Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act

This bill tells the Department of Commerce to take a close look at its own programs that deal with supply chains and manufacturing. It must hire the National Academy of Public Administration to study which offices work on these topics, how well they work, where there’s overlap or gaps, and how to make them work better together. The goal is to strengthen important supply chains in areas like defense, public health, technology, energy, transportation, and agriculture so they can handle shortages and disruptions more reliably .

The study must lead to a report with clear recommendations to improve effectiveness and coordination inside the department and with other federal agencies. After the report is done, the department must send it to Congress along with any suggested next steps and the department’s response .

• Who is affected: Offices within the Department of Commerce; indirectly, U.S. manufacturers, workers, and the public that rely on stable supply chains .
• What changes: A required study and report to find overlaps, fill gaps, and improve coordination and impact across supply chain and manufacturing programs, with outside expertise from the National Academy of Public Administration .
• When: The report is due within 1 year of the law taking effect; within 180 days after that, the department must submit the report and follow-up materials to Congress .