H.R. 1721 — Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act

This section directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study, not later than one year after the date of enactment, on products in high demand within each of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors (as designated in Presidential Policy Directive 21)—that are imported due to U.S. manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraints—including analyses of (1) the costs and benefits of U.S. manufacturing such products and their effects on U.S. jobs, employment rates, labor conditions, and product costs; (2) products feasibly manufacturable in the United States; and (3) the feasibility of and impediments to manufacturing such feasible products in rural areas, industrial parks, or rural industrial parks. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment, the Secretary must submit to Congress a report on the study results with related recommendations and make the report publicly available on the Department of Commerce website. This section does not authorize the Secretary to compel information from any person.