[Senate Report 117-38]
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                                                       Calendar No. 124
117th Congress       }                            {             Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session         }                            {             117-38

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                         MANUFACTURING.GOV ACT

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                              R E P O R T

                                 of the

           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

                                   on

                                S. 1037

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               September 14, 2021.--Ordered to be printed


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		    U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
		    
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       SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
                    one hundred seventeenth congress
                             first session

                   MARIA CANTWELL, Washington, Chair
AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota             ROGER WICKER, Mississippi

RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut      JOHN THUNE, South Dakota

BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii                 ROY BLUNT, Missouri

EDWARD MARKEY, Massachusetts         TED CRUZ, Texas

GARY PETERS, Michigan                DEB FISCHER, Nebraska

TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin             JERRY MORAN, Kansas

TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois            DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska

JON TESTER, Montana                  MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee

KYRSTEN SINEMA, Arizona              TODD YOUNG, Indiana

JACKY ROSEN, Nevada                  MIKE LEE, Utah

BEN RAY LUJAN, New Mexico            RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin

JOHN HICKENLOOPER, Colorado          SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia


RAPHAEL WARNOCK, Georgia             RICK SCOTT, Florida

                                     CYNTHIA LUMMIS, Wyoming

                    David Strickland, Staff Director

                  John Keast, Minority Staff Director



                                                     Calendar No. 124
117th Congress      }                           {              Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session        }                           {              117-38

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                         MANUFACTURING.GOV ACT

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               September 14, 2021.--Ordered to be printed

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      Ms. Cantwell, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 1037]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to 
which was referred the 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, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon 
with an amendment (in the nature of a substitute) and 
recommends that the bill (as amended) do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of this legislation is to establish a 
manufacturing.gov hub section on the Department of Commerce 
website and to enhance the website as a hub for U.S. 
manufacturers to connect with Federal programs related to 
manufacturing.

                          BACKGROUND AND NEEDS

    The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) maintains 
a manufacturing.gov website that is meant to serve as a 
national advanced manufacturing portal. The website provides 
little information, however, to help U.S. manufacturers access 
the numerous Federal resources that support manufacturers and 
their workers. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
has identified 58 Federal programs that are meant to benefit 
U.S. manufacturing,\1\ but only a handful are listed on the 
manufacturing.gov website. Furthermore, the website does not 
offer a robust capability for the public to provide feedback 
about Federal manufacturing programs or issues facing U.S. 
manufacturers. Nor does it provide contact information for 
specific program offices that implement Federal manufacturing 
programs, which is essential to enabling U.S. manufacturers to 
connect with and benefit from these initiatives.
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    \1\U.S. Government and Accountability Office, U.S. Manufacturing: 
Federal Programs Reported Providing Support and Addressing Trends, Mar. 
27, 2017 (https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-17-240.pdf) (accessed June 17, 
2021).
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                          LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

    S. 1037 was introduced on March 25, 2021, by Senator Peters 
(for himself and Senators Rubio and Young) and was referred to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. On May 12, 2021, the Committee met in open Executive 
Session and, by voice vote, ordered S. 1037 reported favorably 
with an amendment (in the nature of a substitute with an 
amendment).
    The Committee approved an amendment (in the nature of a 
substitute) by Senator Peters that would require the Secretary 
of Commerce to provide contact information of relevant program 
offices carrying out Federal manufacturing programs, rather 
than contact information of relevant employees carrying out 
such programs. The Committee also approved an amendment by 
Senators Lee and Scott, which provided that no additional funds 
would be authorized to carry out the legislation.

                            ESTIMATED COSTS

    In accordance with paragraph 11(a) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate and section 403 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee provides the 
following cost estimate, prepared by the Congressional Budget 
Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, July 27, 2021.
Hon. Maria Cantwell,
Chair, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Chair: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 1037, the 
Manufacturing.gov Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is David Hughes.
            Sincerely,
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

    
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    S. 1037 would require the Department of Commerce to 
establish a section on its manufacturing.gov website that 
contains information about federal manufacturing programs. That 
new section would include contact information for relevant 
federal programs, an avenue for public feedback, and issue-area 
webpages.
    CBO expects that the department would carry out most of the 
activities required under S. 1037 as part of its normal duties 
to update and maintain the manufacturing.gov website. Any 
additional costs would be insignificant and subject to the 
availability of appropriated funds.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Hughes. 
The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
Director of Budget Analysis.

                      REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT

    Because S. 1037 does not create any new programs, the 
legislation will have no additional regulatory impact, and will 
result in no additional reporting requirements. The legislation 
will have no further effect on the number or types of 
individuals and businesses regulated, the economic impact of 
such regulation, the personal privacy of affected individuals, 
or the paperwork required from such individuals and businesses.

                   CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING

    In compliance with paragraph 4(b) of rule XLIV of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee provides that no 
provisions contained in the bill, as reported, meet the 
definition of congressionally directed spending items under the 
rule.

                      SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1. Short title

    This section would provide that the legislation may be 
cited as the ``Manufacturing.gov Act''.

Section 2. Manufacturing.gov Hub

    This section would require the Secretary of Commerce, in 
coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Commerce, to establish a ``manufacturing.gov 
hub'' through the existing manufacturing.gov website, which 
would serve as the primary hub for Federal manufacturing 
programs identified by GAO.\2\ It would also require that the 
hub provide the contact information for relevant program 
offices carrying out such programs, and to offer an avenue for 
receiving public input and feedback regarding the website, 
Federal manufacturing programs, and challenges facing U.S. 
manufacturers. Additionally, this section would require that 
the hub contain web pages focused on relevant issues, such as 
trade and workforce development and training, and that the hub 
use machine learning to identify frequently asked questions and 
disseminate answers to them. This section also provides that no 
additional funds would be authorized to carry out this section.
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                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee states that the 
bill as reported would make no change to existing law.

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