3.0.0 1457 2023-01-11T13:22:31Z 2023-01-11T13:22:31Z Senate S S 2011-08-01 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-08-01T21:28:14Z Make It in America Block Grant Program Act of 2011 112 1912 HR 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2011-08-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2011-08-01 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-08-01 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-08-02 False Commerce Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Air quality Business investment and capital Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Economic development Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Industrial facilities Industrial policy and productivity Manufacturing Public-private cooperation Small business Commerce 00 2011-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-14T15:02:40Z Made in America Block Grant Program Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Made in America Block Grant Program under which the Secretary is authorized to make grants to eligible entities to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. Allows such grants to be used, with respect to small and medium-sized manufacturers, for: (1) retooling or retrofitting, (2) business plan diversification, (3) improving energy or process efficiency, (4) employee training and retraining, (5) the provision of capital and technical expertise, and (6) a revolving loan fund for such manufacturers to finance the costs of such activities. Outlines provisions concerning eligible entities, the allocation of grant funds, and requirements for grant recipients, including the submission of a proposed manufacturing enhancement strategy.

Requires: (1) the Secretary, to the degree practicable, to carry out the program through the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program; and (2) a manufacturer receiving funds for an activity to only use such funds to carry out such activity in the United States.

Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee for advice in implementing and evaluating the program. Authorizes the Secretary to review and evaluate recipient performance under the program. Requires the Comptroller General to study the program, and report study results to Congress.

Expresses the sense of Congress that program amounts should supplement and not supplant other funding provided by federal agencies to support the manufacturing industry.

]]> Made In America Block Grant Program Act of 2011 Display Title Made In America Block Grant Program Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Made In America Block Grant Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Made In America Block Grant Program Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1457is/xml/BILLS-112s1457is.xml 2011-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.