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[S. 2318 Reported in Senate

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 Calendar No. 222
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2318

 [Report No. 119-91]

 To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
 require the periodic update to the strategic plan to guide the 
 Manufacturing USA Program to align with the mandatory updates to the 
 National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 17, 2025

Ms. Blunt Rochester (for herself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
 Science, and Transportation

 October 29, 2025

 Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
 require the periodic update to the strategic plan to guide the 
 Manufacturing USA Program to align with the mandatory updates to the 
 National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining American 
Manufacturing Strategy Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

SEC. 2. ALIGNMENT OF TIMING OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN WITH 
 UPDATES TO NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED 
 MANUFACTURING.</DELETED>

<DELETED> 

Section 34
            (i) (2) of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s
            (i) (2) ) is amended--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (1) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``and update 
 not less frequently than once every 3 years 
 thereafter,'';</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (2) by redesignating subparagraphs
            (D) through
            (M) as subparagraphs
        (E) through
        (N) , respectively; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (3) by inserting after subparagraph
            (C) , the 
 following:</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``
            (D) to update the strategic plan 
 developed under subparagraph
            (C) not less frequently 
 than once every 4 years and such that the planning 
 cycle for the updates aligns with the planning cycle 
 for updates to the National Strategy for Advanced 
 Manufacturing required under 

section 102
            (c) (4) of the 
 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
 6622
            (c) (4) ) to better ensure the Program reflects the 
 priorities of the national strategy;''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining American Manufacturing 
Strategy Act''.

SEC. 2. ALIGNMENT OF TIMING OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN WITH UPDATES 
 TO NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph

    (2) of 

section 34
            (i) of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s
            (i) ) is 
amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``and update not less 
 frequently than once every 3 years thereafter,'';

    (2) by redesignating subparagraphs
            (D) through
            (M) as 
 subparagraphs
        (E) through
        (N) , respectively; and

    (3) by inserting after subparagraph
            (C) , the following:
 ``
            (D) to update the strategic plan developed under 
 subparagraph
            (C) not less frequently than once every 4 
 years such that the planning cycle for the updates 
 aligns with the planning cycle for updates to the 
 National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing required 
 under 

section 102
            (c) (4) of the America COMPETES 
 Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622
            (c) (4) ) to 
 better ensure the Program reflects the priorities of 
 the national strategy;''.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``paragraph

    (2)
            (C) '' and 
 inserting ``subparagraphs
            (C) and
            (D) of paragraph

    (2) ''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``paragraph

    (2)
            (C) '' and 
 inserting ``subparagraph
            (C) of paragraph

    (2) and any update to 
 the plan required under subparagraph
            (D) of such paragraph''.
 Calendar No. 222

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 2318

 [Report No. 119-91]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
 require the periodic update to the strategic plan to guide the 
 Manufacturing USA Program to align with the mandatory updates to the 
 National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.

_______________________________________________________________________

 October 29, 2025

 Reported with an amendment