House Bill on Grant Program for Textile Exports and Research Introduced
On July 30, 2010, Representative Price (D) introduced H.R. 6060, the American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act, which would require the Commerce Secretary to establish a competitive grant program to fund textile research and innovation and to promote increased textile exports.
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Funds Would be Used to Sustain Innovation, Competitiveness, Etc.
The funds authorized to be appropriated for the grant program would be used for research and development activities that achieve at least one of the following goals:
- To build and sustain innovation, competitiveness, and best practices in the U.S. textile industry.
- To contribute to transforming the U.S. 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.
- To discover, design, and develop new materials, and innovative and improved manufacturing and integrated systems, essential to the success of a modern U.S. textile industry.
- To train personnel, establish industrial partnerships, and create transfer mechanisms to ensure the utilization of technologies developed.
- To strengthen the U.S.’ textile research and educational efforts by uniting diverse experts and resources in unique collaborative projects.
- To facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the textile industry.
$25 Million Would be Appropriated for Each of FYs 2011 - 2015
The Commerce Secretary would be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011-2015 to use as funds for the grant program.