1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2) Covered offices and bureaus The term covered offices and bureaus means offices and bureaus of the Department of Commerce identified under section 3(a)(1). (3) Critical supply chain The term critical supply chain means an end-to-end system that converts raw materials into finished products in critical sectors, including in— (A) the defense industrial base; (B) the public health and biological preparedness industrial base; (C) the information and communications technology industrial base; (D) the energy sector industrial base; (E) the transportation industrial base; and (F) agricultural supply chains. (4) Critical supply chain resilience The term critical supply chain resilience means mitigating gaps and vulnerabilities in critical supply chains, including by— (A) reducing risk of malicious sabotage or external or internal manipulation; and (B) improving the ability to withstand supply chain interruptions such as logistical challenges and workforce, materials, equipment, or product shortages. (5) Manufacturing and industrial innovation The term manufacturing and industrial innovation means— (A) providing assistance, resources, or services to manufacturers or manufacturing workers in the United States; (B) offering expertise, improvements, research, and development or other assistance in technological innovations or advanced manufacturing in partnership with or for use by manufacturers in the United States