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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 99 Engrossed in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 99

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce a report that provides 
recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of 
Department of Commerce programs related to supply chain resilience and 
 manufacturing and industrial innovation, 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 ``Strengthening Support for American 
Manufacturing Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
 ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
 Transportation of the Senate; and
        (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
 House of Representatives.

    (2) Covered offices and bureaus.--The term ``covered 
 offices and bureaus'' means offices and bureaus of the 
 Department of Commerce identified under 

section 3

    (a)

    (1) .

    (3) Critical supply chain.--The term ``critical supply 
 chain'' means an end-to-end system that converts raw materials 
 into finished products in critical sectors, including in--
        (A) the defense industrial base;
        (B) the public health and biological preparedness 
 industrial base;
            (C) the information and communications technology 
 industrial base;
            (D) the energy sector industrial base;
        (E) the transportation industrial base; and
        (F) agricultural supply chains.

    (4) Critical supply chain resilience.--The term ``critical 
 supply chain resilience'' means mitigating gaps and 
 vulnerabilities in critical supply chains, including by--
        (A) reducing risk of malicious sabotage or external 
 or internal manipulation; and
        (B) improving the ability to withstand supply chain 
 interruptions such as logistical challenges and 
 workforce, materials, equipment, or product shortages.

    (5) Manufacturing and industrial innovation.--The term 
 ``manufacturing and industrial innovation'' means--
        (A) providing assistance, resources, or services to 
 manufacturers or manufacturing workers in the United 
 States;
        (B) offering expertise, improvements, research, and 
 development or other assistance in technological 
 innovations or advanced manufacturing in partnership 
 with or for use by manufacturers in the United States; 
 or
            (C) developing policy that substantially impacts 
 the manufacturing sector in the United States.

    (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Commerce.

SEC. 3. STUDY RELATING TO MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
 COMMERCE.

    (a) Assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall produce a report that--

    (1) identifies offices and bureaus of the Department of 
 Commerce with responsibilities related to--
        (A) critical supply chain resilience; and
        (B) manufacturing and industrial innovation;

    (2) identifies the duties, responsibilities, programs, and 
 expertise relevant to critical supply chain resilience and 
 manufacturing and industrial innovation of each covered office 
 and bureau;

    (3) identifies and assesses the purpose, statutory 
 authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each 
 covered office and bureau;

    (4) identifies gaps between offices with duplicative 
 duties, responsibilities, programs, and expertise within the 
 Department of Commerce that are implementing activities related 
 to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing and 
 industrial innovation; and

    (5) provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness, 
 efficiency, and impact of each covered office and bureau, 
 including recommendations to--
        (A) optimize operations within or across covered 
 offices and bureaus;
        (B) improve coordination across covered offices and 
 bureaus; and
            (C) improve coordination with Federal agencies 
 implementing similar activities related to critical 
 supply chain resilience and manufacturing and 
 industrial innovation.

    (b) National Academy of Public Administration.--The Secretary shall 
contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in 
producing the report under subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Secretary produces the report under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--

    (1) the report produced under subsection

    (a) ;

    (2) recommendations for potential legislative action 
 addressing recommendations in the report produced under 
 subsection

    (a) ; and

    (3) a response from the Secretary to the recommendations 
 included in the report produced under subsection

    (a) .

 Passed the Senate October 23, 2025.

 Attest:

 Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 99

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce a report that provides 
recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of 
Department of Commerce programs related to supply chain resilience and 
 manufacturing and industrial innovation, and for other purposes.