Provisions in the original House bill

• Reauthorizes and amends the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act, which defines the scope of a public-private network of advanced manufacturing institutes called Manufacturing USA
• Defines how agencies can renew support for existing institutes after a performance review
• Directs the Manufacturing USA program office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to leverage existing resources at other agencies with equities in advanced manufacturing
• Emphasizes the role of the program in developing “regional innovation clusters”
• Recommends NIST receive $25 million annually for fiscal year 2020 to 2024 in support of Manufacturing USA
• Recommends the Department of Energy receive $70 million annually for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 and $84 million for fiscal years 2022 and 2023
• Requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the program at least every three years