Authorizes the Director, with respect to each major manufacturing industry, to: (1) work with industry, trade associations, and professional societies to identify all enterprise standardization and implementation activities underway and to assess the current state of enterprise integration; and (2) assist in the development of roadmaps (to be based on voluntary consensus standards) to permit supply chains to operate as an integrated electronic enterprise. Requires the Director to submit annual reports to specified congressional committees on such activities.
Authorizes the Director to work with industry, trade associations, and professional societies: (1) to raise awareness, including that by businesses that are majority owned by women and/or minorities, of enterprise integration activities; (2) on the development of enterprise integration roadmaps; (3) to support the development, testing, promulgation, integration, adoption, and upgrading of enterprise integration standards; and (4) to provide technical assistance and financial support to small and medium-sized businesses that set up enterprise integration pilot projects.
Requires the Director to ensure that the Manufacturing Extension Program is prepared to advise small and medium-sized businesses on how to acquire the expertise, equipment, and training necessary to participate fully in supply chains using enterprise integration.
Authorizes appropriations.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2733.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment under the five-minute rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 22 (Roll no. 293).
Roll Call #293 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 22 (Roll no. 293).
Roll Call #293 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings without amendment. With written report No. 107-319.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings without amendment. With written report No. 107-319.
Enacted as Public Law 107-277
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 736.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10771)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10771)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 107-277.
Became Public Law No: 107-277.