Sec. 2023. Advanced manufacturing supply chain report
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The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of Sciences shall develop a report that evaluates the manufacturing supply chains for various advanced manufacturing technologies, including— an assessment of the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and obstacles in the supply chains of advanced manufacturing technologies, including carbon fiber composite manufacturing, critical materials, advanced materials, and semiconductors; analyses of— the ways in which the supply chains have changed during the 25-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act; whether the supply chains have been disrupted by unfair foreign competition; the impact of global trade on the supply chains; and current trends relating to the supply chains; for each technology and process assessed, an analysis of which sections of the supply chain are critical for the United States to remain or become competitive in the manufacturing of the technology; and recommendations on which emerging technologies and processes the United States should focus on in order to advance innovation in manufacturing capabilities to increase the competitiveness of United States manufacturing.
Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary enters into the arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes the findings and recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences with respect to the assessment and analyses conducted under subsection (a).