[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3434 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3434

  To commission a study relating to the manufacturing programs of the 
            Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2021

 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 commission a study relating to the manufacturing programs of the 
            Department of Commerce, 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 ``Strengthening Support for American 
Manufacturing Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              COMMERCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Academy.--The term ``Academy'' means the National 
        Academy of Public Administration.
            (2) Commerce manufacturing programs.--The term ``commerce 
        manufacturing programs'' mean the manufacturing programs of the 
        Department of Commerce.
    (b) Study.--The Secretary of Commerce shall enter into a contract 
with the Academy to conduct a study--
            (1) on the commerce manufacturing programs, the statutory 
        foundations of the commerce manufacturing programs, and the 
        merits and limitations of the commerce manufacturing programs;
            (2) that considers and evaluates options to optimize the 
        management of the commerce manufacturing programs, including 
        options to consolidate the administration of the commerce 
        manufacturing programs by creating an agency responsible for 
        that administration; and
            (3) suggests a structure for legislation that would 
        implement the options described in paragraph (2).
    (c) Contents.--The study conducted under subsection (b) shall 
include--
            (1) a comprehensive collection of the statutory authorities 
        for the commerce manufacturing programs;
            (2) an assessment of available Federal proposals to 
        consolidate the commerce manufacturing programs; and
            (3) a consideration of the administrative and 
        organizational relationships--
                    (A) between the heads of the commerce manufacturing 
                programs;
                    (B) within the Department of Commerce; and
                    (C) between the Department of Commerce and States.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the Academy enters into a contract to conduct a study under 
subsection (b), the Academy shall submit a summary of the findings and 
recommendations of the study to--
            (1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
        Natural Resources, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
        the House of Representatives.
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