§18972 Promoting Domestic Production of Technologies Developed Under Manufacturing Usa Program

Summary

Federal agencies and the Secretary of Defense must work with the Secretary of Commerce to create rules that push U.S. companies to make technologies developed by the Manufacturing USA Network. The rules must help pair developers with domestic manufacturers and lenders; offer incentives to move intellectual property and products to U.S. makers; help find suppliers and build supply chains (including using the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership); set up a review process to approve or deny institute membership for foreign-owned groups, especially from countries of concern like the People’s Republic of China; and, when appropriate, favor buying these technologies from U.S. sources. The rules must also allow case-by-case waivers for reasons such as cost, availability, mission or technical needs, emergencies, operational needs, legal or treaty obligations, or other important factors. A company from the People’s Republic of China may not join the Manufacturing USA Program unless a waiver is granted. The term “company” has the meaning given in section 847(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92). The Secretary must get advice from the United States Manufacturing Council (International Trade Administration) on investment in and support for the program’s manufacturing workforce.