S.Amdt. 3578

SA 3578. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Budd) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 220D. ALIGNMENT OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE
MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM WITH UPDATES TO
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 34(i) of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
278s(i)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and update not less
frequently than once every 3 years thereafter,'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (M) as
subparagraphs (E) through (N), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following new
bsubparagraph:
``(D) to update the strategic plan developed under
subparagraph (C) not less frequently than once every 4 years
such that the planning cycle for the updates aligns with the
planning cycle for updates to the National Strategy for
Advanced Manufacturing required under section 102(c)(4) of
the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
6622(c)(4)) to better ensure the Program reflects the
priorities of the national strategy;''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and
inserting ``subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2)''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and
inserting ``subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and any update
to the plan required under subparagraph (D) of such
paragraph''.
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