Sec. 2. Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish or designate an Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience. The mission of the Office shall be the following: Help to promote the leadership of the United States with respect to critical industries and critical supply chains that— strengthen the national security of the United States; and have a significant effect on the economic security of the United States. Encourage partnerships and collaboration with the private sector, labor organizations, the governments of countries that are allies or key international partner nations of the United States, States or political subdivisions thereof, and Tribal governments in order to— promote the resilience of critical supply chains; and identify, prepare for, and respond to supply chain shocks to— critical industries; and critical supply chains.
Monitor the resilience, diversity, security, and strength of critical supply chains and critical industries. Support the availability of critical goods from domestic manufacturers, domestic enterprises, and manufacturing operations in the United States and in countries that are allies or key international partner nations. Assist the Federal Government in preparing for and responding to critical supply chain shocks, including by improving the flexible manufacturing capacities and capabilities in the United States.
Consistent with United States obligations under international agreements, encourage and incentivize the reduced reliance of domestic entities and domestic manufacturers on critical goods from countries of concern. Encourage the relocation of manufacturing facilities that manufacture critical goods from countries of concern to the United States and countries that are allies and key international partner nations to strengthen the resilience, diversity, security, and strength of critical supply chains.
Support the creation of jobs with competitive wages in the United States manufacturing sector. Encourage manufacturing growth and opportunities in economically distressed areas and underserved communities. Promote the health of the economy of the United States and the competitiveness of manufacturing in the United States. The head of the Office shall be the Assistant Secretary of Manufacturing Security and Resilience, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Assistant Secretary shall be compensated at the rate in effect for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. The Assistant Secretary may appoint officers and employees in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code. The Assistant Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, utilize existing personnel, resources, and expertise of the Department of Commerce. In executing the mission under subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary— shall establish capabilities to— assess the state of technology, innovation, and production capacity in the United States and other nations; and conduct other activities deemed to be critical for the use of analytic capabilities, statistics, datasets, and metrics related to critical technologies and innovation; may utilize external organizations, such as federally funded research and development centers and institutions of higher education, to provide independent and objective technical support; and shall evaluate and implement, when available and as appropriate, recommendations from the Department of Commerce capability assessment produced under section 9.