[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6418. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Covered offices and bureaus.--The term ``covered 
     offices and bureaus'' means offices and bureaus of the 
     Department of Commerce identified under subsection (b)(1)(A).
       (3) Critical supply chain.--The term ``critical supply 
     chain'' means an end-to-end system that converts raw 
     materials into finished products in critical sectors, 
     including in--
       (A) the defense industrial base;
       (B) the public health and biological preparedness 
     industrial base;
       (C) the information and communications technology 
     industrial base;
       (D) the energy sector industrial base;
       (E) the transportation industrial base; and
       (F) agricultural supply chains.
       (4) Critical supply chain resilience.--The term ``critical 
     supply chain resilience'' means mitigating gaps and 
     vulnerabilities in critical supply chains, including by--
       (A) reducing risk of malicious sabotage or external or 
     internal manipulation; and
       (B) improving the ability to withstand supply chain 
     interruptions such as logistical challenges and workforce, 
     materials, equipment, or product shortages.
       (5) Manufacturing and industrial innovation.--The term 
     ``manufacturing and industrial innovation'' means--
       (A) providing assistance, resources, or services to 
     manufacturers or manufacturing workers in the United States;
       (B) offering expertise, improvements, research, and 
     development or other assistance in technological innovations 
     or advanced manufacturing in partnership with or for use by 
     manufacturers in the United States; or
       (C) developing policy that substantially impacts the 
     manufacturing sector in the United States.
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       (b) Study Relating to Manufacturing Programs of the 
     Department of Commerce.--
       (1) Assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall produce a report 
     that--
       (A) identifies offices and bureaus of the Department of 
     Commerce with responsibilities related to--
       (i) critical supply chain resilience; and
       (ii) manufacturing and industrial innovation;
       (B) identifies the duties, responsibilities, programs, and 
     expertise relevant to critical supply chain resilience and 
     manufacturing and industrial innovation of each covered 
     office and bureau;
       (C) identifies and assesses the purpose, statutory 
     authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each 
     covered office and bureau;
       (D) identifies gaps between offices with duplicative 
     duties, responsibilities, programs, and expertise within the 
     Department of Commerce that are implementing activities 
     related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing 
     and industrial innovation; and
       (E) provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness, 
     efficiency, and impact of each covered office and bureau, 
     including recommendations to--
       (i) optimize operations within or across covered offices 
     and bureaus;
       (ii) improve coordination across covered offices and 
     bureaus; and
       (iii) improve coordination with Federal agencies 
     implementing similar activities related to critical supply 
     chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation.
       (2) National academy of public administration.--The 
     Secretary shall contract with the National Academy of Public 
     Administration in producing the report under paragraph (1).
       (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary produces the report under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress--
       (A) the report produced under paragraph (1);
       (B) recommendations for potential legislative action 
     addressing recommendations in the report produced under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (C) a response from the Secretary to the recommendations 
     included in the report produced under paragraph (1).
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