Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act

This bill tells the Department of Commerce to study which high‑demand products for the nation’s critical infrastructure are being imported because the U.S. can’t make enough of them here. The study must look at the pros and cons of making those products in the U.S., including how it could affect jobs and prices. It must also check how realistic it is to build these products in rural areas and industrial parks, and what barriers stand in the way. The report with findings and recommendations must be sent to Congress and posted on the Commerce Department’s website. The Department cannot force anyone to share information for this study. It covers all 16 critical infrastructure sectors named in a 2013 policy directive.

What this means for people and communities: there are no immediate changes to what you can buy or how businesses operate. But the study could guide future steps to boost U.S. manufacturing of key items, especially in rural communities and industrial areas.

• Who is affected: Department of Commerce; companies in critical infrastructure sectors; rural and industrial‑park communities
• What changes: A national study to identify in‑demand imported products, analyze job and cost impacts, and assess where U.S. production is feasible; a public report with recommendations; no power to compel data from the public
• When: Study due within 1 year of the law taking effect; report due within 18 months