Text of Senate Amendment 6421

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Record: Senate Floor
Section type: Amendments
Chamber: Senate
Date: June 24, 2026
Congress: 119th Congress
Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.

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People mentioned: Peters, Gary C.
Committees: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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SA 6421. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. . NATIONAL MANUFACTURING ADVISORY COUNCIL.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) Advisory council.—The term “Advisory Council” means

the National Manufacturing Advisory Council established under

subsection (b).

(2) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term

“appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

of the Senate;

(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

of the Senate;

Senate;

(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;

(E) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

(F) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of

the Senate;

(G) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of

Representatives;

(H) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of

Representatives;

(I) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the

House of Representatives;

(J) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of

Representatives;

(K) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of

Representatives; and

(L) the Committee on Small Business of the House of

Representatives.

(3) Economically distressed area.—The term “economically

distressed area” means an area that meets 1 or more of the

requirements described in section 301(a) of the Public Works

and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161(a)).

(4) Rural area.—The term “rural area” means an area

located outside a metropolitan statistical area, as

designated by the Office of Management and Budget.

(5) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary

of Commerce.

(b) Establishment.—Not later than 180 days after the date

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with

the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Defense, the

Secretary of Energy, the United States Trade Representative,

and the Secretary of Education, shall establish within the

Department of Commerce the National Manufacturing Advisory

Council.

to—

(1) provide a forum for—

(A) regular communication between the Federal Government

and the manufacturing sector, including manufacturing

workers, in the United States; and

(B) discussing and proposing solutions to problems relating

to the manufacturing sector in the United States, including

the manufacturing workforce, supply chain interruptions, and

regulatory and other logistical challenges;

(2) advise the Secretary regarding policies and programs of

the Federal Government that affect manufacturing, including

the manufacturing workforce, in the United States; and

(3) annually produce a national strategic plan, as

described in subsection (g), that provides recommendations to

the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress

regarding how to help the United States remain the preeminent

destination throughout the world for investment in

manufacturing, which shall be based on the execution of the

duties of the Advisory Council.

(d) Duties.—The duties of the Advisory Council shall

include the following:

(1) Meeting not less frequently than once every 180 days,

in a manner to be determined by the Secretary and that is in

compliance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, in

order to provide independent advice and recommendations to

the Secretary regarding issues involving manufacturing in the

United States.

(2) Identifying and assessing the impact that technological

developments, critical production capacity, skill

availability, investment patterns, and emerging defense needs

have on the manufacturing competitiveness of the United

States and providing advice and recommendations to the

Secretary regarding that impact.

(3) Soliciting input from the public and private sectors

and academia relating to emerging trends in manufacturing,

and the responsiveness of Federal programming with respect to

manufacturing, and providing advice and recommendations to

the Secretary for areas of increased Federal attention with

respect to manufacturing.

(4) Identifying, and providing advice and recommendations

to the Secretary regarding, global and domestic manufacturing

trends, including on matters such as supply chain

interruptions, logistical challenges, and demographic and

technological changes affecting the manufacturing base in the

United States.

(5) Providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary

on matters relating to investment in, and support of, the

manufacturing workforce in the United States, including on

matters such as—

(A) worker participation in planning for the deployment of

new technologies across the manufacturing sector in the

United States and within workplaces in that sector;

(B) training and education priorities for the Federal

Government and employers to assist workers in adapting the

skills and experiences of those workers to fit the demands of

the manufacturing sector in the United States in the 21st

century;

have impacted, and will impact, the manufacturing workforce

of the United States and the economy of the United States,

which shall be based on input from manufacturing workers;

(D) policies and procedures that expand access to jobs,

career advancement opportunities, and management

opportunities in the manufacturing sector in the United

States for low-income individuals in the United States, or

new entrants into that sector, in both urban and rural areas;

and

(E) how to improve access to demand-driven manufacturing-

related education, training, and re-training for workers,

including at community and technical colleges, through other

institutions of higher education, and through apprenticeships

and work-based learning opportunities.

(6) Providing recommendations to the Secretary on ways to—

(A) provide—

(i) manufacturing-related worker education, training, and

development; and

(ii) entrepreneurship training relating to manufacturing;

(B) connect individuals and businesses with services

described in subparagraph (A) that are offered in the

communities of those individuals or businesses;

engagement, including employee ownership and workforce

training;

(D) connect manufacturers with community and technical

colleges, other institutions of higher education, State or

local workforce development boards established under section

101 or 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

(29 U.S.C. 3111, 3122), labor organizations, and nonprofit

job training providers to develop and support training and

job placement services, and apprenticeship and online

learning platforms, for new and incumbent manufacturing

workers;

(E) integrate new technologies and processes into the

manufacturing sector in the United States and address the

workforce impacts of those new technologies and processes;

and

(F) develop best practices for manufacturers to

incorporate, or transition to, employee ownership structures.

(7) With respect to the matters described in paragraphs (1)

through (6), soliciting input from—

(A) economically distressed areas;

(B) geographically diverse regions of the United States,

including both urban and rural areas; and

layoffs in the manufacturing sector.

(8) Identifying Federal, State, or other regulations that

may have caused, or will cause, unnecessary supply chain

disruptions, impaired business operations, increased prices,

or other costly burdens for consumers and the manufacturing

sector in the United States and recommending to the Secretary

steps to—

(A) mitigate those consequences; and

(B) foster an environment in the United States that is

favorable to manufacturers, manufacturing workers, and

consumers.

(9) Completing other specific tasks requested by the

Secretary.

(e) Membership.—

(1) In general.—The Advisory Council shall—

(A) consist of not more than 30 individuals appointed by

the Secretary with a balance of backgrounds, experiences, and

viewpoints; and

(B) include individuals with manufacturing experience who

represent—

(i) private industry, including small and medium-sized

manufacturers and any relevant standards development

organizations or relevant trade associations;

(ii) academia; and

(iii) labor.

(2) Public participation.—The Secretary shall, to the

maximum extent practicable, accept recommendations from the

public regarding the appointment of individuals under

paragraph (1).

(3) Period of appointment; vacancies.—

(A) In general.—Each member of the Advisory Council shall

be appointed by the Secretary for a term of 3 years.

(B) Renewal.—The Secretary may renew an appointment made

under subparagraph (A) for not more than 2 additional terms.

the members of the Advisory Council to ensure that the terms

of those members expire during different years.

(D) Vacancies.—

(i) In general.—Subject to clause (ii), a member appointed

to fill a vacancy on the Advisory Council occurring before

the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of the

newly appointed member was appointed shall be appointed only

for the remainder of that term of the predecessor.

(ii) Further service.—A member of the Advisory Council who

is appointed for the remainder of a term of a predecessor

under clause (i) may serve after the expiration of that term

of the predecessor and until the date on which the Secretary

has appointed a successor.

(f) Transfer of Functions.—

(1) In general.—All functions of the United States

Manufacturing Council of the International Trade

Administration of the Department of Commerce, as in existence

on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be

transferred to the Advisory Council.

(2) Deeming of name.—Any reference in any law, regulation,

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the

United States Manufacturing Council of the International

Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce shall be

deemed a reference to the Advisory Council.

(3) Existing advisory committee.—Any Federal advisory

committee of the Department of Commerce that is operating on

the day before the date of enactment of this Act under a

charter filed in accordance with section 1008(c) of title 5,

United States Code, for the purpose of addressing the

purposes and duties described in this section shall satisfy

the requirement under subsection (b) to establish the

Advisory Council if, not later than 180 days after that date

of enactment, the Federal advisory committee is modified, as

necessary, to comply with the requirements of this section.

(g) National Strategic Plan.—Not later than 180 days after

the date on which the Advisory Council holds the initial

meeting of the Advisory Council, and annually thereafter, the

Advisory Council shall submit to the Secretary and the

appropriate committees of Congress—

(1) a national strategic plan for manufacturing in the

United States that is based on the execution of the duties of

the Advisory Council under subsection (d); and

(2) a detailed statement of the activities that the

Advisory Council conducted to carry out the duties of the

Advisory Council under subsection (d).

(h) Departmental Support.—In accordance with prevailing

laws and regulations, the Secretary, as the Secretary

considers appropriate, shall furnish to the Advisory Council

relevant information that—

(1) is in the possession of the Department of Commerce; and

(2) relates to the mission of the Advisory Council.

(i) No Additional Funds Authorized.—No additional funds

are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.

(j) Sunset.—The Advisory Council shall terminate on

September 30 of the fifth year after the year in which the

Advisory Council holds the first meeting of the Advisory

Council.

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