,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjba,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to commission a study relating to the
 manufacturing programs of the          
,department of ,commerce1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strengthening      
,support for ,american ,manufacturing   
,act4  #b4 ,study on the manufacturing  
programs of the ,department of ,commerce
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,academy ,the term ,academy means  
the ,national ,academy of ,public       
,administration4  7#b7 ,commerce        
manufacturing programs ,the term        
commerce manufacturing programs mean the
 manufacturing programs of the          
,department of ,commerce4  7b7 ,study   
,the ,secretary of ,commerce shall enter

 into a contract with the ,academy to   
conduct a study-- 7#a7 on the commerce  
manufacturing programs1 the statutory   
foundations of the commerce             
manufacturing programs1 and the merits  
and limitations of the commerce         
manufacturing programs2  7#b7 that      
considers and evaluates options to      
optimize the management of the commerce 
manufacturing programs1 including       
options to consolidate the              
administration of the commerce          
manufacturing programs by creating an   
agency responsible for that             
administration2 and  7#c7 suggests a    
structure for legislation that would    
implement the options described in      
paragraph 7#b74  7c7 ,contents ,the     
study conducted under subsection 7b7    
shall include-- 7#a7 a comprehensive    
collection of the statutory authorities 
for the commerce manufacturing programs2
  7#b7 an assessment of available       
,federal proposals to consolidate the   
commerce manufacturing programs2 and    

7#c7 a consideration of the             
administrative and organizational       
relationships-- 7,a7 between the heads  
of the commerce manufacturing programs2 
7,b7 within the ,department of          
,commerce2 and  7,c7 between the        
,department of ,commerce and ,states4   
7d7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than
 #a year after the date on which the    
,academy enters into a contract to      
conduct a study under subsection 7b71   
the ,academy shall submit a summary of  
the findings and recommendations of the 
study to-- 7#a7 the ,committee on       
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the          
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives4