3.0.0 443 2023-01-11T13:29:04Z 2023-01-11T13:29:04Z House HR 2015-01-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRIDENSTINE:H.R. 443.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the power to make alllaws necessary and proper to carry into execution thepreceding enumerated powers. It is necessary and proper forCongress to eliminate the National Technical InformationService in the Department of Commerce.[Page H481]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-19T21:57:19Z Referred to 2015-01-21T15:01:35Z NTIS Elimination Act 114 787 S 2015-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2015-02-19 hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Committee 2015-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2015-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001283 Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 N A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2015-01-27 False J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 2015-02-03 False D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2015-02-03 False H001057 Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] Tim Huelskamp R KS 1 2015-02-11 False Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Economic performance and conditions Executive agency funding and structure General science and technology matters Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Scientific communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-01-21 Introduced in House 2015-01-27T20:05:03Z Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]).

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce, the Archivist of the United States, the Comptroller General, and the Commissioner of Social Security to consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine if any NTIS function is critical to the U.S. economy; (2) the Comptroller General to determine which of any such critical functions are not being carried out by any other agency or instrumentality of the federal government; and (3) the Secretary of Commerce, prior to the effective date of this Act, to submit to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance a written certification that all NTIS operations have been terminated.

]]> To streamline the collection and distribution of government information. Display Title To streamline the collection and distribution of government information. Official Title as Introduced To streamline the collection and distribution of government information. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr443ih/xml/BILLS-114hr443ih.xml 2015-02-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. 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.