[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5338]
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  SA 3578. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Budd) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2296, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 220D. ALIGNMENT OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE 
                   MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM WITH UPDATES TO 
                   NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 34(i) of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     278s(i)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and update not less 
     frequently than once every 3 years thereafter,'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (M) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (N), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following new 
     bsubparagraph:
       ``(D) to update the strategic plan developed under 
     subparagraph (C) not less frequently than once every 4 years 
     such that the planning cycle for the updates aligns with the 
     planning cycle for updates to the National Strategy for 
     Advanced Manufacturing required under section 102(c)(4) of 
     the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
     6622(c)(4)) to better ensure the Program reflects the 
     priorities of the national strategy;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and any update 
     to the plan required under subparagraph (D) of such 
     paragraph''.
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