,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #cj1  
#bjac,mr4 ,warner introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to develop and recruit    
new1 high-value jobs to the ,united     
,states1 to encourage the repatriation  
of jobs that have been off-shored to    
other countries1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title2 table of contents   
7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,america ,recruits ,act of      
#bjac4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents of this ,act is as    
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,findings4,sec4   
#c4 ,inbound investment program to      
recruit jobs to the ,united             
,states4,sec4 #d4 ,united ,states       
,economic ,competitiveness              
,commission4,sec4 #e4 ,improvements to  
,federal efforts to support job creation

 in manufacturing and services          
sectors4,sec4 #f4 ,utilization of       
industry-approved certification         
assessments and standards to improve    
education and training program          
performance4,sec4 #g4 ,feasibility      
assessment for manufacturing capacity   
improvement partnership4,sec4 #h4       
,surveys of ,united ,states corporations
 with manufacturing facilities or       
customer service centers located in     
foreign countries4,sec4 #i4 ,national   
,academy of ,sciences recommendations   
for improving advanced                  
manufacturing4,sec4 #aj4 ,assessment of 
distortive economic policies4,sec4 #aa4 
,limitation on ,government printing     
costs4  #b4 ,findings  7a7 ,in general  
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,between #aiga and #bjaa1 the ,united   
,states share of manufacturing output as
 a percentage of the world total has    
dropped by almost #aj percent1 with #ej 
percent of this decline occurring during
 the last decade4  7#b7 ,manufacturing  

has been a source of good jobs and has  
historically provided wages and benefits
 nine percent above the average for     
,american workers4  7#c7 ,the number of 
manufacturing sites in the ,united      
,states fell from #cig1eeb in #bjja to  
#cdd1ceb by ,june #bjaj1 leaving more   
than #ej1jjj factories far below        
capacity or vacant4  7#d7 ,in #bjaj1 the
 trade deficit of the ,united ,states in
 manufactured products with advanced    
technology was over #ha1jjj1jjj1jjj4    
7#e7 ,the percentage of ,americans      
working in manufacturing fell from #ab4e
 percent in #aiih to #h4i percent in    
#bjjh1 and is expected to decline to    
#g4d percent by #bjah4  7#f7 ,united    
,states service industries1 including   
information technology1 financial       
services1 professional and business     
services1 transportation and logistics1 
utilities1 and others employ more than  
#ij1jjj1jjj ,americans and have enjoyed 
significant growth over the last decade4
  7#g7 ,the unemployment rate in the    

,united ,states has been greater than #h
 percent since ,january #bjji4  7#h7    
,exports currently support more than    
#a_/c of ,united ,states manufacturing  
jobs and more than #ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj in  
services exports4 ,the earnings of      
,americans who work for firms that      
export are more than #ae percent higher 
than those of similar workers at firms  
that do not export4  7#i7 ,ninety-five  
percent of the world's consumers of     
goods and services live outside the     
,united ,states4  7#aj7 ,to create the  
next generation of high-value jobs and  
to be competitive in the global         
marketplace1 we need to expand the      
capacity of the manufacturing and traded
 services sectors to support exports4   
7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that ,congress should--   
7#a7 take action to help companies      
create new manufacturing and services   
jobs in the ,united ,states1 including  
an inbound investment program which     
would provide matching funds to ,states 

that seek to recruit companies to locate
 in their ,state2  7#b7 encourage       
expedited consideration of export       
financing for companies that are already
 working with the ,federal ,government  
to increase their export capacity2  7#c7
 ensure industry-approved certification 
assessments and standards are           
established for providers of education  
and workforce training programs in      
manufacturing and information           
technology2  7#d7 establish policies    
that enable lawmakers to better         
understand the challenges facing        
,american manufacturing1 including--    
7,a7 metrics that measure the success of
 onshoring and manufacturing-related    
programs2  7,b7 baseline and annual     
targets for high-value job creation and 
job repatriation2 and  7,c7 improvements
 to existing surveys of companies with  
overseas facilities2  7#e7 establish an 
independent ,united ,states ,economic   
,competitiveness ,commission to provide 
ongoing assessments of the              

competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
in key sectors2  7#f7 further exercise  
its oversight role by asking the        
,national ,academy of ,sciences to      
assess the effectiveness of ,federal    
research and development funding and    
programs that support advanced          
manufacturing2 and  7#g7 call upon the  
independent ,united ,states             
,international ,trade ,commission and   
the ,government ,accountability ,office 
to contribute to a more comprehensive   
understanding of distortive or          
discriminatory economic policies in     
global markets in order to better       
support and assist ,united ,states      
companies4  #c4 ,inbound investment     
program to recruit jobs to the ,united  
,states  7a7 ,program required ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,commerce shall establish 
a program to award grants to ,states    
that are recruiting high-value jobs4    
,grants awarded under this section may  

be used to issue forgivable loans to    
eligible entities that are deciding     
whether to locate eligible facilities in
 foreign countries or in the ,united    
,states to assist such entities in      
locating such facilities in rural or    
distressed areas4  7b7 ,federal grants  
to ,states  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall carry out the program  
through the award of grants to ,states  
to provide loans described in subsection
 7c74  7#b7 ,application  7,a7 ,in      
general ,a ,state seeking a grant under 
the program shall submit an application 
to the ,secretary in such manner and    
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4 ,once the       
program is operational1 any ,state may  
apply for a grant on an ongoing basis1  
until funds are exhausted4 ,the         
,secretary may also establish a process 
for pre-clearing applications from      
,states4 ,the ,secretary shall notify   
all ,states of this grant opportunity   
once the program is operational4 ,all   

information about the program and the   
,state application process must be      
online and must be in a format that is  
easily understood and is widely         
accessible4  7,b7 ,elements ,each       
application submitted by a ,state under 
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7 a 
description of the eligible entity the  
,state proposes to assist in locating an
 eligible facility in a rural or        
distressed area of the ,state2  7ii7 a  
description of such facility1 including 
the number of high-value jobs relating  
to such facility2  7iii7 a description  
of such rural or distressed area2  7iv7 
a description of the resources of the   
,state that the ,state has committed to 
assisting such corporation in locating  
such facility1 including tax incentives 
provided1 bonding authority exercised1  
and land granted2 and  7v7 such other   
elements as the ,secretary considers    
appropriate4  7,c7 ,notice ,as soon as  
practicable after establishing the      
program under subsection 7a71 the       

,secretary shall notify all ,states of  
the grants available under the program  
and the process for applying for such   
grants4  7,d7 ,online submission of     
applications ,the ,secretary shall      
establish a mechanism for the electronic
 submission of applications under       
subparagraph 7,a74 ,such mechanism shall
 utilize an ,internet website and all   
information on such website shall be in 
a format that is easily understood and  
widely accessible4  7,e7                
,confidentiality ,the ,secretary may not
 make public any information submitted  
by a ,state to the ,secretary under this
 paragraph regarding the efforts of such
 ,state to assist an eligible entity in 
locating an eligible facility in such   
,state without the express consent of   
the ,state4  7#c7 ,selection ,the       
,secretary shall award grants under the 
program on a competitive basis to       
,states that-- 7,a7 the ,secretary      
determines are most likely to succeed   
with a grant under the program in       

assisting an eligible entity in locating
 an eligible facility in a rural or     
distressed area2  7,b7 if successful in 
assisting an eligible entity as         
described in subparagraph 7,a71 will    
create the greatest number of high-value
 jobs in rural or distressed areas2     
7,c7 have committed significant         
resources1 to the extent of their       
ability as determined by the ,secretary1
 to assisting eligible entities in      
locating eligible facilities in a rural 
or distressed areas2 or  7,d7 meet such 
other criteria as the ,secretary        
considers appropriate1 including        
criteria relating to marketing plans1   
benefits to ongoing regional or ,state  
strategies for economic development1 and
 job growth4  7#d7 ,limitation on       
competition between states ,the         
,secretary may not award a grant to a   
,state under the program to assist an   
eligible entity in locating an eligible 
facility in such ,state if another      
,state is seeking to assist such        

eligible entity in locating such        
eligible facility in such other ,state4 
7#e7 ,availability of grant amounts ,for
 each grant awarded to a ,state under   
the program1 the ,secretary shall make  
available to such ,state the amount of  
such grant not later than #cj days after
 the date on which the ,secretary       
awarded the grant4 ,the total amount of 
grants awarded under this program may   
not exceed #ajj1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,loans    
from ,states to corporations  7#a7 ,in  
general ,amounts received by a ,state   
under the program shall be used to      
provide assistance to an eligible entity
 to locate an eligible facility in a    
rural or distressed area of the ,state4 
7#b7 ,loans ,a ,state receiving a grant 
under the program shall provide         
assistance under paragraph 7#a7 in the  
form of a single loan to a single       
eligible entity as described in         
paragraph 7#a7 to cover the costs       
incurred by the eligible entity in      
locating the eligible facility as       

described in such paragraph4  7#c7 ,loan
 terms and conditions ,each loan        
provided under paragraph 7#b7 shall have
 a term of #e years and shall bear      
interest at rates equal to the ,federal 
long-term rate under section            
#abgd7;d77#a77;,c7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7#d7 ,amount  
,the amount of a loan issued to an      
eligible entity under the program for   
the location of an eligible facility    
shall be an amount equal to not more    
than #e1jjj per full-time equivalent    
employee to be employed at such         
facility4  7#e7 ,repayment ,repayment of
 a loan issued by a ,state to an        
eligible entity under the program shall 
be repaid in accordance with such       
schedule as the ,state shall establish  
in accordance with such rules as the    
,secretary shall prescribe for purposes 
of the program4 ,such rules shall       
provide for the following3 7,a7         
,forgiveness of all or a portion of the 
loan1 the amount of such forgiveness    

depending upon the following3 7i7 ,the  
performance of the borrower4  7ii7 ,the 
number or quality of the jobs at the    
facility located under the program4     
7,b7 ,repayment of principal or         
interest1 if any1 at the end of the term
 of the loan4  7d7 ,existing office ,to 
the degree practicable1 the ,secretary  
shall carry out the program through an  
office of the ,department of ,commerce  
that existed on the day before the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  7e7     
,assessment and recommendations  7#a7   
,ongoing assessment ,the ,secretary     
shall conduct an ongoing assessment of  
the program4  7#b7 ,recommendations ,the
 ,secretary may submit to ,congress     
recommendations for such legislative    
action as the ,secretary considers      
appropriate to improve the program1     
including with respect to any findings  
of the ,secretary derived by comparing  
the program established under subsection
 7a7 with the programs and policies of  
governments of other countries used to  

recruit high-value jobs4  7f7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,distressed ,the term distressed1 with  
respect to an area1 means an area in the
 ,united ,states that1 on the date on   
which the program is established under  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 is included in the
 most recent classification of labor    
surplus areas by the ,secretary of      
,labor2 and  7,b7 has an unemployment   
rate equal to or great than #aaj percent
 of the unemployment rate of the ,united
 ,states4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the   
term eligible entity means an entity    
that employs not fewer than #ej         
full-time equivalent employees in       
high-value jobs4  7#c7 ,eligible        
facility ,the term eligible facility    
means a facility at which-- 7,a7 an     
eligible entity employs not fewer than  
#ej full-time equivalent employees in   
high-value jobs2  7,b7 with respect to a
 rural or distressed area1 the mean of  
the wages provided by the eligible      
entity to individuals employed at such  

facility is greater than the mean wage  
for the county in which the rural or    
distressed area is located2 and  7,c7   
the facility derives at least the       
majority of its revenues from-- 7i7     
goods production2 or  7ii7 providing    
product design1 engineering1 marketing1 
or information technology services4     
7#d7 ,high-value job defined ,the term  
high-value job means a job that-- 7,a7  
exists within an eligible facility2 and 
7,b7 has a ,north ,american ,industrial 
,classification that corresponds with   
manufacturing1 software publishers1     
computer systems design1 or related     
codes1 and is higher than the mean      
hourly wage in the country4  7#e7 ,rural
 ,the term rural1 with respect to an    
area1 means any area in the ,united     
,states which1 as confirmed by the      
latest decennial census1 is not located 
within-- 7,a7 a city1 town1 or          
incorporated area that has a population 
of greater than #bj1jjj inhabitants2 or 
7,b7 an urbanized area contiguous and   

adjacent to a city or town that has a   
population of greater than #ej1jjj      
inhabitants4  #d4 ,united ,states       
,economic ,competitiveness ,commission  
7a7 ,establishment ,there is established
 a commission to be known as the ,united
 ,states ,economic ,competitiveness     
,commission 7referred to in this section
 as the ,commission74  7b7 ,membership  
7#a7 ,composition ,the ,commission shall
 be composed of #ab members appointed as
 follows3 7,a7 ,three members appointed 
by the majority leader of the ,senate4  
7,b7 ,three members appointed by the    
minority leader of the ,senate4  7,c7   
,three members appointed by the ,speaker
 of the ,house of ,representatives4     
7,d7 ,three members appointed by the    
minority leader of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,deadline for   
appointment ,each member of the         
,commission shall be appointed not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,terms    
,each member of the ,commission shall be

 appointed for a term of #b years and   
may serve not more than #c terms4  7#d7 
,vacancies ,any vacancy in the          
,commission shall not affect its powers1
 but shall be filled in the same manner 
in which the original appointment was   
made4  7#e7 ,meetings ,the ,commission  
shall meet at least once each month at  
the call of the chairperson or a        
majority of its members4 ,the           
,commission shall hold at least #a      
meeting in corporation in each of #f    
months per year4  7#f7 ,quorum ,eight   
members of the ,commission shall        
constitute a quorum1 except that if a   
majority of members in the quorum have  
been appointed by a leader of the same  
political party1 the quorum shall       
include not fewer than #c members       
appointed by a leader of the other      
political party4  7#g7 ,chairperson and 
vice chairperson ,the ,commission shall 
elect a chairperson and vice chairperson
 from among its members4 ,the term of   
office of the chairperson and vice      

chairperson shall be #b years4  7c7     
,duties  7#a7 ,ongoing assessment of    
united states competitiveness  7,a7     
,assessment required ,the ,commission   
shall conduct an ongoing independent    
assessment of the competitiveness of the
 ,united ,states in the global economy  
in order to offer recommendations to the
 ,government for the improvement of     
,united ,states competitiveness over    
time4  7,b7 ,elements ,in carrying out  
the assessment required by subparagraph 
7,a71 the ,commission shall1 on an      
ongoing basis-- 7i7 assess the          
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
in all sectors of the global economy1   
including sectors relating to           
manufacturing1 aerospace1               
communications1 information technology1 
energy1 life sciences1 biotechnology1   
and such other sectors as the           
,commission considers appropriate2  7ii7
 identify1 including through use of the 
,technology ,database ,mapping ,program 
developed under paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7   

markets 7including anticipated markets7 
for new and developing technologies in  
each sector of the global economy2 and  
7,,ii7 new and developing process       
technologies1 including manufacturing   
process technologies that can be used by
 ,united ,states corporations to gain a 
competitive advantage in such sectors of
 the global economy2 and  7iii7 identify
 measures to take advantage of the      
markets and technologies identified     
under subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of     
clause 7ii71 respectively1 to give the  
,united ,states a competitive advantage 
in such sectors of the global economy1  
including1 as appropriate1 measures to  
encourage and facilitate the            
development1 acquisition1 and use of    
technologies described in such          
subclauses4  7#b7 ,technology database  
mapping program ,the ,commission shall  
develop a detailed1 accurate1 and       
comprehensive computer program database1
 to be known as the ,technology         
,database ,mapping ,program1 to identify

 and keep track of new and developing   
technologies described in subclauses    
7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of paragraph            
7#a77;,b77ii74  7#c7 ,repository ,the   
,commission shall serve as an           
independent repository for information  
about technological developments in     
global markets4  7#d7 ,reports  7,a7    
,periodic reports ,the ,commission shall
 submit to ,congress1 at such periodic  
frequency as the ,commission considers  
appropriate1 a report on the            
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
in the global economy4  7,b7 ,elements  
,each report submitted pursuant to      
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the     
following3 7i7 ,the findings of the     
,commission with respect to the most    
recent assessment carried out pursuant  
to clause 7i7 of paragraph 7#a77;,b74   
7ii7 ,a description of the markets and  
technologies identified pursuant to     
clause 7ii7 of such paragraph4  7iii7 ,a
 description of the measures identified 
pursuant to clause 7iii7 of such        

paragraph and any factors affecting the 
implementation of such measures1        
including factors relating to the       
following3 7,i7 ,proposed trade         
agreements and the enforcement of       
existing trade agreements4  7,,ii7      
,taxation4  7,,iii7 ,government         
procurement and ,government regulations4
  7,,iv7 ,the ,united ,states patent    
system4  7,v7 ,intellectual property    
laws and the enforcement of such laws4  
7,,vi7 ,education1 including vocational 
training4  7,,vii7 ,research and        
development programs4  7,,viii7         
,infrastructure development1 with       
emphasis on improvements necessary to   
attract new jobs4  7iv7 ,recommendations
 for national priorities for advanced   
research projects for industries of the 
future4  7,c7 ,ad hoc reports ,the      
,commission shall submit to ,congress   
such other reports as are requested by  
members of ,congress or congressional   
committees4  7d7 ,powers of commission  
7#a7 ,hearings and evidence ,the        

,commission may hold such hearings1 sit 
and act at such times and places1 take  
such testimony1 and receive such        
evidence as the ,commission considers   
advisable to carry out this section4    
,the ,commission may administer oaths or
 affirmations to witnesses appearing    
before it4  7#b7 ,powers of members and 
agents ,any member or agent of the      
,commission may1 if authorized by the   
,commission1 take any action which the  
,commission is authorized to take under 
this section4  7#c7 ,information from   
federal agencies ,the ,commission may   
secure directly from any ,federal       
department or agency such information as
 the ,commission considers necessary to 
enable it to carry out this section4    
,upon request of the chairperson of the 
,commission1 the head of such department
 or agency shall1 to the extent         
authorized by law1 furnish such         
information to the ,commission4  7#d7   
,postal services ,the ,commission may   
use the ,united ,states mails in the    

same manner and under the same          
conditions as other departments and     
agencies of the ,federal ,government4   
7#e7 ,gifts1 bequests1 and devises ,the 
,commission may accept1 use1 and dispose
 of gifts1 bequests1 or devises of      
services or property1 both real and     
personal1 for the purpose of aiding or  
facilitating the work of the            
,commission4 ,gifts1 bequests1 or       
devises of money and proceeds from sales
 of other property received as gifts1   
bequests1 or devises shall be deposited 
in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states 
and shall be available for disbursement 
upon order of the chairperson of the    
,commission4  7#f7 ,administrative      
support services ,upon the request of   
the ,commission1 the ,administrator of  
the ,general ,services ,administration  
shall provide to the ,commission1 on a  
reimbursable basis1 the administrative  
support services necessary for the      
,commission to carry out its            
responsibilities under this section4    

7#g7 ,contract authority ,to the extent 
or in the amounts provided in advance in
 appropriation ,acts1 the ,commission   
may contract with and compensate        
government and private agencies or      
corporations to enable the ,commission  
to discharge its duties under this      
section4  7e7 ,commission personnel     
matters  7#a7 ,service without pay ,the 
members of the ,commission shall serve  
without pay4  7#b7 ,travel expenses     
,each member shall receive travel       
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence1 in accordance with         
applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,staff  7,a7       
,director  7i7 ,in general ,subject to  
subparagraph 7,c7 and to the extent     
provided in advance in appropriation    
,acts1 the ,commission shall appoint and
 fix the compensation of a director4    
7ii7 ,duties ,the director of the       
,commission shall be responsible for the
 administration and coordination of the 

duties of the ,commission and shall     
perform such other duties as the        
,commission may direct4  7,b7 ,staff ,in
 accordance with rules agreed upon by   
the ,commission1 subject to subparagraph
 7,c71 and to the extent provided in    
advance in appropriation ,acts1 the     
director may appoint and fix the        
compensation of such additional         
personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the ,commission to carry out its duties4
  7,c7 ,applicability of certain civil  
service laws ,the director and staff of 
the ,commission may be appointed without
 regard to the provisions of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 governing        
appointments in the competitive service 
and may be compensated without regard to
 the provisions of chapter #ea and      
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of such 
title relating to classification and    
,general ,schedule pay rates1 except    
that-- 7i7 compensation fixed under     
subparagraph 7,a77i7 may not exceed     
#aej1jjj per year2 and  7ii7            

compensation fixed under subparagraph   
7,b7 may not exceed a rate equal to the 
daily equivalent of the annual rate of  
basic pay for level ,v of the ,executive
 ,schedule4  7#d7 ,experts and          
consultants ,in accordance with rules   
agreed upon by the ,commission and to   
the extent provided in advance in       
appropriation ,acts1 the director may   
procure the services of experts and     
consultants under section #caji7;b7 of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the 
daily equivalent of the annual rate of  
basic pay for level ,v of the ,executive
 ,schedule under section #ecaf of such  
title4  7#e7 ,detail of ,government     
employees ,upon request of the          
,commission1 the head of any ,federal   
department or agency may detail1 without
 reimbursement from the ,commission1 any
 of the personnel of that department or 
agency to the ,commission to assist it  
in carrying out its duties under this   
section4 ,such detailee shall retain the

 rights1 status1 and privileges of their
 regular employment without             
interruption4  7f7 ,termination ,the    
authority for the ,commission provided  
in this section shall terminate and the 
,commission shall be dissolved on       
,september #cj1 #bjag4  7g7             
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #a1jjj1jjj for   
each of the fiscal years #bjad through  
#bjah4  #e4 ,improvements to ,federal   
efforts to support job creation in      
manufacturing and services sectors  7a7 
,baseline and annual targets ,each year1
 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall      
establish a baseline and target levels  
for-- 7#a7 high-value job creation and  
high-value job growth in ,united ,states
 manufacturing and information          
technology2 and  7#b7 repatriating      
high-value jobs to the ,united ,states4 
7b7 ,recommendations ,to encourage      
repatriation of high-,value jobs  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   

after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall1
 in consultation with relevant ,federal 
agencies1 develop recommendations for   
such executive or legislative action as 
the ,secretary considers appropriate--  
7,a7 to expand the scope of high-value  
jobs performed by companies in the      
,united ,states in order to create new  
jobs in the ,united ,states1 including  
efforts-- 7i7 to serve the ,united      
,states domestic market2  7ii7 to       
increases exports from the ,united      
,states to overseas2 and  7iii7 to      
identify and support developments in    
emerging sectors2  7,b7 to expand the   
scope of engineering work performed by  
companies in the ,united ,states in     
order to create new jobs in the ,united 
,states1 including efforts described in 
subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7 to assess-- 7i7
 the effectiveness of current laws on   
companies based in the ,united ,states  
in terms of the effect on marginal      
decisions on where to locate capacity   

expansions2 and  7ii7 if ,united ,states
 domestic or global growth occurs1 how  
can legislation facilitate ,united      
,states-based companies expanding their 
,united ,states-based manufacturing1 not
 solely their foreign-based             
manufacturing operations2 and  7,d7 to  
encourage ,united ,states corporations  
with production or services located in a
 foreign country to repatriate such     
production or services to the ,united   
,states1 including foreign earnings1 for
 the purpose of increasing investment   
and job creation in the ,united ,states4
  7#b7 ,elements ,the recommendations   
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include
 the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of  
the effectiveness of current law in     
encouraging the repatriation of foreign 
earnings to the ,united ,states and in  
investing foreign earnings in the       
,united ,states1 including an estimate  
of the loss of revenue to the ,united   
,states from any existing policies4     
7,b7 ,an assessment of the feasibility  

and advisability of additional          
legislative action to encourage the     
repatriation of manufacturing production
 or services to the ,united ,states4    
7,c7 ,an estimate of the potential      
impacts of the legislative action       
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,d7   
,development of recommendations         
regarding legislative action described  
in subparagraph 7,b74  7#c7 ,report     
7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce  
shall submit to ,congress the           
recommendations required by paragraph   
7#a74  7,b7 ,publication ,upon          
submission of the report pursuant to    
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
make such report available to the       
public4  7c7 ,establishment of          
repatriation task forces  7#a7          
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,commerce may establish such task forces
 as the ,secretary considers necessary  
to meet the baseline and target levels  

established under subsection 7a7 and1 to
 the extent possible1 implement the     
recommendations issued under subsection 
7b74  7#b7 ,cooperation ,to the degree  
practicable1 each task force established
 pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall       
cooperate with-- 7,a7 the ,president's  
,council on ,innovation and             
,competitiveness in the development of  
the agenda required by section          
#ajjf7;d77#a7 of the ,america ,,competes
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgah7;d77#a772 and
  7,b7 other relevant efforts to improve
 ,united ,states competitiveness4  7#c7 
,membership ,each task force established
 pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
composed of members appointed by the    
,secretary as follows3 7,a7 ,at least #a
 representative of each of the          
following3 7i7 ,the ,office of the      
,secretary of ,commerce4  7ii7 ,the     
,economic ,development ,administration4 
7iii7 ,the ,international ,trade        
,administration4  7iv7 ,the ,united     
,states ,patent and ,trademark ,office4 

7v7 ,the ,national ,institute of        
,standards and ,technology4  7vi7 ,the  
,bureau of ,industry and ,security4     
7,b7 ,not fewer than #c representatives 
of the private sector1 including        
different industries representing the   
manufacturing sector1 as the ,secretary 
considers appropriate4  7#d7 ,duties    
,each task force established pursuant to
 paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 identify   
,united ,states corporations with       
production or services located in a     
foreign country that are interested in  
repatriating goods or services          
production to the ,united ,states2  7,b7
 identify the unique needs of each      
corporation described in subparagraph   
7,a7 that are necessary to facilitate   
repatriation2  7,c7 advise and assist   
corporations described in subparagraph  
7,a7 and ,state and local governments to
 promote and facilitate repatriation    
opportunities2  7,d7 act as an impartial
 advocate for all ,state and local      
governments choosing to compete for     

facilities or jobs being repatriated2   
7,e7 to the maximum extent practicable1 
work with ,federal agencies to provide  
the technical assistance necessary to   
corporations described in subparagraph  
7,a7 and ,state and local governments to
 facilitate the repatriation of         
facilities or jobs to the ,united       
,states2  7,f7 educate corporations     
described in subparagraph 7,a7 and      
,state and local governments on-- 7i7   
each task force established pursuant to 
paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 all ,federal  
assistance available to facilitate      
repatriation of facilities and jobs     
relating to the manufacturing and       
information technology sectors2  7,g7   
identify ,federal policies and          
regulations that-- 7i7 encourage the    
offshoring of ,united ,states           
manufacturing and information technology
 jobs or facilities2 or  7ii7 that      
discourage repatriation of such jobs or 
facilities2 and  7,h7 work closely with 
the ,president and relevant agencies to 

change the policies and regulations     
identified pursuant to subparagraph 7,g7
 to discourage offshoring of ,united    
,states manufacturing and traded        
services and to encourage the           
repatriation of manufacturing and       
services4  7d7 ,nonduplication of       
efforts ,in carrying out the            
requirements of this section1 the       
,secretary shall1 to the degree         
practicable1 coordinate with any        
existing efforts to improve the         
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
in the global economy and to strengthen 
the manufacturing and information       
technology-related sectors of the       
,united ,states4  7e7 ,high-,value job  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
high-value job has the meaning given the
 term in section #c7;f74  #f4           
,utilization of industry-approved       
certification assessments and standards 
to improve education and training       
program performance  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary of ,commerce1 in        

cooperation with the ,secretary of      
,labor1 the ,secretary of ,education1   
and the heads of other relevant ,federal
 agencies and industry partners1 shall  
take such actions as may be necessary to
 ensure that industry-approved          
certification assessments and standards 
are established and available to        
providers of education and training     
programs in manufacturing and           
information technology not later than #b
 years after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act in order to improve the    
performance of training programs and to 
ensure that individuals who complete    
such training have the skills necessary 
to enter high-skill1 high-demand        
occupations in manufacturing and        
information technology4  7b7 ,activities
 ,to ensure that education and training 
providers have access to                
industry-approved certification         
assessments and standards pursuant to   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,commerce shall-- 7#a7 create an initial

 list of high-skill1 high-demand        
manufacturing and information technology
 occupations where academically         
accredited degrees are not required for 
job entrance2  7#b7 catalogue existing  
current1 industry-approved training and 
education program standards that have   
accompanying objective certification    
assessments1 which may be the products  
of ,federal agencies1 ,state agencies1  
local workforce investment boards1      
community and technical colleges1       
apprenticeships1 industry associations1 
or localized industry formations within 
or across ,states or education          
organizations1 or any other institution 
the ,secretary considers appropriate2   
7#c7 identify industry-approved training
 and education program standards that do
 not have a certification assessment to 
measure the competency of those         
completing training1 and where such     
assessments do not exist1 work with     
relevant ,federal agencies1 ,state      
agencies1 education and training        

organizations1 and representatives of   
affected industries and                 
industry-approved skills standards      
accrediting bodies to create objective  
certification assessments for industries
 that have substantial current or future
 employment1 as determined by the       
,secretary2  7#d7 identify training and 
education programs that do not implement
 industry-approved standards and        
accompanying certification assessments1 
and where neither standards nor         
assessments exist1 work with relevant   
,federal agencies1 ,state agencies1     
education and training organizations1   
and representatives of the affected     
industries and industry-approved skills 
standards accrediting bodies to create  
industry-recognized standards and       
objective certification assessments for 
industries that have substantial current
 or future employment1 as determined by 
the ,secretary2  7#e7 include within the
 catalogue required by paragraph 7#b7   
any training or education program       

standards or certification assessments  
created under paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d72   
and  7#f7 not less frequently than once 
every #c years1 review the catalogue    
required by paragraph 7#b7 to ensure    
training and education programs and     
accompanying certification assessments  
are current and continue to have        
industry-approval1 and in any case in   
which training and education programs   
have lost industry-approval1 work with  
the effected industries1 related        
,federal agencies1 and education and    
training organizations-- 7,a7 to        
identify existing standards and         
assessments that are appropriate2 or    
7,b7 to create them4  7c7 ,performance  
evaluations  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall evaluate the           
assessments and standards described in  
subsection 7a7 by assessing-- 7,a7 how  
accurately the assessments described in 
such subsection measure the competency  
of workers who have completed education 
and training programs described in such 

subsection2 and  7,b7 the satisfaction  
of manufacturing and information        
technology companies with the quality of
 such assessments and standards4  7#b7  
,collection of data ,in evaluating      
assessments and standards under         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
work with relevant agencies and industry
 organizations to collect the following 
data3 7,a7 ,the number of students      
taking each occupational assessment     
annually4  7,b7 ,the number of students 
demonstrating competency on each        
assessment on the first1 second1 or     
third attempt1 annually4  7,c7 ,the     
number of assessed students employed in 
the occupation for which they were      
trained4  7#c7 ,annual survey ,not less 
frequently than once each year1 the     
,secretary shall carry out a survey1    
through an existing annual industry     
survey if practicable1 of a sample of   
manufacturing and information technology
 firms to assess-- 7,a7 satisfaction    
with the assessments and standards      

described in subsection 7a72 and  7,b7  
labor shortages by each high-skill1     
high-demand occupation4  7#d7           
,publication of results ,not less       
frequently than once each year1 the     
,secretary shall publish the results of 
the evaluations carried out under       
paragraph 7#a7 and the surveys carried  
out under paragraph 7#c74 ,in publishing
 such results1 the ,secretary shall     
disaggregate data by ,state and where   
possible by county1 ,state and local    
workforce investment board1 and training
 or education provider4  7d7 ,seal ,in  
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary shall establish a ,department
 of ,commerce ,certification of         
,excellence that the ,secretary shall   
make available to education and training
 providers that use the assessments and 
standards described in such subsection  
and who show strong evidence of success 
in placing students in the occupations  
for which they were trained4 ,if the    
,secretary establishes a seal or        

indicator under this subsection1 the    
,secretary shall establish a process for
 revocation of the seal if the quality  
of the assessment is not maintained4    
7e7 ,innovation awards ,in carrying out 
this section1 the ,secretary may        
collaborate with relevant ,federal      
agencies to issue awards to providers of
 training and education programs        
described in subsection 7a7 to encourage
 innovative and promising practices for 
the purpose of developing1 improving1   
and implementing the most successful    
methods for addressing the education and
 training needs of participants in      
career and technical education programs1
 including through existing programs at 
such agencies4  #g4 ,feasibility        
assessment for manufacturing capacity   
improvement partnership  7a7 ,assessment
 and evaluation ,not later than #a year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 in   
consultation with the ,president of the 
,export-,import ,bank of the ,united    

,states1 shall-- 7#a7 assess the        
feasibility and advisability of creating
 a partnership to improve the           
manufacturing capacity of the ,united   
,states2 and  7#b7 evaluate options for 
integration of global business          
development activities of ,united       
,states companies into existing ,federal
 programs that facilitate participation 
by ,united ,states businesses in the    
global marketplace4  7b7 ,report ,the   
,secretary of ,commerce shall submit a  
report to the ,committee on ,commerce1  
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate that contains the results of the
 assessment and evaluation carried out  
under subsection 7a74  #h4 ,surveys of  
,united ,states corporations with       
manufacturing facilities or customer    
service centers located in foreign      
countries  7a7 ,improvements to surveys 
carried out by ,bureau of ,economic     
,analysis  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  

of ,commerce1 in cooperation with other 
,federal agencies1 shall improve        
existing annual surveys and #e-year     
benchmark surveys conducted by the      
,bureau of ,economic ,analysis to gather
 information about all companies in the 
,united ,states that own or operate     
manufacturing or information technology 
facilities1 including customer service  
facilities outside of the ,united       
,states1 to identify-- 7,a7 the dollar  
value of products manufactured or       
information technology provided at such 
facilities by category and by type of   
product or service2  7,b7 the total     
employment at such facilities1          
disaggregated by type of activity or    
occupation1 including the number of     
full-time employees1 part-time          
employees1 contractors1 and any other   
personnel not included on payroll which 
contribute to such facility2  7,c7      
information relevant to geolocate such  
facilities within the supply chain2 and 
7,d7 such other information as the      

,secretary considers may assist in the  
development of such surveys4  7#b7      
,standardization  7,a7 ,in general ,in  
improving surveys as required by        
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
establish a policy to ensure that the   
findings of the ,secretary with respect 
to each such survey1 across all types of
 companies1 use standardized data       
elements1 models1 and outcome-based     
analysis in a manner that assists the   
,federal ,government in better tracking 
data gathered by the surveys described  
in such paragraph4  7,b7 ,north american
 industry classification system ,the    
policy established under subparagraph   
7,a7 may include requirements for the   
use of the ,north ,american ,industry   
,classification ,system and related     
product classification systems developed
 by the ,bureau of the ,census4  7#c7   
,coordination ,the ,secretary shall     
require the ,director of the ,bureau of 
,economic ,analysis1 the ,director of   
the ,bureau of the ,census1 the         

,director of the ,bureau of ,labor      
,statistics1 and such other heads of    
bureaus1 offices1 and agencies of the   
,department of ,commerce and other      
,federal agencies that are responsible  
for collecting and analyzing data       
relevant to the surveys described in    
paragraph 7#a7 to share aggregate-level 
data with each entity collecting data in
 support of the survey or as part of the
 surveys described in paragraph 7#a74   
7#d7 ,use of technology for more        
efficient data collection ,to the degree
 practicable1 the ,secretary shall use  
technology to increase the efficiency of
 data collected for the surveys         
described in paragraph 7#a74  7b7       
,database ,the ,secretary shall make    
available all of the aggregate-level    
data generated through the surveys      
described in subsection 7a77#a7 to--    
7#a7 the ,data4gov ,internet website1 or
 any successor ,federal ,internet       
website that centralizes                
,government-wide data and statistics or 

seeks to improve the performance of the 
,federal ,government2 and  7#b7 the     
,internet website of the ,department of 
,commerce4  7c7 ,reports  7#a7 ,findings
 and analysis ,the ,secretary shall     
submit to ,congress the findings and    
analysis of the ,secretary with respect 
to the surveys improved under subsection
 7a7 along with other reports the       
,secretary is otherwise required to     
submit to ,congress4  7#b7              
,recommendations ,as soon as practicable
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to   
,congress specific short-term and       
long-term recommendations regarding--   
7,a7 longitudinal trends in ,united     
,states manufacturing and the creation  
or repatriation of manufacturing and    
information technology jobs to the      
,united ,states2  7,b7 legislative      
action to improve the competitiveness of
 ,united ,states manufacturing and      
information technology1 including       
specific recommendations which relate to

 ongoing efforts of the ,federal        
,government to improve the              
competitiveness of ,united ,states      
manufacturing and information           
technology2 and  7,c7 such other        
criteria as the ,secretary considers    
appropriate1 including coordination with
 ongoing regional or ,state strategies  
for economic development and job growth4
  7d7 ,confidentiality protections      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 all data collected through
 the surveys improved under subsection  
7a7 shall remain subject to the         
confidentiality protections established 
with respect to such surveys under the  
provisions of law authorizing or        
requiring such surveys4  7e7 ,penalty   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a corporation that is invited to   
participate in a survey described in    
subsection 7a77#a7 but refuses to       
participate in such survey shall not be 
eligible to enter into any contract or  
to renew any contract with the ,united  

,states1 receive any grant from the     
,federal ,government1 or act as a       
subcontractor or subgrantee with respect
 to such a contract or grant4  #i4      
,national ,academy of ,sciences         
recommendations for improving advanced  
manufacturing  7a7 ,agreement ,not later
 than #fj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,commerce shall seek to enter into an
 agreement with the ,national ,academy  
of ,sciences to perform the services    
covered by this section4  7b7           
,development of recommendations  7#a7   
,in general ,under an agreement between 
the ,secretary and the ,national        
,academy of ,sciences under this        
section1 the ,national ,academy of      
,sciences shall develop recommendations 
for improving the competitive           
capabilities of ,united ,states         
industrial facilities4  7#b7 ,elements  
,the study shall include the following3 
7,a7 ,consideration of the benefits of--
 7i7 the innovative application of      

advanced manufacturing technologies1    
processes1 and methods for product      
design and production1 including rapid  
development of prototypes1 scalability  
of new products1 and technology2  7ii7  
commercialization of research funded by 
university research programs2 and  7iii7
 such other issues as the ,national     
,academy of ,sciences considers relevant
 to improving the competitive           
capabilities of ,united ,states         
industrial facilities4  7,b7 ,an        
analysis of the issues in implementing  
improvements to ,united ,states         
industrial facilities4  7,c7            
,recommendations on how the issues      
described in subparagraph 7,b7 can be   
mitigated or promoted4  7#c7            
,considerations ,in developing          
recommendations pursuant to paragraph   
7#a71 the ,national ,academy of         
,sciences shall consider the following3 
7,a7 ,the ongoing efforts of the        
,president to create jobs in the ,united
 ,states by improving the ability of    

,united ,states manufacturing facilities
 to compete in the global economy4  7,b7
 ,the reorganization of ,federal        
departments and agencies4  7,c7         
,measures undertaken by ,congress to    
reduce the deficit4  7c7 ,reports ,not  
later than #a year after the development
 of the recommendations under this      
section1 the ,secretary of ,commerce    
shall submit to ,congress a report      
describing such recommendations4  7d7   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary of ,commerce to carry out    
this section such sums as may be        
necessary to carry out this section4    
#aj4 ,assessment of distortive economic 
policies  7a7 ,biennial report of       
,united ,states international trade     
commission  7#a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act and not less     
frequently than once every #b years     
thereafter1 the ,united ,states         
,international ,trade ,commission shall 

submit a report to ,congress and the    
,president that quantifies the effects  
of distortive or discriminatory economic
 policies of foreign countries1         
inclusive of any overarching policy or  
systematic approach1 such as            
discrimination against ,united ,states  
companies1 trading monopolies1          
restrictive government procurement      
policies or practices1 tax policies or  
preferences1 foreign direct investment  
policies or practices1 standards or     
subsidies1 restrictive domestic         
financial policies1 and intellectual    
property theft in terms of their        
potential adverse effect on the economic
 or commercial interests of ,united     
,states industries1 producers1 and      
employees as outlined in the ,national  
,trade ,estimate4 ,the ,commission shall
 assess the effects of countries1       
practices1 and industries in the        
,national ,trade ,estimate1 and other   
existing trade reports if appropriate1  
that are commercially significant and   

pose the greatest potential opportunity 
or threat to the ,united ,states over   
the next #aj years4  7#b7 ,elements     
,each report submitted under paragraph  
7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7  
,qualitative indicators of specific     
policies and practices that may be      
unfair1 distortive1 or anti-competitive 
carried out by specific foreign         
countries and an assessment of the      
relative significance of such policies  
and practices4  7,b7 ,an assessment of  
resources spent in foreign countries    
that are being used to preclude exports 
of ,united ,states goods and services1  
,united ,states interests1 or to support
 the development of technologies1       
manufacturing base1 and businesses that 
compete directly with ,united ,states   
businesses4  7#c7 ,facilitation ,to     
assist in the preparation of each report
 required by paragraph 7#a71 the        
,commission shall facilitate the        
reporting by interested persons of      
distortive economic policies and        

practices1 where possible4  7b7 ,report 
by ,comptroller ,general of the ,united 
,states ,not later than #a year after   
the initial ,international ,trade       
,commission report which includes the   
requirements under this section1 the    
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report that-- 7#a7 assesses the         
effectiveness of-- 7,a7 the             
recommendations carried out or          
implemented by trade agencies including 
actions taken to mitigate distortive    
economic policies and practices of      
countries1 with emphasis on the most    
egregious problems2 and  7,b7           
recommendations identified by such      
agencies that were not carried out or   
were unsuccessful2  7#b7 identifies gaps
 in trade or foreign economic policies  
of the ,united ,states which should be  
addressed by the executive branch or by 
legislation2 and  7#c7 identifies       
agencies or programs which have         
successfully implemented policies to    

discourage distortive economic          
activities1 including-- 7,a7 specific   
steps taken by each program to reduce   
such policies and practices2  7,b7      
recommendations on how these entities   
can improve their awareness and         
monitoring of distortive economic       
policies or practices and develop       
programs to discourage their use2 and   
7,c7 other information which may help   
inform efforts to develop programs to   
combat these policies and practices4    
#aa4 ,limitation on ,government printing
 costs ,not later than #ahj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget shall coordinate
 with the heads of ,federal departments 
and independent agencies-- 7#a7 to      
determine which ,government publications
 could be available on ,government      
,internet websites and no longer        
printed2  7#b7 to devise a strategy to  
reduce overall ,government printing     
costs over the #aj-year period beginning

 on the first day of the first fiscal   
year beginning after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 except that the 
,director shall ensure that essential   
printed documents prepared for social   
security recipients1 ,medicare          
beneficiaries1 and other populations in 
areas with limited ,internet access or  
use continue to remain available2  7#c7 
to establish ,government-wide ,federal  
guidelines on employee printing2  7#d7  
to issue on the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget's public ,internet website  
the results of a cost-benefit analysis  
on implementing a digital signature     
system and on establishing employee     
printing identification systems1 such as
 the use of individual employee cards or
 codes2 and  7#e7 to monitor the amount 
of printing done by ,federal employees1 
except that the ,director of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget shall ensure
 that ,federal employee printing costs  
unrelated to national defense1 homeland 
security1 border security1 national     

disasters1 and other emergencies do not 
exceed #hfj1jjj1jjj annually4