to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and to increase the production of goods manufactured predominantly within the United States;

to stimulate United States leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and technology;

to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing manufacturing capabilities;

to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-performance electronics and computing, and the supply chains that enable these technologies;

to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce;

to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation of best practices in addressing advanced manufacturing challenges;

to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding;

to create and preserve jobs; and

to contribute to the development of regional innovation initiatives across the United States.

the Manufacturing USA Network established under subsection (b); and

the establishment of Manufacturing USA institutes.

has been established by a person or group of persons to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and to assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding industrial production and jobs in the United States;

has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, tool development for microelectronics, food manufacturing, superconductors, advanced battery technologies, robotics, advanced sensors, quantum information science, supply chain water optimization, aeronautics and advanced materials, and graphene and graphene commercialization;

includes active participation among representatives from multiple industrial entities, research universities, community colleges, and other entities as appropriate, which may include industry-led consortia, career and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and Tribal governments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.