[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1037 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 124
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1037
[Report No. 117-38]
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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 25, 2021
Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
September 14, 2021
Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing.gov
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Secretary''
means the Secretary of Commerce.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the
manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to
be known as the ``manufacturing.gov hub''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Functions.--The manufacturing.gov hub established
under subsection (b) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) serve as the primary hub for information
relating to every Federal manufacturing program, including the
programs identified in the report of the Government
Accountability Office entitled ``U.S. Manufacturing'' (GAO 17-
240), published on March 28, 2017;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) provide the contact information of relevant
employees of the agencies carrying out the Federal
manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) provide an avenue for public input and
feedback relating to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the functionality of the website of
the Department of Commerce;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Federal manufacturing programs
described in paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) any other manufacturing-related
challenges experienced by manufacturers in the United
States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) establish web pages within the hub that shall
focus on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) technology and research and
development;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) trade;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) workforce development and
training;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) industrial commons and supply chains;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) small and medium manufacturers;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) use machine learning to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) identify frequently asked questions;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) disseminate to the public answers to
the questions identified under subparagraph
(A).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this section.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing.gov Act''.
SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Commerce.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the
manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to
be known as the ``manufacturing.gov hub''.
(c) Functions.--The manufacturing.gov hub established under
subsection (b) shall--
(1) serve as the primary hub for information relating to
every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs
identified in the report of the Government Accountability
Office entitled ``U.S. Manufacturing'' (GAO 17-240), published
on March 28, 2017;
(2) provide the contact information of relevant program
offices carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs
described in paragraph (1);
(3) provide an avenue for public input and feedback
relating to--
(A) the functionality of the website of the
Department of Commerce;
(B) the Federal manufacturing programs described in
paragraph (1); and
(C) any other manufacturing-related challenges
experienced by manufacturers in the United States;
(4) establish web pages within the hub that shall focus
on--
(A) technology and research and development;
(B) trade;
(C) workforce development and training;
(D) industrial commons and supply chains; and
(E) small and medium manufacturers; and
(5) use machine learning to--
(A) identify frequently asked questions; and
(B) disseminate to the public answers to the
questions identified under subparagraph (A).
(d) No Additional Funds.--No additional funds are authorized to be
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. The
Secretary shall carry out this section using amounts otherwise
available to the Secretary for such purposes.
Calendar No. 124
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1037
[Report No. 117-38]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 14, 2021
Reported with an amendment