,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,nolan introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish ,presidential awards to       
recognize organizations that have made  
extraordinary efforts to create jobs and
 strengthen the economy of the ,united  
,states4  #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,presidential ,make 
it in ,america ,awards ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,presidential ,make ,it ,in ,america
 ,awards  7a7 ,establishment and ,award 
,criteria ,there are established the    
following ,presidential awards3  7#a7   
,the ,presidential ,reshoring ,award1   
which shall be awarded to the best      
example of a ,united ,states company    
that returns manufacturing jobs and     
operations from overseas to the ,united 
,states4  7#b7 ,the ,presidential       
,invest in ,america ,award1 which shall 
be awarded to the best example of a     

,united ,states company that invests in 
significant new domestic manufacturing  
jobs and operations4  7#c7 ,the         
,presidential ,foreign ,direct          
,investment ,award1 which shall be      
awarded to the best example of a foreign
 company that invests in ,united ,states
 manufacturing jobs and operations4  7b7
 ,making and ,presentation of ,awards   
7#a7 ,making of ,awards ,the ,president 
7on the basis of recommendations        
received from the ,secretary of         
,commerce 7hereafter in this section    
referred to as the ,secretary771 or the 
,secretary1 shall periodically make each
 of the awards described in subsection  
7a7 to a qualified organization in an   
eligible category which in the judgment 
of the ,president or the ,secretary     
meets the relevant criteria described in
 paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 of        
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,presentation of  
,awards ,the presentation of the awards 
shall be made by the ,president or the  
,secretary with such ceremonies as the  

,president or the ,secretary determine  
to be appropriate4  7c7 ,qualified      
,organization ,an organization may      
qualify for an award under this section 
only if it--  7#a7 submits an           
application to the ,secretary2  7#b7    
permits a rigorous evaluation of the way
 in which its business and other        
operations have benefitted the economic 
or social well-being of the ,united     
,states2 and  7#c7 meets such           
requirements and specifications as the  
,secretary determines to be appropriate 
to achieve the objectives of this       
section4  7d7 ,categories in ,which     
,awards ,may be ,given  7#a7 ,eligible  
,categories ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 
each of the awards described in         
subsection 7a7 may be awarded in each of
 the following categories3  7,a7 ,small 
business4  7,b7 ,company or its         
subsidiary4  7,c7 ,company which        
primarily provides services4  7,d7      
,health care provider4  7,e7 ,education 
provider4  7,f7 ,nonprofit organization4

  7#b7 ,modification of ,categories     
7,a7 ,upon a determination that the     
objectives of this section would be     
better served thereby1 the ,secretary   
may at any time expand1 subdivide1 or   
otherwise modify the list of categories 
within which awards may be made as      
initially in effect under paragraph     
7#a71 and may establish separate award  
categories for other organizations      
including units of government4  7,b7    
,the expansion1 subdivision1            
modification1 or establishment of award 
categories under subparagraph 7,a7 shall
 not be effective until the ,secretary  
has submitted a detailed description    
thereof to the ,congress and a period of
 #cj days has elapsed since that        
submission4  7#c7 ,number of ,awards ,in
 any year1 not more than #a of each     
award described in subsection 7a7 may be
 made to a qualified organization in    
each eligible category4 ,no award shall 
be made within any category if there are
 no qualified organizations in that     

category4  7e7 ,publication of ,award   
,an organization to which an award is   
made under this section may publicize   
the receipt of the award by the         
organization and may use the award in   
advertising4  7f7 ,information ,sharing 
,the ,secretary shall publish on the    
website of the ,department of ,commerce 
information on the successful strategies
 and programs of organizations that     
receive awards under this section4  7g7 
,funding ,the ,secretary is authorized  
to seek and accept gifts from public and
 private sources to carry out the       
program under this section4 ,if         
additional sums are needed to cover the 
full cost of the program1 the ,secretary
 shall impose fees upon the             
organizations applying for an award in  
amounts sufficient to provide such      
additional sums4 ,the ,secretary is     
authorized to use appropriated funds to 
carry out responsibilities under this   
,act4  7h7 ,report ,the ,secretary shall
 prepare and submit to the ,president   

and the ,congress1 not later than #c    
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 a report on the             
effectiveness of the activities         
conducted under this section4