[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MANUFACTURING.GOV ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 124, S. 1037.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1037) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which was reported out of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and insert in lieu thereof the part printed in italic, as 
follows:

     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.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported 
substitute be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read 
a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1037), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.

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