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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1872

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the 
feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical 
 infrastructure sectors, 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 ``Critical Infrastructure 
Manufacturing Feasibility Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED 
 STATES.

    (a) Definition of Critical Infrastructure Sector.--In this section, 
the term ``critical infrastructure sector'' means each of the 16 
designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential 
Policy Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 entitled ``Critical 
Infrastructure Security and Resilience''.

    (b) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to--

    (1) identify, within each critical infrastructure sector, 
 any product--
        (A) necessary for the construction, maintenance, 
 operation, or restoration of the critical 
 infrastructure sector; and
        (B) that is in high demand and is being imported 
 due to a manufacturing, material, or supply chain 
 constraint in the United States;

    (2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing in the 
 United States any product identified under paragraph

    (1) , 
 including any effects on--
        (A) jobs, employment rates, and labor conditions in 
 the United States; and
        (B) the cost of the product;

    (3) identify any product identified under paragraph

    (1) that feasibly may be manufactured in the United States;

    (4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, 
 manufacturing any product identified under paragraph

    (3) in--
        (A) a rural area;
        (B) an industrial park; or
            (C) an industrial park in a rural area; and

    (5) identify any Federal policies, regulations, or guidance 
 in effect that may inhibit, create barriers to, or increase the 
 cost of manufacturing a product identified under paragraph

    (1) in the United States.
            (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall--

    (1) submit to Congress an unclassified report, which may 
 include a classified annex, containing the results of the study 
 required by subsection

    (b) , with recommendations relating to 
 manufacturing in the United States products identified under 
 subsection

    (b)

    (3) ; and

    (2) make the unclassified report available to the public on 
 the website of the Department of Commerce.
            (d) Limitation on Authority.--This section may not be construed to 
provide the Secretary of Commerce with authority to compel a person to 
provide information described in this section.

 Passed the Senate November 4, 2025.

 Attest:

 Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 1872

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the 
feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical 
 infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.