§3716. Critical industries

(a) Identification of industries and development of plan

The Secretary shall-

(1) identify those civilian industries in the United States that are necessary to support a robust manufacturing infrastructure and critical to the economic security of the United States; and

(2) list the major research and development initiatives being undertaken, and the substantial investments being made, by the Federal Government, including its research laboratories, in each of the critical industries identified under paragraph (1).

(b) Initial report

The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress within 1 year after February 14, 1992, on the actions taken under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Annual updates

The Secretary shall annually submit to the Congress an update of the report submitted under subsection (b) of this section. Each such update shall-

(1) describe the status of each identified critical industry, including the advances and declines occurring since the most recent report; and

(2) identify any industries that should be added to the list of critical industries.

( Pub. L. 102–245, title V, §504, Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 24 .)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991, and not as part of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.