S.Amdt. 2274

SA 2274. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

SEC. 314. LINKING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS TO DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN OPPORTUNITIES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to work with other Federal agencies--

(1) to identify United States manufacturers currently producing, or capable of producing, defense and industrial base equipment, component parts, or similarly performing products; and

(2) to work with Department of Defense contractors responsible for the production of major weapons systems to identify and address gaps in domestic supply chains.

(b) Consultation.--In carrying out the actions authorized under this section, the Secretary shall consult with--

(1) the Department of Commerce and other Federal agencies with relevant experience; and

(2) participants in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program authorized under section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), and other industry groups.