15 USC § 3716 - Critical industries

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title: "15 USC § 3716 - Critical industries"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "3716"
section_name: "Critical industries"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–245, title V, § 504, Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 24.)"
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# § 3716. Critical industries

**(a)** **Identification of industries and development of plan** The Secretary shall—

**(1)** identify those civilian industries in the United States that are necessary to support a robust manufacturing infrastructure and critical to the economic security of the United States; and

**(2)** list the major research and development initiatives being undertaken, and the substantial investments being made, by the Federal Government, including its research laboratories, in each of the critical industries identified under paragraph (1).

**(b)** **Initial report** February 14, 1992

The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress within 1 year after , on the actions taken under subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–245, title V, § 504, Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 24.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Subsec. (c) of this section, which required the Secretary to annually submit to Congress an update of the report submitted under subsec. (b) of this section, terminated, effective , pursuant to , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance. See, also, page 52 of House Document No. 103–7.

Section was enacted as part of the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991, and not as part of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.