[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10261 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10261
To spark a renaissance in American manufacturing through the
establishment of a American Manufacturing Renaissance Act to develop
and monitor a national manufacturing strategy, to identify and address
supply chain weaknesses as well as identify and address obstacles to
inclusion and align manufacturing with strategic opportunities and
imperatives through local multi-stakeholder Manufacturing Renaissance
Councils, which are analogous to the technology hubs established in the
Chips and Science Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 26, 2024
Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To spark a renaissance in American manufacturing through the
establishment of a American Manufacturing Renaissance Act to develop
and monitor a national manufacturing strategy, to identify and address
supply chain weaknesses as well as identify and address obstacles to
inclusion and align manufacturing with strategic opportunities and
imperatives through local multi-stakeholder Manufacturing Renaissance
Councils, which are analogous to the technology hubs established in the
Chips and Science Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American
Manufacturing Renaissance Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 3. Establishment of Corporation.
Sec. 4. Duties and authority of Corporation.
Sec. 5. Board of Directors.
Sec. 6. Officers and employees.
Sec. 7. Reports and audits.
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 9. Regulations.
Sec. 10. Definitions.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Crisis in almost every sphere of life is now the
standard and is exacerbated through inequalities that have
grown exponentially over the last 40 years with the dramatic
decline in manufacturing being a key contributing factor.
(2) A manufacturing renaissance is at the heart of our
ability to strategically and proactively address our
intersecting crises of racism, climate change, and economic
inequality.
(3) Only a revitalized manufacturing sector can create the
products, processes, and transition opportunities that are
necessary to address the climate crisis, including the
strategic development of domestic supply chains that strengthen
economic resilience to future economic and environmental
shocks. Expanding our advanced manufacturing sector is central
for the march to zero emissions and the de-carbonization of our
society.
(4) The goal of revitalization is not to return to the type
of manufacturing sector we had in the past, where workers of
color, women, and socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals were last hired and first fired, and where workers
and communities were excluded from the critical decisions in
the productive process.
(5) People who live, work, and play in America's most
polluted environments are commonly people of color and the
poor. Environmental justice advocates have shown that this is
no accident. Communities of color, which are often also low-
income, are routinely targeted to host facilities that have
negative environmental impacts--say, a landfill, dirty
industrial plant, or truck depot. The statistics provide clear
evidence of what is commonly called ``environmental racism''.
Communities of color have been battling this injustice for
decades. If we are to truly to ``Build Back Better'' we must
address this environmental imbalance with a coherent, inclusive
industrial policy, including providing funding for transitions
for workers and for companies.
(6) Embracing inclusion and empowerment of non-traditional
manufacturing populations in all aspects of manufacturing is
not only a competitive advantage, but a moral imperative.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a American Manufacturing
Renaissance Act as a body corporate in the Department of Commerce a
nonprofit organization that shall be responsible for developing and
monitoring a national manufacturing strategy by overseeing local multi-
stakeholder Manufacturing Renaissance Councils as well as
organizations, coalitions, and councils that have the essential
features of a Renaissance Council including a mission focused on
sustainable development and inclusion, the participation of all the
major stakeholders including manufacturers, labor, community-based
organizations, educators, local government, environmental
organizations, and others.
(b) Implementation and Expansion of Demonstration Activities.--The
Corporation shall implement and expand the demonstration activities
carried out by the Board of Directors through local multi-stakeholder
Manufacturing Renaissance Councils.
(c) Principal Office.--The Corporation shall maintain its principal
office in the District of Columbia within the Department of Commerce or
at such other place the Corporation may from time to time prescribe.
(d) Nonprofit Nature of Corporation.--
(1) Prohibition on stock issuance or dividend payment.--The
Corporation may not issue any shares of stocks or declare or
pay any dividends.
(2) Prohibition on income and assets.--The income and
assets of the Corporation may not inure to the benefit of any
director, officer, or employee, except as reasonable
compensation for services or reimbursement for expenses.
(3) Prohibition on political contributions.--The
Corporation may not contribute to or otherwise support any
political party or candidate for elective public office.
(e) Operational Units.--The operational units of the Corporation
are as follows:
(1) Applied Research and Technology.
(2) Public Outreach and Communication.
(3) Technical Assistance and Strategic Coordination.
(4) Additional units established by a majority vote at the
discretion of the Board of Directors as determined to be
necessary.
SEC. 4. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF CORPORATION.
(a) Duties.--The Corporation shall have the following duties:
(1) Not later than December 21, 2024, and every 4 years
thereafter, develop a national manufacturing strategy for
inclusion in the United States.
(2) Set national strategic objectives for the manufacturing
industry with an emphasis on equity and inclusion for the
manufacturing industry, including the following:
(A) Manufacturing representing 20 percent of gross
domestic product by 2035.
(B) Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions sector-wide
by 2030.
(C) Ensuring the diversity of owners in
manufacturing sectors is representative of the relevant
local areas by 2030.
(D) Balancing geographic diversity, community
stability, and racial equity for locating and planning
new manufacturing capacity.
(E) Support the growth of employee ownership across
the manufacturing sector.
(F) Closing identified skills gaps in the
manufacturing sector to zero.
(3) Review applications for and establish the Manufacturing
Renaissance Councils (``MRCs'').
(4) After receipt of the annual report from the MRCs,
direct the MRCs to make relevant programmatic changes in order
to better achieve the national manufacturing strategy.
(b) Manufacturing Renaissance Councils.--
(1) Manufacturing renaissance councils.--Not later than 5
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Corporation shall establish 30 Manufacturing Renaissance
Councils or their equivalent through a competitive bid process
to carry out the national manufacturing strategy.
(2) MRC duties.--The duties of MRCs are as follows:
(A) Design and implement programs to achieve the
objectives of the national manufacturing strategy,
including programs to--
(i) conduct or update assessments to
determine regional manufacturing needs;
(ii) develop or update goals and strategies
to implement an existing comprehensive regional
manufacturing plan;
(iii) facilitate coordinating the
activities of local stakeholders;
(iv) research as needed to determine the
use of funds in paragraph (6); and
(v) evaluate the activities and provide an
annual report to the Board of Directors.
(B) Send annual reports to the Corporation on the
spending and programs of the MRC in line with the
national manufacturing strategy.
(3) Technical assistance grants.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Corporation
shall establish a grant program to provide technical assistance
to applicants for the MRC designation under paragraph (1),
including for assembling and training the consortium of
stakeholder organizations to develop the application to the
Corporation.
(4) Governing board requirement.--
(A) In general.--Each MRC shall have a governing
board of at least 9 members. The board shall be
composed of each representation of the following:
(i) Community stakeholder organizations,
including at least one labor union
representative, workforce training
organizations, faith and community-based
organizations, and environmental organizations.
(ii) Institutions of higher education,
which may include Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, Tribal Colleges or
Universities, and Minority-Serving
Institutions.
(iii) Local government.
(iv) Industry, including manufacturing
business associations or manufacturing
companies, a majority of which have 100
employees or less.
(v) Economic development organizations or
similar entities focused primarily on improving
science, technology, innovation,
entrepreneurship, or access to capital.
(B) Lead convener of mrc.--The members of the
governing board described in subparagraph (A) shall be
eligible to serve as the lead convener of the MRC, with
the following responsibilities:
(i) Submit the bid to establish the MRC to
the Corporation.
(ii) Oversee the administration of the
governance of the MRC.
(iii) Execute MRC programs, either directly
or indirectly through subcontracting, abiding
by rules and regulations governing convening
entities as determined by the Corporation in
the bylaws of the Corporation.
(5) Application.--An application to be designated as an MRC
shall be assessed by the following criteria:
(A) The manufacturing community, measured by the
location quotient of manufacturing industry above the
national average and any history manufacturing capacity
and availability of educational and business resources
for expansion.
(B) Whether the applicant is located in a community
of color or serves socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals (any geographically distinct
area where the population of color of which is higher
than the average population of color of the State in
which the community is located).
(C) Whether the applicant is located in an
economically distressed community, as measured by a
geographic area whose job growth has been less than the
eighty percent of the national rate of growth over the
past forty years.
(D) Additional criteria determined to be relevant
by the Board of Directors.
(6) Use of funds.--The Corporation shall make grants to
MRCs to design and implement the following programs:
(A) Anchor institutions.--Provide a program of
capacity building and technical assistance to
institutions of higher education and local government
to bring together diverse stakeholders who commit
sourcing to local companies whenever possible to
generate a predictable demand for local companies in
order to create community wealth building strategies.
(B) Early warning systems.--Proactive outreach to
companies facing closure risks to identify short and
long-term technical and financial needs. This outreach
would be designed to gather public data and information
from employees and service providers to identify
problems that can be solved before they constitute a
crisis. These activities may include:
(i) Providing assistance to employers in
managing reductions in force, which may include
early identification of firms at risk of
layoffs, and an assessment of the needs of and
options for at-risk firms.
(ii) Funding feasibility studies to
determine if the operations of a company may be
sustained through a buyout or other means to
avoid or minimize layoffs.
(iii) Partnering or contracting with
business-focused organizations to assess risks
to companies, propose strategies to address
those risks, implement services, and measure
impacts of services delivered.
(iv) Conducting analyses of the suppliers
of an affected company to assess their risks
and vulnerabilities from a potential closing or
shift in production of their major customer.
(v) Engaging in proactive measures to
identify opportunities for potential economic
transition in growing industry sectors or
expanding businesses.
(C) Ownership succession.--Develop acquisition and
ownership succession strategies for firms, firms that
are scheduled to be sold or relocated, and
strategically or geographically important firms with a
focus on worker ownership, ownership by Black,
Indigenous and people of color, and women ownership.
Such strategies may include the following:
(i) Technical and business assistance to
employers facing succession risk and research
and market analysis on businesses facing
succession risk.
(ii) Recruitment of private investment
capital and serving as a liaison between firms
and potential buyers who commit to maintain
production in the MRC jurisdiction.
(iii) Training of minority and women
business entrepreneurs and employee ownership
groups.
(iv) Providing financial assistance for
employee ownership conversions.
(D) Capital access and economic development.--The
MRCs will facilitate the development of publicly owned
financial institutions, including publicly owned banks,
holding companies, investment and asset management
firms, revolving loan funds, and insurance pools that
share the objectives of the national manufacturing
strategy to support the growth of a robust local
manufacturing ecosystem, including the following:
(i) Providing funds for capitalization,
start-up and operational financing, start-up
technical and legal assistance and other
services as needed to create, and others at the
discretion of the MRC.
(ii) Working with community development
financial institutions and other local lenders
to provide financial products and services to
small and medium manufacturers, for the
purposes of facility development, purchase of
new equipment and technology, and expansion to
new markets.
(iii) Providing grants and loans for
commercial real estate development for business
incubators and industrial parks, including
expenses for environmental remediation.
(E) Education infrastructure to close the skills
gap.--Education programs in public prekindergarten,
elementary schools, and secondary schools that focus on
creating pathways for people of color, women, and
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in
manufacturing preparing for careers at all levels with
the company, including production, engineering, product
development, management, financial management, and
ownership. Programs must integrate environmental
concerns into the curriculum and activities.
Apprenticeship programs will be developed to ensure an
adequate pool of instructors for all aspects of the
education infrastructure ensuring that manufacturing
instructors are technologically, culturally, and
pedagogically competent. Resources and training for
pedagogically, culturally, and technologically
competent instructors for career education, pre-
apprenticeship, skills training, and community college
programs in local public prekindergarten, elementary
schools, and secondary schools.
(F) Training services.--Workforce pipeline
activities, developed in coordination with each local
workforce development board established in section 107
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3122), that may include any of the following:
(i) Occupational skills training, including
training for nontraditional employment.
(ii) Programs that combine workplace
training with related instruction.
(iii) Skill upgrading and retraining.
(iv) Entrepreneurial training.
(v) Adult education and literacy
activities, including activities of English
language acquisition and integrated education
and training programs, provided concurrently or
in combination with services described in any
of clauses (i) through (iv).
(vi) Customized training conducted with a
commitment by an employer or group of employers
to employ targeted populations.
(vii) Paid and unpaid work experiences that
have as a component academic and occupational
education, which may include--
(I) summer employment opportunities
and other employment opportunities
available throughout the school year;
(II) pre-apprenticeship programs;
(III) internships and job
shadowing; and
(IV) youth apprenticeships.
(viii) Leadership development
opportunities, which may include community
service and peer-centered activities
encouraging responsibility and other positive
social and civic behaviors, as appropriate--
(I) supportive services; and
(II) adult mentoring.
(ix) Manufacturing awareness and stem
programs targeting elementary schools and
middle schools.
(G) Wraparound services.--Provide grants to local
governments and community-based organizations for
supportive services including--
(i) the provision of direct support
services (such as childcare, transportation,
mental health, and substance use disorder
treatment), assistance in obtaining health
insurance coverage, and assistance in accessing
the supplemental nutrition assistance program
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the special
supplemental nutrition program for women,
infants, and children established by section 17
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786), housing, and other benefits, as
appropriate; and
(ii) offering career pathway navigation and
case management services, including providing
information and outreach to target populations
to encourage individuals to take part in
programs and service offerings.
(H) Equity.--Provide non-traditional manufacturing
populations (such as women, Black, Indigenous, and
Latino entrepreneurs) with targeted support through--
(i) leadership development programs
including mentoring and affinity groups;
(ii) curriculum development for diversity,
equity, and inclusion trainings; and
(iii) delivery of free or low-cost equity
trainings and planning for companies.
(7) Funding and technical assistance for mrcs.--The
Corporation shall provide grants and technical assistance to
MRCs in identifying, monitoring, evaluating, and implementing
activities that show promise towards the goals of the
Corporation and the national manufacturing strategy, as
determined by the Board.
(c) General Administrative Authority.--To carry out the purposes of
this Act and engage in the foregoing activities described in subsection
(b), the Corporation is authorized--
(1) to adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal;
(2) to make and perform contracts, agreements, and
commitments;
(3) to sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any State,
Federal, or other court;
(4) to determine the necessary expenditures of the
Corporation and the manner in which those expenditures are
incurred, allowed, and paid, and appoint, employ, and fix and
provide for the compensation of consultants, without regard to
any other law, except as provided in section 5(d);
(5) to settle, adjust, and compromise, and with or without
compensation or benefit to the Corporation to release or waive
in whole or in part, in advance or otherwise, any claim,
demand, or right of, by, or against the Corporation;
(6) to invest such funds of the Corporation in such
investments as the Board of Directors may prescribe by majority
vote;
(7) to acquire, take, hold, and own, and to deal with and
dispose of any property; and
(8) to exercise all other powers that are necessary and
proper to carry out the purposes of this Act.
SEC. 5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
(a) Membership.--The Corporation shall be under the direction of a
Board of Directors composed of the following directors:
(1) A Chief Manufacturing Officer, appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) The Secretary of Commerce, or an appointee of the
Secretary.
(3) The Secretary of Labor, or an appointee of the
Secretary.
(4) The Secretary of Education, or an appointee of the
Secretary.
(5) The Secretary of Energy, or an appointee of the
Secretary.
(6) The Secretary of the Treasury, or an appointee of the
Secretary.
(7) The National Climate Advisor, or an appointee of the
Advisor.
(8) National Science Foundation Director, or an appointee
of the Director.
(9) A manufacturing labor representative who within the
past five years served in elected leadership of a national or
regional labor union or federation, appointed by the President.
(10) A representative who is a prekindergarten, elementary
school, or secondary school educator or who within the past 5
years served in elected leadership of a labor union,
association, or federation for educators, appointed by the
President.
(11) A employee-owner representative who within the past
five years served in elected leadership of an employee-owned
manufacturing firm, appointed by the President.
(12) A manufacturing business representative who within the
past five years served in a voluntary leadership position in a
manufacturing business association, appointed by the President.
(13) A faith representative who within the past five years
served in a voluntary leadership position in a national or
regional faith-based community development association,
appointed by the President.
(14) A racial justice representative who within the past
five years served in a voluntary leadership position in a
nonprofit organization that develops strategies toward Black,
Latino, Asian-American, or Indigenous advancement, appointed by
the President.
(15) An environmental representative who within the past
five years served in a voluntary leadership position in a
nonprofit organization that develops strategies towards
addressing the climate crisis, appointed by the President.
(16) The Director of the Domestic Policy Council, or an
appointee.
(b) Chair of the Board.--The Board shall elect a Chair of the Board
from the directors who shall serve for a term of 2 years, except that
the Secretary of Commerce shall serve as Chair of the Board for the
first 2-year term.
(c) Terms of Office.--Each director of the Corporation shall serve
at the pleasure of the President.
(d) Compensation and Expenses.--The directors of the Corporation,
as officers of the United States, shall serve without additional
compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties as
directors of the Corporation.
(e) Quorum.--The presence of a majority of the Board of Directors
or a representative shall constitute a quorum.
SEC. 6. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
(a) Appointment of Executive Director.--The Board of Directors
shall appoint an executive director who shall serve as chief executive
officer of the Corporation.
(b) Appointment and Removal of Employees by Executive Director.--
The executive director of the Corporation, subject to approval by the
Board, may appoint and remove such employees of the Corporation as the
executive director determines necessary to carry out the purposes of
the Corporation.
(c) Prohibition of Political Tests and Qualifications in Selection
of Personnel.--A political test and political qualification may not be
used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel
action with respect to any officer, agent, or employee of the
Corporation or of any recipient, or in selecting or monitoring any
grantee, contractor, or person or entity receiving financial assistance
under this Act.
(d) Employee Status; Applicability of Administrative and Cost
Standards of Office of Management and Budget.--Officers and employees
of the Corporation shall not be considered officers or employees of the
United States, and the Corporation shall not be considered a
department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government. The
Corporation shall be subject to administrative and cost standards
issued by the Office of Management and Budget similar to standards
applicable to non-profit grantees.
(e) Advisory Committee.--The Corporation shall be supported by an
advisory committee established by the Board of Directors, consisting of
academic and industry experts, public administrators, local community
stakeholders, and others at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
(f) National Advisory Council.--Each local MRC shall select three
representatives of the local MRC, including a representative of a
company with less than 100 employees, a representative of the labor
movement, and a representative of a community based organization to
serve on a national advisory council that shall advise the Corporation.
Any representative shall--
(1) be an active member in MRC work;
(2) be a leader active in promoting and building the
partnerships with labor, manufacturers, government, and
environmental, and community organizations. and work of the
MRC; and
(3) commit to participate in 2 national meetings of the
advisory council annually and participate in company, union, or
community-based organization subcommittees.
SEC. 7. REPORTS AND AUDITS.
(a) Annual Report to President and Congress.--Not later than March
1 of each year, the executive director of the Corporation shall publish
and submit to the President and Congress an annual report that contains
the following:
(1) The national manufacturing strategy.
(2) The activities being carried out by the Corporation and
local Manufacturing Renaissance Councils.
(3) A statement of financial position and the use of
appropriated funds by the Corporation.
(b) Annual Audit of Accounts.--The accounts of the Corporation
shall be audited annually. Such audits shall be conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified
public accountants who are certified by a regulatory authority of the
jurisdiction in which the audit is undertaken.
(c) GAO Audit.--The Government Accountability Office may audit the
financial transactions of the Corporation for any fiscal year in which
Federal funds are made available to the Corporation in accordance with
such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller
General of the United States.
(d) Audit of Grantees and Contractors of Corporation.--For any
fiscal year in which Federal funds are made available to finance any
portion of grant or contract made by the Corporation, the Government
Accountability Office, in accordance with such rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, may
audit the grantees or contractors of the Corporation.
(e) Annual Financial Audit.--The Corporation shall conduct or
require each grantee or contractor to provide for an annual financial
audit. The report of each such audit shall be maintained for a period
of at least five years at the principal office of the Corporation.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Authorization.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Corporation to carry out this Act the following:
(A) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(B) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.
(C) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.
(2) Administrative expense limit.--Not more than 15 percent
of any amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1)
for any fiscal year may be used for administrative expenses.
(3) Grants and training funds.--Of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated under this subsection for any fiscal year,
amounts appropriated in excess of the amount necessary to
continue existing services of the Corporation in revitalizing
and reinvesting in manufacturing shall be available--
(A) to make grants under section 4(b)(3); and
(B) to establish a training and leadership
development institute within the Corporation to train
and develop leaders in the manufacturing sector.
(b) Availability of Funds Until Expended.--Any funds authorized to
be appropriated under this section shall remain available until
expended.
(c) Accounting and Reporting of Non-Federal Funds.--Non-Federal
funds received by the Corporation, and funds received by any recipient
from a source other than the Corporation, shall be accounted for and
reported as receipts and disbursements separate and distinct from
Federal funds.
(d) Preparation of Business-Type Budget.--The executive director of
the Corporation shall annually submit to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget a budget under such rules and regulations as the
President may establish as to the date of submission, the form and
content, the classifications of data, and the manner in which such
budget shall be prepared and presented. The budget of the Corporation
as modified, amended, or revised by the President shall be transmitted
to the Congress as part of the annual budget required by chapter 11 of
title 31, United States Code. Amendments to the annual budget of the
Corporation may be submitted annually from the Corporation to the
congressional committees of jurisdiction.
SEC. 9. REGULATIONS.
(a) Proposed Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in
collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education,
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of
the Treasury, as appropriate, shall develop and publish in the Federal
Register proposed regulations relating to the implementation of this
Act.
(b) Final Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in collaboration
with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary
of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the Treasury,
as appropriate, shall develop and publish in the Federal Register final
regulations relating to the transition to and implementation of this
Act.
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Anchor institution.--The term ``anchor institution''
means a place-based public or nonprofit organization that
contributes to economic development strategies with its
commercial practices.
(2) Board; board of directors.--The terms ``Board'' and
``Board of Directors'' means the Board of Directors described
under section 5.
(3) Convening entity.--The term ``convening entity'' means
the stakeholder organization that submits the bid on behalf of
the local Manufacturing Renaissance Council and serves as the
ongoing chief administrative entity for the programs.
(4) Corporation; manufacturing reinvestment corporation.--
The terms ``Corporation'' and ``Manufacturing Reinvestment
Corporation'' mean the corporate body established in section 3.
(5) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'' and
``secondary school'' have the meanings given such terms in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(6) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).
(7) Manufacturing renaissance council; mrc.--The terms
``Manufacturing Renaissance Council'' and ``MRC'' mean the
local multi-stakeholder body responsible for designing and
overseeing programs as part of the national manufacturing
strategy described in section 4(b).
(8) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
serving institution'' means an institution listed in section
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
(9) National manufacturing strategy.--The term ``national
manufacturing strategy'' means the manufacturing strategy for
the United States required pursuant to section 4(a)(1).
(10) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit
organization'' means an organization that is described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
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