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S. Rept. 116-80 1 (2019-09-10)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxacsg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. -OVERNMENT INFORMATION Op Calendar No. 183 116TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT 1st Session J SENATE 116-80 SMART MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP ACT SEPTEMBER 10, 2019.-Ordered to be printed Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 715] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 715) to improve the productivity and energy ef- ficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National Academies and other ap- propriate Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufac- turing plan and to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favor- ably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 715 is to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National Academies and other ap- propriate Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufac- turing plan and to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs. BACKGROUND AND NEED Smart manufacturing uses technology to integrate all aspects of manufacturing, allowing for real-time management of energy, pro- ductivity and costs across factories and companies. The industrial sector represents roughly 20 percent of the U.S. economy and ac- counts for one-third of domestic energy consumption. In a 2012 re- 89-010