(a) In general
Not later than 3 years after December 27, 2020, the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”), in consultation with the National Academies, shall develop and complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector of the United States.
(b) Content
(1) In generalThe plan developed under subsection (a) shall identify areas in which agency actions by the Secretary and other heads of relevant Federal agencies would—
(A)
facilitate quicker development, deployment, and adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and processes;
(2) InclusionsAgency actions identified under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A)
an assessment of previous and current actions of the Department relating to smart manufacturing;
(C)
the use of smart manufacturing to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in supply chains across multiple companies;
(G)
consideration of the impact of smart manufacturing on existing manufacturing jobs and future manufacturing jobs.
(d) Report
Annually until the completion of the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress made in developing the plan.
(e) DefinitionIn this section, the term “smart manufacturing” means advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, artificial intelligence, analytics, and networking that—
(4)
model, simulate, and optimize the design of energy efficient and sustainable products, including the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design;