[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 751 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 751

    To require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive 
        national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 6 (legislative day, April 5), 2011

 Mr. Brown of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kirk) 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 Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive 
        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. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    (a) Assessment of United States Manufacturing.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Commerce shall assess the United States economy to determine what goods 
the United States currently produces, where such goods are produced, in 
which manufacturing sector the United States is most competitive in the 
global economy, and what policies are necessary to maintain or increase 
the competitiveness of United States manufacturing in the global 
economy.
    (b) National Manufacturing Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a 
        comprehensive national manufacturing strategy.
            (2) Goals of strategy.--The goals of the strategy required 
        by paragraph (1) are as follows:
                    (A) To increase the aggregate number of 
                manufacturing jobs in the United States.
                    (B) To identify emerging technologies to strengthen 
                the competitiveness of the United States in the global 
                marketplace.
                    (C) To strengthen manufacturing sectors in which 
                the United States is most competitive in the global 
                economy.
            (3) Submittal of strategy.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        submit to Congress the strategy required by paragraph (1).
    (c) Targets for Growth of the United States Manufacturing Sector.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
        targets for the growth of United States manufacturing, 
        including targets for job creation, for each of fiscal years 
        2012 through 2016.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
        report on the targets established by the Secretary pursuant to 
        paragraph (1).
    (d) Survey of Manufacturing Support Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) conduct a survey of all Federal agencies that 
                provide support to United States manufacturers, 
                including--
                            (i) the Department of Commerce;
                            (ii) the Department of Defense;
                            (iii) the Department of Energy;
                            (iv) the Department of Labor;
                            (v) the Department of the Treasury;
                            (vi) the Small Business Administration;
                            (vii) the Office of Management and Budget;
                            (viii) the Office of Science and Technology 
                        Policy;
                            (ix) the Office of the United States Trade 
                        Representative; and
                            (x) such other Federal agencies as the 
                        Secretary considers appropriate; and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report on such survey that 
                includes the recommendations of the Secretary on how 
                each Federal agency surveyed can best support the 
                comprehensive national manufacturing strategy required 
                by subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Sharing of information.--The head of each agency of the 
        Federal Government shall, to the extent practicable, cooperate 
        with the Secretary of Commerce in the conduct of the survey 
        required by paragraph (1) and provide to the Secretary such 
        information about such United States manufacturing sectors as 
        the Secretary may require.
            (3) Listening sessions.--In conducting the survey required 
        by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall hold not fewer than 2 
        listening sessions that include witnesses from manufacturing 
        sectors that the Secretary considers important.
    (e) Report on Progress and Trends in Manufacturing.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report that summarizes the progress and 
trends in United States manufacturing since the Secretary's 2004 
report, ``Manufacturing in America: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address 
the Challenges to United States Manufacturers'', and 2009 report, ``A 
Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing''.
    (f) Biennial Manufacturer Survey and Report.--
            (1) Survey.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once every 2 
        years thereafter through fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall 
        conduct a survey of all persons with headquarters in the United 
        States that maintain manufacturing facilities outside of the 
        United States to identify--
                    (A) the categories of products manufactured at such 
                facilities; and
                    (B) the number of manufacturing jobs located at 
                such facilities.
            (2) Promotion of development and competitiveness of 
        manufacturing sector.--In carrying out each survey required by 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the information 
        gathered is useful for understanding how policy can be tailored 
        to promote development and competitiveness in the manufacturing 
        sector.
            (3) Database.--The Secretary shall create and maintain a 
        database of the information collected through each survey 
        conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
            (4) Report.--Not later than 90 days after conducting each 
        survey required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report on the most recent survey conducted pursuant 
        to paragraph (1), including the following:
                    (A) The findings of the Secretary with respect to 
                such survey.
                    (B) Longitudinal trends in United States 
                manufacturing and the creation of manufacturing jobs in 
                the United States.
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