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 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.
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 Internet Web site, 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.Establishment of
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:
(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)
(1)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
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 is 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 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 United States 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
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)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)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 Internet
Web site 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 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)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)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)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)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.
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 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.
7.
(a)
(1)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, if any, 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 agreementsEach 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)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
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.