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<dc:title>117 S1037 RS: Manufacturing.gov Act</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><calendar>Calendar No. 124</calendar><congress>117th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 1037</legis-num><associated-doc role="report">[Report No. 117–38]</associated-doc><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20210325">March 25, 2021</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S380">Mr. Peters</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S391">Mr. Young</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S350">Mr. Rubio</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00" added-display-style="italic" deleted-display-style="strikethrough">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</committee-name></action-desc></action><action stage="Reported-in-Senate"><action-date>September 14, 2021</action-date><action-desc>Reported by <sponsor name-id="S275">Ms. Cantwell</sponsor>, with an amendment</action-desc><action-instruction>Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic</action-instruction></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To provide for the establishment of a section of the website of the Department of Commerce that shall serve as the primary hub for information relating to Federal manufacturing programs, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="S1" section-type="section-one" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSCM00"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Manufacturing.gov Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id19EB49791954493BB37A57E6F7D6D278" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSCM00"><enum>2.</enum><header>Manufacturing.gov hub</header><subsection id="id9D103218F8414A628C696C576CBA3F14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Commerce.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9300d3ad4c734e8e859beb0451bc397e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to be known as the <quote>manufacturing.gov hub</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idea60683e07d74c0e88b9437f8166288f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The manufacturing.gov hub established under subsection (b) shall—</text><paragraph id="ide5f5591f218348138334a845a979adc6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve as the primary hub for information relating to every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs identified in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled <quote>U.S. Manufacturing</quote> (GAO 17–240), published on March 28, 2017;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idded46695d0c64a32a1d652f58cfd1034"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide the contact information of relevant employees of the agencies carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4f88f3a631cb486ca4105d78d466f802"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide an avenue for public input and feedback relating to— </text><subparagraph id="id50F6698918CD479A90EE04061F7B7697"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the functionality of the website of the Department of Commerce; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CF9F829C3324FD588C7B6763F926613"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A944524E2A5436395852D2E2ADEE19B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other manufacturing-related challenges experienced by manufacturers in the United States;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id70ced462c1bc4531bf586768371c70c0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish web pages within the hub that shall focus on—</text><subparagraph id="id73a666e3a16447d29f881de594e12107"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technology and research and development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida55678ccaca24ae09128d759f70ac23d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>trade;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id200d1ed590e64df3acfd32e39ee87270"><enum>(C)</enum><text>workforce development and training;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6215936fec194bdb96b5b3b3c32c97eb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>industrial commons and supply chains; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id673ee7a875de4552b7ce979ff46126f7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>small and medium manufacturers; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id13d99d180e844f0983f5305ddbbe750a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>use machine learning to— </text><subparagraph id="idB0726F8AAD8E4676A74F4328C24850F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify frequently asked questions; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22276F8D89A44003B90134376BFCFCA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disseminate to the public answers to the questions identified under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFBC6B32377554E2C9EA4E0FA49BF1625"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section></legis-body><legis-body display-enacting-clause="no-display-enacting-clause"><section id="id85e0f07a-721b-42f8-8d5f-5ee69a7865c9" section-type="section-one" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSCM00"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Manufacturing.gov Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="ide8944b08-cde5-493d-81c8-1d924d10d31e" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSCM00"><enum>2.</enum><header>Manufacturing.gov hub</header><subsection id="idc1613f85-c7da-4b4b-94d4-d860e575ab5a" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSCM00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Commerce.</text></subsection><subsection id="idefbfc729-8a43-4836-adcb-051f56bfc7e6" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSCM00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to be known as the <quote>manufacturing.gov hub</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idd71907e3-6dfe-4094-ac1a-7c1d744b3bfe" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSCM00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The manufacturing.gov hub established under subsection (b) shall—</text><paragraph id="id033e559a-f72f-49f0-bb8f-b4dbc7ce2aed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve as the primary hub for information relating to every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs identified in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled <quote>U.S. Manufacturing</quote> (GAO 17–240), published on March 28, 2017;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id422ddf9b-e5df-4fe6-8542-d85516305470"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide the contact information of relevant program offices carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0661de7a-a917-45a3-a3bd-b2af32010873"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide an avenue for public input and feedback relating to— </text><subparagraph id="idcb064ad9-27ba-4f73-a199-63d1daceebf2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the functionality of the website of the Department of Commerce; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda9e6bcc-47ca-4856-b559-b80f4091e158"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b2e6fee-ffca-4598-b410-5c77635aee23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other manufacturing-related challenges experienced by manufacturers in the United States;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id275497c0-5528-47df-83fc-348d3c5d574b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish web pages within the hub that shall focus on—</text><subparagraph id="id82869fca-83d3-409e-8780-52e9d8ea5600"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technology and research and development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36c26c83-cc87-46cb-b583-82874ae4e9ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>trade;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02c128e3-be7a-41b3-8e9c-a86c4cc2a80c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>workforce development and training;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1ffab66-83ac-4d87-98ba-9da7d64718b0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>industrial commons and supply chains; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf597dfff-ea86-4df2-8a46-ff5ceec72be6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>small and medium manufacturers; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id99650e4c-0cc1-4c0e-8250-22a2f07716bd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>use machine learning to— </text><subparagraph id="idfa77f7f6-d8e3-4baa-a487-23e6b2464ba7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify frequently asked questions; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf150b3b0-9fad-48aa-9612-fe8fad1c5029"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disseminate to the public answers to the questions identified under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD0669024FCC648C0838689B7C6B77941" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No additional funds</header><text>No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. The Secretary shall carry out this section using amounts otherwise available to the Secretary for such purposes. </text></subsection></section></legis-body><endorsement><action-date>September 14, 2021</action-date><action-desc>Reported with an amendment</action-desc></endorsement></bill>