,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #edd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,harkin introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,president to develop 
a comprehensive national manufacturing  
strategy1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,rebuild ,american ,manufacturing   
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,national           
manufacturing strategy  7a7 ,strategy   
required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall develop a comprehensive national  
manufacturing strategy4  7#b7 ,biennial 
revisions ,not less frequently than once
 every #b years after the date on which 
the ,president completes the strategy   
required by paragraph 7#a71 the         
,president shall revise such strategy4  
7b7 ,goals of strategy ,the ,president  

shall include in the national           
manufacturing strategy required by      
subsection 7a7 short- and long-term     
goals for ,united ,states manufacturing1
 including goals--  7#a7 to increase the
 aggregate number of manufacturing jobs 
in the ,united ,states so that such     
number is not less than #bj percent of  
the sum of all nonfarm jobs in the      
,united ,states2  7#b7 to identify      
emerging technologies to strengthen the 
competitiveness of ,united ,states      
manufacturing in the global marketplace2
 and  7#c7 to strengthen the            
manufacturing sectors of the ,united    
,states in which the ,united ,states is 
most competitive in the global economy4 
7c7 ,information required ,the national 
manufacturing strategy required by      
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3  7#a7 ,a survey of all       
persons with headquarters in the ,united
 ,states that maintain manufacturing    
facilities outside of the ,united       
,states to identify--  7,a7 the         

categories of products manufactured at  
such facilities2 and  7,b7 the number of
 manufacturing jobs located at such     
facilities4  7#b7 ,a survey of all      
,federal agencies that provide          
assistance to ,united ,states           
manufacturers1 including the following3 
7,a7 ,the ,department of ,commerce4     
7,b7 ,the ,department of ,defense4  7,c7
 ,the ,department of ,energy4  7,d7 ,the
 ,department of ,labor4  7,e7 ,the      
,department of the ,treasury4  7,f7 ,the
 ,small ,business ,administration4  7,g7
 ,the ,office of ,management and        
,budget4  7,h7 ,the ,office of ,science 
and ,technology ,policy4  7,i7 ,the     
,office of the ,united ,states ,trade   
,representative4  7,j7 ,the ,national   
,science ,foundation4  7,k7 ,such other 
,federal agencies as the ,president     
considers appropriate4  7#c7 ,a survey  
of manufacturing goods produced in the  
,united ,states and where such goods are
 produced4  7#d7 ,the number of people  
in the ,united ,states employed by      

manufacturers operating in the ,united  
,states4  7#e7 ,an evaluation of the    
global competitiveness of ,united       
,states manufacturing1 including the    
following3  7,a7 ,a comparison of the   
manufacturing policies and strategies of
 the ,united ,states with the policies  
and strategies of other countries1      
including the countries that are the top
 #e trading partners of the ,united     
,states4  7,b7 ,a comparison of the     
productivity of each sector of the      
manufacturing industry in the ,united   
,states with comparable sectors of      
manufacturing industries in other       
countries4  7d7 ,recommendations ,the   
,president shall include in the national
 manufacturing strategy required by     
subsection 7a7 recommendations for      
achieving the goals included in the     
strategy pursuant to subsection 7b74    
,such recommendations may include       
proposals as follows3  7#a7 ,actions to 
be taken by the ,president1 ,congress1  
,state1 local1 and territorial          

governments1 the private sector1        
universities1 industry associations1 and
 other stakeholders4  7#b7 ,ways to     
improve ,government policies1           
coordination among entities developing  
such policies1 and ,government          
interaction with the manufacturing      
sector1 including interagency           
communications regarding the effects of 
proposed or active ,government          
regulations or other executive actions  
on the ,united ,states manufacturing    
sector and its workforce4  7#c7 ,how    
each ,federal agency surveyed under     
subsection 7c77#b7 can best support the 
national manufacturing strategy required
 by subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,adoption of  
strategies that have been implemented by
 other countries and proven successful4 
7e7 ,submittal of strategy ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act and each time the
 ,president revises under paragraph 7#b7
 of subsection 7a7 the strategy required
 by paragraph 7#a7 of such subsection1  

the ,president shall submit to ,congress
 such strategy4