[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 1037 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 124
117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1037

                          [Report No. 117-38]

  To provide for the establishment of a section of the website of the 
    Department of Commerce that shall serve as the primary hub for 
 information relating to Federal manufacturing programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2021

   Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           September 14, 2021

              Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the establishment of a section of the website of the 
    Department of Commerce that shall serve as the primary hub for 
 information relating to Federal manufacturing programs, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing.gov 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Secretary'' 
means the Secretary of Commerce.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the 
manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to 
be known as the ``manufacturing.gov hub''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Functions.--The manufacturing.gov hub established 
under subsection (b) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) serve as the primary hub for information 
        relating to every Federal manufacturing program, including the 
        programs identified in the report of the Government 
        Accountability Office entitled ``U.S. Manufacturing'' (GAO 17-
        240), published on March 28, 2017;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) provide the contact information of relevant 
        employees of the agencies carrying out the Federal 
        manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) provide an avenue for public input and 
        feedback relating to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the functionality of the website of 
                the Department of Commerce;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Federal manufacturing programs 
                described in paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any other manufacturing-related 
                challenges experienced by manufacturers in the United 
                States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) establish web pages within the hub that shall 
        focus on--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) technology and research and 
                development;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) trade;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) workforce development and 
                training;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) industrial commons and supply chains; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) small and medium manufacturers; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) use machine learning to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) identify frequently asked questions; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) disseminate to the public answers to 
                the questions identified under subparagraph 
                (A).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing.gov Act''.

SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of Commerce.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the 
manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to 
be known as the ``manufacturing.gov hub''.
    (c) Functions.--The manufacturing.gov hub established under 
subsection (b) shall--
            (1) serve as the primary hub for information relating to 
        every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs 
        identified in the report of the Government Accountability 
        Office entitled ``U.S. Manufacturing'' (GAO 17-240), published 
        on March 28, 2017;
            (2) provide the contact information of relevant program 
        offices carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs 
        described in paragraph (1);
            (3) provide an avenue for public input and feedback 
        relating to--
                    (A) the functionality of the website of the 
                Department of Commerce;
                    (B) the Federal manufacturing programs described in 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (C) any other manufacturing-related challenges 
                experienced by manufacturers in the United States;
            (4) establish web pages within the hub that shall focus 
        on--
                    (A) technology and research and development;
                    (B) trade;
                    (C) workforce development and training;
                    (D) industrial commons and supply chains; and
                    (E) small and medium manufacturers; and
            (5) use machine learning to--
                    (A) identify frequently asked questions; and
                    (B) disseminate to the public answers to the 
                questions identified under subparagraph (A).
    (d) No Additional Funds.--No additional funds are authorized to be 
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. The 
Secretary shall carry out this section using amounts otherwise 
available to the Secretary for such purposes.
                                                       Calendar No. 124

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1037

                          [Report No. 117-38]

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                                 A BILL

  To provide for the establishment of a section of the website of the 
    Department of Commerce that shall serve as the primary hub for 
 information relating to Federal manufacturing programs, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 14, 2021

                       Reported with an amendment