Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing
Headline: Agencies Required to Prioritize Manufacturing Research in Small-Business Programs
What it does: Agencies with small-business research programs must prioritize manufacturing-related R&D and report annually on those efforts.
- Shifts program emphasis toward manufacturing-related research projects for small businesses.
- Requires agency leaders to submit yearly reports to the Small Business Administration and science office.
- Allows Small Business Administration to set report formats and issue President-approved guidelines.
Summary
This order directs federal departments and agencies that run small-business research programs to give high priority to manufacturing-related research and development and to report annually on those efforts to the Small Business Administration and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The Small Business Administration must set report formats and schedules after consulting the science office and may issue guidelines that the President approves. The goal is to strengthen U.S. manufacturing by focusing government-supported small-business research on manufacturing needs.
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