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Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act
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S. 1872 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 192

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1872

[Report No. 119–81]


To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 22, 2025

Ms. Ernst (for herself and Ms. Blunt Rochester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

October 16, 2025

Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act”.

SEC. 2. Study on critical infrastructure manufacturing in the United States.

(a) Study.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to—

(1) identify, within each critical infrastructure sector, any product that is in high demand and is being imported due to a manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraint in the United States;

(2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing in the United States any product identified under paragraph (1), including any effects on—

(A) jobs, employment rates, and labor conditions in the United States; and

(B) the cost of the product;

(3) identify any product identified under paragraph (1) that feasibly may be manufactured in the United States; and

(4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, manufacturing any product identified under paragraph (3) in—

(A) a rural area;

(B) an industrial park; or

(C) an industrial park in a rural area.

(b) Report to Congress.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—

(1) submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study required by subsection (a), with recommendations relating to manufacturing in the United States products identified under subsection (a)(3); and

(2) make the report available to the public on the website of the Department of Commerce.

(c) Limitation on authority.—This section may not be construed to provide the Secretary of Commerce with authority to compel a person to provide information described in this section.

(d) Definition of critical infrastructure sector.—In this section, the term “critical infrastructure sector” means each of the 16 designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience).

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act”.

SEC. 2. Study on critical infrastructure manufacturing in the United States.

(a) Definition of critical infrastructure sector.—In this section, the term “critical infrastructure sector” means each of the 16 designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 entitled “Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience”.

(b) Study.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to—

(1) identify, within each critical infrastructure sector, any product—

(A) necessary for the construction, maintenance, operation, or restoration of the critical infrastructure sector; and

(B) that is in high demand and is being imported due to a manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraint in the United States;

(2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing in the United States any product identified under paragraph (1), including any effects on—

(A) jobs, employment rates, and labor conditions in the United States; and

(B) the cost of the product;

(3) identify any product identified under paragraph (1) that feasibly may be manufactured in the United States;

(4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, manufacturing any product identified under paragraph (3) in—

(A) a rural area;

(B) an industrial park; or

(C) an industrial park in a rural area; and

(5) identify any Federal policies, regulations, or guidance in effect that may inhibit, create barriers to, or increase the cost of manufacturing a product identified under paragraph (1) in the United States.

(c) Report to Congress.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall—

(1) submit to Congress an unclassified report, which may include a classified annex, containing the results of the study required by subsection (b), with recommendations relating to manufacturing in the United States products identified under subsection (b)(3); and

(2) make the unclassified report available to the public on the website of the Department of Commerce.

(d) Limitation on authority.—This section may not be construed to provide the Secretary of Commerce with authority to compel a person to provide information described in this section.

Calendar No. 192

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
S. 1872
[Report No. 119–81]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.
October 16, 2025
Reported with an amendment