Sec. 302. National Institute of Standards and Technology manufacturing activities
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act is amended by inserting after section 25B ( 15 U.S.C. 278k–2 ) the following new section: The terms used in this section have the meanings given the terms in section 25. The Director shall establish as a part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership a pilot program of expansion awards among participants referred to in subsection
(c)for the purposes described in subsection (e). Participants receiving awards under this section shall be Centers, or a consortium of Centers. An award for a recipient under this section shall be in an amount equal to the sum of the following: Such amount as the Director considers appropriate as a minimum base funding level for each award under this section. Such additional amount as the Director considers in proportion to the manufacturing density of the region of the recipient. Such supplemental amounts as the Director considers appropriate. An award under this section shall be made for one or more of the following purposes: To provide coordinating services on— the development of working concepts for new advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems products, including review and design analysis; the review and optimization of current advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems designs and components, including industrial engineering and manufacturing design upgrades; rapid advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems prototyping services, including three-dimensional modeling; software development for advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems application; commercialization of new products and technology to improve performance of advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems; and supporting existing advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems and components manufacturing operations and the development of unmanned aircraft systems and components manufacturing operations. To provide services to improve the resiliency of domestic advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft system supply chains. To expand advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems technology services to small and medium-sized manufacturers and software developers, which may include— facilitating the adoption of technologies, including smart manufacturing technologies and practices; and establishing partnerships, for the development, demonstration, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems technologies, with— National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 )); Federal laboratories; Manufacturing USA institutes; Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry; and institutions of higher education. Applications for awards under this section shall be submitted in such manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Director shall require in consultation with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board. The Director shall ensure that awards under this section are reviewed and merit-based. The Director shall endeavor to have broad geographic diversity among selected proposals. The Director shall select applications consistent with the purposes identified pursuant to subsection
(e)to receive awards the Director determines will achieve one or more of the following: Improvement of the competitiveness of domestic advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems industries in the region in which the Center or Centers are located. Creation of jobs or training of newly hired employees. Promotion of the transfer and commercialization of research and technology from institutions of higher education, national laboratories, or other federally funded research programs, and nonprofit research institutes. Any other result the Director determines will advance the objective set forth in section 25(c) or 26. In making an award under this section, the Director, in consultation with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board and the Secretary, may take into consideration whether an application has significant potential for enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized United States manufacturers in the global marketplace for advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems technologies. The Director shall ensure that the duration of an award under this section is aligned and consistent with a Center’s cooperative agreement established in section 25(e). After the completion of the pilot program under subsection
(b)and not later than October 1, 2025, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes— a summary description of what activities were funded and the measurable outcomes of such activities; a description of which types of activities under paragraph
(1)could be integrated into, and supported under, the program under section 25; a description of which types of activities under paragraph
(1)could be integrated into, and supported under, the competitive awards program under section 25A; and a recommendation, supported by a clear explanation, as to whether the pilot program should be continued. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026. . Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall carry out a survey of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers (referred to in this section as the Centers ) to understand the manufacturing capabilities of the United States manufacturers to support robust advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems industries in the United States. In conducting the survey required under subsection (a), the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall solicit feedback regarding the following: Familiarity and current manufacturing work by small and mid-sized manufacturers on advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems, including components, software, sensors, or other technology associated with advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems. A list of the basic manufacturing procedures that can be easily converted to conduct the manufacturing of advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems projects. Potential for small-and mid-sized manufacturing to work with industry and academia to support the manufacturers of advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems prototypes. Potential for commercialization of ongoing manufacturing development research related to advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems projects. A description of supply chain and technological challenges that small and mid-sized manufacturers face in building up advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems capacity, and the prevalence of such challenges. Regulatory and legal barriers faced by small and mid-sized manufacturers and developers. Any challenges that small and mid-sized manufacturers experience in recruiting skilled workers familiar with advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems manufacturing. Any other information that the Director or the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board determine is appropriate. Not later than 60 days after completing the survey required under paragraph (1), the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in consultation with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board, shall provide to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the results of the survey. The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, acting through the Manufacturing USA Program, shall prioritize research, development, and demonstration activities to enhance and grow the domestic manufacturing capacity of advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems and components. Such activities may include— rapid-prototyping and reproduction of advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems structures; additive manufacturing to improve capabilities to produce large tools, dies, and molds for advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems and components; testing innovative manufacturing processes and manufactured components to improve safety, endurance, and quality of advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems; development of software to streamline fabrication and integration of manufacturing components, such as sensors for use in advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems; and any other activities that the Director considers appropriate.
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