Last action was on 4-10-2025
Current status is Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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This Act may be cited as the "Defend American Manufacturing Act".
In fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, unless Congress fails to enact into law appropriations for that fiscal year under the heading "Department of Commerce—National Institute of Standards and Technology—Industrial Technology Services" for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership pursuant to section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278K), the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall compete, renew, and award centers in all 50 States and Puerto Rico pursuant to section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278K), subject to the terms and conditions of such section 25.
Paragraph (e)(1) of section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278K) is amended striking "may" and inserting "shall".