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  SA 3651. Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2569, to provide an 
incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGIC 
                   PLAN.

       Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 
     2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(7) develop and update a national manufacturing 
     competitiveness strategic plan in accordance with subsection 
     (c).''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) National Manufacturing Competitiveness Strategic 
     Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of the Bring Jobs Home Act, the President shall 
     submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that 
     is accessible to the public, the strategic plan developed 
     under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Development.--The Committee shall develop (and update 
     as required under paragraph (8)), in coordination with the 
     National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve 
     Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for 
     Federal programs and activities in support of United States 
     manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced 
     manufacturing research and development.
       ``(3) Committee chairperson.--In developing and updating 
     the strategic plan, the Secretary of Commerce, or a designee 
     of the Secretary, shall serve as the chairperson of the 
     Committee.
       ``(4) Goals.--The goals of such strategic plan shall be 
     to--
       ``(A) promote growth, job creation, sustainability, and 
     competitiveness in the United States manufacturing sector;
       ``(B) support the development of a skilled manufacturing 
     workforce;
       ``(C) enable innovation and investment in domestic 
     manufacturing; and
       ``(D) support national security.
       ``(5) Contents.--Such strategic plan shall--
       ``(A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term 
     objectives to meet the goals of the plan, including research 
     and development objectives, the anticipated timeframe for 
     achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use in 
     assessing progress toward the objectives;
       ``(B) describe the progress made in achieving the 
     objectives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion 
     of why specific objectives were not met;
       ``(C) specify the role, including the programs and 
     activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the 
     objectives of the strategic plan;
       ``(D) describe how the Federal agencies and federally 
     funded research and development centers supporting advanced 
     manufacturing research and development will foster the 
     transfer of research and development results into new 
     manufacturing technologies and United States based 
     manufacturing of new

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     products and processes for the benefit of society to ensure 
     national, energy, and economic security;
       ``(E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will 
     strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and training 
     programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce;
       ``(F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will 
     assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers in developing 
     and implementing new products and processes;
       ``(G) take into consideration and include a discussion of 
     the analysis conducted under paragraph (6); and
       ``(H) solicit public input (which may be accomplished 
     through the establishment of an advisory panel under 
     paragraph (7)), including the views of a wide range of 
     stakeholders, and consider relevant recommendations of 
     Federal advisory committees.
       ``(6) Preliminary analysis.--
       ``(A) In general.--As part of developing such strategic 
     plan, the Committee, in collaboration with Federal 
     departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are 
     affected by manufacturing, shall conduct an analysis of 
     factors that impact the competitiveness and growth of the 
     United States manufacturing sector, including--
       ``(i) research, development, innovation, transfer of 
     technologies to the marketplace, and commercialization 
     activities in the United States;
       ``(ii) the adequacy of the industrial base for maintaining 
     national security;
       ``(iii) the state and capabilities of the domestic 
     manufacturing workforce;
       ``(iv) export opportunities and domestic trade enforcement 
     policies;
       ``(v) financing, investment, and taxation policies and 
     practices;
       ``(vi) the state of emerging technologies and markets; and
       ``(vii) efforts and policies related to manufacturing 
     promotion undertaken by competing nations.
       ``(B) Reliance on existing information.--To the extent 
     practicable, in completing the analysis under subparagraph 
     (A), the Committee shall use existing information and the 
     results of previous studies and reports.
       ``(7) Advisory panel.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The chairperson of the Committee may 
     appoint an advisory panel of private sector and nonprofit 
     leaders to provide input, perspective, and recommendations to 
     assist in the development of the strategic plan under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Membership.--The panel shall have no more than 15 
     members, and shall include representatives of manufacturing 
     businesses, labor representatives of the manufacturing 
     workforce, academia, and groups representing interests 
     affected by manufacturing activities.
       ``(C) Application of federal advisory committee act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than 
     section 14 of such Act, shall apply to the Advisory Panel.
       ``(8) Updates.--Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less 
     frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President 
     shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website 
     that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic 
     plan transmitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be 
     developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under 
     this subsection.
       ``(9) Requirement to consider strategy in the budget.--In 
     preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, the President shall include 
     information regarding the consistency of the budget with the 
     goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan 
     developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal 
     year.''.
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