42 USC 6622 - Coordination of advanced manufacturing research and development

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§ 6622.

Coordination of advanced manufacturing research and development

(a)

Interagency Committee

(b)

Responsibilities of Committee

The Committee shall—

(1)

coordinate the advanced manufacturing research and development programs and activities of the Federal agencies;

(2)

establish goals and priorities for advanced manufacturing research and development that will strengthen United States manufacturing;

(3)

work with industry organizations, Federal agencies, and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers not represented on the Committee, to identify and reduce regulatory, logistical, and fiscal barriers within the Federal government and State governments that inhibit United States manufacturing;

(4)

facilitate the transfer of intellectual property and technology based on federally supported university research into commercialization and manufacturing;

(5)

identify technological, market, or business challenges that may best be addressed by public-private partnerships, and are likely to attract both participation and primary funding from industry;

(6)

encourage the formation of public-private partnerships to respond to those challenges for transition to United States manufacturing; and

(7)

develop and update a national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c).

(c)

National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing

(1)

In general

(2)

Development

(3)

Contents

The strategic plan described in paragraph (2) shall—

(A)

specify and prioritize near-term and long-term objectives, including research and development objectives, the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the objectives;

(B)

describe the progress made in achieving the objectives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion of why specific objectives were not met;

(C)

specify the role, including the programs and activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic plan;

(D)

describe how the Federal agencies and Federally funded research and development centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will foster the transfer of research and development results into new manufacturing technologies and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security;

(E)

describe how such Federal agencies and centers will strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce;

(F)

describe how such Federal agencies and centers will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in developing and implementing new products and processes;

(G)

analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing, including—

(i)

technology transfer and commercialization activities;

(ii)

the adequacy of the national security industrial base;

(iii)

the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing workforce;

(iv)

export opportunities and trade policies;

(v)

financing, investment, and taxation policies and practices;

(vi)

emerging technologies and markets;

(vii)

advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken by competing nations; and

(viii)

the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce of competing nations; and

(H)

elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant organizations and institutions.

(4)

Updates

(5)

Requirement to consider strategy in the budget

(6)

AMP steering committee input

(Pub. L. 111–358, title I, § 102, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3985; Pub. L. 113–235, div. B, title VII, § 704, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2229.)

cite as: 42 USC 6622