(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Of the 10 members ap-
pointed under paragraph (1)(L), the members shall 
be comprised of the following: 
(A) Individuals with expertise in private in-
dustry. 
(B) Individuals with experience working 
with State and local governments. 
(C) Academics and those with research ex-
perience in this field. 
(D) Members of a trade group or associa-
tion. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Committee shall carry out the fol-
lowing duties: 
(1) Review and report on the strength, integ-
rity, and capacity of the manufacturing base of the 
United States and supply chain for crucial, strategic 
resources and products in the United States as iden-
tified by the Committee, including— 
(A) identifying strategic resources that are 
obtained or purchased from a foreign person or 
imported into the United States; 
(B) reporting on the benefits of increasing 
production of strategic resources identified 
under subparagraph (A) in the United States; 
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(C) 
identifying 
single-point-of-failure, 
vulnerabilities, or areas where there is a threat 
of disruption in the distribution and supply 
chain of strategic resources and ways to diver-
sify manufacturing and supply chains; and 
(D) assessing workforce readiness and the 
availability of high-skilled labor. 
(2) Develop proposals to diversify production 
lines within the United States, including— 
(A) the potential benefits of various tax 
credits; 
(B) long-term and low-interest rates loans; 
(C) grants; 
(D) investments in workforce development; 
(E) research and technology sharing agree-
ments; and 
(F) any other proposals that support and 
attract investment in manufacturing in the 
United States. 
(3) Consider methods to increase consumer 
awareness of products made in the United States 
and the benefits the purchase of these products has 
on communities and workers, including— 
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(A) strengthening the enforcement of 
‘‘Made in U.S.A.’’ claims by the Federal Trade 
Commission; and 
(B) improving the information that retail-
ers provide to consumers on the country of ori-
gin of products, including those for online sales. 
(4) Recommend policy proposals to improve 
production and acquisition of materials and products 
in the United States that have been identified by the 
Committee to be critical products and supplies where 
access can be severely limited in the event of global 
supply chain disruption. 
(5) Determine resulting workforce needs to im-
prove the production and acquisition of such mate-
rials and products in the United States. 
(6) Review ways to disseminate best practices, 
technical expertise, funding, or financing opportuni-
ties, and foster industry collaborations that improve 
the competitiveness of manufacturers in the United 
States. 
(7) Review existing domestic content policies 
and report on the following: 
(A) Ways to improve compliance with the 
policy or policies. 
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(B) The processes and considerations for 
granting waivers under law. 
(C) Identify programs, materials, and 
products not currently covered by applicable 
United States preference laws and regulations. 
(D) Provide recommendations to extend 
similar provisions that would increase the use of 
goods sourced, manufactured, or assembled in 
the United States to programs, materials, and 
products according to subparagraph (C). 
(d) CRITICAL PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIES.—The Com-
mittee shall identify products and industries to be further 
developed that are critical for United States national and 
economic interests, including— 
(1) defense war-time production; 
(2) materials and products for construction and 
infrastructure projects; 
(3) raw materials and supplies required for the 
production of technology that the Committee deter-
mines is critical; and 
(4) products and materials needed to respond to 
a pandemic or other global health crisis. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the Committee is established, and every 2 years 
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thereafter for 4 years, the Committee shall submit to Con-
gress a report— 
(1) that details the findings of the Committee 
and include recommendations for policies and ac-
tions to improve manufacturing independence in the 
United States for products that the Committee has 
determined are critical to meet identified targets; 
and 
(2) that details how to strengthen the require-
ments for United States content under section 313 
of title 23, United States Code, or chapter 83 of 
title 41, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the Buy American Act). 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall terminate 
on the date on which the final report is submitted pursu-
ant to subsection (e). 
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