text: SECTION 1. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.
  
      (a) Assessment of United States Manufacturing.--Not later than 180 
  days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
  Commerce shall assess the United States economy to determine what goods 
  the United States currently produces, where such goods are produced, in 
  which manufacturing sector the United States is most competitive in the 
  global economy, and what policies are necessary to maintain or increase 
  the competitiveness of United States manufacturing in the global 
  economy.
      (b) National Manufacturing Strategy.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
          the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a 
          comprehensive national manufacturing strategy.
              (2) Goals of strategy.--The goals of the strategy required 
          by paragraph (1) are as follows:
                      (A) To increase the aggregate number of 
                  manufacturing jobs in the United States.
                      (B) To identify emerging technologies to strengthen 
                  the competitiveness of the United States in the global 
                  marketplace.
                      (C) To strengthen manufacturing sectors in which 
                  the United States is most competitive in the global 
                  economy.
              (3) Submittal of strategy.--Not later than 180 days after 
          the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
          submit to Congress the strategy required by paragraph (1).
      (c) Targets for Growth of the United States Manufacturing Sector.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
          the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
          targets for the growth of United States manufacturing, 
          including targets for job creation, for each of fiscal years 
          2012 through 2016.
              (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
          enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
          report on the targets established by the Secretary pursuant to 
          paragraph (1).
      (d) Survey of Manufacturing Support Programs.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
          the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
                      (A) conduct a survey of all Federal agencies that 
                  provide support to United States manufacturers, 
                  including--
                              (i) the Department of Commerce;
                              (ii) the Department of Defense;
                              (iii) the Department of Energy;
                              (iv) the Department of Labor;
                              (v) the Department of the Treasury;
                              (vi) the Small Business Administration;
                              (vii) the Office of Management and Budget;
                              (viii) the Office of Science and Technology 
                          Policy;
                              (ix) the Office of the United States Trade 
                          Representative; and
                              (x) such other Federal agencies as the 
                          Secretary considers appropriate; and
                      (B) submit to Congress a report on such survey that 
                  includes the recommendations of the Secretary on how 
                  each Federal agency surveyed can best support the 
                  comprehensive national manufacturing strategy required 
                  by subsection (b)(1).
              (2) Sharing of information.--The head of each agency of the 
          Federal Government shall, to the extent practicable, cooperate 
          with the Secretary of Commerce in the conduct of the survey 
          required by paragraph (1) and provide to the Secretary such 
          information about such United States manufacturing sectors as 
          the Secretary may require.
              (3) Listening sessions.--In conducting the survey required 
          by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall hold not fewer than 2 
          listening sessions that include witnesses from manufacturing 
          sectors that the Secretary considers important.
      (e) Report on Progress and Trends in Manufacturing.--Not later than 
  180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
  shall submit to Congress a report that summarizes the progress and 
  trends in United States manufacturing since the Secretary's 2004 
  report, ``Manufacturing in America: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address 
  the Challenges to United States Manufacturers'', and 2009 report, ``A 
  Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing''.
      (f) Biennial Manufacturer Survey and Report.--
              (1) Survey.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
          enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once every 2 
          years thereafter through fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall 
          conduct a survey of all persons with headquarters in the United 
          States that maintain manufacturing facilities outside of the 
          United States to identify--
                      (A) the categories of products manufactured at such 
                  facilities; and
                      (B) the number of manufacturing jobs located at 
                  such facilities.
              (2) Promotion of development and competitiveness of 
          manufacturing sector.--In carrying out each survey required by 
          paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the information 
          gathered is useful for understanding how policy can be tailored 
          to promote development and competitiveness in the manufacturing 
          sector.
              (3) Database.--The Secretary shall create and maintain a 
          database of the information collected through each survey 
          conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
              (4) Report.--Not later than 90 days after conducting each 
          survey required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
          Congress a report on the most recent survey conducted pursuant 
          to paragraph (1), including the following:
                      (A) The findings of the Secretary with respect to 
                  such survey.
                      (B) Longitudinal trends in United States 
                  manufacturing and the creation of manufacturing jobs in 
                  the United States.
target: Directs the Secretary of Commerce to assess the U.S. economy to determine what goods the United States currently produces, where such goods are produced, which U.S. manufacturing sector is the most competitive in the global economy, and what policies are necessary to maintain or increase the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing in the global economy.
  
  Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy; (2) establish and submit to Congress targets for the growth of U.S. manufacturing for each of FY2012-FY2016; (3) survey all federal agencies that provide support to U.S. manufacturers, and report survey results to Congress; (4) report to Congress on progress and trends in U.S. manufacturing since a specified 2004 report by the Secretary concerning manufacturing in America; and (5) biennially survey U.S. entities that maintain manufacturing facilities outside the United States, maintain a database on information collected through each survey, and submit each survey's results to Congress.
feat_title: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes.