of the Cor-
poration’s in-kind contributions policy; and 
‘‘(ii) 
addressing 
and 
resolving 
disagreements 
between the Corporation and its partners, including 
the Secretary of Commerce, regarding the in-kind con-
tributions policy. 
‘‘(G) BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE 
FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES.—The Cor-
poration and the Secretary of Commerce (or their des-
ignees) shall meet on a biannual basis to review the proce-
dures to determine the fair market value of goods and 
services received from non-Federal sources by the Corpora-
tion under subparagraph (B).’’. 
SEC. 605. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 
2131) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘all States and 
the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘all States and terri-
tories of the United States and the District of Columbia,’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2011, 
2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the fiscal 
years 2011 through 2020’’. 
(b) SUNSET
OF
TRAVEL
PROMOTION
FUND
FEE.—Section 
217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 606. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. 
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), as amended 
by this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; 
(2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) so that 
it follows subsection (d); 
(3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the 
following: 
‘‘(f) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND MEASURES.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion, 
Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, the Corporation 
shall— 
‘‘(A) establish performance metrics including, time 
frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources for 
measuring—
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‘‘(i) the effectiveness of marketing efforts by the 
Corporation, including its progress in achieving the 
long-term goals of increased traveler visits to and 
spending in the United States; 
‘‘(ii) whether increases in visitation and spending 
have occurred in response to external influences, such 
as economic conditions or exchange rates, rather than 
in response to the efforts of the Corporation; and 
‘‘(iii) any cost or benefit to the economy of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) conduct periodic program evaluations in response 
to the data resulting from measurements under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) GAO ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the Corporation receives a report from the 
Government Accountability Office with recommendations for 
the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to Con-
gress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in 
response to the recommendations in such report. 
‘‘(g) PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The Corporation shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a competitive procurement process; and 
‘‘(2) certify in its annual report to Congress under sub-
section (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in compliance 
with the established competitive procurement process.’’. 
SEC. 607. REPEAL OF ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY. 
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by striking subsection (e) (as 
redesignated by section 606(1) of this Act). 
TITLE 
VII—REVITALIZE 
AMERICAN 
MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION 
ACT OF 2014 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Revitalize American Manufac-
turing and Innovation Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 702. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to 
the economy, or 1⁄8 of United States Gross Domestic Product. 
(2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 
is added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any 
economic sector. 
(3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs 
in the United States—about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More 
than 12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) 
are employed directly in manufacturing. 
(4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the 
United States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and bene-
fits. The average worker in all industries earned $62,063. 
(5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would 
be the 8th largest economy in the world.
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(6) Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds 
of all private-sector research and development in the United 
States, driving more innovation than any other sector. 
SEC. 703. ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING 
INNOVATION. 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; and 
(2) by inserting after section 33 (15 U.S.C. 278r) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 34. NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
NETWORK
FOR
MANUFACTURING 
INNOVATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish within the 
Institute a program to be known as the ‘Network for Manufac-
turing Innovation Program’ (referred to in this section as the 
‘Program’). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the Program 
are— 
‘‘(A) to improve the competitiveness of United States 
manufacturing and to increase the production of goods 
manufactured predominantly within the United States; 
‘‘(B) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced 
manufacturing research, innovation, and technology; 
‘‘(C) to facilitate the transition of innovative tech-
nologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing 
manufacturing capabilities; 
‘‘(D) to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises 
to capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-perform-
ance electronics and computing, and the supply chains 
that enable these technologies; 
‘‘(E) to accelerate the development of an advanced 
manufacturing workforce; 
‘‘(F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the documenta-
tion of best practices in addressing advanced manufac-
turing challenges; 
‘‘(G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to pro-
mote a stable and sustainable business model without the 
need for long-term Federal funding; and 
‘‘(H) to create and preserve jobs. 
‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary, acting through the Director, 
shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by 
supporting— 
‘‘(A) the Network for Manufacturing Innovation estab-
lished under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) the establishment of centers for manufacturing 
innovation. 
‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary shall carry out the Program 
through the Director. 
‘‘(b) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
NETWORK
FOR
MANUFACTURING 
INNOVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Program, the Secretary 
shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing innova-
tion.
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‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—The network established under para-
graph (1) shall be known as the ‘Network for Manufacturing 
Innovation’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Network’). 
‘‘(c) CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, a ‘center 
for manufacturing innovation’ is a center that— 
‘‘(A) has been established by a person or group of 
persons to address challenges in advanced manufacturing 
and to assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding 
industrial production and jobs in the United States; 
‘‘(B) has a predominant focus on a manufacturing 
process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain 
integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of 
advanced manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applica-
tions, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, 
biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid tech-
nologies, and tool development for microelectronics; 
‘‘(C) as determined by the Secretary, has the poten-
tial— 
‘‘(i) to improve the competitiveness of United 
States manufacturing, including key advanced manu-
facturing 
technologies 
such 
as 
nanotechnology, 
advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, 
biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid tech-
nologies, and tool development for microelectronics; 
‘‘(ii) to accelerate non-Federal investment in 
advanced manufacturing production capacity in the 
United States; or 
‘‘(iii) to enable the commercial application of new 
technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes; 
and 
‘‘(D) includes active participation among representa-
tives from multiple industrial entities, research univer-
sities, community colleges, and such other entities as the 
Secretary considers appropriate, which may include 
industry-led consortia, career and technical education 
schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and tribal govern-
ments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit 
organizations. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities of a center for manufacturing 
innovation may include the following: 
‘‘(A) 
Research, 
development, 
and 
demonstration 
projects, including proof-of-concept development and proto-
typing, to reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing 
new technologies and improvements in existing tech-
nologies, processes, products, and research and develop-
ment of materials to solve precompetitive industrial prob-
lems with economic or national security implications. 
‘‘(B) Development and implementation of education, 
training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and 
programs. 
‘‘(C) Development of innovative methodologies and 
practices for supply chain integration and introduction of 
new technologies into supply chains. 
‘‘(D) Outreach and engagement with small and 
medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, including women
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and minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in addition 
to large manufacturing enterprises. 
‘‘(E) Such other activities as the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with Federal departments and agencies whose mis-
sions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufac-
turing, considers consistent with the purposes described 
in subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
CENTERS
FOR
MANUFACTURING
INNOVA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The National Additive Manufac-
turing Innovation Institute and other manufacturing cen-
ters formally recognized as manufacturing innovation cen-
ters pursuant to Federal law or executive actions, or under 
pending interagency review for such recognition as of the 
date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufac-
turing and Innovation Act of 2014, shall be considered 
centers for manufacturing innovation, but such centers 
shall not receive any financial assistance under subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(B) 
NETWORK
PARTICIPATION.—A 
manufacturing 
center that is substantially similar to those established 
under this subsection but that does not receive financial 
assistance under subsection (d) may, upon request of the 
center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing innova-
tion by the Secretary for purposes of participation in the 
Network. 
‘‘(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT CEN-
TERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Program, the Sec-
retary shall award financial assistance to a person or group 
of persons to assist the organization in planning, establishing, 
or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A person or group of persons seeking 
financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the 
Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
The application shall, at a minimum, describe the specific 
sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support for the 
center on the date financial assistance is sought, as well as 
the anticipated sources and amounts of non-Federal financial 
support during the period for which the center could be eligible 
for continued Federal financial assistance under this section. 
‘‘(3) OPEN PROCESS.—In soliciting applications for financial 
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure 
an open process that will allow for the consideration of all 
applications relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless of 
technology area. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) COMPETITIVE, MERIT REVIEW.—In awarding finan-
cial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
use a competitive, merit review process that includes peer 
review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant 
expertise from both the private and public sectors. 
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION IN PROCESS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—No political appointee may 
participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall 
implement a conflict of interest policy that ensures
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public transparency and accountability, and requires 
full disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of 
interest on the parts of individuals that participate 
in the merit selection process. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘political appointee’ means any indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(I) is employed in a position described under 
sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule); 
‘‘(II) is a limited term appointee, limited emer-
gency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the 
Senior Executive Service, as defined under para-
graphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 
3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or 
‘‘(III) is employed in a position in the executive 
branch of the Government of a confidential or 
policy-determining character under schedule C of 
subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, TRANSPARENCY, AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY.—For each award of financial assistance 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) make publicly available at the time of the 
award a description of the bases for the award, 
including an explanation of the relative merits of the 
winning applicant as compared to other applications 
received, if applicable; and 
‘‘(ii) develop and implement metrics-based perform-
ance measures to assess the effectiveness of the activi-
ties funded. 
‘‘(D) COLLABORATION.—In awarding financial assist-
ance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, acting 
through the National Program Office established under 
subsection (f)(1), collaborate with Federal departments and 
agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by 
advanced manufacturing. 
‘‘(E) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting a person who sub-
mitted an application under paragraph (2) for an award 
of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall consider, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(i) The potential of the center for manufacturing 
innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the 
likelihood of economic impact, including the creation 
or preservation of jobs, in the predominant focus areas 
of the center for manufacturing innovation. 
‘‘(ii) The commitment of continued financial sup-
port, advice, participation, and other contributions from 
non-Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources 
to promote a stable and sustainable business model 
without the need for long-term Federal funding. 
‘‘(iii) Whether the financial support provided to 
the center for manufacturing innovation from non-Fed-
eral sources significantly exceeds the requested Federal 
financial assistance.
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‘‘(iv) How the center for manufacturing innovation 
will increase the non-Federal investment in advanced 
manufacturing research in the United States. 
‘‘(v) How the center for manufacturing innovation 
will engage with small and medium-sized manufac-
turing enterprises, to improve the capacity of such 
enterprises to commercialize new processes and tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(vi) How the center for manufacturing innovation 
will carry out educational and workforce activities that 
meet industrial needs related to the predominant focus 
areas of the center. 
‘‘(vii) How the center for manufacturing innovation 
will advance economic competitiveness and generate 
substantial benefits to the Nation that extend beyond 
the direct return to participants in the Program. 
‘‘(viii) Whether the predominant focus of the center 
for manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing 
process, novel material, enabling technology, supply 
chain integration methodology, or other relevant aspect 
of advanced manufacturing that has not already been 
commercialized, marketed, distributed, or sold by 
another entity. 
‘‘(ix) How the center for manufacturing innovation 
will strengthen and leverage the assets of a region. 
‘‘(x) How the center for manufacturing will encour-
age the education and training of veterans and individ-
uals with disabilities. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No award of financial assistance 
may be made under paragraph (1) to a center of manufac-
turing innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the 
date on which the Secretary first awards financial assist-
ance to that center under that paragraph. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING FUNDS AND PREFERENCES.—The total 
Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of manu-
facturing innovation, including the financial assistance 
under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 
50 percent of the total funding of the center in that year, 
except that the Secretary may make an exception in the 
case of large capital facilities or equipment purchases. The 
Secretary shall give weighted preference to applicants 
seeking less than the maximum Federal share of funds 
allowed under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING
DECREASE.—The amount of financial 
assistance provided to a center of manufacturing innovation 
under paragraph (1) shall decrease after the second year 
of funding for the center, and shall continue to decrease 
thereafter in each year in which financial assistance is 
provided, unless the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals 
and metrics under this section; 
‘‘(ii) unforeseen circumstances have altered the 
center’s anticipated funding; and 
‘‘(iii) the center can identify future non-Federal 
funding sources that would warrant a temporary
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exemption from the limitations established in this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize 
American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for car-
rying out this section. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) NIST INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES ACCOUNT.— 
To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations 
Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out 
this section from amounts appropriated to the Institute 
for Industrial Technical Services. 
‘‘(B) ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
AND
RENEWABLE
ENERGY 
ACCOUNT.—To the extent provided for in advance by appro-
priations Acts, the Secretary of Energy may transfer to 
the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 for the period 
encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Sec-
retary to carry out this section from amounts appropriated 
for advanced manufacturing research and development 
within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
account for the Department of Energy. 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish, within 
the Institute, the National Office of the Network for Manufac-
turing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the 
‘National Program Office’), which shall oversee and carry out 
the Program. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the National Program 
Office are— 
‘‘(A) to oversee the planning, management, and 
coordination of the Program; 
‘‘(B) to enter into memorandums of understanding with 
Federal departments and agencies whose missions con-
tribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to 
carry out the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(C) to develop, not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing 
and Innovation Act of 2014, and update not less frequently 
than once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to 
guide the Program; 
‘‘(D) to establish such procedures, processes, and cri-
teria as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize 
cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program 
with programs and activities of other Federal departments 
and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected 
by advanced manufacturing; 
‘‘(E) to establish a clearinghouse of public information 
related to the activities of the Program; and 
‘‘(F) to act as a convener of the Network. 
‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing and updating the 
strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall solicit 
recommendations and advice from a wide range of stakeholders, 
including industry, small and medium-sized manufacturing 
enterprises, research universities, community colleges, and
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other relevant organizations and institutions on an ongoing 
basis. 
‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion, the Secretary 
shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph 
(2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(5) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.— 
The Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office 
incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program 
reach small and medium-sized entities. 
‘‘(6) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee may 
be detailed to the National Program Office without reimburse-
ment. Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
service status or privilege. 
‘‘(g) REPORTING AND AUDITING.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require each 
recipient of financial assistance under subsection (d)(1) to 
annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes 
the finances and performance of the center for manufac-
turing innovation for which such assistance was awarded. 
‘‘(B) 
ELEMENTS.—Each 
report 
submitted 
under 
subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) an accounting of expenditures of amounts 
awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) consistent with the metrics-based performance 
measures developed and implemented by the Secretary 
under this section, a description of the performance 
of the center for manufacturing innovation with respect 
to— 
‘‘(I) its goals, plans, financial support, and 
accomplishments; and 
‘‘(II) how the center for manufacturing innova-
tion has furthered the purposes described in sub-
section (a)(2). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once each 
year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to Congress that describes the performance of 
the Program during the most recent 1-year period. 
‘‘(B) 
ELEMENTS.—Each 
report 
submitted 
under 
subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by 
the report— 
‘‘(i) a summary and assessment of the reports 
received by the Secretary under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) an accounting of the funds expended by the 
Secretary under the Program, including any temporary 
exemptions granted from the requirements of sub-
section (d)(5)(C); 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of the participation in, and 
contributions to, the Network by any centers for manu-
facturing innovation not receiving financial assistance 
under subsection (d)(1); and 
‘‘(iv) an assessment of the Program with respect 
to meeting the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).