1.This Act may be cited as the
National Manufacturing Strategy Act of
2010
.
2.It is the sense of
Congress that—
(1)the United States Government should promote
policies related to the Nation’s manufacturing sector that are intended to
promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness; create well-paying, decent
jobs; enable innovation and investment; and support national security;
and
(2)the President and Congress should act
promptly to pursue policies consistent with a National Manufacturing
Strategy.
3.National
Manufacturing Strategy
(a)Not later than the
first day of July of the second year of each Presidential term, the President
shall submit to Congress, and publish on a public website, a National
Manufacturing Strategy.
(b)Deadline for
first National Manufacturing StrategyNotwithstanding subsection (a), the
President shall issue the first National Manufacturing Strategy not later than
the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
4.President’s
Manufacturing Strategy Board
(a)The President shall
establish, within the Department of Commerce, the President’s Manufacturing
Strategy Board.
(b)The President’s
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall include the following individuals:
(1)The Secretary or head (or the designee of
the Secretary or head) of each of the following organizations:
(A)The Department of
the Treasury.
(B)The Department of
Defense.
(C)The Department of
Commerce.
(D)The Department of
Labor.
(E)The Department of
Energy.
(F)The Office of the
United States Trade Representative.
(G)The Office of
Management and Budget.
(H)The Office of
Science and Technology Policy.
(I)The Small Business
Administration.
(J)Other Federal
agencies the President determines appropriate.
(2)The Governors of
two States, from different political parties, appointed by the President in
consultation with the National Governors Association.
(c)
(1)The President’s
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall further include 9 individuals from the
private sector, appointed by the President after consultation with industry and
labor organizations, including individuals with experience in the areas
of—
(A)managing
manufacturing companies;
(B)managing supply
chain providers;
(C)managing labor
organizations;
(D)workforce
development;
(E)conducting
manufacturing-related research and development; and
(F)the defense
industrial base.
(2)Balance in
representationIn making appointments of private sector members
to the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board under paragraph (1), the
President shall seek to ensure that the individuals appointed represent a
balance among and within regions, sizes of firms, and industries of the
manufacturing sector.
(3)
(A)Each member appointed under this subsection shall be
appointed for a term of 6 years, except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and
(C).
(B)Terms of initial
appointeesAs designated by the President at the time of
appointment, of the members first appointed—
(i)3
shall be appointed for a term of 2 years;
(ii)3
shall be appointed for a term of 4 years; and
(iii)3
shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.
(C)Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term
for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that
member’s term until a new member has been appointed.
(d)
(1)The
Secretary of Commerce (or the designee of the Secretary) shall serve as the
Chair of the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board.
(2)The President shall appoint the Vice Chair of the
President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board from among the private sector members
appointed by the President under subsection (c).
(e)The
President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board may convene subgroups to address
particular industries, policy topics, or other matters. Such subgroups may
include members representing any of the following:
(1)Such other Federal
agencies as the Chair determines appropriate.
(2)State, local,
tribal, and Territorial governments.
(3)The private
sector, including labor, industry, academia, trade associations, and other
appropriate groups.
(f)
(1)The President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet
at the call of the Chair.
(2)The President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall meet
not less than 2 times each year, and not less than 4 times in a year preceding
the issuance of a National Manufacturing Strategy required under section
3(a).
(3)The President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall
convene public meetings to solicit views on the Nation’s manufacturing sector
and recommendations for the National Manufacturing Strategy.
(4)Locations of
public meetingsThe locations of public meetings convened under
paragraph (3) shall ensure the inclusion of multiple regions and industries of
the manufacturing sector.
(g)Application of
Federal Advisory Committee ActThe Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14 of such Act, shall apply to the
President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board, including any subgroups established
pursuant subsection (e).
5.Duties of the
President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board
(a)The President’s
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall—
(1)advise the President and Congress on issues
affecting the Nation’s manufacturing sector;
(2)conduct a comprehensive analysis in
accordance with subsection (b);
(3)develop a National Manufacturing Strategy
in accordance with subsection (c);
(4)submit to the
President and Congress an annual report under subsection (d); and
(5)carry out other activities determined
appropriate by the President.
(b)In developing each
National Manufacturing Strategy under subsection (c), the President’s
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the
Nation’s manufacturing sector that addresses—
(1)the value and role, both historic and
current, of manufacturing in the Nation’s economy, security, and global
leadership;
(2)the current domestic and international
environment for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, and any relevant subset
thereof;
(3)Federal, State, local, and Territorial
policies, programs, and conditions that affect manufacturing;
(4)a comparison of the manufacturing policies
and strategies of the United States relative to other nations’ policies and
strategies;
(5)the identification of emerging or evolving
markets, technologies, and products for which the Nation’s manufacturers could
compete;
(6)the short- and long-term forecasts for the
Nation’s manufacturing sector, and forecasts of expected national and
international trends and factors likely to affect such sector in the future;
and
(7)any other matters affecting the
competitiveness, growth, stability, and sustainability of the Nation’s
manufacturing sector, including—
(A)levels of domestic production;
(B)productivity;
(C)the trade balance;
(D)financing and investment;
(E)research and development;
(F)job creation and employment
disparities;
(G)workforce skills and development;
and
(H)adequacy of the industrial base for
maintaining national security.
(c)National
Manufacturing Strategy
(1)The
President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall develop a National Manufacturing
Strategy, based on—
(A)the results of the comprehensive analysis
conducted under subsection (b);
(B)the studies carried out by the National
Academy of Sciences pursuant to section 7; and
(C)any other information, studies, or
perspectives that the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board determines to be
appropriate.
(2)Goals and
recommendations
(A)The President’s Manufacturing Strategy
Board shall include in each National Manufacturing Strategy short- and
long-term goals for the Nation’s manufacturing sector, taking into account the
matters addressed in the comprehensive analysis conducted under subsection
(b).
(B)The President’s Manufacturing Strategy
Board shall include in each National Manufacturing Strategy recommendations for
achieving the goals provided under subparagraph (A). Such recommendations may
propose—
(i)actions to be taken by the President,
Congress, State, local, and Territorial governments, the private sector,
universities, industry associations, and other stakeholders; and
(ii)ways to improve Government policies,
coordination among entities developing such policies, and Government
interaction with the manufacturing sector.
(3)
(A)Not later than 90 days before the date on
which the President is required to submit to Congress a report containing a
National Manufacturing Strategy under section 3, the President’s Manufacturing
Strategy Board shall publish in the Federal Register and on a public website a
draft report containing a National Manufacturing Strategy.
(B)Public comment;
review and revisionA draft
report published under subparagraph (A) shall remain available for public
comment for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. The President’s
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall review any comments received regarding such
draft report and may revise the draft report based upon those comments.
(C)Not later than 30 days before the date on
which the President is required to submit to Congress a report containing a
National Manufacturing Strategy under section 3, the President’s Manufacturing
Strategy Board shall submit to the President for review and revision a final
report containing a National Manufacturing Strategy, and shall publish such
final report on a public website.
(D)The
final report submitted under subparagraph (C) shall include—
(i)when feasible, an estimate of the short-
and long-term Federal Government outlays and revenue changes necessary to
implement the National Manufacturing Strategy and an estimate of savings that
may be derived from implementation of the National Manufacturing
Strategy;
(ii)a detailed
explanation of the methods and analysis used to determine the estimates
included under clause (i); and
(iii)detailed recommendations regarding how to
pay for the cost of implementation estimated under clause (i), when
feasible.
(d)Not later than the
date that is one year after the date on which the first National Manufacturing
Strategy is published under section 3, and annually thereafter, the President’s
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall submit to the President and Congress a
report that includes—
(1)views on the current state of manufacturing
in the United States;
(2)an assessment of the implementation of
previously issued National Manufacturing Strategies;
(3)recommendations for furthering the
implementation of previously issued National Manufacturing Strategies;
and
(4)any suggested
revisions to the estimate required under section 5(c)(3)(D)(i) to implement the
recommendations included under paragraph (3).
(e)In order to gain perspectives and avoid
duplication of efforts, the President’s Manufacturing Strategy Board shall
consult on manufacturing issues with the Defense Science Board, the President’s
Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the Manufacturing Council
established by the Department of Commerce, and the Labor Advisory Committee for
Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy, and may consult with other relevant
governmental entities or the private sector.
6.Government
Accountability Office review of National Manufacturing StrategyNot later than the first day of April in
calendar years 2013, 2017, and 2021, the Comptroller General shall submit to
Congress a report regarding the National Manufacturing Strategy published under
section 3. The report shall include—
(1)an assessment of
whether the recommendations from such National Manufacturing Strategy, and any
preceding National Manufacturing Strategies, were implemented;
(2)an analysis of the
impact of such recommendations, to the extent data are available;
(3)a
review of the process involved in developing such National Manufacturing
Strategy and any preceding National Manufacturing Strategies; and
(4)recommendations
for improvements in developing the next National Manufacturing Strategy.
7.
(a)
(1)In developing each National Manufacturing Strategy, the
President, acting through the Secretary of Commerce, shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study in
accordance with this subsection.
(2)The
study shall examine the following:
(A)The current state
of manufacturing in the United States.
(B)Federal programs
and activities related to manufacturing systems.
(C)The ways in which
Federal policies affect manufacturing, and likely future trends in
manufacturing if such policies remain unchanged.
(D)Various possible
approaches for evaluating the implementation of the National Manufacturing
Strategy.
(E)An assessment of
the trends and short- and long-term forecasts of manufacturing.
(F)A review of the
trends and short- and long-term forecasts of manufacturing relied upon in
previous National Manufacturing Strategies as compared with actual events and
trends.
(3)The
agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that not later than
the first day of April of the first year of each Presidential term, the
National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress and the President a
report containing the findings of the study.
(4)Deadline for
first reportNotwithstanding paragraph (3), the first agreement
entered into under this subsection shall provide that the National Academy of
Sciences shall submit to Congress and the President a report containing the
findings of the study not later than 2 years after the date such agreement is
entered into.
(5)Deadline for
subsequent agreementsAfter the first agreement entered into
under this subsection, all subsequent agreements under this subsection shall be
entered into not later than 18 months before the deadline for submission of the
corresponding report under paragraph (3).
(b)The President, acting through the Secretary of Commerce,
may enter into further agreements with the National Academy of Sciences as
necessary to develop studies to provide information for future National
Manufacturing Strategies.
8.Requirement to
consider National Manufacturing Strategy in budgetIn
preparing the budget for a fiscal year under
section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall
include information regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals and
recommendations included in National Manufacturing Strategy covering that
fiscal year.
Passed the House of
Representatives July 28, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.