,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjbe,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester 7for herself
 and ,mr4 ,budd7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,national    
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 ,act to require the periodic update to 
the strategic plan to guide the         
,manufacturing ,,usa ,program to align  
with the mandatory updates to the       
,national ,strategy for ,advanced       
,manufacturing4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,streamlining  
,american ,manufacturing ,strategy ,act4
  #b4 ,alignment of timing of updates of
 strategic plan with updates to         
,national ,strategy for ,advanced       
,manufacturing ,section #cd7;i77#b7 of  
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#bghs7i77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in      

subparagraph 7,c71 by striking and      
update not less frequently than once    
every #c years thereafter12  7#b7 by    
redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7 through
 7,m7 as subparagraphs 7,e7 through     
7,n71 respectively2 and  7#c7 by        
inserting after subparagraph 7,c71 the  
following3  7,d7 to update the strategic
 plan developed under subparagraph 7,c7 
not less frequently than once every #d  
years and such that the planning cycle  
for the updates aligns with the planning
 cycle for updates to the ,national     
,strategy for ,advanced ,manufacturing  
required under section #ajb7;c77#d7 of  
the ,america ,,competes ,reauthorization
 ,act of #bjaj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#ffbb7;c77#d77 to better ensure the     
,program reflects the priorities of the 
national strategy2  4