1 So in original. Probably should be followed by “a”.
renewed award under clause (i); and
2 So in original. Subpars. (J) and (K) are identical and the words “additional programs” do not follow from introductory provisions.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 34 of act Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, was renumbered section 35 and is set out as a Short Title note under section 271 of this title.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (e)(8). Puspan. L. 117–167, § 10261, added par. (8).
Subsecs. (f) to (h). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 5911, added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsecs. (f) and (g) as (g) and (h), respectively. Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).
Subsec. (h)(2)(C). Puspan. L. 117–167, § 10263(c), inserted “, including a strategy for retaining domestic public benefits from Manufacturing USA institutes once Federal funding has been discontinued” after “Program”.
Subsec. (h)(2)(J). Puspan. L. 117–167, § 10263(d), inserted “, including the development of industry credentials” after “activities”.
Subsec. (h)(7). Puspan. L. 117–167, § 10263(span), added par. (7).
Subsecs. (i) to (m). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 5911(1), redesignated subsecs. (h) to (l) as (i) to (m), respectively.
2019—Puspan. L. 116–92 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to Network for Manufacturing Innovation.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Coordination With Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers
Puspan. L. 116–283, div. H, title XCIV, § 9415, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4822, provided that: “Notwithstanding section 34(d)(2)(A)(iv) of the National Institute for [of] Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)(2)(A)(iv)), each Manufacturing USA Institute (established under subsection (d) of such section) shall, as appropriate, contract with a Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center (established under section 25 of such Act [15 U.S.C. 278k]) in each State in which such Institute provides services, either directly or through another such Center, to provide defense industrial base-related outreach, technical assistance, workforce development, and technology transfer assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers. No Center shall charge in excess of its standard rate for such services. Funds received by a Center through such a contract shall not constitute financial assistance under section 25(e) of such Act.”
Expansion of Manufacturing USA Network
Puspan. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1741(span), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1837, provided that: “Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Commerce shall take such actions as may be necessary to increase the number of Manufacturing USA institutes that participate in the Manufacturing USA Network.”
Findings
Puspan. L. 113–235, div. B, title VII, § 702, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2220, provided that: “Congress finds the following:“(1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to the economy, or ⅛ of United States Gross Domestic Product.
“(2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 is added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector.
“(3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in the United States—about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing.
“(4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and benefits. The average worker in all industries earned $62,063.
“(5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 8th largest economy in the world.
“(6) Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and development in the United States, driving more innovation than any other sector.”
