,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,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 7#a7 ,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  7#b7   
,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  7#c7 ,critical supply chain
 ,the term critical supply chain means  
an end-to-end system that converts raw  
materials into finished products in     
critical sectors1 including in-- 7,a7   
the defense industrial base2  7,b7 the  
public health and biological            
preparedness industrial base2  7,c7 the 
information and communications          
technology industrial base2  7,d7 the   
energy sector industrial base2  7,e7 the
 transportation industrial base2 and    
7,f7 agricultural supply chains4  7#d7  
,critical supply chain resilience ,the  
term critical supply chain resilience   
means mitigating gaps and               
vulnerabilities in critical supply      
chains1 including by-- 7,a7 reducing    
risk of malicious sabotage or external  

or internal manipulation2 and  7,b7     
improving the ability to withstand      
supply chain interruptions such as      
logistical challenges and workforce1    
materials1 equipment1 or product        
shortages4  7#e7 ,manufacturing and     
industrial innovation ,the term         
manufacturing and industrial innovation 
means-- 7,a7 providing assistance1      
resources1 or services to manufacturers 
or manufacturing workers in the ,united 
,states2  7,b7 offering expertise1      
improvements1 research1 and development 
or other assistance in technological    
innovations or advanced manufacturing in
 partnership with or for use by         
manufacturers in the ,united ,states2 or
  7,c7 developing policy that           
substantially impacts the manufacturing 
sector in the ,united ,states4  7#f7    
,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 with responsibilities related 
to-- 7,a7 critical supply chain         
resilience2 and  7,b7 manufacturing and 
industrial innovation2  7#b7 identifies 
the duties1 responsibilities1 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  7#d7        
identifies gaps between offices with    
duplicative duties1 responsibilities1   
programs1 and expertise within the      
,department of ,commerce that are       
implementing activities related to      
critical supply chain resilience and    
manufacturing and industrial innovation2
 and  7#e7 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 improve coordination across covered
 offices and bureaus2 and  7,c7 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 produced under subsection 7a74