Department of Commerce capability assessment

(a) Report required The Secretary shall produce a report— (1) identifying the duties, responsibilities, resources, programs, and expertise within the offices and bureaus of the Department of Commerce relevant to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing innovation; (2) identifying and assessing the purpose, legal authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each office or bureau identified under paragraph (1); and (3) providing recommendations to enhance the activities related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing innovation of the Department of Commerce, including— (A) improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of the offices and bureaus identified under paragraph (1); (B) coordinating across offices and bureaus identified under paragraph (1); and (C) consulting with agencies implementing similar activities related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing innovation. (b) Submission of report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress the report required by subsection (a), along with a strategy to implement, as appropriate and as determined by the Secretary, the recommendations contained in the report.

(a) Report required The Secretary shall produce a report— (1) identifying the duties, responsibilities, resources, programs, and expertise within the offices and bureaus of the Department of Commerce relevant to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing innovation; (2) identifying and assessing the purpose, legal authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each office or bureau identified under paragraph (1); and (3) providing recommendations to enhance the activities related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing innovation of the Department of Commerce, including— (A) improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of the offices and bureaus identified under paragraph (1); (B) coordinating across offices and bureaus identified under paragraph (1); and (C) consulting with agencies implementing similar activities related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing innovation. (b) Submission of report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress the report required by subsection (a), along with a strategy to implement, as appropriate and as determined by the Secretary, the recommendations contained in the report.