,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbc,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 require the ,secretary of         
,commerce to produce a report that      
provides recommendations to improve the 
effectiveness1 efficiency1 and impact of
 ,department of ,commerce programs      
related to supply chain resilience and  
manufacturing and industrial innovation1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,strengthening ,support for ,american   
,manufacturing ,act4  #b4 ,definitions  
,in this ,act3 7a7 ,appropriate         
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the          

,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7b7    
,covered offices and bureaus ,the term  
covered offices and bureaus means       
offices and bureaus of the ,department  
of ,commerce identified under section   
#c7;a77#a74  7c7 ,secretary ,the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,commerce4  #c4 ,study relating to      
manufacturing programs of the           
,department of ,commerce  7a7           
,assessment ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall produce a    
report that-- 7#a7 identifies offices   
and bureaus of the ,department of       
,commerce that are relevant to-- 7,a7   
critical supply chain resilience2 and   
7,b7 manufacturing and industrial       
innovation2  7#b7 identifies the duties1
 responsibilities1 resources1 programs1 
and expertise relevant to critical      
supply chain resilience and             
manufacturing and industrial innovation 
of each covered office and bureau2  7#c7

 identifies and assesses the purpose1   
statutory authority1 effectiveness1     
efficiency1 and limitations of each     
covered office and bureau2 and  7#d7    
provides recommendations to improve the 
effectiveness1 efficiency1 and impact of
 each covered office and bureau1        
including recommendations to-- 7,a7     
optimize operations within or across    
covered offices and bureaus2  7,b7      
address any resource or staffing        
deficits hindering optimal operations   
within a covered office or bureau2  7,c7
 improve coordination across covered    
offices and bureaus2 and  7,d7 improve  
coordination with ,federal agencies     
implementing similar activities related 
to critical supply chain resilience and 
manufacturing and industrial innovation4
  7b7 ,national ,academy of ,public     
,administration ,the ,secretary shall   
contract with the ,national ,academy of 
,public ,administration in producing the
 report under subsection 7a74  7c7      
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 

the date on which the ,secretary        
produces the report under subsection    
7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of ,congress--   
7#a7 the report produced under          
subsection 7a72  7#b7 recommendations   
for potential legislative action        
addressing recommendations in the report
 produced under subsection 7a72 and     
7#c7 a response from the ,secretary to  
the recommendations included in the     
report published under subsection 7a74