Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act directs the Secretary of Commerce to study whether the United States can manufacture more products needed by critical infrastructure sectors. Commerce must identify high-demand products that are imported because of domestic manufacturing, material, or supply-chain constraints.
The study must examine costs and benefits of domestic manufacturing, the feasibility of producing those products in rural areas and industrial parks, federal laws or regulations that make production harder, and recommendations for removing barriers. Commerce must report the findings to Congress within 18 months.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. critical infrastructure manufacturers, domestic suppliers, rural communities, industrial park operators, and manufacturing workers benefit from a federal roadmap for reshoring strategically important production. Congress and economic-development officials gain information about which products are import-dependent, what domestic production would cost, and where policy changes could make manufacturing more feasible.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Commerce must conduct the study, evaluate manufacturing constraints across critical infrastructure sectors, assess costs and benefits, and deliver recommendations to Congress. Federal agencies with regulations affecting manufacturing may face later oversight or reform pressure if Commerce identifies their rules as barriers. Foreign critical infrastructure exporters could face future competitive pressure if Congress acts on the report.
Key Provisions
- Requires Commerce to identify high-demand critical infrastructure products that are imported because of U.S. manufacturing, material, or supply-chain constraints.
- Directs analysis of the costs and benefits of manufacturing those products in the United States.
- Requires review of whether rural areas and industrial parks could host domestic production.
- Requires Commerce to identify federal legal or regulatory barriers to production.
- Requires a report to Congress with findings and recommendations within 18 months.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires a Commerce Department feasibility study on reshoring critical infrastructure manufacturing, including import dependence, domestic production costs, rural and industrial-park opportunities, federal barriers, and recommendations to Congress.
Key Policy Areas
Manufacturing, Trade, Economic Development
Primary Purpose
Requires a Commerce Department feasibility study on reshoring critical infrastructure manufacturing, including import dependence, domestic production costs, rural and industrial-park opportunities, federal barriers, and recommendations to Congress.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- U.S. critical infrastructure manufacturers
- Domestic suppliers
- Rural communities
- Industrial park operators
- Manufacturing workers
- Congress
Identified Costs
- Department of Commerce
- Federal agencies with manufacturing regulations
- Foreign critical infrastructure exporters
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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- "administrator"
- → Administrator named in the operative section
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