[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2116 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2116

To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce a report that provides 
recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of 
Department of Commerce programs related to supply chain resilience and 
    manufacturing and industrial innovation, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2023

 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce a report that provides 
recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of 
Department of Commerce programs related to supply chain resilience and 
    manufacturing and industrial innovation, 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 ``Strengthening Support for American 
Manufacturing Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
     (a) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--The term ``appropriate 
committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) Covered Offices and Bureaus.--The term ``covered offices and 
bureaus'' means offices and bureaus of the Department of Commerce 
identified under section 3(a)(1).
    (c) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
Commerce.

SEC. 3. STUDY RELATING TO MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              COMMERCE.

    (a) Assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall produce a report that--
            (1) identifies offices and bureaus of the Department of 
        Commerce that are relevant to--
                    (A) critical supply chain resilience; and
                    (B) manufacturing and industrial innovation;
            (2) identifies the duties, responsibilities, resources, 
        programs, and expertise relevant to critical supply chain 
        resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation of each 
        covered office and bureau;
            (3) identifies and assesses the purpose, statutory 
        authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each 
        covered office and bureau; and
            (4) provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness, 
        efficiency, and impact of each covered office and bureau, 
        including recommendations to--
                    (A) optimize operations within or across covered 
                offices and bureaus;
                    (B) address any resource or staffing deficits 
                hindering optimal operations within a covered office or 
                bureau;
                    (C) improve coordination across covered offices and 
                bureaus; and
                    (D) improve coordination with Federal agencies 
                implementing similar activities related to critical 
                supply chain resilience and manufacturing and 
                industrial innovation.
    (b) National Academy of Public Administration.--The Secretary shall 
contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in 
producing the report under subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Secretary produces the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--
            (1) the report produced under subsection (a);
            (2) recommendations for potential legislative action 
        addressing recommendations in the report produced under 
        subsection (a); and
            (3) a response from the Secretary to the recommendations 
        included in the report published under subsection (a).
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