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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 21, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STEVENS:H.R. 4609.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H3803]
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H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57856
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 27, 2021
Science, Technology, Communications
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Biological and life sciences
- Chemistry
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee hiring
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Higher education
- International organizations and cooperation
- Manufacturing
- Minority education
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Research administration and funding
- Research ethics
- Right of privacy
- Scientific communication
- Small business
- Technology assessment
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Water use and supply
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Introduced in House
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National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through FY2026 and establishes programs and activities.
The bill sets forth requirements for
- supporting basic measurement science, technology research for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology;
- a program to inform the development of standards for the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions;
- establishing research programs and otherwise carrying out research on identity management, cybersecurity, biometric identification, and communications measurement;
- assessing and assigning severity metrics to identified vulnerabilities with open source software;
- carrying out research and testing to improve the effectiveness of artificial intelligence-enabled cybersecurity;
- a digital identity technical roadmap and digital identity management guidance;
- a biometrics vendor test program;
- performance standards and guidelines for high-risk biometric identification systems, including facial recognition systems;
- making publicly available resources to help qualifying institutions manage and reduce their cybersecurity risk related to conducting research;
- carrying out advanced communications measurement research;
- operation of the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network;
- development of a strategic plan for the future of the Center for Neutron Research;
- information exchange and coordination among federal agencies and communication from federal agencies to the private sector to ensure federal engagement in the development and use of international technical standards; and
- establishing a five-year pilot program to award grants to support increased participation by small business and academic interests in international standards organizations.
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2022-02-18
Reported to House
2022-07-07T17:23:25Z
National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through FY2026 and establishes programs and activities.
The bill sets forth requirements for
- supporting basic measurement science, technology research for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology;
- developing standards to measure greenhouse gas emissions;
- carrying out research on identity management, cybersecurity, biometric identification, and communications measurement;
- assessing identified vulnerabilities with open-source software;
- operating the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network;
- a strategic plan concerning the Center for Neutron Research;
- establishing in NIST an organization to facilitate the development of forensic science standards;
- activities in support of green and sustainable chemistry (i.e., clean, safe, and economic alternatives, technologies, and methodologies to traditional chemical products and processes);
- information exchange and coordination among federal agencies and with the private sector to ensure federal engagement in the development and use of international technical standards; and
- establishing a five-year pilot program to award grants to support increased participation by small business and academic interests in international standards organizations.
The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study of NIST's policies and protocols to protect its research and combat undue foreign influence.
NIST shall establish, as a part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a pilot program of expansion awards among manufacturing extension centers or a consortium of centers to develop and support training and job placement services.
NIST shall establish a National Supply Chain Database to assist the federal government and industry sectors in minimizing disruptions to the United States' supply chain.

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To reauthorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
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