Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
Latest action · Sep 16, 2014 Received in the Senate.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2013
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) a Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program to:
- improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and increase production of goods manufactured predominately within the United States;
- stimulate U.S. leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and technology;
- accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce; and
- create and preserve jobs.
Requires the Secretary to establish a network of centers for manufacturing innovation (CMIs), to be known as the Network for Manufacturing Innovation.
Names as key advanced manufacturing technologies:
- nanotechnology,
- advanced ceramics,
- photonics and optics,
- composites,
- biobased and advanced materials,
- flexible hybrid technologies, and
- tool development for microelectronics.
Considers to be CMIs the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to federal law or executive actions, or under pending interagency review for such recognition; but prohibits them from receiving any financial assistance under this Act.
Allows a manufacturing center substantially similar to a CMI but not receiving such financial assistance to be recognized as a CMI, upon its request, in order to participate in the Network.
Directs the Secretary to award financial assistance to a person or group of persons to assist the organization in planning, establishing, or supporting such CMIs.
Prescribes requirements for awarding assistance, including an open process for soliciting applications and a competitive merit-review selection process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both private and public sectors.
Prohibits political appointees from participating on a peer review panel. Requires the Secretary to implement a conflict of interest policy, with full disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest on the parts of individuals that participate in the merit selection process.
Discontinues financial assistance seven years after a CMI first receives an award. Specifies federal matching funds requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make an exception to these requirements for large capital facilities or equipment purchases, and (2) give a weighted preference to applicants seeking less than the maximum federal share of funds allowed.
Requires the amount of financial assistance to a CMI to decrease after its second year of funding and in each year thereafter, unless the Secretary determines that:
- the CMI is otherwise meeting its stated goals and metrics,
- unforeseen circumstances have altered its anticipated funding, and
- the CMI can identify future non-federal funding sources that would warrant a temporary exemption from certain limitations.
Authorizes the Secretary, to the extent provided for in advance by appropriations to the NIST Industrial Technical Services Account, to use up to $5 million from such amounts for each of FY2015-FY2024 to carry out this Act.
Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE), to the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts for advanced manufacturing research and development within the departmental Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account, to transfer to NIST up to $250 million from such amounts for FY2015-FY2024 for the Secretary of Commerce to carry out this Act.
Directs the Secretary to establish within NIST the National Office of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program to: (1) oversee the Program, (2) develop and periodically update a strategic plan for the Program, (3) establish a clearinghouse of public information related to Program activities, and (4) act as a convener of the Network.
Requires the Secretary to ensure that the Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program reach small- and medium-sized entities.
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to assess the Program's operation biennially.
(Sec. 4) Amends the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 to revise the Committee on Technology's duties under the National Science and Technology Council.
Directs the Committee to develop and update, in coordination with the National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve government coordination and provide long-term guidance for federal programs and activities in support of U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development.
Requires the President to submit this plan as well as quadrennial updates to Congress, and publish it on an Internet website accessible to the public.
Directs the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to provide input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan.
(Sec. 5) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to modify the Regional Innovation Program (RIP).
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to encourage their participation in RIP's regional innovation cluster activities.
Authorizes the Secretary to accept funds from other federal agencies to support in RIP's grants and activities.
Eliminates science and research park development grants and loan guarantees for science park infrastructure.
Postpones until three years after enactment of this Act the deadline for the Secretary to enter into a contract with an independent entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate RIP.
Denies any authorization of appropriations by this Act to carry out in RIP. Authorizes the Secretary instead, to the extent provided for in advance by appropriations for economic development assistance programs, to use up to $10 million from such amounts for each of FY2015-FY2019 to carry out in RIP.
Cosponsors 100
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2013 to Sep 15, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Dec 11, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Dec 11, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jan 7, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2013Markup Jul 25, 2014Reported Sep 15, 2014 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Sep 24, 2013Discharged Jul 22, 2014 | |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2013Discharged Sep 15, 2014 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2014Received in the Senate.
- Sep 15, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 113-599, Part I.
- Sep 15, 2014Committee on Appropriations discharged.
- Sep 15, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.
- Sep 15, 2014Mr. Bucshon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7515-7524)
- Sep 15, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2996.
- Sep 15, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7515-7518)
- Sep 15, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 25, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 25, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 22, 2014Subcommittee on Research and Technology Discharged.
- Sep 24, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Aug 2, 2013Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 2013Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7515–H7524Text printed H7515–H7518 | Daniel Lipinski D-IL, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Derek Kilmer D-WA, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA, Lamar Smith R-TX, Larry Bucshon R-IN, Michael M. Honda D-CA, Randy Hultgren R-IL, Tom Reed R-NY | Sep 15, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6212 | Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA, Tim Ryan D-OH | Oct 3, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 16, 2014H.R. 2996, Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 25, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5400.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-59 | BUILDING A NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION108 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Dec 12, 2013 |
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46703 | Manufacturing USA: Advanced Manufacturing Institutes and Network | Report | Oct 3, 2022 |
| R44371 | The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Archived | Report | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R43857 | The Network for Manufacturing Innovation Archived | Report | Jan 8, 2015 |
| R42625 | The Obama Administration’s Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Archived | Report | Feb 27, 2014 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 83 | Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 | Related bill | Dec 16, 2014 |
| S 1468 | Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 | Related bill | Aug 26, 2014 |
| HR 2447 | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 | Related bill | Sep 24, 2013 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2014Received in Senate
- Sep 15, 2014Engrossed in House
- Sep 15, 2014Reported in House
- Aug 2, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
