Establishes the Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience to enhance supply chain resilience, focusing on critical goods. Supports domestic manufacturing, reduces reliance on concerning countries, and incentivizes relocation of facilities. Provides loans, loan guarantees, and sets criteria for eligible entities.
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This is a binding legislative act introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that establishes mandatory obligations, creates a new federal office with enforcement authority, and authorizes appropriations with specific compliance requirements.
This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains. It primarily addresses supply chain resilience and manufacturing security, with only tangential mentions of AI as one of several 'key technology focus areas.' The document does not substantively address AI-specific risks, harms, or governance challenges from the MIT taxonomy.
This Act governs manufacturing across multiple sectors, with particular emphasis on Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing; Trade, Transportation and Utilities; Information (including AI and semiconductors); Scientific Research and Development Services; and Professional and Technical Services. The governance extends to critical goods manufacturing and supply chain resilience across these sectors.
The document does not substantively address AI lifecycle stages. While AI is mentioned as one of several 'key technology focus areas,' the Act focuses on manufacturing supply chain resilience broadly, not on AI development, deployment, or monitoring specifically.
The document mentions AI only as one item in a list of 'key technology focus areas' alongside semiconductors, quantum computing, biotechnology, and other technologies. There are no definitions of AI models, systems, or specific AI categories. The focus is on manufacturing and supply chain resilience, not AI governance.
Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Wild (Members of U.S. House of Representatives); Committee on Energy and Commerce
The bill was introduced by specific members of Congress and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, which are the proposing entities for this legislation.
Under Secretary of the Office of Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response, Department of Commerce, Inspector General of the Department of Commerce
The Under Secretary has authority to make determinations, award loans, establish criteria, revoke funding, and promulgate regulations. The Inspector General conducts audits and evaluations.
Under Secretary of the Office of Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response, Inspector General of the Department of Commerce, Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
The Under Secretary develops performance metrics and evaluates recipients. The Inspector General conducts audits every 4 years. Congressional committees receive reports and updates on the strategy.
Domestic manufacturers, domestic enterprises, manufacturing investment companies, State/county/city governments, Tribal governments, manufacturing extension centers, Manufacturing USA institutes, institutions of higher education, public/private nonprofit organizations
The Act targets entities eligible to receive loans and loan guarantees for manufacturing activities, including domestic manufacturers and enterprises that produce or procure critical goods, which may include AI-related manufacturing.