SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE RULES COMMITTEE ON
H.R. 250 – MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 2005

(in alphabetical order)

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS

(summaries derived from information provided by sponsors)

Carnahan #7
Strikes current language creating an Advisory Committee and establishes a Presidential Council on Manufacturing. Directs the Council to issue reports on selected topic areas and within 18 months issue a National Manufacturing Strategy, to include specific goals for and action to be taken by the Federal government. Directs the Council on a yearly basis to publish an assessment of Federal agencies implementation of the Manufacturing Strategy.

Costello/Gordone #6
Requires the Department of Commerce to release all staff reports done by Technology Administration staff relating to the off-shoring of American jobs. The titles of the reports are: The Impact of Workforce Globalization on Knowledge-based Industries and The Impact of Workforce Globalization on the U.S. Information Technology Services and Software Sectors.

Gordon #3
Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide to the House Science Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation a 3-year programmatic and operational plan for the MEP. Requires the plan to include comments of the MEP National Advisory Board and of the State partners.

Honda #1
Authorizes $140 million for the Advanced Technology Program for FY06.

Jackson-Lee #8
Makes funds under the section entitled “Scientific and Technical Research and Services” available to the maximum extent practicable, to diverse institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other minority serving institutions for Technical Workforce Education and Development. LATE.

Larson #4
Re-orients the current Technology Administration (TA), the Undersecretary of Technology, and Office of Technology Policy (OTP) towards manufacturing and competitiveness issues. Renames and refocuses TA by establishing a Manufacturing Administration, an Undersecretary of Manufacturing, and an Office of Industry Analysis. Requires the Manufacturing Administration to conduct broad-based manufacturing and technology policy analysis; and to coordinate with States, local governments, and universities on manufacturing and technology activities. NIST and the National Technical Information Service would remain a part of the Manufacturing Administration.

Stupak #5
Authorizes $20 million for the Advanced Technology Program to hold a competition and issue awards for research to improve energy efficient and reduce domestic dependence on gasoline and heating oil.

Udall (CO) #2
Increases the authorization levels of NSF’s Advanced Technological Education Program to $70 million for FY06, $73.5 million for FY07, and $77 million for FY08.

 
* Summaries derived from information submitted by the amendment sponsors.