[119th Congress Public Law 127]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 119-127
119th Congress

                                 An Act


 
     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. <<NOTE: Oct. 20, 
                         2026 -  [H.R. 1721]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Critical 
Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing 
Feasibility Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING IN THE 
                    UNITED STATES.

    (a) <<NOTE: Deadline. Analyses.>> Study.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall conduct a study to--
            (1) 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 
        United States;
            (2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing in the 
        United States any product identified under paragraph (1), 
        including any effects on--
                    (A) jobs, employment rates, and labor conditions in 
                the United States; and
                    (B) the cost of the product;
            (3) identify any product identified under paragraph (1) that 
        feasibly may be manufactured in the United States; and
            (4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, 
        manufacturing any product identified under paragraph (3) in--
                    (A) a rural area;
                    (B) an industrial park; or
                    (C) an industrial park in a rural area.

    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>> submit to Congress a report 
        containing the results of the study required by subsection (a), 
        with recommendations relating to manufacturing in the United 
        States products identified under subsection (a)(3); and
            (2) <<NOTE: Public information. Web posting.>> make the 
        report available to the public on the website of the Department 
        of Commerce.

    (c) Limitation on Authority.--This section may not be construed to 
provide the Secretary of Commerce with authority to compel a person to 
provide information described in this section.

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    (d) Definition of Critical Infrastructure Sector.--In this section, 
the term ``critical infrastructure sector'' means each of the 16 
designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential 
Policy Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure 
Security and Resilience).

    Approved October 20, 2026.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1721 (S. 1872):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 119-76 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 119-81 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation) accompanying S. 1872.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 171 (2025):
                                    Apr. 28, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 172 (2026):
                                    Sept. 23, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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