Title: National Institute of Manufacturing Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
National Institute of Manufacturing Act
This bill establishes the National Institute of Manufacturing to serve as the central hub for federal manufacturing programs, and it directs the institute to coordinate such programs across agencies through a national strategic plan for manufacturing.
The institute shall, among other things, (1) convene key stakeholders to develop a national strategic plan for manufacturing in the United States that identifies the needs and priorities of the U.S. manufacturing sector; (2) support and incentivize manufacturing-focused research, collaboration, and education; and (3) be the primary federal entity for all decisions related to manufacturing.
Overseen by a Chief Manufacturing Officer, the institute shall be composed of various directorates (e.g., a Directorate for Technology Development and a Directorate for Trade), and the functions of specified federal manufacturing programs and offices shall be transferred to the institute and its directorates.
The bill also permanently reauthorizes the U.S. Manufacturing Council of the International Trade Administration as the National Manufacturing Council, and it tasks the council with (1) ensuring regular communication between the federal government and the U.S. manufacturing sector, (2) advising the institute's Chief Manufacturing Officer on government policies and programs that affect U.S. manufacturing, and (3) ensuring the U.S. remains the leading destination for investment in manufacturing throughout the world.
Lastly, the bill requires the Chief Manufacturing Officer to establish the manufacturing.gov hub, a section of the Department of Commerce's website that shall serve as the primary point for information relating to every federal manufacturing program.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4194 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4194

  To establish the National Institute of Manufacturing, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 2, 2020

  Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To establish the National Institute of Manufacturing, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute of Manufacturing 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Chief manufacturing officer.--The term ``Chief 
        Manufacturing Officer'' means the principal advisor to the 
        Secretary regarding manufacturing issues and the Director of 
        the Institute.
            (2) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the National 
        Manufacturing Council established under section 4.
            (3) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the National 
        Institute of Manufacturing established under section 3.
            (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1002).
            (5) National strategic plan for manufacturing.--The term 
        ``national strategic plan for manufacturing'' means the 
        national strategic plan for manufacturing developed under 
        section 3(c)(1).
            (6) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.
            (8) Transition period.--The term ``transition period'' 
        means the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
        this Act.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of 
Commerce an institute to be known as the ``National Institute of 
Manufacturing''.
    (b) Mission.--The primary missions of the Institute are to--
            (1) ensure global leadership in advanced manufacturing 
        technologies critical to the long-term economic and national 
        security of the United States;
            (2) restore and strengthen the United States industrial 
        commons, which includes the essential skills, equipment, and 
        suppliers that provide the foundation for the innovativeness 
        and competitiveness of all United States manufacturers;
            (3) strengthen the technical, financial, and educational 
        conditions and assets necessary to ensure that the United 
        States is the best location for the creation and production of 
        advanced technologies emerging from national research and 
        development investments;
            (4) capitalize on the scientific and technological advances 
        produced by researchers and innovators in the United States by 
        developing capable and responsive institutions focused on 
        advancing the technology and manufacturing readiness levels of 
        those advances;
            (5) support the discovery, invention, scale-up, and 
        transition of new products and manufacturing technologies to 
        full-scale production in the United States;
            (6) address the evolving needs of manufacturers to find a 
        diverse set of workers with the necessary skills, training, and 
        expertise;
            (7) improve and expand manufacturing engineering and 
        technology offerings within institutions of higher education 
        and secondary schools to be more closely aligned with the needs 
        of the United States manufacturing sector and the goal of 
        strengthening the long-term competitiveness of United States 
        manufacturing; and
            (8) work collaboratively with other Federal agencies, State 
        and local governments, Tribal governments, regional 
        authorities, economic development organizations, labor 
        organizations, and institutions of higher education to leverage 
        their knowledge, resources, and programs to foster 
        manufacturing in the United States and anticipate and prepare 
        for emergencies and global, national, and regional supply chain 
        disruptions.
    (c) Functions.--In carrying out the purposes of this Act, the 
Institute shall--
            (1) convene key industry, academic, defense, government, 
        and other stakeholders to develop a national strategic plan for 
        manufacturing in the United States that would identify short-, 
        medium-, and long-term needs and priorities of the 
        manufacturing sector in the United States, including emergency 
        readiness;
            (2) monitor the status of technological developments, 
        critical production capacity, skill availability, investment 
        patterns, emerging defense needs, and other key indicators of 
        manufacturing competitiveness, such as key indicators from 
        manufacturing dealers, to provide foresight for periodic 
        updates to the national strategic plan for manufacturing and to 
        guide investment decisions;
            (3) initiate and support discovery, invention, and 
        translational research in engineering and manufacturing by 
        making contracts or other arrangements, including grants, 
        awards, cooperative agreements, loans, and other forms of 
        assistance, to conduct that research and to assess the impact 
        of that research on the economic well-being, climate impact, 
        and national security of the United States;
            (4) administer programs that incentivize and facilitate 
        collaboration among private and public sector stakeholders in 
        United States manufacturing;
            (5) award scholarships and graduate fellowships in the 
        engineering and manufacturing disciplines;
            (6) award industrial, academic, and governmental 
        fellowships to faculty and retired manufacturing experts to 
        support the manufacturing interests of the United States;
            (7) advise United States manufacturers on international 
        trade and investment policies in international markets and 
        advise the Federal Government on how to expand business 
        opportunities for United States manufacturers in international 
        markets;
            (8) develop and assess key indicators of manufacturing 
        competitiveness, including the geographic diversity of 
        manufacturing in the United States, and provide interpretation 
        and analysis of collected data on the manufacturing sector in 
        the United States;
            (9) provide small and medium manufacturers, including new 
        startups, with financial support, including loans, counseling, 
        training, technical assistance, and advocacy;
            (10) identify opportunities to achieve commercial-scale 
        production of emerging technologies by leveraging government 
        procurement contracts, in particular contracts of the 
        Department of Defense; and
            (11) be the primary entity with which other entities in the 
        Federal Government will consult on decisions relating to 
        manufacturing.
    (d) Director and Chief Manufacturing Officer.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be a Director of the 
        Institute, who shall--
                    (A) be appointed by the President, by and with the 
                consent of the Senate;
                    (B) oversee all Institute activities;
                    (C) serve as an ex-officio member of the Institute;
                    (D) make recommendations regarding, and manage, the 
                budget of the Institute;
                    (E) serve as the Chief Manufacturing Officer of the 
                United States; and
                    (F) advise and consult with the President and the 
                Secretary on all policy issues relating to 
                manufacturing.
            (2) Exercise of authority of the national institute of 
        manufacturing.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, the 
                Chief Manufacturing Officer shall exercise all of the 
                authority granted to the Institute under this Act, 
                including any powers and functions that may be 
                delegated to the Chief Manufacturing Officer by the 
                Secretary or the President.
                    (B) Final actions.--All actions taken by the Chief 
                Manufacturing Officer under this Act, or under the 
                terms of a delegation described in subparagraph (A), 
                shall be final and binding upon the Institute.
            (3) Delegation of functions.--The Chief Manufacturing 
        Officer may, from time to time, delegate the performance of a 
        function under this Act to another officer, employee, or 
        Directorate of the Institute, including functions delegated to 
        the Chief Manufacturing Officer.
            (4) Duties as chief manufacturing officer.--The Chief 
        Manufacturing Officer of the United States shall--
                    (A) coordinate all activities within the Department 
                of Commerce relating to manufacturing and advise and 
                consult with the Secretary on all policy issues 
                relating to manufacturing;
                    (B) advise and consult with the Secretary and the 
                heads of any other relevant agencies on the national 
                security supply chain;
                    (C) foster the coordination of manufacturing-
                related policies and activities across agencies as 
                Chair of the Committee on Technology of the National 
                Science and Technology Council established under 
                section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act 
                of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622);
                    (D) promote Federal Government measures, including 
                inter-agency input on new regulations that affect 
                manufacturing, and policies with the potential of 
                advancing United States technological innovation in 
                manufacturing and exploiting manufacturing innovations 
                of foreign origin;
                    (E) convene key industry, labor, academic, defense, 
                government, and other stakeholders to aid in the 
                development of the national strategic plan for 
                manufacturing;
                    (F) monitor the status of technological 
                developments, critical production capacity, skill 
                availability, investment patterns, emerging defense 
                needs, and other key indicators of manufacturing 
                competitiveness to provide foresight for periodic 
                updates to the national strategic plan for 
                manufacturing and to coordinate with the Chief 
                Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
                Administration of the Department of Commerce in 
                developing the annual budgets for manufacturing-related 
                programs of the Department of Commerce;
                    (G) oversee and convene the Council;
                    (H) solicit input from the public and private 
                sectors and academia regarding emerging trends in 
                manufacturing and the responsiveness of Federal 
                programming;
                    (I) convene interagency working groups to align 
                Federal policies to drive implementation of the 
                national strategic plan for manufacturing, including 
                collaboration among the Department of Education, the 
                Department of Labor, the Department of Energy, the 
                Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the 
                Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science 
                Foundation, the Small Business Administration, and 
                other agencies; and
                    (J) develop and maintain the manufacturing.gov hub 
                developed under section 7 to--
                            (i) help inform, and serve as the principal 
                        place of interaction between, United States 
                        manufacturers and the Federal manufacturing 
                        programs described in section 7(b)(1); and
                            (ii) provide assistance relating to--
                                    (I) international trade and 
                                investment matters;
                                    (II) research and technology 
                                development opportunities;
                                    (III) workforce development and 
                                training programs and opportunities;
                                    (IV) small and medium manufacturer 
                                needs; and
                                    (V) industrial commons and supply 
                                chains needs.
            (5) Term.--The Chief Manufacturing Officer shall serve for 
        a term of 6 years, unless removed earlier by the President.
    (e) Directorates.--Unless otherwise provided by the Chief 
Manufacturing Officer, there shall be within the Institute the 
following Directorates:
            (1) A Directorate for Technology Development, which shall--
                    (A) make competitive awards to support discovery, 
                invention, and translational research in the fields of 
                engineering and manufacturing;
                    (B) conduct prize competitions in accordance with 
                section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
                Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) to stimulate 
                innovation that has the potential to advance 
                manufacturing technology;
                    (C) administer a pilot program establishing 
                translational research centers associated with research 
                universities, which will guide and fund research needed 
                to translate laboratory results to testable beta 
                prototypes and facilitate connections with domestic 
                manufacturers to scale domestic production; and
                    (D) administer other programs and activities that 
                promote technology development.
            (2) A Directorate for the Industrial Commons, which shall--
                    (A) administer the Investing in Manufacturing 
                Communities Partnership;
                    (B) administer the Manufacturing USA Program 
                established under section 34 of the National Institute 
                of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s); and
                    (C) administer other programs and activities that 
                promote robust manufacturing innovation ecosystems and 
                support manufacturing supply chains in the United 
                States during emergencies.
            (3) A Directorate for Education and Workforce Development, 
        which shall--
                    (A) make competitive awards for scholarships and 
                graduate fellowships;
                    (B) make competitive awards for industrial, 
                academic, and governmental fellowships to faculty and 
                retired manufacturing experts;
                    (C) make competitive awards for research, 
                development, and evaluation of innovative training 
                programs;
                    (D) administer the Manufacturing Engineering 
                Education Program established under section 2196 of 
                title 10, United States Code; and
                    (E) administer other programs and activities that 
                promote the short-term and long-term workforce and 
                education needs of the manufacturing sector.
            (4) A Directorate for Small and Medium Manufacturers, which 
        shall--
                    (A) administer programs for loans, investment 
                capital, and surety bonds for small and medium 
                manufacturing firms;
                    (B) administer the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
                Partnership Program established under section 25 of the 
                National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
                U.S.C. 278k); and
                    (C) administer other programs and activities that 
                help small and medium manufacturers prosper.
            (5) A Directorate on Trade, which shall--
                    (A) manage and oversee an Office of Manufacturer 
                Trade, which shall--
                            (i) advise manufacturers in the United 
                        States on trade;
                            (ii) advise the United States Trade 
                        Representative, the International Trade 
                        Administration, and other entities in the 
                        Federal Government on trade to benefit 
                        manufacturers in the United States;
                            (iii) receive and solicit recommendations 
                        and feedback from manufacturers in the United 
                        States; and
                            (iv) appoint an employee of the Office to 
                        serve as a liaison between--
                                    (I) the Office; and
                                    (II)(aa) the United States Trade 
                                Representative; and
                                    (bb) the Industry Trade Advisory 
                                Committees on Aerospace Equipment, 
                                Automotive Equipment and Capital Goods, 
                                and Steel; and
                    (B) manage and oversee a United States Manufacturer 
                Trade Council, which shall--
                            (i) receive and solicit recommendations and 
                        feedback from manufacturers in the United 
                        States; and
                            (ii) in addition to voting members, be 
                        composed of ex-officio members of the Industry 
                        Trade Advisory Committees described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(iv)(II)(bb).
    (f) Authorities.--In carrying out the duties under this Act, the 
Institute may--
            (1) appoint or create such advisory committees as may be 
        appropriate for purposes of consultation and advice to the 
        Institute in the performance of the functions of the Institute;
            (2) issue rules governing the manner of operations of the 
        Institute;
            (3) make expenditures necessary for administering the 
        provisions in this Act;
            (4) enter into contracts or other arrangements with 
        organizations and individuals in the United States and foreign 
        countries, including other government agencies, as the Chief 
        Manufacturing Officer determines necessary to carry out the 
        functions of the Institute;
            (5) award scholarships and fellowships to citizens of the 
        United States for the purpose of study or scientific work in 
        manufacturing;
            (6) acquire, construct, hold, and dispose of real and 
        personal property as the Chief Manufacturing Officer determines 
        necessary; and
            (7) accept unconditional gifts or donations of services, 
        money, or property.
    (g) Advisory Committees.--The Institute shall manage and oversee 
the following advisory committees:
            (1) The Council.
            (2) The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board 
        established under section 25(m) of the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(m)).
            (3) The Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory 
        Committee.
    (h) Patent Rights.--
            (1) In general.--Each contract entered into by the Director 
        shall contain provisions governing the disposition of 
        inventions produced under the contract.
            (2) Prohibition.--No officer or employee of the Institute 
        may acquire or transfer any rights under the patent laws of the 
        United States for any invention achieved in performing the 
        assigned activities of the officer or employee.
    (i) Transfer of Functions and Technical and Conforming 
Amendments.--
            (1) Investing in manufacturing communities partnership.--
                    (A) Transfer of functions.--All functions of the 
                Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership of 
                the Department of Commerce, including the personnel, 
                assets, and obligations of the Investing in 
                Manufacturing Communities Partnership of the Department 
                of Commerce, as in existence on the day before the date 
                of enactment of this Act, shall be transferred to the 
                Institute.
                    (B) Deeming of name.--Any reference in law, 
                regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
                United States to the Investing in Manufacturing 
                Communities Partnership of the Department of Commerce 
                shall be deemed a reference to the Investing in 
                Manufacturing Communities Partnership of the Institute.
                    (C) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other 
                funds related to the Investing in Manufacturing 
                Communities Partnership of the Department of Commerce 
                shall be available for use by the Institute for 
                purposes for which the appropriations, authorizations, 
                allocations, or other funds were originally made 
                available.
            (2) Committee on technology.--Section 102(a) of the America 
        Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in 
        Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 
        (42 U.S.C. 6622(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following: ``The Chief Manufacturing Officer of the United 
        States shall serve as Chair of the Committee, as described in 
        section 3(d)(4)(C) of the National Institute of Manufacturing 
        Act.''.
            (3) Manufacturing usa program.--
                    (A) Transfer of functions.--All functions of the 
                Manufacturing USA Program of the Advanced Manufacturing 
                National Program Office, including the personnel, 
                assets, and obligations of the Manufacturing USA 
                Program of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program 
                Office, as in existence on the day before the date of 
                enactment of this Act, shall be transferred to the 
                Directorate for the Industrial Commons of the 
                Institute.
                    (B) Deeming of name.--Any reference in law, 
                regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
                United States to the Manufacturing USA Program of the 
                Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office shall be 
                deemed a reference to the Manufacturing USA Program of 
                the Directorate for the Industrial Commons of the 
                Institute.
                    (C) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other 
                funds related to the Manufacturing USA Program of the 
                Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office shall be 
                available for use by the Institute for purposes for 
                which the appropriations, authorizations, allocations, 
                or other funds were originally made available.
                    (D) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 
                34 of the National Institute of Standards and 
                Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) by redesignating paragraph (2) 
                                as paragraph (3); and
                                    (II) by inserting after paragraph 
                                (1) the following:
            ``(2) Manufacturing director.--The term `Manufacturing 
        Director' means the Director of the National Institute of 
        Manufacturing.'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                                ``The Secretary shall establish within 
                                the Institute'' and inserting ``There 
                                is within the National Institute of 
                                Manufacturing'';
                                    (II) in paragraph (3), in the 
                                matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``The Secretary, acting 
                                through the Director'' and inserting 
                                ``The Manufacturing Director, acting 
                                through the Directorate for the 
                                Industrial Commons of the National 
                                Institute of Manufacturing''; and
                                    (III) in paragraph (4)--
                                            (aa) in the paragraph 
                                        heading, by inserting 
                                        ``Manufacturing'' before 
                                        ``Director'';
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``Secretary'' and inserting 
                                        ``Manufacturing Director''; and
                                            (cc) by striking 
                                        ``Director'' and inserting 
                                        ``Directorate for the 
                                        Industrial Commons of the 
                                        National Institute of 
                                        Manufacturing'';
                            (iii) in subsections (c)(1), (d)(3)(B), 
                        (f), (g)(1), (h)(3), (h)(4), (h)(5)(A), 
                        (h)(5)(B), (i)(1)(A)(ii), (i)(2)(A), 
                        (i)(2)(B)(i), (i)(2)(B)(ii), (j)(1), (j)(2), 
                        (j)(3), (j)(4), (j)(5), and (j)(7), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Manufacturing 
                        Director'';
                            (iv) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 
                        ``the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy'' 
                        and inserting ``the Manufacturing Director and 
                        the Secretary of Energy'';
                            (v) in subsection (g), by amending 
                        paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Authority.--To the extent provided for in advance by 
        appropriations Acts, the Manufacturing Director may use an 
        amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
        through 2024 to carry out this section from amounts 
        appropriated to the National Institute of Manufacturing.'';
                            (vi) in subsection (h)(1), by striking 
                        ``The Secretary shall establish, within the 
                        Institute,'' and inserting ``There is within 
                        the Directorate for the Industrial Commons of 
                        the National Institute of Manufacturing''; and
                            (vii) in subsection (i)(1), in the 
                        paragraph heading, by striking ``Secretary'' 
                        and inserting ``Manufacturing director''.
                    (E) References.--Any reference in this Act or an 
                amendment made by this Act to the Manufacturing USA 
                Program of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program 
                Office shall also be a reference to the Network for 
                Manufacturing Innovation Program of the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology.
                    (F) Rule of construction for centers of 
                manufacturing innovation.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
                construed to affect, or require the transfer to the 
                Institute of, any Federal financial assistance that is 
                provided to a center for manufacturing innovation by 
                any Federal entity other than the Institute under the 
                Manufacturing USA Program of the Advanced Manufacturing 
                National Program Office.
            (4) Manufacturing engineering education program.--
                    (A) Transfer of functions.--All functions of the 
                Manufacturing Engineering Education Program of the 
                Department of Defense, including the personnel, assets, 
                and obligations of the Manufacturing Engineering 
                Education Program of the Department of Defense, as in 
                existence on the day before the date of enactment of 
                this Act, shall be transferred to the Directorate for 
                Education and Workforce Development of the Institute.
                    (B) Deeming of name.--Any reference in law, 
                regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
                United States to the Manufacturing Engineering 
                Education Program of the Department of Defense shall be 
                deemed a reference to the Manufacturing Engineering 
                Education Program of the Institute.
                    (C) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other 
                funds related to the Manufacturing Engineering 
                Education Program of the Department of Defense shall be 
                available for use by the Institute for purposes for 
                which the appropriations, authorizations, allocations, 
                or other funds were originally made available.
                    (D) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 
                2196 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                                ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
                                ``Director of the National Institute of 
                                Manufacturing (referred to in this 
                                section as the `Director'), acting 
                                through the Directorate for Education 
                                and Workforce Development of the 
                                National Institute of Manufacturing'';
                                    (II) in paragraph (3)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``The 
                                        Secretary'' and inserting ``The 
                                        Director''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``as the 
                                        Secretary'' and inserting ``as 
                                        the Director''; and
                                    (III) in paragraph (4), by striking 
                                ``Secretary'' and inserting 
                                ``Director'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Director'';
                            (iii) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Director'';
                            (iv) in subsection (e), by striking 
                        ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
                        ``Director'';
                            (v) in subsection (f), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Director''; and
                            (vi) in subsection (g), in the matter 
                        preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Director''.
            (5) Hollings manufacturing extension partnership program.--
                    (A) Transfer of functions.--All functions of the 
                Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of 
                the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
                including the personnel, assets, and obligations of the 
                Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of 
                the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as 
                in existence on the day before the date of enactment of 
                this Act, shall be transferred to the Directorate for 
                Small and Medium Manufacturers of the Institute.
                    (B) Deeming of name.--Any reference in law, 
                regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
                United States to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
                Partnership Program of the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology shall be deemed a reference to 
                the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
                Program of the Directorate for Small and Medium 
                Manufacturers of the Institute.
                    (C) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other 
                funds related to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
                Partnership Program of the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology shall be available for use by 
                the Institute for purposes for which the 
                appropriations, authorizations, allocations, or other 
                funds were originally made available.
                    (D) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 
                25 of the National Institute of Standards and 
                Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) by redesignating paragraph (7) 
                                as paragraph (8); and
                                    (II) by inserting after paragraph 
                                (6) the following:
            ``(7) Manufacturing director.--The term `Manufacturing 
        Director' means the Director of the National Institute of 
        Manufacturing.'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b), by striking 
                        ``Secretary, acting through the Director'' and 
                        inserting ``Manufacturing Director, acting 
                        through the Directorate for Small and Medium 
                        Manufacturers of the National Institute of 
                        Manufacturing'';
                            (iii) in subsection (e), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' each place that term appears and 
                        inserting ``Manufacturing Director'';
                            (iv) in subsection (f), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' each place that term appears and 
                        inserting ``Manufacturing Director'';
                            (v) in subsection (g)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Secretary'' each 
                                place that term appears and inserting 
                                ``Manufacturing Director''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2), in the 
                                paragraph heading, by striking 
                                ``Secretary'' and inserting 
                                ``Manufacturing director'';
                            (vi) in subsection (h), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' each place that term appears and 
                        inserting ``Manufacturing Director'';
                            (vii) in subsection (i), by striking 
                        ``Not'' and all that follows through ``the 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``Not later than 180 
                        days after the date of enactment of the 
                        National Institute of Manufacturing Act, the 
                        Manufacturing Director'';
                            (viii) in subsection (k), by inserting 
                        ``Manufacturing'' before ``Director'' each 
                        place that term appears;
                            (ix) in subsection (l)--
                                    (I) by striking ``the Secretary and 
                                the Director'' and inserting ``the 
                                Manufacturing Director''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and from the 
                                private sector under section 2(c)(7) of 
                                this Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)(7)''; and
                            (x) in subsection (n)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1), in the matter 
                                preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                                inserting ``Manufacturing'' before 
                                ``Director''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                                ``Secretary'' and inserting 
                                ``Manufacturing Director''.
            (6) Manufacturing extension partnership advisory board.--
                    (A) Transfer of functions.--All functions of the 
                Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board of 
                the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
                including the personnel, assets, and obligations of the 
                Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board of 
                the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as 
                in existence on the day before the date of enactment of 
                this Act, shall be transferred to the Institute.
                    (B) Deeming of name.--Any reference in law, 
                regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
                United States to the Manufacturing Extension 
                Partnership Advisory Board of the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology shall be deemed a reference to 
                the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board 
                of the Institute.
                    (C) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other 
                funds related to the Manufacturing Extension 
                Partnership Advisory Board of the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology shall be available for use by 
                the Institute for purposes for which the 
                appropriations, authorizations, allocations, or other 
                funds were originally made available.
                    (D) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 
                25(m) of the National Institute of Standards and 
                Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(m)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``Institute'' and inserting ``National 
                        Institute of Manufacturing'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting 
                        ``Manufacturing'' before ``Director''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Manufacturing 
                        Director''.
            (7) Office of manufacturing.--
                    (A) Transfer of functions.--All functions of the 
                Office of Manufacturing of the International Trade 
                Administration of the Department of Commerce, including 
                the personnel, assets, and obligations of the Office of 
                Manufacturing of the International Trade Administration 
                of the Department of Commerce, as in existence on the 
                day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 
                transferred to the Office of Manufacturer Trade 
                described in subsection (e)(5)(A).
                    (B) Deeming of name.--Any reference in law, 
                regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
                United States to the Office of Manufacturing of the 
                International Trade Administration of the Department of 
                Commerce shall be deemed a reference to the Office of 
                Manufacturer Trade of the Directorate on Trade of the 
                Institute.
                    (C) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other 
                funds related to the Office of Manufacturing of the 
                International Trade Administration of the Department of 
                Commerce shall be available for use by the Institute 
                for purposes for which the appropriations, 
                authorizations, allocations, or other funds were 
                originally made available.
            (8) Materials processing equipment technical advisory 
        committee.--
                    (A) Transfer of functions.--All functions of the 
                Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory 
                Committee of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the 
                Department of Commerce, including the personnel, 
                assets, and obligations of the Materials Processing 
                Equipment Technical Advisory Committee of the Bureau of 
                Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, as 
                in existence on the day before the date of enactment of 
                this Act, shall be transferred to the Institute.
                    (B) Deeming of name.--Any reference in law, 
                regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
                United States to the Materials Processing Equipment 
                Technical Advisory Committee of the Bureau of Industry 
                and Security of the Department of Commerce shall be 
                deemed a reference to the Materials Processing 
                Equipment Technical Advisory Committee of the 
                Institute.
                    (C) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other 
                funds related to the Materials Processing Equipment 
                Technical Advisory Committee of the Bureau of Industry 
                and Security of the Department of Commerce shall be 
                available for use by the Institute for purposes for 
                which the appropriations, authorizations, allocations, 
                or other funds were originally made available.
    (j) Reorganization Plan and Transitional Provisions.--
            (1) Reorganization plan.--
                    (A) Submission of plan.--Not later than 90 days 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the President 
                shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
                committees a reorganization plan regarding--
                            (i) the transfer of functions, personnel, 
                        assets, and obligations to the Institute under 
                        subsection (i); and
                            (ii) any consolidation, reorganization, or 
                        streamlining of any entity transferred to the 
                        Institute under subsection (i).
                    (B) Plan elements.--The plan transmitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall contain, consistent with this 
                Act, such elements as the President determines to be 
                appropriate, including--
                            (i) an identification of any functions of 
                        entities transferred to the Institute under 
                        subsection (i) that will not be transferred to 
                        the Institute under the plan;
                            (ii) a specification of the steps to be 
                        taken by the Director to organize the 
                        Institute, including the delegation or 
                        assignment of functions transferred to the 
                        Institute among officers of the Institute in 
                        order to permit the Institute to carry out the 
                        functions transferred under the plan;
                            (iii) a specification of the funds 
                        available to each entity that will be 
                        transferred to the Institute as a result of 
                        transfers under the plan;
                            (iv) a specification of the proposed 
                        allocations within the Institute of unexpended 
                        funds transferred in connection with transfers 
                        under the plan; and
                            (v) a specification of any proposed 
                        disposition of property, facilities, contracts, 
                        records, and other assets and obligations of 
                        entities transferred under the plan.
                    (C) Modification of plan.--The President may, on 
                the basis of consultations with the appropriate 
                congressional committees, modify or revise any part of 
                the plan until that part of the plan becomes effective 
                in accordance with subparagraph (D).
                    (D) Effective date.--
                            (i) In general.--The reorganization plan 
                        described in this paragraph, including any 
                        modifications or revisions of the plan under 
                        subparagraph (C), shall become effective for an 
                        entity in the Institute described in subsection 
                        (i) on the earlier of--
                                    (I) the date specified in the plan 
                                (or the plan as modified pursuant to 
                                subparagraph (C)), except that such 
                                date may not be earlier than 90 days 
                                after the date the President has 
                                transmitted the reorganization plan to 
                                the appropriate congressional 
                                committees pursuant to subparagraph 
                                (A); or
                                    (II) the end of the transition 
                                period.
                            (ii) Statutory construction.--Nothing in 
                        this subparagraph may be construed to require 
                        the transfer of functions, personnel, records, 
                        balances of appropriations, or other assets of 
                        an entity on a single date.
                            (iii) Supersedes existing law.--Clause (i) 
                        shall apply notwithstanding section 905(b) of 
                        title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Transitional authorities.--
                    (A) Provision of assistance by officials.--Until 
                the transfer of an entity to the Institute, any 
                official having authority over or functions relating to 
                the entity as of the day before the date of enactment 
                of this Act shall provide to the Director such 
                assistance, including the use of personnel and assets, 
                as the Director may request in preparing for the 
                transfer and integration of the entity into the 
                Institute.
                    (B) Services and personnel.--During the transition 
                period, upon the request of the Secretary, the head of 
                any executive agency may, on a reimbursable basis, 
                provide services or detail personnel to assist with the 
                transition.
            (3) Incidental transfers.--The Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, in consultation with the Chief 
        Manufacturing Officer, shall make such additional incidental 
        dispositions of personnel, assets, and liabilities held, used, 
        arising from, available, or to be made available, in connection 
        with the functions transferred by subsection (i), as the 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget may determine 
        necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of 
Commerce the ``National Manufacturing Council''.
    (b) Mission.--The mission of the Council shall be to--
            (1) ensure regular communication between the Federal 
        Government and the manufacturing sector in the United States;
            (2) advise the Chief Manufacturing Officer on government 
        policies and programs that affect United States manufacturing 
        and provide a forum for discussing and proposing solutions to 
        industry-related problems; and
            (3) ensure that the United States remains the preeminent 
        destination for investment in manufacturing throughout the 
        world.
    (c) Duties.--The duties of the Council shall include--
            (1) meeting from time to time to provide independent advice 
        and recommendations to the Chief Manufacturing Officer or the 
        Secretary regarding issues involving United States 
        manufacturing;
            (2) completing specific tasks requested by the Chief 
        Manufacturing Officer or the Secretary;
            (3) conveying input from key industry, labor, academic, 
        defense, government, and other stakeholders to aid in the 
        development of the national strategic plan for manufacturing in 
        the United States;
            (4) monitoring the status of technological developments, 
        critical production capacity, skill availability, investment 
        patterns, emerging defense needs, and other key indicators of 
        manufacturing competitiveness to provide foresight for periodic 
        updates to the national strategic plan for manufacturing;
            (5) soliciting input from the public and private sector and 
        academia regarding emerging trends in manufacturing, the 
        responsiveness of Federal programming, and suggestions for 
        areas of increased Federal attention;
            (6) monitoring global manufacturing trends and global 
        threats to manufacturing sectors in the United States; and
            (7) providing input and improvements for the 
        manufacturing.gov hub developed under section 7(a) to--
                    (A) help that hub become the principal place of 
                interaction between manufacturers in the United States 
                and the Federal manufacturing programs described in 
                section 7(b)(1); and
                    (B) provide input on providing Federal assistance 
                for manufacturers relating to--
                            (i) international trade and investment 
                        matters;
                            (ii) research and technology development 
                        opportunities;
                            (iii) workforce development and training 
                        programs and opportunities;
                            (iv) small and medium manufacturer needs; 
                        and
                            (v) industrial commons and supply chains 
                        needs.
    (d) Charter.--The Council shall develop a charter to govern the 
structure and mission of the Council.
    (e) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Council shall consist of individuals 
        with a balance of backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints, and 
        shall include individuals that directly represent private 
        industry, academia, and labor.
            (2) Public participation.--The nomination process for 
        membership on the Council shall include a public nomination 
        process to the maximum extent practicable.
    (f) Transfer of Functions.--All functions of the United States 
Manufacturing Council of the International Trade Administration of the 
Department of Commerce, including the personnel, assets, and 
obligations of the United States Manufacturing Council of the 
International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce, as in 
existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 
transferred to the Office of the Chief Manufacturer.
            (1) Deeming of name.--Any reference in law, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        United States Manufacturing Council of the International Trade 
        Administration of the Department of Commerce shall be deemed a 
        reference to the National Manufacturing Council.
            (2) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of 
        appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other funds 
        related to the United States Manufacturing Council of the 
        International Trade Administration of the Department of 
        Commerce shall be available for use by the Chief Manufacturing 
        Officer for which the appropriations, authorizations, 
        allocations, or other funds were originally made available.
    (g) Permanent Authority.--Notwithstanding section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Council shall be a 
permanent authority.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR MANUFACTURING.

    Not later than January 1 of the first calendar year beginning after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each January 1 thereafter, the 
Chief Manufacturing Officer shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes--
            (1) an evaluation of activities and accomplishments of all 
        Federal agencies related to carrying out the national strategic 
        plan for manufacturing;
            (2) updates on, and recommendations for, the transference 
        of any governmental entities to the Institute; and
            (3) recommendations for legislation to carry out the 
        national strategic plan for manufacturing.

SEC. 6. REMOVAL OF NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

    Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 
U.S.C. 6622) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (7); and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 7. MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Manufacturing Officer, in coordination 
with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall 
modify the website of the Department of Commerce to establish a section 
of the website to be known as the ``manufacturing.gov hub''.
    (b) Functions.--The manufacturing.gov hub established under 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) serve as the primary hub for information relating to 
        every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs 
        identified in the March 28, 2017, report of the Government 
        Accountability Office entitled ``U.S. Manufacturing'' (GAO 17-
        240);
            (2) provide the contact information of employees of the 
        Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1);
            (3) provide an avenue for public input and feedback 
        relating to the functionality of the website of the Department 
        of Commerce and the Federal manufacturing programs described in 
        paragraph (1);
            (4) establish web pages within the hub that shall focus 
        on--
                    (A) technology and research and development;
                    (B) trade;
                    (C) workforce development and training;
                    (D) industrial commons and supply chains; and
                    (E) small and medium manufacturers; and
            (5) use machine learning to identify and disseminate 
        answers to frequently asked questions to the public.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Institute such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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