National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government should promote policies related to the nation's manufacturing sector intended to promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness, create well-paying jobs, enable innovation and investment, and support national security; and (2) the President and Congress should act promptly to pursue policies consistent with a National Manufacturing Strategy (Strategy).
Directs the President, every four years, to submit to Congress, and publish on a public website, a Strategy. Requires the first Strategy to be submitted within one year after enactment of this Act.
Directs the President to establish, within the Department of Commerce, the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board (consisting of both public and private sector members) to: (1) advise the President and Congress on issues affecting the nation's manufacturing sector; (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis of such sector; (3) develop a Strategy; and (4) report annually to the President and Congress on the current state of U.S. manufacturing.
Directs the Comptroller General, in each of 2013, 2017, and 2021, to submit to Congress an assessment and analysis of the Strategy.
Directs the President, in developing each Strategy, to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study concerning U.S. manufacturing and related assessments and reviews. Requires the NAS to report each study's results to Congress and the President.
Requires the President, in preparing each annual budget, to include information regarding that budget's consistency with the goals and recommendations included in the latest Strategy.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4692 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4692
To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National
Manufacturing Strategy, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2010
Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr.
Manzullo, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hare, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Michaud,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Schock, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Loebsack,
Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Kildee,
Mr. Peters, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Johnson
of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National
Manufacturing Strategy, 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 Manufacturing Strategy Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government
should promote policies related to the Nation's manufacturing sector
that are intended to--
(1) create sustainable economic growth and increased
employment;
(2) create high-quality jobs and decent employment;
(3) increase per capita income;
(4) recruit, improve, and educate the workforce;
(5) increase productivity, exports, and global
competitiveness;
(6) increase resilience to global economic pressure and
fluctuations;
(7) increase domestic manufacturing capacity;
(8) maintain and improve national and homeland security;
(9) identify and preserve specific manufacturing
capabilities and technologies which are considered vital to
national defense and security;
(10) assure a reliable and efficient supply chain;
(11) increase access to financial capital and encourage
private investment in domestic manufacturing;
(12) expand research and development activities and
innovation;
(13) improve competitiveness in emerging markets, products,
and industries of the manufacturing sector;
(14) support industries of the manufacturing sector that
are facing critical challenges to competitiveness and
sustainability;
(15) improve the quality and excellence of manufacturing;
(16) enhance collaboration among Government, labor,
industry, and academia;
(17) pursue resource and economic sustainability, including
increases in energy efficiency; and
(18) improve coordination among agencies in carrying out
Government policies.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than the last day of February of the
second year of each Presidential term, the President shall conduct a
comprehensive analysis of the Nation's manufacturing sector and submit
to Congress a report containing a National Manufacturing Strategy.
(b) Comprehensive Analysis.--Before developing each National
Manufacturing Strategy, the President shall conduct a comprehensive
analysis of the Nation's manufacturing sector and related Government
programs that will, at a minimum, consider the following:
(1) The fundamental value and role, both historic and
current, of manufacturing in the Nation's economy, security,
and global leadership.
(2) The current domestic and international environment for
the Nation's manufacturing sector, including--
(A) specific consideration of particular industries
within the manufacturing sector, as determined by the
President, from among industries categorized in the
North American Industry Classification System as codes
31 to 33;
(B) regional industrial bases; and
(C) consideration of firms that have relocated
manufacturing operations overseas or relocated overseas
operations to the United States, and the factors
involved in such relocations.
(3) Workforce-related elements, such as the demographics of
the labor force, the availability of highly skilled workers,
and specific skill sets that are likely to be required of
workers in the future.
(4) The need for research and development to improve
innovation and productivity in manufacturing and to enable
sustainable domestic production, and an analysis of the impacts
of Federal grants, tax credits, and other investments in such
research and development on employment in the manufacturing
sector.
(5) The importance of exports to manufacturers and the
Nation's trade balance, and the existence of barriers to
exports and market access.
(6) The availability of financial capital to the
manufacturing industry.
(7) The role of domestic manufacturing in national
security, and the potential for related joint international
acquisition, development, and procurement programs.
(8) The impact that Government policies and actions have,
directly and indirectly, on manufacturing industries, including
taxation policy, regulations, procurement, and domestic
sourcing requirements.
(9) The impact of Federal procurement, funding, and tax
credits on the importation of foreign manufactured goods,
including the amount of funds expended on, and identification
of, products in defense, energy, communications,
infrastructure, and other critical technologies that are
imported.
(10) The identification of emerging or evolving markets,
technologies, and products that the Nation's manufacturers
could compete for.
(11) The identification of specific manufacturing
industries in the United States that are facing critical
challenges.
(12) The identification of critical technologies required
to sustain national defense and security, including energy and
communications technologies.
(13) Establishment of minimum manufacturing capability
baselines needed to rapidly respond in times of national
emergencies, including wartime scenarios.
(14) The problems faced in particular by small- and medium-
sized manufacturers.
(15) Aspects of the global supply chain and the
availability of natural resources.
(16) The interaction among various Federal Government
policies that affect manufacturing, the manufacturing-related
workforce, and manufacturing-dependent communities.
(17) State, local, and territorial policies and conditions
that affect manufacturing, including interstate competition and
public subsidies for facility siting and relocation.
(18) A comparison of the manufacturing policies of the
United States relative to other nations' policies and
strategies.
(19) The effects of international trade agreements and
other treaties or international agreements, both that the
United States is party to and others that affect the United
States or markets for its products.
(20) The status of international intellectual property
protections.
(21) The short- and long-term forecasts for the Nation's
manufacturing sector, and forecasts of expected national and
international trends and factors likely to affect such sector
in the future.
(22) The role that the authority provided under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.) could have
in the implementation of the National Manufacturing Strategy.
(23) An analysis of any other factors affecting
manufacturing competitiveness, growth, stability, and
sustainability.
(c) Task Force.--
(1) In general.--In developing each National Manufacturing
Strategy, the President shall convene a Manufacturing Strategy
Task Force.
(2) Members.--A Manufacturing Strategy Task Force convened
with respect to a National Manufacturing Strategy shall include
the following individuals:
(A) The Secretary or head (or the designee of the
Secretary or head) of each of the following
organizations:
(i) The Department of the Treasury.
(ii) The Department of Defense.
(iii) The Department of Commerce.
(iv) The Department of Labor.
(v) The Department of Energy.
(vi) The Domestic Policy Council.
(vii) The National Economic Council.
(viii) The Council of Economic Advisors.
(ix) The National Security Council.
(x) The Office of Management and Budget.
(xi) The Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
(xii) The Small Business Administration.
(xiii) Other Federal agencies the President
determines appropriate.
(B) The Governors of two States, from different
political parties, appointed by the President in
consultation with the National Governors Association.
(3) Chairman.--The President shall designate a Chairman of
the Manufacturing Strategy Task Force from among Cabinet-level
appointees and other advisors to the President who are officers
or employees of the Federal Government.
(4) Subgroups.--The Manufacturing Strategy Task Force may
convene subgroups to address particular industries, policy
topics, or other matters. Such subgroups may include members
representing any of the following:
(A) Such other Federal agencies as the Chairman
determines appropriate.
(B) State, local, tribal, and territorial
governments.
(C) The private sector, including labor, industry,
academia, trade associations, and other appropriate
groups.
(5) Recommendations.--The Manufacturing Strategy Task Force
shall make recommendations to the President for incorporation
into the National Manufacturing Strategy regarding the
following matters:
(A) The results of the comprehensive analysis
conducted by the President under subsection (b).
(B) The design, effectiveness, purpose, funding
levels, and other features of current Federal
Government programs and policies that are intended to
assist the manufacturing sector, including taxation,
workforce development, research and development,
technical assistance, export control requirements,
procurement, and domestic sourcing policies.
(C) The interaction among, and integration of,
Federal Government policies that affect manufacturing,
the manufacturing-related workforce, and manufacturing-
dependent communities.
(D) Areas of need that could be addressed by new
Federal Government programs.
(E) Emerging markets, industry shifts, workforce
changes, or other transformations foreseen to affect
the manufacturing sector in the future.
(F) The availability of financial capital to the
manufacturing sector, with particular emphasis on lower
tiers of the supply chain and small businesses.
(G) Opportunities to increase exports and enhance
international trade competitiveness.
(H) Federal incentives to encourage industry to
balance pressures for short-term profits with
implementation of the National Manufacturing Strategy.
(I) Other areas designated by the President for
consideration.
(6) Public meetings required.--The Manufacturing Strategy
Task Force shall convene public meetings to solicit views on
the manufacturing sector and proposed recommendations for the
National Manufacturing Strategy. The locations of these
meetings shall ensure the inclusion of multiple regions and
industries of the manufacturing sector.
(d) Goals and Recommendations.--
(1) Goals.--Each National Manufacturing Strategy shall
provide short- and long-term goals for the Nation's
manufacturing sector, including goals--
(A) related to improving--
(i) levels of domestic production;
(ii) productivity;
(iii) investment in particular industries;
(iv) research and development intensity;
(v) innovation;
(vi) employment;
(vii) workforce skills and development;
(viii) international competitiveness; and
(ix) the industrial base to ensure it is
adequate for maintaining national security; and
(B) for any other relevant economic, social, and
policy factors.
(2) Recommendations.--Each National Manufacturing Strategy
shall include recommendations for achieving the goals provided
under paragraph (1). Such recommendations may propose--
(A) actions to be taken by State, local, and
territorial governments, the President, Congress, the
private sector, universities, industry associations,
and other stakeholders; and
(B) ways to improve Government policies and
interaction with the manufacturing sector.
(e) Strategy Board.--In developing each National Manufacturing
Strategy, the President shall consider the recommendations of the
President's Manufacturing Strategy Board established under section 5.
(f) Studies.--In developing each National Manufacturing Strategy,
the President shall consider the results of the studies carried out
pursuant to section 6.
(g) Report.--
(1) Draft.--A draft report containing a National
Manufacturing Strategy shall be published for public comment in
the Federal Register and on a public website for a period of 90
days. Following the comment period, the Manufacturing Strategy
Task Force shall review any comments and reflect those views in
its recommendations to the President under subsection (c)(5).
(2) Submission to congress.--Each final National
Manufacturing Strategy shall be submitted to Congress upon
completion.
(3) Publication.--Each final National Manufacturing
Strategy shall be published on a public website.
(h) Deadline for First National Manufacturing Strategy.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President shall issue the first
National Manufacturing Strategy not later than February 28, 2011.
SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF NATIONAL
MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.
Three years following publication of a National Manufacturing
Strategy under section 3, the Comptroller General shall conduct a
review of the recommendations contained in such National Manufacturing
Strategy, including--
(1) an assessment of whether the recommendations were
implemented;
(2) an analysis of the impact of those recommendations;
(3) a review of the trends and short- and long-term
forecasts of manufacturing contained in previous National
Manufacturing Strategies, compared to actual events and trends;
(4) a review of the process involved in developing the
previous National Manufacturing Strategy; and
(5) recommendations for improvement in developing the next
National Manufacturing Strategy.
SEC. 5. PRESIDENT'S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD.
(a) In General.--The President shall convene a President's
Manufacturing Strategy Board, which shall provide the President with
information and recommendations regarding the needs of, and
opportunities for, the Nation's manufacturing sector.
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy
Board shall consist of 21 individuals from the private sector,
appointed by the President after consultation with industrial
organizations. Such individuals shall represent a broad range
of regions and industries, including individuals with
experience in the areas of--
(A) managing manufacturing companies;
(B) managing supply chain providers;
(C) financing manufacturing operations;
(D) labor-management relations;
(E) workforce development;
(F) conducting related research and development;
and
(G) other fields related to manufacturing.
(2) Limitation regarding affiliations.--The President's
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include individuals of whom
there are no fewer than--
(A) 3 representatives of labor organizations;
(B) 3 representatives of manufacturing firms with
fewer than 500 employees; and
(C) 1 representative of an academic institution who
is involved in research and development regarding
manufacturing-related technology or systems.
(3) Balance in representation.--In making appointments to
the Manufacturing Strategy Board, the President shall seek to
ensure that the individuals appointed represent a balance among
and within industries of the manufacturing sector.
(c) Co-Chairmen.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy Board
shall be co-chaired by 3 members representing the President's Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology, the Manufacturing Council of the
Department of Commerce, and the Defense Policy Board.
(d) Terms.--
(1) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for a term
of 6 years, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Terms of initial appointees.--As designated by the
President at the time of appointment, of the members first
appointed--
(A) 7 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years;
(B) 7 shall be appointed for a term of 4 years; and
(C) 7 shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.
(3) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the
expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken
office.
SEC. 6. STUDIES.
(a) Quadrennial Study.--
(1) In general.--In developing each National Manufacturing
Strategy, the President, acting through the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, shall enter into an agreement with the
National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study in accordance
with this subsection.
(2) Elements.--The study shall examine the following:
(A) The current state of manufacturing in the
United States.
(B) Federal programs and activities related to, and
Government reliance on, manufacturing systems.
(C) The ways in which Federal policies affect
manufacturing, and likely future trends in
manufacturing if such policies remain unchanged.
(D) Various possible standards for evaluating the
implementation of the National Manufacturing Strategy.
(3) Report.--The agreement shall provide that not later
than the last day of February of the first year of each
Presidential term, the National Academy of Sciences shall
submit to Congress and the President a report containing the
findings of the study.
(4) Deadline for first report.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(3), the first agreement entered into under this subsection
shall provide that the National Academy of Sciences shall
submit to Congress and the President a report containing the
findings of the study not later than 2 years after the date
such agreement is entered into.
(5) Deadline for subsequent agreements.--After the first
agreement entered into under this subsection, all subsequent
agreements under this subsection shall be entered into not
later than 18 months before the deadline for submission of the
corresponding report under paragraph (3).
(b) Additional Studies.--
(1) Required studies.--In order to inform future National
Manufacturing Strategies, not later than 60 days after the
enactment of this Act the President shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop
three reports as follows:
(A) Not later than 14 months after entering into an
agreement under this paragraph, the National Academy of
Sciences shall submit to Congress and the President a
report that describes the stresses on the Nation's
manufacturing sector and recommends ways in which the
Federal Government can support such sector.
(B) Not later than 20 months after entering into an
agreement under this paragraph, the National Academy of
Sciences shall submit to Congress and the President a
report that predicts the likely needs of, and
challenges to, the manufacturing sector in the year
2035.
(C) Not later than 24 months after entering into an
agreement under this paragraph, the National Academy of
Sciences shall submit to Congress and the President a
report that assesses Government manufacturing programs
and research and development portfolios (including the
interrelation of such programs and portfolios), how
well such programs and portfolios address perceived
needs of the manufacturing sector, and recommendations
for a research strategy to address any gaps in such
programs and portfolios.
(2) Discretionary studies.--After the required studies are
complete, the President may enter into further agreements with
the National Academy of Sciences to develop reports to inform
future National Manufacturing Strategies.
SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY IN
BUDGET.
In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code, the President shall include information
regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals and
recommendations included in National Manufacturing Strategy covering
that fiscal year.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-574, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-574, Part I.
Committee on The Budget discharged.
Committee on The Budget discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 331.
Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6169-6179)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4692.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6169-6170, H6214-6215)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 38 (Roll no. 477).(text: CR H6169-6170)
Roll Call #477 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 38 (Roll no. 477). (text: CR H6169-6170)
Roll Call #477 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.