Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5157 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5157

  To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
    require the periodic update to the strategic plan to guide the 
 Manufacturing USA Program to align with the mandatory updates to the 
             National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 4, 2025

 Ms. Rivas (for herself and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
    require the periodic update to the strategic plan to guide the 
 Manufacturing USA Program to align with the mandatory updates to the 
             National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.

    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 ``Streamlining American Manufacturing 
Strategy Act''.

SEC. 2. ALIGNMENT OF TIMING OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN WITH UPDATES 
              TO NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 34(i) of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(i)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and update not less 
        frequently than once every 3 years thereafter,'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (M) as 
        subparagraphs (E) through (N), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following:
                    ``(D) to update the strategic plan developed under 
                subparagraph (C) not less frequently than once every 4 
                years such that the planning cycle for the updates 
                aligns with the planning cycle for updates to the 
                National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing required 
                under section 102(c)(4) of the America COMPETES 
                Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622(c)(4)) to 
                better ensure the Program reflects the priorities of 
                the national strategy;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and 
        inserting ``subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and 
        inserting ``subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and any update to 
        the plan required under subparagraph (D) of such paragraph''.
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