[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1427 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1427
To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to
improve the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 13, 2019
Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Tillis, Ms.
Hassan, Mr. Peters, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Rubio) 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 amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to
improve the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program, 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 ``Global Leadership in Advanced
Manufacturing Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION PROGRAM.
(a) Centers for Manufacturing Innovation.--Subsection (c) of
section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act
(15 U.S.C. 278s) is amended--
(1) in subparagraphs (B) and (C)(i) of paragraph (1), by
striking ``and tool'' both places it appears and inserting
``tool development for microelectronics, food manufacturing,
superconductors, advanced battery technologies, robotics,
advanced sensors, quantum information science, supply chain
water optimization, and aeronautics and advanced materials'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``and minority'' and
inserting ``, minority, and veteran''; and
(3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``, but such'' and all
that follows through ``under subsection (d)''.
(b) Financial Assistance To Establish and Support Centers for
Manufacturing Innovation.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (ii)--
(I) by inserting ``, including
appropriate measures for assessing the
effectiveness of the activities funded
with regards to the center's success in
advancing the current state of the
applicable advanced manufacturing
technology area such as technology
readiness level and manufacturing
readiness level,'' after ``measures'';
and
(II) by striking the period at the
end; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) establish standards for the
performance of centers for manufacturing
innovation that are based on the measures
developed under clause (ii); and
``(iv) for each center for manufacturing
innovation supported by the award, if any, once
every 5 years, conduct an assessment of the
center to confirm whether the performance of
the center is meeting the standards for
performance established under clause (iii).'';
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, including
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of
Energy, the Department of Labor, the Food and Drug
Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and
the National Science Foundation'' after
``manufacturing''; and
(C) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ``without
the need for long-term Federal funding'';
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking
``significantly'';
(iii) in clause (v), by inserting ``and to
improve the domestic supply chain'' after
``technologies''; and
(iv) in clause (ix), by inserting
``industrial, research, entrepreneurship, and
other'' after ``leverage the'';
(2) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--No award of financial assistance
may be made under paragraph (1) to support a center for
manufacturing innovation that the Secretary finds under
paragraph (4)(C) does not meet the standards for
performance established under paragraph (4)(C)(iii).'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``large capital facilities or equipment
purchases'' and inserting ``large capital
facilities, equipment purchases, workforce
development, or general operations''; and
(ii) by striking the second sentence; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Use of financial assistance.--Financial assistance
awarded under paragraph (1) may be used--
``(A) for the purposes described in such paragraph;
or
``(B) to carry out Program-wide activities directed
by the Secretary, such as activities targeting
workforce development.''.
(c) Funding.--Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) NIST industrial technical services account.--
To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations
Acts, the Secretary may use amounts appropriated to the
Institute for Industrial Technical Services account to
carry out this section as follows:
``(i) For each of the fiscal years 2015
through 2019, an amount not to exceed
$5,000,000.
``(ii) For each of fiscal years 2020
through 2030, such amounts as may be necessary
to carry out this section.''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``through 2024'' and
inserting ``through 2019''.
(d) National Program Office.--Subsection (f) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by inserting ``coordinate with and, as
appropriate,'' before ``enter''; and
(ii) by inserting ``including the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of
Defense, the Department of Education, the
Department of Energy, the Department of Labor,
the Food and Drug Administration, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
National Institutes of Health, and the National
Science Foundation,'' after ``manufacturing,'';
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (J); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
``(F) to carry out pilot programs in collaboration
with the centers for manufacturing innovation such as a
laboratory-embedded entrepreneurship program;
``(G) to provide support services and funding as
necessary to promote workforce development activities;
``(H) to coordinate with centers for manufacturing
innovation to develop best practices for the membership
agreements and coordination of similar project
solicitations;
``(I) to collaborate with the Department of Labor,
the Department of Education, industry, career and
technical education schools, local community colleges,
universities, and labor organizations to provide input
for the development of national certifications for
advanced manufacturing workforce skills in the
technology areas of the centers for manufacturing
innovation; and'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``State and local
governments,'' after ``community colleges,''; and
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Liaisons.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary may
provide financial assistance to a manufacturing
extension center established as part of the
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to
detail a liaison of the center to a center for
manufacturing innovation to facilitate the
support by the Partnership of at least the
following:
``(I) Cybersecurity awareness and
support services for small- and medium-
sized manufacturers.
``(II) Assistance with workforce
development.
``(III) Technology transfer for
small and medium-sized manufacturers.
``(ii) Selection of liaisons.--Selection of
a liaison under this subparagraph shall be made
in coordination with the applicable center for
manufacturing innovation.''.
(e) Reporting and Auditing.--Subsection (g) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
and inserting ``December 31, 2030''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting
``3 years''; and
(ii) by striking ``2-year'' and inserting
``3-year''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``December 31,
2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
(f) Expansion.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary of Commerce shall increase the number of centers for
manufacturing innovation that participate in the Network for
Manufacturing Innovation Program.
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