Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act of 2021

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 997 To establish the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy and strategic national manufacturing policy for the United States, to provide manufacturing and industrial perspective and advice to the Presi- dent, to provide for a comprehensive survey and cross administration management of efforts to ensure global leadership in manufacturing critical to the long-term economic health and national security of the United States, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 25, 2021 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. WICKER, Mr. COONS, and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To establish the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial In- novation Policy and strategic national manufacturing pol- icy for the United States, to provide manufacturing and industrial perspective and advice to the President, to provide for a comprehensive survey and cross administra- tion management of efforts to ensure global leadership in manufacturing critical to the long-term economic health and national security of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 997 IS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 2 ‘‘Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy 3 Act of 2021’’. 4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 5 this Act is as follows: 6 Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—NATIONAL MANUFACTURING POLICY AND PRIORITIES Sec. 101. Findings. Sec. 102. Sense of Congress. TITLE II—OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION POLICY Sec. 201. Establishment. Sec. 202. Chief Manufacturing Officer; Associate Manufacturing Officers. Sec. 203. Policy planning, analysis, and advice. Sec. 204. National strategic plan for manufacturing and industrial innovation. Sec. 205. Additional Functions of the Chief Manufacturing Officer; Administra- tive Provisions. Sec. 206. Manufacturing and industrial innovation report. Sec. 207. Comptroller General Report. TITLE III— FEDERAL STRATEGY AND COORDINATING COUNCIL ON MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION Sec. 301. Establishment. Sec. 302. Membership. Sec. 303. Council on Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Efforts. Sec. 304. Coordination. Sec. 305. Administration. TITLE IV—NATIONAL MEDAL OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION Sec. 401. Award. TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 997 IS TITLE I—NATIONAL MANUFAC- 1 TURING POLICY AND PRIOR- 2 ITIES 3 SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 4 Congress, recognizing the profound historical role 5 that all aspects of manufacturing, including research and 6 development, engineering, skilled trades, and production, 7 has played in the economy and society of the United 8 States, and in the economic and innovative standing of 9 the United States in the global community, and the inter- 10 relations of robust manufacturing on economic, environ- 11 mental, national security, social, political, and institutional 12 factors, finds that— 13 (1) the general welfare, security, and economic 14 health and stability of the United States require a 15 long-term, substantial, coordinated, and multidisci- 16 plinary strategy and implementation of cohesive ob- 17 jectives to remain at the forefront of industrial inno- 18 vation; 19 (2) the large and complex innovative and tech- 20 nological capabilities of global supply chains and 21 manufacturing economies, which influence the course 22 of national and international manufacturing and in- 23 novative relevance, require appropriate attention, in- 24 cluding long-range inclusive planning and more im- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 997 IS mediate program development, to encourage and 1 support private manufacturing growth in the United 2 States and participation in the public decision-mak- 3 ing process; 4 (3) the innovative and manufacturing capabili- 5 ties of business in the United States, when properly 6 fostered, applied, and supported, can effectively as- 7 sist in improving the quality of life for people in the 8 United States, in anticipating and addressing emerg- 9 ing international, national, and local problems, and 10 strengthening the international economic engage- 11 ment and pioneering leadership of the United States; 12 (4) just as Federal funding for science and 13 technology represents an investment in the future, 14 strategically addressing gaps in the innovation pipe- 15 line of the United States would— 16 (A) contribute to converting research and 17 development investments into high-value, qual- 18 ity job-creating product production and capture 19 domestic and global markets; and 20 (B) strengthen the economic posture of the 21 United States; 22 (5) the capabilities of the United States at both 23 the Federal and State levels need enhanced strategic 24 planning and influence over policy formulation for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •S 997 IS industrial innovation and technology development, as 1 well as a means to ensure an adequate workforce. 2 SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 3 (a) PRIORITY GOALS.—It is the sense of Congress 4 that manufacturing and industrial innovation should in- 5 clude contributing to the following priority goals: 6 (1) Taking concrete national action to rebuild, 7 restore, and expand domestic manufacturing capa- 8 bilities, skills, and production capacity, including 9 world-class infrastructure. 10 (2) Rebuilding the industrial innovation com- 11 mons, including common resources, technical knowl- 12 edge, and entrepreneurial opportunities associated 13 with technical concepts. 14 (3) Supporting domestic supply chains. 15 (4) Expanding production capabilities, coopera- 16 tion, and knowledge. 17 (5) Revitalizing communities harmed by histor- 18 ical and poorly conceived, implemented, and enforced 19 regulatory and trade policies. 20 (6) Developing a strategy for innovation and es- 21 tablishment of manufacturing industries of the fu- 22 ture, including adoption and production of Industry 23 4.0 technology to support domestic economic expan- 24 sion, particularly manufacturers with fewer than 800 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •S 997 IS employees, and in traditionally underserved commu- 1 nities. 2 (7) Contributing to national health and security 3 and emergency readiness and resilience, including 4 addressing environmental concerns. 5 (8) Strengthening the economy of the United 6 States and promoting full employment in high-qual- 7 ity, high-wage jobs through useful industrial and 8 technological innovation. 9 (9) Cultivating, utilizing, and enhancing aca- 10 demic and industrial thought-leadership with prac- 11 tical workforce development and training to the full- 12 est extent possible. 13 (10) Implementing a national strategy that 14 identifies and prioritizes high growth, high value- 15 added industries, products, and components of na- 16 tional importance to the long-term economic, envi- 17 ronmental, national security, and public health of 18 the United States. 19 (b) NATIONAL POLICY.—In view of the findings 20 under section 101, it is the sense of Congress that the 21 Federal Government and public and private institutions 22 in the United States should pursue a national policy of 23 manufacturing and industrial innovation that includes the 24 following principles: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 7 •S 997 IS (1) Ensuring global leadership in advanced 1 manufacturing technologies critical to the long-term 2 economic, environmental, national security, and pub- 3 lic health of the United States. 4 (2) Restoring and strengthening the industrial 5 commons of the United States, including— 6 (A) essential engineering and production 7 skills; 8 (B) infrastructure for research and devel- 9 opment, standardization, and metrology; 10 (C) process innovations and manufacturing 11 know-how; 12 (D) equipment; and 13 (E) suppliers that provide the foundation 14 for the innovativeness and competitiveness of all 15 manufacturers in the United States. 16 (3) Strengthening the technical, financial, and 17 educational commons and assets necessary to ensure 18 that the United States is the best positioned Nation 19 for the creation and production of advanced tech- 20 nologies and products emerging from national re- 21 search and development investments. 22 (4) Capitalizing on the scientific and techno- 23 logical advances produced by researchers and 24 innovators in the United States by developing capa- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:48 Apr 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 8 •S 997 IS ble and responsive institutions focused on advancing 1 the technology and manufacturing readiness levels of 2 those advances. 3 (5) Supporting the discovery, invention, start- 4 up, ramp-up, scale-up, and transition of new prod- 5 ucts and manufacturing technologies to full-scale 6 production in the United States. 7 (6) Addressing the evolving needs of manufac- 8 turers for a diverse set of workers with the nec- 9 essary skills, training, and expertise as manufactur- 10 ers in the United States increase high-quality, high- 11 wage employment opportunities. 12 (7) Improving and expanding manufacturing 13 engineering and technology offerings within institu- 14 tions of higher education, including 4-year engineer- 15 ing technology programs at polytechnic institutes 16 and secondary schools, to be more closely aligned 17 with the needs of manufacturers in the United 18 States and the goal of strengthening the long-term 19 competitiveness of such manufacturing. 20 (8) Working collaboratively with Federal agen- 21 cies, State and local governments, Tribal govern- 22 ments, regional authorities, institutions of higher 23 education, economic development organizations, and 24 labor organizations that primarily represent workers 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 9 •S 997 IS in manufacturing to leverage their knowledge, re- 1 sources, applied research, experimental development, 2 and programs to foster manufacturing in the United 3 States so as to anticipate and prepare for emer- 4 gencies and global, national, and regional supply 5 chain disruptions, including disruptions brought on 6 and exacerbated by changing environmental and 7 other circumstances. 8 (9) Recognizing that, as changing cir- 9 cumstances require the periodic revision and adapta- 10 tion of this title, Congress is responsible for— 11 (A) identifying and interpreting the 12 changes in those circumstances as they occur; 13 and 14 (B) affecting subsequent changes to this 15 title, as appropriate. 16 (c) PROCEDURES.—It is the sense of Congress that, 17 in order to expedite and facilitate the implementation of 18 the national policy described in subsection (b)— 19 (1) Federal procurement policy should— 20 (A) prioritize and encourage domestic 21 manufacturing and robust domestic supply 22 chains; 23 (B) support means of expanding domestic 24 manufacturing job creation; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 10 •S 997 IS (C) enhance manufacturing workforce pre- 1 paredness; 2 (D) prioritize the development of means to 3 support diversity and inclusion throughout the 4 manufacturing and industrial sector; 5 (E) promote the consideration of, and sup- 6 port to, minority-owned and women-owned man- 7 ufacturing contractors of the Federal Govern- 8 ment; and 9 (F) support the ingenuity and entrepre- 10 neurship of the United States by providing en- 11 hanced attention to manufacturing startups and 12 small businesses in the United States; 13 (2) Federal trade and monetary policies 14 should— 15 (A) ensure that global competition in man- 16 ufacturing is free, open, and fair; 17 (B) prioritize policies and investments that 18 support domestic manufacturing growth and in- 19 novation; and 20 (C) not be utilized to offshore poor manu- 21 facturing working conditions or destructive 22 manufacturing environmental practices; 23 (3) Federal policies and practices should rea- 24 sonably prioritize competitiveness for manufacturing 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 11 •S 997 IS and industrial innovation efforts in the United 1 States, but should not sacrifice the quality of em- 2 ployment opportunities, including the health and 3 safety of workers, pay, and benefits; 4 (4) Federal manufacturing and industrial inno- 5 vation policies, practices, and priorities should rea- 6 sonably improve environmental sustainability within 7 the manufacturing industry, while minimizing eco- 8 nomic impact; 9 (5) Federal patent policies should be developed, 10 based on uniform principles, which have as their ob- 11 jective to preserve incentives for industrial techno- 12 logical innovation and the application of procedures 13 that will continue to assure the full use of beneficial 14 technology to serve the public; 15 (6) Federal efforts should promote and support 16 a strong system of intellectual property rights to in- 17 clude trade secrets, through both protection of intel- 18 lectual property rights and enforcement against in- 19 tellectual property theft, and broad engagement to 20 limit foreign efforts to illegally or inappropriately 21 utilize compromised intellectual property; 22 (7) closer relationships should be encouraged 23 among practitioners of scientific and technological 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:45 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S997.IS S997 [Text truncated for display. 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