Defend American Manufacturing Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2832 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2832

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to continue to operate the Hollings 
      Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2025

 Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself, Ms. McBride, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
                   on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to continue to operate the Hollings 
      Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 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 ``Defend American Manufacturing Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.

    In fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, unless 
Congress fails to enact into law appropriations for that fiscal year 
under the heading ``Department of Commerce--National Institute of 
Standards and Technology--Industrial Technology Services'' for the 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership pursuant to section 25 of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278K), the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall compete, renew, 
and award centers in all 50 States and Puerto Rico pursuant to section 
25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278K), subject to the terms and conditions of such section 25.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
              ACT.

    Paragraph (e)(1) of section 25 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278K) is amended striking 
``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
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