Made in America Week, 2023, 48029-48030 [2023-15932]

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• Executive Office of the President

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 48029-48030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15932]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 142 / Wednesday, July 26, 2023 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10601 of July 21, 2023

                
Made in America Week, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                American workers are the best in the world; and today, 
                with a historic Investing in America agenda, we are 
                proving that the phrase ``Made in America'' is not just 
                a slogan--it is a reality. During Made in America Week, 
                we celebrate the workers, unions, and innovators who 
                power our Nation's prosperity and make it possible for 
                America to once again lead the world in manufacturing.

                American manufacturing has long been the backbone of 
                our economy. But for decades, companies moved jobs and 
                production overseas, hollowing out the middle class, 
                rewarding wealth instead of work, leaving our supply 
                chains vulnerable, and robbing countless communities of 
                a sense of pride and self-worth. I ran for President to 
                change that--and thanks to the historic legislation 
                that we have passed in these last 2 years, it is 
                happening. Those laws form the foundation of our 
                Investing in America agenda, which has already 
                attracted hundreds of billions of dollars in private 
                investment and created nearly 800,000 new manufacturing 
                jobs in everything from semiconductors and electric car 
                batteries to clean energy technology and more.

                Our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes a once-in-a-
                generation investment in rebuilding America's roads, 
                bridges, railways, ports, airports, and water systems, 
                using American-made iron, steel, manufactured products, 
                and construction materials. And because this bill 
                included provisions like $7.5 billion to build a 
                national network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging 
                stations with American-made equipment, we have seen a 
                boom in manufacturing and private investment here at 
                home. Our historic CHIPS and Science Act brings 
                semiconductor manufacturing home, protecting national 
                security and boosting our supply of those tiny computer 
                chips that power everything from cell phones and 
                computers to washing machines. Our Inflation Reduction 
                Act, meanwhile, makes our biggest investment in 
                fighting the climate crisis in history, with tax 
                credits to boost demand for American-made clean energy 
                technology. We are expanding Registered Apprenticeship 
                and pre-apprenticeship programs, training the next 
                generation of American workers to lead the world in 
                these new industries throughout the 21st century. Last 
                month, we launched www.Invest.gov, an interactive 
                website showing the historic public and private 
                investments that these laws are bringing to States and 
                territories across the country so Americans everywhere 
                can see ``Made in America'' progress in their own 
                communities and feel new hope and pride reborn.

                At the same time, we are using the purchasing power of 
                the Federal Government--the largest buyer of consumer 
                goods in the world--to directly boost demand for 
                American-made products. During my first week as 
                President, I signed an Executive Order directing 
                agencies to tighten Buy America and Buy American 
                policies, close loopholes, increase coordination, and 
                ensure transparency. We also enacted the biggest change 
                to the Buy American Act in nearly 70 years, now 
                requiring a record 60 percent of the value of products' 
                components to be American-made, which will reach 75 
                percent by 2029. We are also using a federally funded 
                national network--the Manufacturing Extension 
                Partnership--to increase the capabilities of small- and

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                medium-sized domestic manufacturers so that they win 
                more Federal contracts. And to help all American 
                businesses find these opportunities, we launched 
                www.MadeinAmerica.gov.

                These historic actions are making sure American workers 
                make American goods on American soil--a key part of my 
                Administration's mission to rebuild our economy from 
                the middle out and bottom up, not the top down. America 
                has always been a can-do country full of possibilities, 
                and together we will keep working to make our economy 
                the most competitive and innovative in the world, while 
                leaving no one behind. This week, we can all feel new 
                pride in those three powerful words--Made in America.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 23 
                through July 29, 2023, as Made in America Week. I call 
                upon all Americans to observe this week by celebrating 
                Made in America and supporting American workers and 
                domestic businesses that are the backbone of building a 
                future here in America.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2023-15932
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