Study relating to manufacturing programs of the Department of Commerce

(a) Assessment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall produce a report that— (1) identifies offices and bureaus of the Department of Commerce with responsibilities related to— (A) critical supply chain resilience; and (B) manufacturing and industrial innovation; (2) identifies the duties, responsibilities, programs, and expertise relevant to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation of each covered office and bureau; (3) identifies and assesses the purpose, statutory authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each covered office and bureau; (4) identifies gaps between offices with duplicative duties, responsibilities, programs, and expertise within the Department of Commerce that are implementing activities related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation; and (5) provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of each covered office and bureau, including recommendations to— (A) optimize operations within or across covered offices and bureaus; (B) improve coordination across covered offices and bureaus; and (C) improve coordination with Federal agencies implementing similar activities related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation. (b) National Academy of Public Administration The Secretary shall contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in producing the report under subsection (a). (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary produces the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— (1) the report produced under subsection (a); (2) recommendations for potential legislative action addressing recommendations in the report produced under subsection (a); and (3) a response from the Secretary to the recommendations included in the report produced under subsection (a).

(a) Assessment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall produce a report that— (1) identifies offices and bureaus of the Department of Commerce with responsibilities related to— (A) critical supply chain resilience; and (B) manufacturing and industrial innovation; (2) identifies the duties, responsibilities, programs, and expertise relevant to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation of each covered office and bureau; (3) identifies and assesses the purpose, statutory authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each covered office and bureau; (4) identifies gaps between offices with duplicative duties, responsibilities, programs, and expertise within the Department of Commerce that are implementing activities related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation; and (5) provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of each covered office and bureau, including recommendations to— (A) optimize operations within or across covered offices and bureaus; (B) improve coordination across covered offices and bureaus; and (C) improve coordination with Federal agencies implementing similar activities related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation. (b) National Academy of Public Administration The Secretary shall contract with the National Academy of Public Administration in producing the report under subsection (a). (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary produces the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— (1) the report produced under subsection (a); (2) recommendations for potential legislative action addressing recommendations in the report produced under subsection (a); and (3) a response from the Secretary to the recommendations included in the report produced under subsection (a).