‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the pe-
riod 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 ex-
pended by the Secretary under the Program, 
including any temporary exemptions grant-
ed from the requirements of subsection 
(d)(5)(C); 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of the participa-
tion in, and contributions to, the Network 
by any centers for manufacturing innova-
tion not receiving financial assistance 
under subsection (d)(1); and 
‘‘(iv) an assessment of the Program 
with respect to meeting the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(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 op-
eration of the Program during the most recent 2- 
year period. 
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‘‘(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 sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall in-
clude, for the period covered by the report— 
‘‘(i) a review of the management, co-
ordination, and industry utility of the Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of the extent to 
which the Program has furthered the pur-
poses described in subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(iii) such recommendations for legis-
lative and administrative action as the 
Comptroller General considers appropriate 
to improve the Program; and 
‘‘(iv) an assessment as to whether any 
prior recommendations for improvement 
made by the Comptroller General have been 
implemented or adopted. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT
OF
PERSONNEL
AND
CON-
TRACTS.—The Secretary may appoint such personnel 
and enter into such contracts, financial assistance 
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agreements, and other agreements as the Secretary 
considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
Program, including support for research and develop-
ment activities involving a center for manufacturing 
innovation. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—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 finan-
cial 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 con-
straints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of fi-
nancial 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 
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reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, per-
sonnel, 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 Secretary 
under this section. 
‘‘(6) COVERED
ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
subsection, a covered entity is any Federal depart-
ment, 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 organi-
zation, 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 innovation.’’. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANU-
FACTURING. 
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended— 
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(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 Eco-
nomic 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 MAN-
UFACTURING.— 
‘‘(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 de-
velop, 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 manufac-
turing competitiveness, including advanced manufac-
turing research and development. 
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