[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3854 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3854
To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act
relating to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to provide
for enhanced representation on the Advisory Board, better assist United
States-based small manufacturers and exporters, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2023
Mr. Garamendi (for himself and Mr. Pocan) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology
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A BILL
To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act
relating to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to provide
for enhanced representation on the Advisory Board, better assist United
States-based small manufacturers and exporters, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing Partnership
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY BOARD; SMALL
MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS.
(a) In General.--Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended--
(1) in subsection (m)(2)(A)(ii)--
(A) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subclause (III), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subclause:
``(IV) at least 1 member shall
represent 1 or more labor organizations
(as such term is defined in section 2
of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 152))--
``(aa) that is a national
or international labor
organization subject to section
401(a) of the Labor-Management
Reporting and Disclosure Act of
1959 (29 U.S.C. 481(a)) with
members who are direct
production employees in
manufacturing establishments,
as determined by the Director;
or
``(bb) that participates in
1 or more training programs
registered under the Act of
August 16, 1937 (popularly
known as the `National
Apprenticeship Act'; 29 U.S.C.
50 et seq.), for a highly
skilled trade in manufacturing,
as determined by the
Director.''; and
(2) in subsection (n)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) to the greatest extent practicable, establish
partnerships between each Center and the nearest--
``(i) regional or district offices of the
Small Business Administration to provide
training and guidance with respect to the
application process for loans guaranteed by the
Small Business Administration;
``(ii) regional or district offices of the
Economic Development Administration of the
Department of Commerce to provide guidance in
accessing relevant Federal assistance for
manufacturing;
``(iii) regional offices of the Department
of Labor to assist in workforce development for
manufacturing; or
``(iv) U.S. Export Assistance Center
established by the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service of the Department of
Commerce pursuant to section 2301(b)(8) of the
Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (enacted as part
of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(b)(8))).''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--The National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act is amended--
(1) in section 25 (15 U.S.C. 278k)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by redesignating the second paragraph
(7) (relating to the definition of the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership or
Program), and paragraphs (8) through (11), as
paragraph (8), and paragraphs (9) through (12),
respectively; and
(ii) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated,
by striking ``established under subsection
(n)'' and inserting ``established under
subsection (m)'';
(B) in subsection (f)(2)--
(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon; and
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) in subsection (m)(5)(B), by striking ``and
describe'' through ``section 23 (15 U.S.C. 278i)''; and
(2) in section 34 (15 U.S.C. 278s)--
(A) in subsection (e)(2)(B)(iv)(I), by inserting
``a'' before ``renewed''; and
(B) in subsection (j)(7)--
(i) in subparagraph (I), by inserting
``and'' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (J)--
(I) by inserting ``that are''
before ``additional programs''; and
(II) by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (K).
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