Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act
The Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act would amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Act to change how often the Manufacturing USA Program updates its strategic plan. Specifically, it requires that the program update its strategic plan not less frequently than once every four years and that these updates be aligned with the national planning cycle for updates to the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing. This alignment is to reflect the priorities of the national strategy and to synchronize the program’s planning with mandatory national updates required by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The change also involves a reorganization of referenced subsections within the statute to accommodate the new requirement. In short, the bill aims to tighten coordination between Manufacturing USA and the broader national manufacturing strategy by extending the update cycle to four years and tying the program’s planning cadence to national strategy updates.
Key Points
- 1Change in update frequency: Requires updates to the Manufacturing USA strategic plan not less frequently than once every four years (removing the previous threshold of at least every three years).
- 2Alignment with national strategy: Updates must be coordinated with and aligned to the planning cycle for updates to the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing, as mandated by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010.
- 3Statutory adjustment: The bill adjusts the NIST Act’s subparagraph structure (renumbering subsections) to insert the new four-year alignment requirement.
- 4Purpose of alignment: The goal is to ensure the Manufacturing USA Program reflects the priorities of the national manufacturing strategy.
- 5Title and scope: Enacted as the “Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act,” focusing narrowly on timing and alignment of strategic planning for the Manufacturing USA Program.