[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1366 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1366

      To require the President to prepare a quadrennial national 
            manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2011

Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
  Michaud, Mr. Schock, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
     Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Larson of 
   Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
 Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lynch, 
 Mr. McKinley, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Cicilline) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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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 2011''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    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.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than the July 1 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 Strategy.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President shall issue the first 
national manufacturing strategy not later than the date that is 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. PRESIDENT'S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD.

    (a) In General.--The President shall establish, within the 
Department of Commerce, the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board 
(in this Act referred to as ``the Board'').
    (b) Public Sector Members.--The Board shall include the following 
individuals:
            (1) The Secretary or head (or the designee of the Secretary 
        or head) of each of the following agencies:
                    (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.
                    (K) Any special advisors to the President in areas 
                related to the economy, manufacturing, job creation and 
                competitiveness.
            (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 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) finance;
                    (F) conducting manufacturing-related research and 
                development; and
                    (G) the defense industrial base.
            (2) Balance in representation.--In making appointments of 
        private sector members to the 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. In making 
        appointments, the President should consider naming individuals 
        who serve as representatives on other similar executive branch 
        councils or boards.
            (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 has been 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 Board.
            (2) Vice chair.--The President shall appoint the Vice Chair 
        of the Board from among the private sector members appointed by 
        the President under subsection (c).
    (e) Subgroups.--The 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) Meetings.--
            (1) Timing of meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call 
        of the Chair.
            (2) Frequency of meetings.--The 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 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 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 Board, including any subgroups established 
pursuant subsection (e).

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

    (a) In General.--The 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) Preliminary Report.--Within 90 days of a quorum of the Board 
being nominated, the Board shall issue a preliminary report on the 
state of American manufacturing, with an emphasis on the 
recommendations that have been issued by the Manufacturing Council of 
the Department of Commerce that have not been acted upon and a summary 
and assessment of recommendations that have been issued by other non-
governmental parties relating to domestic manufacturing.
    (c) Comprehensive Analysis.--In developing each national 
manufacturing strategy under subsection (c), the Board shall conduct a 
comprehensive analysis of the Nation's manufacturing sector, taking 
into consideration relevant reports, plans, or recommendations issued 
by Federal agencies, Federal advisory boards, academia, and the private 
sector. Such analysis shall address--
            (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;
            (7) the manner in which Federal agencies share information 
        and views with respect to the effects of proposed or active 
        regulations or other executive actions on the domestic 
        manufacturing sector and its workforce; and
            (8) 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;
                    (H) adequacy of the industrial base for maintaining 
                national security;
                    (I) protections for intellectual property; and
                    (J) customs enforcement and counterfeiting.
    (d) National Manufacturing Strategy.--
            (1) Development.--The Board shall develop a national 
        manufacturing strategy, based on--
                    (A) the results of the comprehensive analysis 
                conducted under subsection (c);
                    (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 Board determines to be appropriate.
            (2) Goals and recommendations.--
                    (A) Goals.--The 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 (c).
                    (B) Recommendations.--The 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, including interagency 
                        communications regarding the effects of 
                        proposed or active government regulations or 
                        other executive actions on the manufacturing 
                        sector and its workforce.
            (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 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 revision.--A draft 
                report published under subparagraph (A) shall remain 
                available for public comment for a period of 30 days 
                from the date of publication. The Board shall review 
                any comments received regarding such 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 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) Required contents of the report.--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);
                            (iii) detailed recommendations regarding 
                        how to pay for the cost of implementation 
                        estimated under clause (i), when feasible; and
                            (iv) a plan for how the recommendations 
                        included in the report will be implemented and 
                        who is responsible for the implementation.
    (e) 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 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).
    (f) Consultation.--In order to gain perspectives and avoid 
duplication of efforts, the 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.

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

    Not later than April 1 of 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.

SEC. 7. STUDIES.

    (a) Quadrennial Study.--
            (1) In general.--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) 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 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.--After 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) 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 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.
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