,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #icg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,price of ,north ,carolina 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,coble7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology1 and in addition to the     
,committees on ,ways and ,means and     
,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be   
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to support innovation and   
research in the ,united ,states textile 
and fiber products industry4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,american ,textile ,technology          
,innovation and ,research for           
,exportation 7,,attire7 ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,the ,congress finds that--   
7#a7 the ,united ,states textile        
industry continues to thrive and evolve 
despite changing economic and labor     

conditions2  7#b7 the ,united ,states   
textile industry employs over #ejj1jjj  
workers nationwide and contributes      
nearly #fj1jjj1jjj1jjj to the gross     
domestic product annually2  7#c7 the    
,united ,states textile industry is a   
primary supplier of domestic jobs to    
women and minorities1 with many of these
 jobs located in economically depressed 
rural and urban areas2  7#d7 research   
and innovation are essential to the     
,united ,states textile industry's      
ability to maintain its competitive     
advantage and expand its export on an   
international scale2 and  7#e7 by       
working closely with the textile        
industry to improve existing            
technologies and to identify new market 
opportunities1 university-based textile 
research programs and not-for-profit    
textile research centers play a critical
 role in promoting innovation and growth
 in the textile industry and in the     
,united ,states economy as a whole4  #c4
 ,grant program to support textile      

research and innovation through         
university and industry-based research  
7a7 ,grants ,authorized ,the ,secretary 
of ,commerce shall establish a          
competitive grant program 7in this      
section referred to as the grant        
program7 to fund textile research and   
innovation and to promote increased     
textile exports4  7b7 ,administration of
 grant program  7#a7 ,eligible          
,recipients ,the eligible recipients of 
grants under the grant program shall be 
limited to institutions of higher       
education and not-for-profit research   
institutions1 including not-for-profit  
industry associations whose core mission
 is to support textile research and     
innovation4  7#b7 ,preference           
,preference in awarding such grants     
shall be given to collaborative research
 organizations that emphasize           
peer-reviewed research by leading       
academic and industry experts4  7#c7    
,application ,procedure ,applications   
for such a grant shall be submitted at  

such time and in such manner as         
determined by the ,secretary of         
,commerce4  7#d7 ,review ,procedure ,all
 such applications shall be subject to a
 rigorous and competitive peer review   
procedure4  7c7 ,eligible uses of funds 
,the funds authorized to be appropriated
 for the grant program shall be used for
 research and development activities    
that achieve at least one of the        
following goals3  7#a7 ,to build and    
sustain innovation1 competitiveness1 and
 best practices in the ,united ,states  
textile industry4  7#b7 ,to contribute  
to transforming the ,united ,states     
textile and apparel industry into a     
highly flexible supply chain1 capable of
 responding to rapidly changing market  
demands including shifts to             
technologically advanced textile        
production4  7#c7 ,to discover1 design1 
and develop new materials1 and          
innovative and improved manufacturing   
and integrated systems1 essential to the
 success of a modern ,united ,states    

textile industry4  7#d7 ,to train       
personnel1 establish industrial         
partnerships1 and create transfer       
mechanisms to ensure the utilization of 
technologies developed4  7#e7 ,to       
strengthen the ,nation's textile        
research and educational efforts by     
uniting diverse experts and resources in
 unique collaborative projects4  7#f7   
,to facilitate the creation of domestic 
jobs in the textile industry4  7d7      
,restriction on ,funds  7#a7 ,in general
 ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 no more    
than #ge percent of total funding made  
available under the grant program in a  
fiscal year may be disbursed to         
institutions of higher education4  7#b7 
,waiver authority ,if the ,secretary of 
,commerce determines that the limitation
 of paragraph 7#a7 would result in the  
failure to disburse all appropriated    
funds for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary 
may waive such limitation for such      
fiscal year4  #d4 ,authorization of     
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  

are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary of ,commerce #e1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal year #bjad to carry out section  
#c4 ,amounts appropriated under this    
subsection shall be available until     
expended4  7b7 ,offsetting reduction of 
authorization of appropriations ,the    
amount authorized to be appropriated for
 operations and administration of the   
,international ,trade ,administration in
 the ,department of ,commerce for fiscal
 year #bjad is reduced by #e1jjj1jjj4