,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bddg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjac ,mr4 
,lip9ski 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k9z+] (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 
,mi*aud1 ,mr4 ,hultgr51 & ,mr4 ,ryan (  
,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! 
,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !    
,budget1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly    
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,committee on     
,te*nology "u ! ,national ,sci5ce &     
,te*nology ,c\ncil to develop a national
 manufactur+ competitiv5ess /rategic    
plan1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican     
,manufactur+ ,competitiv5ess ,act (     
#bjac4  #b4 ,national manufactur+       
competitiv5ess /rategic plan ,section   
#ajb ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes             
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjaj 7#db       

,u4,s4,c4 #ffbb7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7b71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#g7 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#g7 develop & update
 a national manufactur+ competitiv5ess  
/rategic plan 9 accordance ) subsection 
7c74  2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection 7c7 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7 ,national       
manufactur+ competitiv5ess /rategic plan
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,committee %all      
develop1 & update e #d ye>s1 a /rategic 
plan to improve ,gov]nm5t coord9ation & 
provide long-t]m guidance = ,f$]al      
programs & activities 9 support ( ,unit$
 ,/ates manufactur+ competitiv5ess1     
includ+ advanc$ manufactur+ rese>* &    
developm5t4  7#b7 ,committee *airp]son  
,9 develop+ & updat+ ! /rategic plan1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 or a designee ( ! 
,secret>y1 %all s]ve z ! *airp]son ( !  
,committee4  7#c7 ,goals ,! goals ( su* 
/rategic plan %all be to--  7,a7 promote
 gr[?1 includ+ job creation1            
su/a9ability1 & competitiv5ess1 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates manufactur+ sector2  7,b7 
support ! developm5t ( a skill$         

manufactur+ work=ce2  7,c7 enable       
innovation & inve/m5t 9 dome/ic         
manufactur+2 &  7,d7 support national   
security4  7#d7 ,cont5ts ,su* /rategic  
plan %all--  7,a7 specify & prioritize  
ne>-t]m & long-t]m objectives to meet ! 
goals ( ! plan1 includ+ rese>* &        
developm5t objectives1 ! anticipat$     
timeframe = a*iev+ ! objectives1 & !    
metrics = use 9 assess+ progress t[>d ! 
objectives2  7,b7 describe ! progress   
made 9 a*iev+ ! objectives f prior      
/rategic plans1 includ+ a discussion (  
:y specific objectives 7 n met2  7,c7   
specify ! role1 includ+ ! programs &    
activities1 ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy 9 meet+ !
 objectives ( ! /rategic plan2  7,d7    
describe h[ ! ,f$]al ag5cies & f$]ally  
fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]s support+
 advanc$ manufactur+ rese>* & developm5t
 w fo/] ! transf] ( rese>* & developm5t 
results into new manufactur+ te*nologies
 & ,unit$ ,/ates bas$ manufactur+ ( new 
products & processes = ! b5efit (       
society to ensure national1 en]gy1 &    

economic security2  7,e7 describe h[ su*
 ,f$]al ag5cies & c5t]s w /r5g!n all    
levels ( manufactur+ education & tra9+  
programs to ensure an adequate1         
well-tra9$ work=ce2  7,f7 describe h[   
su* ,f$]al ag5cies & c5t]s w assi/      
small- & m$ium-siz$ manufactur]s 9      
develop+ & implem5t+ new products &     
processes2  7,g7 take into consid]ation 
& include a discussion ( ! analysis     
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#e72 &  7,h7 take 
into consid]ation ! recomm5dations ( a  
wide range ( /akehold]s1 includ+        
repres5tatives f div]se manufactur+     
sectors & companies1 academia1 exi/+    
,f$]al advisory committees1 su* z !     
,def5se ,sci5ce ,bo>d1 ! ,presid5t's    
,c\ncil ( ,advisors on ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology1 ! ,manufactur+ ,c\ncil      
e/abli%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 & ! 
,labor ,advisory ,committee = ,trade    
,negotiations & ,trade ,policy1 & o!r   
relevant organizations & in/itutions4   
7#e7 ,prelim9>y analysis  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,z "p ( develop+ su* /rategic plan1 !   

,committee %all conduct an analysis (   
factors t impact ! competitiv5ess & gr[?
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates manufactur+ sector1  
includ+--  7i7 rese>*1 developm5t1      
innovation1 te*nology transf]1 &        
comm]cialization activities 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2  7ii7 ! adequacy ( ! indu/rial  
base = ma9ta9+ national security2  7iii7
 ! /ate & capabilities ( ! dome/ic      
manufactur+ work=ce2  7iv7 trade1 trade 
en=cem5t1 & intellectual prop]ty        
policies2  7v7 f9anc+1 inve/m5t1 &      
taxation policies & practices2  7vi7 !  
/ate ( em]g+ te*nologies & m>kets2 &    
7vii7 ef=ts & policies relat$ to        
manufactur+ promotion und]tak5 by       
compet+ nations4  7,b7 ,reliance on     
exi/+ in=mation ,to ! ext5t practicable1
 9 complet+ ! analysis "u subp>agraph   
7,a71 ! ,committee %all use exi/+       
in=mation & ! results ( previ\s /udies &
 reports4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,am]ican 
,manufactur+ ,competitiv5ess ,act (     
#bjac1 ! ,director %all transmit !      

/rategic plan develop$ "u subsection    
7b77#g7 to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1    
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & 
! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &      
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 %all transmit subsequ5t updates to ^?  
committees z appropriate4  7e7          
,requirem5t ,to consid] /rategy 9 !     
budget ,9 prep>+ ! budget = a fiscal ye>
 "u section #aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,presid5t %all   
include in=mation reg>d+ ! consi/5cy ( !
 budget ) ! goals & recomm5dations      
includ$ 9 ! /rategic plan develop$ "u   
subsection 7b77#g7 apply+ to t fiscal   
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