Sec. 511. Smart manufacturing leadership
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In this section: The term energy management system means a business management process based on standards of the American National Standards Institute that enables an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, security, use, and consumption. The term industrial assessment center means a center located at an institution of higher education that— receives funding from the Department of Energy; provides an in-depth assessment of small- and medium-sized manufacturer plant sites to evaluate the facilities, services, and manufacturing operations of the plant site; and identifies opportunities for potential savings for small- and medium-sized manufacturer plant sites from energy efficiency improvements, waste minimization, pollution prevention, and productivity improvement.
The term information and communication technology means any electronic system or equipment (including the content contained in the system or equipment) used to create, convert, communicate, or duplicate data or information, including computer hardware, firmware, software, communication protocols, networks, and data interfaces. The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). The term National Laboratory has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 ).
The term North American Industry Classification System means the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data relating to the business economy of the United States. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term small and medium manufacturers means manufacturing firms— classified in the North American Industry Classification System as any of sectors 31 through 33; with gross annual sales of less than $100,000,000; with fewer than 500 employees at the plant site; and with annual energy bills totaling more than $100,000 and less than $2,500,000.
The term smart manufacturing means advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking that— digitally— simulate manufacturing production lines; operate computer-controlled manufacturing equipment; monitor and communicate production line status; and manage and optimize energy productivity and cost throughout production; model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of a factory building; monitor and optimize building energy performance; model, simulate, and optimize the design of energy efficient and sustainable products, including the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design; connect manufactured products in networks to monitor and optimize the performance of the networks, including automated network operations; and digitally connect the supply chain network.
Congress finds that— the Department of Energy has existing technical assistance programs that facilitate greater economic growth through outreach to and engagement with small and medium manufacturers; those technical assistance programs represent an important conduit for increasing the awareness of and providing education to small and medium manufacturers regarding the opportunities for implementing smart manufacturing; and those technical assistance programs help facilitate the implementation of best practices.
The Secretary shall expand the scope of technologies covered by the Industrial Assessment Centers of the Department of Energy— to include smart manufacturing technologies and practices; and to equip the directors of the Industrial Assessment Centers with the training and tools necessary to provide technical assistance in smart manufacturing technologies and practices, including energy management systems, to manufacturers. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on how the Department of Energy can increase access to existing high-performance computing resources in the National Laboratories, particularly for small and medium manufacturers.
In identifying ways to increase access to National Laboratories under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— focus on increasing access to the computing facilities of the National Laboratories; and ensure that— the information from the manufacturer is protected; and the security of the National Laboratory facility is maintained. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study. The Secretary shall facilitate access to the National Laboratories studied under paragraph
(1)for small and medium manufacturers so that small and medium manufacturers can fully use the high-performance computing resources of the National Laboratories to enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of the United States. Congress finds that the States— are committed to promoting domestic manufacturing and supporting robust economic development activities; and are uniquely positioned to assist manufacturers, particularly small and medium manufacturers, with deployment of smart manufacturing through the provision of infrastructure, including— access to shared supercomputing facilities; assistance in developing process simulations; and conducting demonstrations of the benefits of smart manufacturing. The Secretary may make grants on a competitive basis to States for establishing State programs to be used as models for supporting the implementation of smart manufacturing technologies. To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall evaluate an application for a grant under this subsection on the basis of merit using criteria identified by the Secretary, including— the breadth of academic and private sector partners; alternate sources of funding; plans for dissemination of results; and the permanence of the infrastructure to be put in place by the project. The term of a grant under this subsection shall not exceed 3 years. The amount of a grant under this subsection shall be not more than $3,000,000. Each State that receives a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 30 percent of the amount of the grant. A State shall use a grant provided under this subsection— to provide access to shared supercomputing facilities to small and medium manufacturers; to fund research and development of transformational manufacturing processes and materials technology that advance smart manufacturing; and to provide tools and training to small and medium manufacturers on how to adopt energy management systems and implement smart manufacturing technologies in the facilities of the small and medium manufacturers. The Secretary shall conduct biannual evaluations of each grant made under this subsection— to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs funded with the grant; and to provide guidance to States on ways to better execute the program of the State. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031. The Secretary annually shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on the progress made in advancing smart manufacturing in the United States.
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