3.0.0 5132 2023-01-11T13:16:05Z 2023-01-11T13:16:05Z House H HR 2010-04-22 111 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy19 Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2010-04-23T19:30:33Z Referred to 2010-04-22T14:03:44Z 2010-04-23 hssy19 Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Committee 2010-04-22 Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2010-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 N Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations Emergency communications systems Mining Research and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2010-04-22 Introduced in House 2010-06-08T20:08:45Z Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish a research initiative for the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces, such as underground mines, and other shielded environments, like high-rise buildings or collapsed structures, where conventional radio communication is limited.

Requires the Director to work with the private sector and appropriate federal agencies to perform needs assessments to identify and evaluate the measurement, technical standards, and conformity assessment needs required, as well as support the development of technical standards and conformance architecture, to improve the operation of emergency communication and tracking technologies.

]]> Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act of 2010 Display Title Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a research initiative to support the development of technical standards and conformance architecture to improve emergency communication and tracking technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces and other shielded environments where conventional radio communication is limited, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5132ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5132ih.xml 2010-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.