[House Report 119-76]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
119th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 119-76
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CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING FEASIBILITY ACT
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April 24, 2025.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Guthrie, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1721]
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 1721) to direct the Secretary of Commerce to
conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the
United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and
for other purposes, having considered the same, reports
favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the
bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Summary.............................................. 1
Background and Need for Legislation.............................. 2
Committee Action................................................. 2
Committee Votes.................................................. 2
Oversight Findings and Recommendations........................... 2
New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures 3
Congressional Budget Office Estimate............................. 3
Federal Mandates Statement....................................... 3
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives............ 3
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 3
Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings...................... 3
Committee Cost Estimate.......................................... 4
Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits....... 4
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 4
Applicability to Legislative Branch.............................. 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation................... 4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 5
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
H.R. 1721, the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing
Feasibility Act, was introduced by Representative Miller-Meeks
on February 27, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce. H.R. 1721 requires the Secretary of Commerce to
study and report on products that are in high demand across the
critical infrastructure sectors. The study must (1) identify
the products in high demand across those sectors that are being
imported due to manufacturing, material, or supply chain
constraints; and (2) analyze the costs, benefits, and
feasibility of manufacturing those products in the United
States.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Manufacturing is an essential component for the U.S., not
only in terms of economic stability and creating American jobs,
but also to ensure global leadership in spaces like developing
and deploying emerging technologies.
The U.S. must examine where the impediments exist for
manufacturing in the U.S. and, in particular, manufacturing
critical products that are in high demand in the U.S. Failure
to do so may cause companies offering products and services to
become reliant upon countries like China for critical
components and goods necessary for those products and services.
H.R. 1721 is a crucial bill to establish the pathway to secure
American leadership in domestic manufacturing and innovation,
and to protect economic and national security.
COMMITTEE ACTION
On September 20, 2023, the Subcommittee on Innovation,
Data, and Commerce held a hearing on H.R. 5390.\1\ The hearing
was entitled, ``Proposals to Enhance Product Safety and
Transparency for Americans.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from:
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\1\This legislation was introduced in the 118th Congress as H.R.
5390.
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Chris Griswold, Policy Director, American
Compass;
Deena Ghazarian, Founder and Chief Executive
Officer, Austere;
Justin Slaughter, Policy Director, Paradigm;
and
Scott Paul, President, Alliance for American
Manufacturing.
On March 4, 2025, the full Committee on Energy and Commerce
met in open markup session and ordered H.R. 1721, without
amendment, favorably reported to the House by a voice vote.
COMMITTEE VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII requires the Committee to list the
record votes on the motion to report legislation and amendments
thereto. There were no record votes taken in connection with
ordering H.R. 1721 reported.
OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII, the Committee held hearings and made findings that
are reflected in this report.
NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY, ENTITLEMENT AUTHORITY,
AND TAX EXPENDITURES
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII, the Committee
finds that H.R. 1721 would result in no new or increased budget
authority, entitlement authority, or tax expenditures or
revenues.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII, at the time this
report was filed, the cost estimate prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was not available.
FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act.
STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general
performance goal or objective of this legislation is to promote
American manufacturing.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII, no provision of
H.R. 1721 is known to be duplicative of another Federal
program, including any program that was included in a report to
Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139 or the
most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
RELATED COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII, the following
related hearings were used to develop or consider H.R. 1721:
On September 20, 2023, the Subcommittee on
Innovation, Data, and Commerce held a hearing on H.R.
5390. The hearing was entitled, ``Proposals to Enhance
Product Safety and Transparency for Americans.'' The
Subcommittee received testimony from:
Chris Griswold, Policy Director,
American Compass;
Deena Ghazarian, Founder and
Chief Executive Officer, Austere;
Justin Slaughter, Policy
Director, Paradigm; and
Scott Paul, President, Alliance
for American Manufacturing.
On February 12, 2025, the Subcommittee on
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing
entitled ``AI in Manufacturing: Securing American
Leadership in Manufacturing and the Next Generation of
Technologies.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
Barbara Humpton, President and
CEO, Siemens Corporation;
Jason Oxman, President and CEO,
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI);
Jeff Kinder, Executive Vice
President, Product Development and
Manufacturing Solutions, Autodesk;
Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Professor
of Practice, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
February 1, 2023, the Subcommittee on
Innovation, Data, and Commerce held a hearing entitled
``Economic Danger Zone: How America Competes to Win the
Future Versus China.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from:
Brandon Pugh, Policy Director
and Resident Senior Fellow, R Street Institute;
Jeff Farrah, Executive Director,
Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA);
Samm Sacks, Cyber Policy Fellow,
International Security Program, New America;
and
Marc Jarsulic, Senior Fellow and
Chief Economist, Center for American Progress.
COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE
Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, the Committee
adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. At the time this report was
filed, the estimate was not available.
EARMARK, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, AND LIMITED TARIFF BENEFITS
Pursuant to clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI, the
Committee finds that H.R. 1721 contains no earmarks, limited
tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Short title
Section 1 designates that the short title may be cited as
the ``Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act''.
Section 2. Study on critical infrastructure manufacturing in the United
States
Section 2 requires that the Secretary of Commerce conduct a
study to: identify, within each critical infrastructure sector,
any product that is in high demand and is being imported due to
a manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraint in the
U.S.; analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing in the
United States any high demand product; and identify and analyze
the feasibility of manufacturing such product in the U.S.,
especially in a rural area, an industrial park, or an
industrial park in a rural area.
Section 2 requires the Secretary to Submit a report to
Congress that contains the results of the study with
recommendations relating to manufacturing high demand products
in the U.S.
Section 2 also defines ``critical infrastructure sector as
each of the 16 designated critical infrastructure sectors
identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21 of February 12,
2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience).
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
This legislation does not amend any existing Federal
statute.