[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 1153 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 285
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1153
To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National
Manufacturing Advisory Council within the Department of Commerce, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2023
Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Braun)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
December 13, 2023
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 require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National
Manufacturing Advisory Council within the Department of Commerce, 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 ``National Manufacturing
Advisory Council for the 21st Century Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING ADVISORY COUNCIL.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Advisory council.--The term ``Advisory
Council'' means the National Manufacturing Advisory Council
established under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) the Committee on Education and Labor
of the House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (K) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (L) the Committee on Small Business of the
House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Economically distressed area.--The term
``economically distressed area'' means an area that meets 1 or
more of the requirements described in section 301(a) of the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3161(a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Commerce.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy,
the United States Trade Representative, and the Secretary of Education,
shall establish within the Department of Commerce the National
Manufacturing Advisory Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Mission.--The mission of the Advisory Council shall be
to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) provide a forum for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) regular communication between the
Federal Government and the manufacturing sector,
including manufacturing workers, in the United States;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) discussing and proposing solutions to
problems relating to the manufacturing sector in the
United States, including the manufacturing workforce,
supply chain interruptions, and other logistical
challenges;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) advise the Secretary regarding policies and
programs of the Federal Government that affect manufacturing,
including the manufacturing workforce, in the United States;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) annually produce a national strategic plan, as
described in subsection (g), that provides recommendations to
the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress
regarding how to help the United States remain the preeminent
destination throughout the world for investment in
manufacturing, which shall be based on the execution of the
duties of the Advisory Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Duties.--The duties of the Advisory Council shall
include the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Meeting not less frequently than once every
180 days, in a manner to be determined by the Secretary, in
order to provide independent advice and recommendations to the
Secretary regarding issues involving manufacturing in the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Identifying and assessing the impact that
technological developments, critical production capacity, skill
availability, investment patterns, and emerging defense needs
have on the manufacturing competitiveness of the United States
and providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary
regarding that impact.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Soliciting input from the public and private
sectors and academia relating to emerging trends in
manufacturing, and the responsiveness of Federal programming
with respect to manufacturing, and providing advice and
recommendations to the Secretary for areas of increased Federal
attention with respect to manufacturing.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Identifying, and providing advice and
recommendations to the Secretary regarding, global and domestic
manufacturing trends and threats to the manufacturing sector in
the United States, including on matters such as supply chain
interruptions, logistical challenges, and technological changes
affecting the manufacturing base in the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Providing advice and recommendations to the
Secretary on matters relating to investment in, and support of,
the manufacturing workforce in the United States, including on
matters such as--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) worker participation, including
through labor organizations and through other methods
determined by the Advisory Council, in planning for the
deployment of new technologies across the manufacturing
sector in the United States and within workplaces in
that sector;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) training and education priorities for
the Federal Government and employers to assist workers
in adapting the skills and experiences of those workers
to fit the demands of the manufacturing sector in the
United States in the 21st century;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) how the development of new
technologies and processes have impacted, and will
impact, the manufacturing workforce of the United
States and the economy of the United States, which
shall be based on input from manufacturing
workers;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) management practices in the
manufacturing sector in the United States that lead to
worker employment, job quality, worker protection,
worker participation and power in decision making, and
investment in worker career success;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) policies and procedures that expand
access to jobs, career advancement opportunities, and
management opportunities for underrepresented
populations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) how to improve access to demand-driven
manufacturing-related education, training, and re-
training for workers, including at community and
technical colleges, through other institutions of
higher education, and through apprenticeships and work-
based learning opportunities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Providing recommendations to the Secretary on
ways to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) provide--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) manufacturing-related worker
education, training, and development;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) entrepreneurship training
relating to manufacturing;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) connect individuals and businesses
with services described in subparagraph (A) that are
offered in the communities of those individuals or
businesses;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) coordinate services relating to
manufacturing employee engagement, including employee
ownership and workforce training;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) connect manufacturers with community
and technical colleges, other institutions of higher
education, State or local workforce development boards
established under section 101 or 107 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111, 3122),
labor organizations, and nonprofit job training
providers to develop and support training and job
placement services, and apprenticeship and online
learning platforms, for new and incumbent manufacturing
workers;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) develop programming to prevent
manufacturing job losses in the United States as
entities adopt new technologies and processes;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) develop best practices for
manufacturers to incorporate, or transition to,
employee ownership structures.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) With respect to the matters described in
paragraphs (1) through (6), soliciting input from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) economically distressed areas;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) areas of the United States in which
foreign competition has resulted in mass layoffs in the
manufacturing sector.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) Completing other specific tasks requested by
the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Membership.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Advisory Council shall--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) consist of individuals appointed by
the Secretary with a balance of backgrounds,
experiences, and viewpoints; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) include individuals with manufacturing
experience who represent--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) private industry, including
small and medium-sized manufacturers and any
relevant standards development organizations or
relevant trade associations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) academia; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) labor.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Public participation.--The Secretary shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, accept recommendations from the
public regarding the appointment of individuals under paragraph
(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--Each member of the
Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Secretary
for a term of 3 years.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew an
appointment made under subparagraph (A) for not more
than 2 additional terms.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Stagger terms.--The Secretary may
stagger the terms of the members of the Advisory
Council to ensure that the terms of those members
expire during different years.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) Vacancies.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) In general.--Subject to clause
(ii), a member appointed to fill a vacancy on
the Advisory Council occurring before the
expiration of the term for which the
predecessor of the newly appointed member was
appointed shall be appointed only for the
remainder of that term of the
predecessor.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) Further service.--A member of
the Advisory Council who is appointed for the
remainder of a term of a predecessor under
clause (i) may serve after the expiration of
that term of the predecessor and until the date
on which the Secretary has appointed a
successor.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Transfer of Functions.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--All functions of the United
States Manufacturing Council of the International Trade
Administration of the Department of Commerce, including the
personnel, assets, and obligations of the United States
Manufacturing Council of the International Trade Administration
of the Department of Commerce, as in existence on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be transferred
to the Advisory Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Deeming of name.--Any reference in any law,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the United States Manufacturing Council of the
International Trade Administration of the Department of
Commerce shall be deemed a reference to the Advisory
Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other funds
related to the United States Manufacturing Council of the
International Trade Administration of the Department of
Commerce shall be available for use by the Advisory Council for
the purpose for which the appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, or other funds were originally made
available.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Existing advisory committee.--Any Federal
advisory committee of the Department of Commerce that is
operating on the day before the date of enactment of this Act
under a charter filed in accordance with section 1008(c) of
title 5, United States Code, for the purpose of addressing the
purposes and duties described in this section shall satisfy the
requirement under subsection (b) to establish the Advisory
Council if, not later than 90 days after that date of
enactment, the Federal advisory committee is modified, as
necessary, to comply with the requirements of this
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) National Strategic Plan.--Not later than 180 days
after the date on which the Advisory Council holds the initial meeting
of the Advisory Council, and annually thereafter, the Advisory Council
shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of
Congress--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) a national strategic plan for manufacturing in
the United States that is based on the execution of the duties
of the Advisory Council under subsection (d); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) a detailed statement of the activities that
the Advisory Council conducted to carry out the duties of the
Advisory Council under subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Departmental Support.--In accordance with prevailing
laws and regulations, the Secretary, as the Secretary considers
appropriate, shall furnish to the Advisory Council relevant information
that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) is in the possession of the Department of
Commerce; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) relates to the mission of the Advisory
Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions.--Chapter 10 of
title 5, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the
Advisory Council or the activities of the Advisory Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (j) Sunset.--The Advisory Council shall terminate on
September 30 of the fifth year after the year in which the Advisory
Council holds the first meeting of the Advisory Council.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Manufacturing Advisory
Council for the 21st Century Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Advisory council.--The term ``Advisory Council'' means
the National Manufacturing Advisory Council established under
subsection (b).
(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(F) the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate;
(G) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives;
(H) the Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives;
(I) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
of the House of Representatives;
(J) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives;
(K) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
(L) the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives.
(3) Economically distressed area.--The term ``economically
distressed area'' means an area that meets 1 or more of the
requirements described in section 301(a) of the Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161(a)).
(4) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' means an area
located outside a metropolitan statistical area, as designated
by the Office of Management and Budget.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy,
the United States Trade Representative, and the Secretary of Education,
shall establish within the Department of Commerce the National
Manufacturing Advisory Council.
(c) Mission.--The mission of the Advisory Council shall be to--
(1) provide a forum for--
(A) regular communication between the Federal
Government and the manufacturing sector, including
manufacturing workers, in the United States; and
(B) discussing and proposing solutions to problems
relating to the manufacturing sector in the United
States, including the manufacturing workforce, supply
chain interruptions, and other logistical challenges;
(2) advise the Secretary regarding policies and programs of
the Federal Government that affect manufacturing, including the
manufacturing workforce, in the United States; and
(3) annually produce a national strategic plan, as
described in subsection (g), that provides recommendations to
the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress
regarding how to help the United States remain the preeminent
destination throughout the world for investment in
manufacturing, which shall be based on the execution of the
duties of the Advisory Council.
(d) Duties.--The duties of the Advisory Council shall include the
following:
(1) Meeting not less frequently than once every 180 days,
in a manner to be determined by the Secretary and that is in
compliance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, in
order to provide independent advice and recommendations to the
Secretary regarding issues involving manufacturing in the
United States.
(2) Identifying and assessing the impact that technological
developments, critical production capacity, skill availability,
investment patterns, and emerging defense needs have on the
manufacturing competitiveness of the United States and
providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary regarding
that impact.
(3) Soliciting input from the public and private sectors
and academia relating to emerging trends in manufacturing, and
the responsiveness of Federal programming with respect to
manufacturing, and providing advice and recommendations to the
Secretary for areas of increased Federal attention with respect
to manufacturing.
(4) Identifying, and providing advice and recommendations
to the Secretary regarding, global and domestic manufacturing
trends, including on matters such as supply chain
interruptions, logistical challenges, and demographic and
technological changes affecting the manufacturing base in the
United States.
(5) Providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary
on matters relating to investment in, and support of, the
manufacturing workforce in the United States, including on
matters such as--
(A) worker participation, including through labor
organizations and through other methods determined by
the Advisory Council, in planning for the deployment of
new technologies across the manufacturing sector in the
United States and within workplaces in that sector;
(B) training and education priorities for the
Federal Government and employers to assist workers in
adapting the skills and experiences of those workers to
fit the demands of the manufacturing sector in the
United States in the 21st century;
(C) how the development of new technologies and
processes have impacted, and will impact, the
manufacturing workforce of the United States and the
economy of the United States, which shall be based on
input from manufacturing workers;
(D) policies and procedures that expand access to
jobs, career advancement opportunities, and management
opportunities for underrepresented populations in both
urban and rural areas; and
(E) how to improve access to demand-driven
manufacturing-related education, training, and re-
training for workers, including at community and
technical colleges, through other institutions of
higher education, and through apprenticeships and work-
based learning opportunities.
(6) Providing recommendations to the Secretary on ways to--
(A) provide--
(i) manufacturing-related worker education,
training, and development; and
(ii) entrepreneurship training relating to
manufacturing;
(B) connect individuals and businesses with
services described in subparagraph (A) that are offered
in the communities of those individuals or businesses;
(C) coordinate services relating to manufacturing
employee engagement, including employee ownership and
workforce training;
(D) connect manufacturers with community and
technical colleges, other institutions of higher
education, State or local workforce development boards
established under section 101 or 107 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111, 3122),
labor organizations, and nonprofit job training
providers to develop and support training and job
placement services, and apprenticeship and online
learning platforms, for new and incumbent manufacturing
workers;
(E) integrate new technologies and processes into
the manufacturing sector in the United States and
address the workforce impacts of those new technologies
and processes; and
(F) develop best practices for manufacturers to
incorporate, or transition to, employee ownership
structures.
(7) With respect to the matters described in paragraphs (1)
through (6), soliciting input from--
(A) economically distressed areas;
(B) geographically diverse regions of the United
States, including both urban and rural areas; and
(C) areas of the United States that have suffered
mass layoffs in the manufacturing sector.
(8) Completing other specific tasks requested by the
Secretary.
(e) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Advisory Council shall--
(A) consist of not more than 30 individuals
appointed by the Secretary with a balance of
backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints; and
(B) include individuals with manufacturing
experience who represent--
(i) private industry, including small and
medium-sized manufacturers and any relevant
standards development organizations or relevant
trade associations;
(ii) academia; and
(iii) labor.
(2) Public participation.--The Secretary shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, accept recommendations from the
public regarding the appointment of individuals under paragraph
(1).
(3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
(A) In general.--Each member of the Advisory
Council shall be appointed by the Secretary for a term
of 3 years.
(B) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew an
appointment made under subparagraph (A) for not more
than 2 additional terms.
(C) Stagger terms.--The Secretary may stagger the
terms of the members of the Advisory Council to ensure
that the terms of those members expire during different
years.
(D) Vacancies.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), a
member appointed to fill a vacancy on the
Advisory Council occurring before the
expiration of the term for which the
predecessor of the newly appointed member was
appointed shall be appointed only for the
remainder of that term of the predecessor.
(ii) Further service.--A member of the
Advisory Council who is appointed for the
remainder of a term of a predecessor under
clause (i) may serve after the expiration of
that term of the predecessor and until the date
on which the Secretary has appointed a
successor.
(f) Transfer of Functions.--
(1) In general.--All functions of the United States
Manufacturing Council of the International Trade Administration
of the Department of Commerce, including the personnel, assets,
and obligations of the United States Manufacturing Council of
the International Trade Administration of the Department of
Commerce, as in existence on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act, shall be transferred to the Advisory
Council.
(2) Deeming of name.--Any reference in any law, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
United States Manufacturing Council of the International Trade
Administration of the Department of Commerce shall be deemed a
reference to the Advisory Council.
(3) Unexpended balances.--Unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorization, allocations, or other funds
related to the United States Manufacturing Council of the
International Trade Administration of the Department of
Commerce shall be available for use by the Advisory Council for
the purpose for which the appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, or other funds were originally made available.
(4) Existing advisory committee.--Any Federal advisory
committee of the Department of Commerce that is operating on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act under a
charter filed in accordance with section 1008(c) of title 5,
United States Code, for the purpose of addressing the purposes
and duties described in this section shall satisfy the
requirement under subsection (b) to establish the Advisory
Council if, not later than 90 days after that date of
enactment, the Federal advisory committee is modified, as
necessary, to comply with the requirements of this section.
(g) National Strategic Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Advisory Council holds the initial meeting of the
Advisory Council, and annually thereafter, the Advisory Council shall
submit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress--
(1) a national strategic plan for manufacturing in the
United States that is based on the execution of the duties of
the Advisory Council under subsection (d); and
(2) a detailed statement of the activities that the
Advisory Council conducted to carry out the duties of the
Advisory Council under subsection (d).
(h) Departmental Support.--In accordance with prevailing laws and
regulations, the Secretary, as the Secretary considers appropriate,
shall furnish to the Advisory Council relevant information that--
(1) is in the possession of the Department of Commerce; and
(2) relates to the mission of the Advisory Council.
(i) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
(j) Sunset.--The Advisory Council shall terminate on September 30
of the fifth year after the year in which the Advisory Council holds
the first meeting of the Advisory Council.
Calendar No. 285
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1153
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National
Manufacturing Advisory Council within the Department of Commerce, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 13, 2023
Reported with an amendment