American Manufacturing Revitalization Exchange Program Act of 2026

In this Act:

(1) Allied nation. The term allied nation—

(A) means—

(i) any country described in section 2350a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, with a large manufacturing industry that includes not less than one of the sectors described in subsection (b)(1); or

(ii) any other country the Assistant Secretary determines contains qualified manufacturing sectors; and

(B) does not include any nation identified as a covered nation in section 2533c(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.

(2) Assistant Secretary. The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.

(3) Labor organizations. The term labor organization is as defined in section 152(5) of title 29, United States Code.

(4) Manufacturing sector. The term manufacturing sector means to engage in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products as defined by the North American Industry Classification System 31–33 of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(5) Manufacturing USA. The term Manufacturing USA means the program established under section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s).