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S. 1037 — what changed

Manufacturing.gov Act

From Reported in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 1 section amended between Reported in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.

Sec. 2 Manufacturing.gov hub

(a)
Definition— In this section, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.
(b)
Establishment— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to be known as the “manufacturing.gov hub”.
(c)
Functions— The manufacturing.gov hub established under subsection (b) shall—
(1)
serve as the primary hub for information relating to every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs identified in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled “U.S. Manufacturing” (GAO 17–240), published on March 28, 2017;
(2)
changed provide the contact information of relevant employees of the agencies program offices carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1);
(3)
provide an avenue for public input and feedback relating to—
(A)
the functionality of the website of the Department of Commerce;
(B)
the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1); and
(C)
any other manufacturing-related challenges experienced by manufacturers in the United States;
(4)
establish web pages within the hub that shall focus on—
(A)
technology and research and development;
(B)
trade;
(C)
workforce development and training;
(D)
industrial commons and supply chains; and
(E)
small and medium manufacturers; and
(5)
use machine learning to—
(A)
identify frequently asked questions; and
(B)
disseminate to the public answers to the questions identified under subparagraph (A).
(d)
changed Authorization of appropriations—No additional funds— There No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to for the purpose of carrying out this section. The Secretary such sums as may be necessary to shall carry out this section.section using amounts otherwise available to the Secretary for such purposes.