,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,davids of ,kansas 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,mc,bride1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 and ,mr4 ,amo7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,commerce to continue to operate the    
,hollings ,manufacturing ,extension     
,partnership1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,defend ,american ,manufacturing
 ,act4  #b4 ,continuation of ,hollings  
,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership  
,in fiscal year #bjbe and each fiscal   
year thereafter1 unless ,congress fails 
to enact into law appropriations for    
that fiscal year under the heading      
,department of ,commerce--,national     
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology--,industrial ,technology    
,services for the ,hollings             
,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership  

pursuant to section #be of the ,national
 ,institute of ,standards and           
,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bgh,k71
 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 acting    
through the ,director of the ,national  
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 shall compete1 renew1 and  
award centers in all #ej ,states and    
,puerto ,rico pursuant to section #be of
 the ,national ,institute of ,standards 
and ,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#bgh,k71 subject to the terms and       
conditions of such section #be4  #c4    
,amendment to the ,national ,institute  
of ,standards and ,technology ,act      
,paragraph 7e77#a7 of section #be of the
 ,national ,institute of ,standards and 
,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bgh,k7 
is amended striking may and inserting   
shall4