[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 3662 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3662

      To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National 
            Manufacturing Strategy, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2010

 Ms. Stabenow introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
      To require the President to prepare a quadrennial National 
            Manufacturing Strategy, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Manufacturing Strategy Act 
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States Government should promote policies 
        related to the United States manufacturing sector that are 
        intended--
                    (A) to promote growth, sustainability, and 
                competitiveness;
                    (B) to create well-paying, decent jobs;
                    (C) to enable innovation and investment; and
                    (D) to support national security; and
            (2) the President and Congress should act promptly to 
        pursue policies consistent with a National Manufacturing 
        Strategy.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy Required.--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 Internet Web site, a National 
Manufacturing Strategy.
    (b) Deadline for First National Manufacturing Strategy.--
Notwithstanding 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.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESIDENT'S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD.

    (a) In General.--The President shall establish, within the 
Department of Commerce, the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board.
    (b) Public Sector Members.--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:
                    (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 2 States, from different political 
        parties, appointed by the President in consultation with the 
        National Governors Association.
    (c) Private Sector Members.--
            (1) In general.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy 
        Board shall 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 representation.--In 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) Terms.--
                    (A) In general.--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 appointees.--As 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) Vacancies.--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 is appointed.
    (d) Chair and Vice Chair.--
            (1) Chair.--The Secretary of Commerce (or the designee of 
        the Secretary) shall serve as the Chair of the President's 
        Manufacturing Strategy Board.
            (2) Vice chair.--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) Subgroups.--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 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) Meetings.--
            (1) Timing of meetings.--The President's Manufacturing 
        Strategy Board shall meet at the call of the Chair.
            (2) Frequency of meetings.--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) Public meetings required.--The President's 
        Manufacturing Strategy Board shall convene public meetings to 
        solicit views on the United States manufacturing sector and 
        recommendations for the National Manufacturing Strategy.
            (4) Locations of public meetings.--The 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 Act.--The 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).

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD.

    (a) In General.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy Board 
shall--
            (1) advise the President and Congress on issues that 
        concern the United States 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) Comprehensive Analysis.--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--
            (1) addresses--
                    (A) the value and role, both historic and current, 
                of manufacturing with respect to the economy, security, 
                and global leadership of the United States;
                    (B) the current domestic and international 
                environment for the United States manufacturing sector, 
                and any relevant subset thereof;
                    (C) Federal, State, local, and territorial 
                policies, programs, and conditions that affect 
                manufacturing; and
                    (D) any other matters affecting the 
                competitiveness, growth, stability, and sustainability 
                of the United States manufacturing sector, including--
                            (i) levels of domestic production;
                            (ii) productivity;
                            (iii) the trade balance;
                            (iv) financing and investment;
                            (v) research and development;
                            (vi) job creation and employment 
                        disparities;
                            (vii) workforce skills and development; and
                            (viii) adequacy of the industrial base for 
                        maintaining national security; and
            (2) includes--
                    (A) a comparison of the manufacturing policies and 
                strategies of the United States relative to the 
                policies and strategies of other countries;
                    (B) the identification of emerging or evolving 
                markets, technologies, and products with respect to 
                which United States manufacturers could compete; and
                    (C) short- and long-term forecasts for the United 
                States manufacturing sector, and forecasts of expected 
                national and international trends and factors likely to 
                affect such sector in the future.
    (c) National Manufacturing Strategy.--
            (1) Development.--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) Goals.--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) Recommendations.--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) Report.--
                    (A) Draft.--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 Internet Web site a draft report 
                containing a National Manufacturing Strategy.
                    (B) Public comment; review and revision.--A draft 
                report published under subparagraph (A) shall remain 
                available for public comment for a period of not less 
                than 30 days from the date of publication. The 
                President's Manufacturing Strategy Board shall review 
                any comments received regarding the draft report and 
                may revise the draft report based upon those comments.
                    (C) Publication.--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 report containing a National 
                Manufacturing Strategy, and, once the report is final, 
                shall publish such final report on a public Internet 
                Web site.
                    (D) Estimates.--The final report published 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) Annual Report.--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 
        subsection (c)(3)(D)(i) to implement the recommendations 
        included under paragraph (3) of this subsection.
    (e) Consultation.--In order to gain perspectives and avoid 
duplication of efforts, the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board 
shall consult on manufacturing issues with the following:
            (1) The Defense Science Board.
            (2) The President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
        Technology.
            (3) The Manufacturing Council established by the Department 
        of Commerce.
            (4) The Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and 
        Trade Policy.
            (5) Such other governmental or private sector entities as 
        the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board considers 
        appropriate.

SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF NATIONAL 
              MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    Not later than the first day of April in calendar years 2013, 2017, 
and 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a report on the National Manufacturing Strategy published 
under section 3. The report shall include the following:
            (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.
            (4) Recommendations for improvements in developing the next 
        National Manufacturing Strategy.

SEC. 7. STUDIES.

    (a) Quadrennial Study.--
            (1) In general.--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) Elements.--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, if any, as compared 
                with actual events and trends.
            (3) Report.--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 report.--Notwithstanding 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 agreements.--Each agreement 
        entered into under this subsection, after the first such 
        agreement shall be entered into not later than 18 months before 
        the date on which the corresponding report under paragraph (3) 
        is required to be submitted.
    (b) Discretionary Studies.--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.

SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY IN 
              BUDGET.

    In the budget for a fiscal year submitted 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.
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