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title: "42 U.S.C. § 17115a"
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description: "Development of national smart manufacturing plan"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 17115a - Development of national smart manufacturing plan
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## Text
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(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.
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(b) Content (1) In general The plan developed under subsection (a) shall identify areas in which agency actions by the Secretary and other heads of relevant Federal agencies would—
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(A) facilitate quicker development, deployment, and adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and processes;
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(B) result in greater energy efficiency and lower environmental impacts for all American manufacturers; and
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(C) enhance competitiveness and strengthen the manufacturing sectors of the United States.
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(2) Inclusions Agency actions identified under paragraph (1) shall include—
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(A) an assessment of previous and current actions of the Department relating to smart manufacturing;
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(B) the establishment of voluntary interconnection protocols and performance standards;
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(C) the use of smart manufacturing to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in supply chains across multiple companies;
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(D) actions to increase cybersecurity in smart manufacturing infrastructure;
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(E) deployment of existing research results;
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(F) the leveraging of existing high-performance computing infrastructure; and
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(G) consideration of the impact of smart manufacturing on existing manufacturing jobs and future manufacturing jobs.
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(c) Biennial revisions Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary completes the plan under subsection (a), and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall revise the plan to account for advancements in information and communication technology and manufacturing needs.
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(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.
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(e) Definition In this section, the term “smart manufacturing” means advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, artificial intelligence, analytics, and networking that—
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(1) digitally—
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(A) simulate manufacturing production lines;
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(B) operate computer-controlled manufacturing equipment;
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(C) monitor and communicate production line status; and
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(D) manage and optimize energy productivity and cost throughout production;
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(2) model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of a factory building;
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(3) monitor and optimize building energy performance;
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(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;
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(5) connect manufactured products in networks to monitor and optimize the performance of the networks, including automated network operations; and
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(6) digitally connect the supply chain network.
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(Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title VI, § 6006, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2560.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy Act of 2020, and not as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which comprises this chapter.
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