The "Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act" requires the Secretary of Commerce to study products in high demand that are imported due to manufacturing constraints in the U.S. It assesses the benefits and costs of domestic manufacturing, including impacts on jobs, and identifies products feasible for domestic manufacturing. The study also examines the feasibility and barriers to manufacturing in rural areas or industrial parks. Within 18 months, a report with recommendations is to be submitted to Congress and made public. The bill does not provide authority to compel information from individuals and uses the 16 critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21 for classification.
Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on products that are in high demand across the critical infrastructure sectors. Critical infrastructure sectors are those whose assets, systems, and networks are vital to national security, the economy, public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.
The study must (1) identify the products in high demand across those sectors that are being imported due to manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraints; and (2) analyze the costs, benefits, and feasibility of manufacturing those products in the United States.