Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act
This bill, titled the Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act, would amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the strategic plan guiding the Manufacturing USA Program to be updated on a schedule that aligns with updates to the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing. Specifically, it adds a new requirement that the Manufacturing USA strategic plan be updated not less frequently than every four years, and that these updates align with the national strategy’s planning cycle as required by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The change also involves renumbering and adjusting cross-references within the statute to accommodate this new alignment. In short, the bill ties the Manufacturing USA Program’s planning cadence to the national strategy cadence, with a four-year update minimum, to ensure the program’s priorities reflect national priorities.
Key Points
- 1Adds a new requirement that the Manufacturing USA strategic plan be updated not less than once every four years.
- 2Requires the update cycle to align with the planning cycle for updates to the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing mandated by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622(c)(4)).
- 3Makes conforming amendments to section 34(i) to adjust the numbering of subparagraphs and reflect the new alignment requirement.
- 4Changes the designation of subparagraphs so the new update requirement sits with the existing planning provisions.
- 5Clarifies that the updates are intended to better ensure the Manufacturing USA Program reflects national strategy priorities, without creating new funding or extraordinary authorities.