Sec. 6008. Improvements to Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program
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Subsection
(a)of section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278s ) is amended by inserting or as after Manufacturing USA as the . Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program Subsection
(c)of such section is amended— in subparagraphs
(B)and (C)(i) of paragraph (1), by striking and tool development for microelectronics both places it appears and inserting tool development for microelectronics, food manufacturing, superconductors, advanced battery technologies, robotics, advanced sensors, quantum information science, supply chain water optimization, aeronautics and advanced materials, and graphene and graphene commercialization ; in paragraph (2)(D), by striking and minority and inserting , minority, and veteran ; and in paragraph (3)(A), by striking , but such and all that follows through under subsection
(d). Subsection
(d)of such section is amended— in paragraph
(1)is amended to read as follows: In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to the following: To a person or group of persons to assist the person or group of persons in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. To a center for manufacturing innovation, including a center that was not established using Federal funds, to support workforce development, cross-center projects, and other efforts which support the purposes of the Program. ; in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), by striking under paragraph
(1)each place it appears and inserting under paragraph (1)(A) ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (C)— in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in clause (ii)— by inserting , including appropriate measures for assessing the effectiveness of the activities funded with regards to the center's success in advancing the current state of the applicable advanced manufacturing technology area such as technology readiness level and manufacturing readiness level, after measures ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: establish standards for the performance of centers for manufacturing innovation that are based on the measures developed under clause (ii); and for each center for manufacturing innovation supported by the award, 5 years after the initial award and every 5 years thereafter until Federal funding is discontinued, conduct an assessment of the center to confirm whether the performance of the center is meeting the standards for performance established under clause (iii). ; in subparagraph (D), by inserting , including, as appropriate, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the Department of Labor, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation after manufacturing ; and in subparagraph (E)— in clause (ii), by striking without the need for long-term Federal funding ; in clause (iii), by striking significantly ; in clause (v), by inserting and to improve the domestic supply chain after technologies ; and in clause (ix), by inserting industrial, research, entrepreneurship, and other after leverage the ; in paragraph (5)— by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: If the Secretary finds that a center for manufacturing innovation does not meet the standards for performance established under clause
(iii)of paragraph (4)(C) during an assessment pursuant to clause
(iv)of such paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the center of any deficiencies in the performance of the center and provide the center one year to remedy such deficiencies. If a center for manufacturing innovation fails to remedy a deficiency identified under clause
(i)or to show significant improvement in performance one year after notification of a performance deficiency identified under clause (i), the Secretary shall notify the center that the center is ineligible for further financial assistance awarded under paragraph
(1). ; in subparagraph (B), in the first sentence, by striking large capital facilities or equipment purchases and inserting satellite centers, large capital facilities, equipment purchases, workforce development, or general operations ; and by striking subparagraph (C); and by adding at the end the following: Financial assistance awarded under paragraph (1)(B) may be used to carry out Program-wide activities directed by the Secretary, such as activities targeting workforce development. . Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended— by amending subparagraph
(A)to read as follows: To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial Technical Services account to carry out this section as follows: For each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this section. ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking through 2024 and inserting through 2019 . Subsection
(f)of such section is amended— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B)— by inserting coordinate with and, as appropriate, before enter ; and by inserting including the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the Department of Labor, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation, after manufacturing, ; in subparagraph (E), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; by redesignating subparagraph
(F)as subparagraph (J); and by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following: to carry out pilot programs in collaboration with the centers for manufacturing innovation such as a laboratory-embedded entrepreneurship program; to provide support services and funding as necessary to promote workforce development activities; to coordinate with centers for manufacturing innovation to develop best practices for the membership agreements and coordination of similar project solicitations; to collaborate with the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, industry, career and technical education schools, local community colleges, universities, and labor organizations to provide input for the development of national certifications for advanced manufacturing workforce skills in the technology areas of the centers for manufacturing innovation; and ; in paragraph (3), by inserting State, Tribal, and local governments, after community colleges, ; and in paragraph (5)— by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may provide financial assistance to a manufacturing extension center established as part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to support the purposes of the Program by providing services in one or more of the following areas: Cybersecurity awareness and support services for small- and medium-sized manufacturers. Assistance with workforce development. Technology transfer for small and medium-sized manufacturers. Such other areas as the Secretary determines appropriate to support the purposes of the Program. Support under clause
(i)may include the designation of a liaison. . Subsection
(g)of such section is amended— in paragraphs
(1)and (2), by striking under subsection (d)(1) and inserting under subsection (d)(1)(A) ; in paragraph (2)(A), by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2030 ; and in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking 2 years and inserting 3 years ; and by striking 2-year and inserting 3-year ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2030 . Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Commerce shall increase the number of centers for manufacturing innovation that participate in the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program.
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Sec. 6008
Improvements to Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program
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