[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8657 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8657
To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce a report that provides
recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of
Department of Commerce programs related to supply chain resilience and
manufacturing and industrial innovation, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2024
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce a report that provides
recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of
Department of Commerce programs related to supply chain resilience and
manufacturing and industrial innovation, 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 ``Strengthening Support for American
Manufacturing Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PROGRAMS RELATED TO CRITICAL
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL
INNOVATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall produce a report that--
(1) identifies offices and bureaus of the Department of
Commerce with responsibilities related to--
(A) critical supply chain resilience; and
(B) manufacturing and industrial innovation;
(2) identifies the duties, responsibilities, programs, and
expertise relevant to critical supply chain resilience and
manufacturing and industrial innovation of each covered office
and bureau;
(3) identifies and assesses the purpose, statutory
authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each
covered office and bureau;
(4) identifies gaps between offices or bureaus with
duplicative duties, responsibilities, programs, and expertise
within the Department of Commerce that are implementing
activities related to critical supply chain resilience and
manufacturing and industrial innovation; and
(5) provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness,
efficiency, and impact of each covered office and bureau,
including recommendations to--
(A) optimize operations within or across covered
offices and bureaus;
(B) improve coordination across covered offices and
bureaus; and
(C) improve coordination with Federal agencies
implementing similar activities related to critical
supply chain resilience and manufacturing and
industrial innovation.
(b) National Academy of Public Administration.--The Secretary shall
contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in
producing the report under subsection (a).
(c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date
on which the Secretary produces the report under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--
(1) the report produced under subsection (a);
(2) recommendations for potential legislative action
addressing recommendations in the report produced under
subsection (a); and
(3) a response from the Secretary to the recommendations
included in the report produced under subsection (a).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives.
(2) Covered offices and bureaus.--The term ``covered
offices and bureaus'' means offices and bureaus of the
Department of Commerce identified under subsection (a)(1).
(3) Critical supply chain.--The term ``critical supply
chain'' means an end-to-end system that converts raw materials
into finished products in critical sectors, including in--
(A) the defense industrial base;
(B) the public health and biological preparedness
industrial base;
(C) the information and communications technology
industrial base;
(D) the energy sector industrial base;
(E) the transportation industrial base; and
(F) agricultural supply chains.
(4) Critical supply chain resilience.--The term ``critical
supply chain resilience'' means mitigating gaps and
vulnerabilities in critical supply chains, including by--
(A) reducing risk of malicious sabotage or external
or internal manipulation; and
(B) improving the ability to withstand supply chain
interruptions such as logistical challenges and
workforce, materials, equipment, or product shortages.
(5) Manufacturing and industrial innovation.--The term
``manufacturing and industrial innovation'' means--
(A) providing assistance, resources, or services to
manufacturers or manufacturing workers in the United
States;
(B) offering expertise, improvements, research and
development, or other assistance in technological
innovations or advanced manufacturing in partnership
with or for use by manufacturers in the United States;
or
(C) developing policy that substantially impacts
the manufacturing sector in the United States.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce.
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