[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6939 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6939

      To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on 
      manufacturing in the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2020

  Mr. Hudson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
      To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on 
      manufacturing in the United States, 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 ``Advancing IOT Manufacturing Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE OF MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES STUDY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Study required.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
        coordination with the head of any other appropriate Federal 
        agency, shall conduct a study on the impact of manufacturing on 
        United States businesses conducting interstate commerce.
            (2) Requirements for study.--In conducting the study, the 
        Secretary shall conduct a survey of the following:
                    (A) The manufacturing industry through outreach to 
                participating entities to--
                            (i) establish a list of the industry 
                        sectors that rely on manufacturing;
                            (ii) review internet connected devices and 
                        internet connected solutions used in the 
                        manufacturing industry;
                            (iii) review of how such internet connected 
                        devices and internet connected solutions impact 
                        the manufacturing process, including how such 
                        processes may benefit from such uses;
                            (iv) review any industry-identified 
                        challenges to the widespread adoption of 
                        internet connected devices and internet 
                        connected solutions in manufacturing; and
                            (v) establish how the implementation of 
                        internet connected devices and internet 
                        connected solutions in the manufacturing sector 
                        may benefit the United States economy, 
                        including how its adoption may help businesses 
                        create jobs, increase efficiency, and lower 
                        costs on consumers.
                    (B) Federal activity related to manufacturing and 
                internet connected devices and internet connected 
                solutions used in manufacturing to--
                            (i) establish a comprehensive list of 
                        Federal agencies asserting jurisdiction over 
                        manufacturing industry sectors identified under 
                        subparagraph (A)(i) and internet connected 
                        devices and internet connected solutions used 
                        in manufacturing;
                            (ii) develop a brief description of why 
                        such Federal agencies are asserting 
                        jurisdiction and the expertise of such Federal 
                        agencies regarding manufacturing and internet 
                        connected devices and internet connected 
                        solutions used in manufacturing;
                            (iii) identify all interagency activities 
                        related to manufacturing and internet connected 
                        devices and internet connected solutions used 
                        in manufacturing; and
                            (iv) identify each Federal rule, 
                        regulation, guideline, policy, and other 
                        Federal activity implemented by each Federal 
                        agency related to manufacturing and internet 
                        connected devices and internet connected 
                        solutions used in manufacturing.
                    (C) Conduct a survey of the marketplace and supply 
                chain of internet connected devices used in 
                manufacturing to--
                            (i) assess the severity of risks posed to 
                        such marketplace and supply chain;
                            (ii) review the ability of foreign 
                        governments or third parties to exploit such 
                        supply chain in a manner that raises risks to 
                        the economic and national security of the 
                        United States; and
                            (iii) identify emerging risks and long-term 
                        trends in such marketplace and supply chain.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the 
completion of the study required pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary, in coordination with the head of any other appropriate 
Federal agency, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report that contains--
            (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) recommendations to--
                    (A) address any duplicative Federal rule, 
                regulation, guideline, policy, and other Federal 
                activity acting as a barrier to the growth of 
                manufacturing and the use of internet connected devices 
                or internet connected solutions in manufacturing;
                    (B) promote sustained investment into the 
                manufacturing sector, including promotion of the use of 
                internet connected devices and internet connected 
                solutions in manufacturing;
                    (C) develop and implement a comprehensive plan to 
                promote the growth of manufacturing, including the use 
                of internet connected devices and internet connected 
                solutions in manufacturing;
                    (D) develop policies that States can adopt to 
                encourage the growth of manufacturing, including the 
                use of internet connected devices and internet 
                connected solutions in manufacturing;
                    (E) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
                emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain of 
                internet connected devices used in manufacturing; and
                    (F) develop legislation to accomplish such 
                recommendations.
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