American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to fund textile research and innovation in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry and to promote increased U.S. textile exports.
Limits eligibility under such grant program to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit research institutions, including not-for-profit industry associations whose mission is to support textile research and innovation.
Gives preference in the award of such grants to collaborative research organizations that emphasize peer-reviewed research by leading academic and industry experts.
Requires grant funds to be used for research and development activities that achieve at least one of the goals described in this Act, including to: (1) build and sustain innovation and competitiveness in the U.S. textile industry; (2) contribute to transforming the U.S. textile and apparel industry into a highly flexible supply chain; and (3) facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the textile industry.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2275 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2275
To support innovation and research in the United States textile and
fiber products industry.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 22, 2011
Mr. Price of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Coble) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To support innovation and research in the United States textile and
fiber products industry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Textile Technology
Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States textile industry continues to thrive
and evolve despite changing economic and labor conditions;
(2) the United States textile industry employs over 500,000
workers nationwide and contributes nearly $60,000,000,000 to
the gross domestic product annually;
(3) the United States textile industry is a primary
supplier of domestic jobs to women and minorities, with many of
these jobs located in economically depressed rural and urban
areas;
(4) research and innovation are essential to the United
States textile industry's ability to maintain its competitive
advantage and expand its export on an international scale; and
(5) by working closely with the textile industry to improve
existing technologies and to identify new market opportunities,
university-based textile research programs and not-for-profit
textile research centers play a critical role in promoting
innovation and growth in the textile industry and in the United
States economy as a whole.
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT TEXTILE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
THROUGH UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY-BASED RESEARCH.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a
competitive grant program (in this section referred to as the ``grant
program'') to fund textile research and innovation and to promote
increased textile exports.
(b) Administration of Grant Program.--
(1) Eligible recipients.--The eligible recipients of grants
under the grant program shall be limited to institutions of
higher education and not-for-profit research institutions,
including not-for-profit industry associations whose core
mission is to support textile research and innovation.
(2) Preference.--Preference in awarding such grants shall
be given to collaborative research organizations that emphasize
peer-reviewed research by leading academic and industry
experts.
(3) Application procedure.--Applications for such a grant
shall be submitted at such time and in such manner as
determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
(4) Review procedure.--All such applications shall be
subject to a rigorous and competitive peer review procedure.
(c) Eligible Uses of Funds.--The funds authorized to be
appropriated for the grant program shall be used for research and
development activities that achieve at least one of the following
goals:
(1) To build and sustain innovation, competitiveness, and
best practices in the United States textile industry.
(2) To contribute to transforming the United States textile
and apparel industry into a highly flexible supply chain,
capable of responding to rapidly changing market demands
including shifts to technologically advanced textile
production.
(3) To discover, design, and develop new materials, and
innovative and improved manufacturing and integrated systems,
essential to the success of a modern United States textile
industry.
(4) To train personnel, establish industrial partnerships,
and create transfer mechanisms to ensure the utilization of
technologies developed.
(5) To strengthen the Nation's textile research and
educational efforts by uniting diverse experts and resources in
unique collaborative projects.
(6) To facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the
textile industry.
(d) Restriction on Funds.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), no more than 75
percent of total funding made available under the grant program
in a fiscal year may be disbursed to institutions of higher
education.
(2) Waiver authority.--If the Secretary of Commerce
determines that the limitation of paragraph (1) would result in
the failure to disburse all appropriated funds for a fiscal
year, the Secretary may waive such limitation for such fiscal
year.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 to carry out
section 3. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be
available until expended.
(b) Offsetting Reduction of Authorization of Appropriations.--The
amount authorized to be appropriated for operations and administration
of the International Trade Administration in the Department of Commerce
for fiscal year 2013 is reduced by $5,000,000.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
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