,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1 #bjba,mr4
 ,pet]s 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to commission a /udy relat+ to
 ! manufactur+ programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,comm]ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+
 ,support = ,am]ican ,manufactur+ ,act4 
#b4 ,/udy on ! manufactur+ programs ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce  7a7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,academy ,! t]m      
,academy means ! ,national ,academy (   
,public ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,comm]ce   
manufactur+ programs ,! t]m comm]ce     
manufactur+ programs mean ! manufactur+ 
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4  7b7 
,/udy ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all ent] 
into a contract ) ! ,academy to conduct 
a /udy-- 7#a7 on ! comm]ce manufactur+  
programs1 ! /atutory f\ndations ( !     
comm]ce manufactur+ programs1 & ! m]its 

& limitations ( ! comm]ce manufactur+   
programs2  7#b7 t consid]s & evaluates  
options to optimize ! managem5t ( !     
comm]ce manufactur+ programs1 includ+   
options to consolidate ! adm9i/ration ( 
! comm]ce manufactur+ programs by creat+
 an ag5cy responsible = t adm9i/ration2 
&  7#c7 sugge/s a /ructure = legislation
 t w\ld implem5t ! options describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b74  7c7 ,cont5ts ,! /udy    
conduct$ "u subsection 7b7 %all         
include-- 7#a7 a compreh5sive collection
 ( ! /atutory au?orities = ! comm]ce    
manufactur+ programs2  7#b7 an assessm5t
 ( available ,f$]al proposals to        
consolidate ! comm]ce manufactur+       
programs2 &  7#c7 a consid]ation ( !    
adm9i/rative & organizational           
relation%ips-- 7,a7 betwe5 ! heads ( !  
comm]ce manufactur+ programs2  7,b7 )9 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2 &  7,c7 betwe5 ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce & ,/ates4  7d7     
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,academy ent]s into
 a contract to conduct a /udy "u        

subsection 7b71 ! ,academy %all submit a
 summ>y ( ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( !  
/udy to-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on          
,appropriations & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on        
,appropriations1 ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces1 & ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives4