Sec. 833. Development of the advanced manufacturing workforce
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish in the Defense Industrial Resilience Consortium established under section 1842 of this Act a working group to identify opportunities to address workforce shortages in advanced manufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base. The working group shall consist of members of the Defense Industrial Resilience Consortium with an interest in addressing workforce shortages in advanced manufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base.
The working group shall— identify estimated workforce shortages in advanced manufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base, including such workforce shortages in the Department of Defense organic industrial base; identify career fields in advanced manufacturing and the associated skills and abilities that are required for such fields; and develop recommendations for— training, education, and career development programs, including mid-career programs, apprenticeships, internships, and summer camps, to prepare individuals for careers in advanced manufacturing; the establishment of public-private partnerships to provide workforce development activities, including identifying incentives for such partnerships for success in recruiting, training, and retaining individuals in careers in advanced manufacturing; and any policy changes needed to further the participation of individuals in the advanced manufacturing workforce of the defense industrial base.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing— any recommendations developed by the working group under subsection (c)(3); and a recommendation whether to continue or terminate the working group. In this section, the term advanced manufacturing means the manufacturing of products or the application and use of advanced technologies (including artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, 3D printing, and cyber-physical systems).