; (iv) aggregate producers; (v) asphalt binder producers; (vi) asphalt mixture producers; (vii) producers of emerging cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture solutions; and (viii) distributors and users of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture production. (B) Contracting companies with at least 1 Federal Government contract awarded in the preceding 5 years. (C) Contracting companies with at least 1 private sector contract awarded in the preceding 5 years. (D) Experts, including from nongovernmental organizations, on the environmental impact of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production in architectural and nonarchitectural applications, with expertise in— (i) developing codes, specifications, and standards for cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixtures; (ii) conducting performance tests on cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixtures; (iii) working with the National Institute of Building Sciences; (iv) working for State departments of transportation from different regions of the United States; and (v) developing benchmarks for embodied greenhouse gas emissions. (E) Stakeholders in any other relevant industries, as determined by the Secretary. (j) Manufacturing USA institutes In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (1) support, including through financial assistance provided under subsection (e) of section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278s ), Manufacturing USA institutes established or supported under section 4(d) of the Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2023 ; (2) leverage the resources of those Manufacturing USA institutes