,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hghe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1 #bjbj 
,ms4 ,finkenauer 7for herself and ,mr4  
,lamb7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,commerce to   
establish a committee to evaluate the   
manufacturing capacity for products and 
industries that are crucial to the      
resilience of the ,united ,states during
 national emergencies or severe         
disruptions in global trade1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,building ,back
 ,american ,manufacturing ,act or       
,b-,,bam ,act4  #b4 ,committee on       
,building ,back ,american ,manufacturing
  7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ij
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this section1 the ,secretary of        
,commerce1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,labor1 shall establish an

 advisory committee to be known as the  
,committee on ,building ,back ,american 
,manufacturing 7in this section referred
 to as the ,committee74  7b7 ,membership
  7#a7 ,composition ,the ,committee     
shall be composed of the following3 7,a7
 ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 or the    
,secretary's designee4  7,b7 ,the       
,secretary of ,commerce1 or the         
,secretary's designee4  7,c7 ,the       
,secretary of ,labor1 or the            
,secretary's designee4  7,d7 ,the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 or the ,secretary's designee4
  7,e7 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security1 or the ,secretary's designee4
  7,f7 ,the ,secretary of               
,transportation1 or the ,secretary's    
designee4  7,g7 ,the ,secretary of the  
,treasury1 or the ,secretary's designee4
  7,h7 ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 or   
the ,secretary's designee4  7,i7 ,the   
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration1 or the ,administrator's
 designee4  7,j7 ,the ,chairman of the  

,federal ,trade ,commission1 or the     
,chairman's designee4  7,k7 ,two members
 who represent organized labor1 to be   
selected and appointed by the ,labor    
,advisory ,committee for ,trade         
,negotiations and ,trade ,policy4  7,l7 
,two members each1 appointed by-- 7i7   
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives2  7ii7 the minority    
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives2  7iii7 the majority   
leader of the ,senate2  7iv7 the        
minority leader of the ,senate2 and  7v7
 the ,president of the ,united ,states4 
7,m7 ,the head of any other agency or a 
designee as determined by the ,secretary
 of ,commerce1 in consultation with the 
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,labor4  7#b7             
,requirements ,of the #aj members       
appointed under paragraph 7#a77,l71 the 
members shall be comprised of the       
following3  7,a7 ,individuals with      
expertise in private industry4  7,b7    
,individuals with experience working    

with ,state and local governments4  7,c7
 ,academics and those with research     
experience in this field4  7,d7 ,members
 of a trade group or association4  7c7  
,duties ,the ,committee shall carry out 
the following duties3 7#a7 ,review and  
report on the strength1 integrity1 and  
capacity of the manufacturing base of   
the ,united ,states and supply chain for
 crucial1 strategic resources and       
products in the ,united ,states as      
identified by the ,committee1           
including--  7,a7 identifying strategic 
resources that are obtained or purchased
 from a foreign person or imported into 
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 reporting on 
the benefits of increasing production of
 strategic resources identified under   
subparagraph 7,a7 in the ,united        
,states2  7,c7 identifying              
single-point-of-failure1                
vulnerabilities1 or areas where there is
 a threat of disruption in the          
distribution and supply chain of        
strategic resources and ways to         

diversify manufacturing and supply      
chains2 and  7,d7 assessing workforce   
readiness and the availability of       
high-skilled labor4  7#b7 ,develop      
proposals to diversify production lines 
within the ,united ,states1 including-- 
7,a7 the potential benefits of various  
tax credits2  7,b7 long-term and        
low-interest rates loans2  7,c7 grants2 
7,d7 investments in workforce           
development2  7,e7 research and         
technology sharing agreements2 and  7,f7
 any other proposals that support and   
attract investment in manufacturing in  
the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,consider    
methods to increase consumer awareness  
of products made in the ,united ,states 
and the benefits the purchase of these  
products has on communities and workers1
 including--  7,a7 strengthening the    
enforcement of ,made in ,u4,s4,a4 claims
 by the ,federal ,trade ,commission2 and
  7,b7 improving the information that   
retailers provide to consumers on the   
country of origin of products1 including

 those for online sales4  7#d7          
,recommend policy proposals to improve  
production and acquisition of materials 
and products in the ,united ,states that
 have been identified by the ,committee 
to be critical products and supplies    
where access can be severely limited in 
the event of global supply chain        
disruption4  7#e7 ,determine resulting  
workforce needs to improve the          
production and acquisition of such      
materials and products in the ,united   
,states4  7#f7 ,review ways to          
disseminate best practices1 technical   
expertise1 funding1 or financing        
opportunities1 and foster industry      
collaborations that improve the         
competitiveness of manufacturers in the 
,united ,states4  7#g7 ,review existing 
domestic content policies and report on 
the following3  7,a7 ,ways to improve   
compliance with the policy or policies4 
7,b7 ,the processes and considerations  
for granting waivers under law4  7,c7   
,identify programs1 materials1 and      

products not currently covered by       
applicable ,united ,states preference   
laws and regulations4  7,d7 ,provide    
recommendations to extend similar       
provisions that would increase the use  
of goods sourced1 manufactured1 or      
assembled in the ,united ,states to     
programs1 materials1 and products       
according to subparagraph 7,c74  7d7    
,critical products and supplies ,the    
,committee shall identify products and  
industries to be further developed that 
are critical for ,united ,states        
national and economic interests1        
including-- 7#a7 defense war-time       
production2  7#b7 materials and products
 for construction and infrastructure    
projects2  7#c7 raw materials and       
supplies required for the production of 
technology that the ,committee          
determines is critical2 and  7#d7       
products and materials needed to respond
 to a pandemic or other global health   
crisis4  7e7 ,reports ,not later than #a
 year after the date on which the       

,committee is established1 and every #b 
years thereafter for #d years1 the      
,committee shall submit to ,congress a  
report--  7#a7 that details the findings
 of the ,committee and include          
recommendations for policies and actions
 to improve manufacturing independence  
in the ,united ,states for products that
 the ,committee has determined are      
critical to meet identified targets2 and
  7#b7 that details how to strengthen   
the requirements for ,united ,states    
content under section #cac of title #bc1
 ,united ,states ,code1 or chapter #hc  
of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code     
7commonly referred to as the ,buy       
,american ,act74  7f7 ,termination ,the 
,committee shall terminate on the date  
on which the final report is submitted  
pursuant to subsection 7e74