‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan described in 
paragraph (2) shall— 
‘‘(A) specify and prioritize near-term and 
long-term objectives, including research and de-
velopment objectives, the anticipated time frame 
for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for 
use in assessing progress toward the objectives; 
‘‘(B) describe the progress made in achiev-
ing the objectives from prior strategic plans, in-
cluding a discussion of why specific objectives 
were not met; 
‘‘(C) specify the role, including the pro-
grams and activities, of each relevant Federal 
agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic 
plan; 
‘‘(D) describe how the Federal agencies and 
Federally funded research and development cen-
ters supporting advanced manufacturing re-
search and development will foster the transfer of 
research and development results into new man-
ufacturing technologies and United States-based 
manufacturing of new products and processes for 
the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, 
and economic security; 
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‘‘(E) describe how such Federal agencies 
and centers will strengthen all levels of manufac-
turing education and training programs to en-
sure an adequate, well-trained workforce; 
‘‘(F) describe how such Federal agencies 
and centers will assist small and medium-sized 
manufacturers in developing and implementing 
new products and processes; 
‘‘(G) analyze factors that impact innovation 
and competitiveness for United States advanced 
manufacturing, including— 
‘‘(i) technology transfer and commer-
cialization activities; 
‘‘(ii) the adequacy of the national secu-
rity industrial base; 
‘‘(iii) the capabilities of the domestic 
manufacturing workforce; 
‘‘(iv) export opportunities and trade 
policies; 
‘‘(v) financing, investment, and tax-
ation policies and practices; 
‘‘(vi) emerging technologies and mar-
kets; 
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‘‘(vii) advanced manufacturing re-
search and development undertaken by com-
peting nations; and 
‘‘(viii) the capabilities of the manufac-
turing workforce of competing nations; and 
‘‘(H) elicit and consider the recommenda-
tions of a wide range of stakeholders, including 
representatives from diverse manufacturing com-
panies, academia, and other relevant organiza-
tions and institutions. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES.—Not later than May 1, 2018, 
and not less frequently than once every 4 years there-
after, the President shall submit to Congress, and 
publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the 
public, an update of the strategic plan submitted 
under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed 
in accordance with the procedures set forth under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER STRATEGY IN 
THE BUDGET.—In preparing the budget for a fiscal 
year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the President shall include information regard-
ing the consistency of the budget with the goals and 
recommendations included in the strategic plan devel-
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oped under this subsection applying to that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(6) AMP STEERING COMMITTEE INPUT.—The 
Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Com-
mittee of the President’s Council of Advisors on 
Science and Technology shall provide input, perspec-
tive, and recommendations to assist in the develop-
ment and updates of the strategic plan under this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 5. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno-
vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a regional innovation program to encourage and support 
the development of regional innovation strategies, including 
regional innovation clusters. 
‘‘(b) CLUSTER GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipi-
ents for activities relating to the formation and devel-
opment of regional innovation clusters. 
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‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded 
under this subsection may be used for activities deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary, including the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Feasibility studies. 
‘‘(B) Planning activities. 
‘‘(C) Technical assistance. 
‘‘(D) Developing or strengthening commu-
nication and collaboration between and among 
participants of a regional innovation cluster. 
‘‘(E) Attracting additional participants to 
a regional innovation cluster. 
‘‘(F) Facilitating market development of 
products and services developed by a regional in-
novation cluster, including through demonstra-
tion, deployment, technology transfer, and com-
mercialization activities. 
‘‘(G) Developing relationships between a re-
gional innovation cluster and entities or clusters 
in other regions. 
‘‘(H) Interacting with the public and State 
and local governments to meet the goals of the 
cluster. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENT
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible recipient’ means— 
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‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) an Indian tribe; 
‘‘(C) a city or other political subdivision of 
a State; 
‘‘(D) an entity that— 
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, an in-
stitution of higher education, a public-pri-
vate partnership, a science or research park, 
a Federal laboratory, or an economic devel-
opment organization or similar entity; and 
‘‘(ii) has an application that is sup-
ported by a State or a political subdivision 
of a State; or 
‘‘(E) a consortium of any of the entities de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible recipient 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The application shall 
include, at a minimum, a description of the re-
gional innovation cluster supported by the pro-
posed activity, including a description of— 
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funds under this subsection have been ex-
pended. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—The Sec-
retary shall give special consideration to appli-
cations from regions that contain communities 
negatively impacted by trade. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary 
shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient 
who agrees to collaborate with local workforce invest-
ment area boards. 
‘‘(6) COST SHARE.—The Secretary may not pro-
vide more than 50 percent of the total cost of any ac-
tivity funded under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) OUTREACH TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.—The 
Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and pri-
vate sector entities in rural communities to encourage 
those entities to participate in regional innovation 
cluster activities under this subsection. 
‘‘(8) FUNDING.—The Secretary may accept funds 
from other Federal agencies to support grants and ac-
tivities under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) REGIONAL INNOVATION RESEARCH AND INFORMA-
TION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall es-
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tablish a regional innovation research and informa-
tion program— 
‘‘(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate in-
formation on best practices for regional innova-
tion strategies (including regional innovation 
clusters), including information relating to how 
innovation, productivity, and economic develop-
ment can be maximized through such strategies; 
‘‘(B) to provide technical assistance, includ-
ing through the development of technical assist-
ance guides, for the development and implemen-
tation of regional innovation strategies (includ-
ing regional innovation clusters); 
‘‘(C) to support the development of relevant 
metrics and measurement standards to evaluate 
regional innovation strategies (including re-
gional innovation clusters), including the extent 
to which such strategies stimulate innovation, 
productivity, and economic development; and 
‘‘(D) to collect and make available data on 
regional innovation cluster activity in the 
United States, including data on— 
‘‘(i) the size, specialization, and com-
petitiveness of regional innovation clusters; 
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‘‘(ii) the regional domestic product 
contribution, total jobs and earnings by key 
occupations, establishment size, nature of 
specialization, patents, Federal research 
and development spending, and other rel-
evant information for regional innovation 
clusters; and 
‘‘(iii) supply chain product and service 
flows within and between regional innova-
tion clusters. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH
GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
award research grants on a competitive basis to sup-
port and further the goals of the program established 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION.—Data 
and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the 
program established in this subsection shall be made 
available to other Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities. 
‘‘(4) REGIONAL INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary shall incorporate data and analysis re-
lating to any grant under subsection (b) into the pro-
gram established under this subsection. 
‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activi-
ties carried out under this section are coordinated 
with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other pro-
grams at the Department of Commerce or other Fed-
eral agencies. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ex-
plore and pursue collaboration with other Fed-
eral agencies, including through multiagency 
funding opportunities, on regional innovation 
strategies. 
‘‘(B) SMALL
BUSINESSES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal 
agencies prioritizes the needs and challenges of 
small businesses. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of the Revitalize American 
Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a contract with an inde-
pendent entity, such as the National Academy of 
Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a). 
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‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) whether the program is achieving its 
goals; 
‘‘(B) any recommendations for how the pro-
gram may be improved; and 
‘‘(C) a recommendation as to whether the 
program should be continued or terminated. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) REGIONAL
INNOVATION
CLUSTER.—The 
term ‘regional innovation cluster’ means a geographi-
cally bounded network of similar, synergistic, or com-
plementary entities that— 
‘‘(A) are engaged in or with a particular 
industry sector and its related sectors; 
‘‘(B) have active channels for business 
transactions and communication; 
‘‘(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor 
markets, and services; and 
‘‘(D) leverage the region’s unique competi-
tive strengths to stimulate innovation and create 
jobs. 
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means one of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
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