1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Manufacturing community support program The term Manufacturing Community Support Program means the program established under section 3(a). (2) Participating agency The term participating agency means a Federal agency that elects to participate in the Manufacturing Community Support Program. (3) Participating program The term participating program means a program identified by a participating agency under section 3(c)(1)(C). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. 3. Program to designate and support manufacturing communities (a) Program authorized The Secretary shall establish a program to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing— (1) by designating consortiums as manufacturing communities under subsection (b); and (2) by supporting manufacturing communities, as so designated, under subsection (c). (b) Designation of manufacturing communities (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (7), for purposes of the Manufacturing Community Support Program, the Secretary shall designate eligible consortiums as manufacturing communities through a competitive process. (2) Eligible consortiums (A) In general An eligible consortium is a consortium that— (i) represents a region defined by the consortium in accordance with subparagraph (B); (ii) includes at least one— (I) institution of higher education; (II) a private sector entity; and (III) a government entity; (iii) may include one or more— (I) private sector partners; (II) institutions of higher education; (III) government entities; (IV) economic development and other community and labor groups; (V) financial institutions; or (VI) utilities; (iv) has, as a lead applicant— (I) a district organization (as defined in section 300.3 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation)