[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                  S. 4

 To promote the industrial competitiveness and economic growth of the 
 United States by strengthening and expanding the civilian technology 
 programs of the Department of Commerce, amending the Stevenson-Wydler 
   Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance the development and 
 nationwide deployment of manufacturing technologies, and authorizing 
 appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of 
Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 21 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

Mr. Hollings (for himself, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Bingaman, 
   Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Riegle, Mr. Robb, Mr. Wofford, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
Moseley-Braun, and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following bill; which was 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                             Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To promote the industrial competitiveness and economic growth of the 
 United States by strengthening and expanding the civilian technology 
 programs of the Department of Commerce, amending the Stevenson-Wydler 
   Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance the development and 
 nationwide deployment of manufacturing technologies, and authorizing 
 appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of 
Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National 
Competitiveness Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Purposes.
Sec. 104. Definitions.
                        TITLE II--MANUFACTURING

Sec. 201. Short title.
           Subtitle A--Manufacturing Technology and Extension

Sec 211. Findings and purpose.
Sec 212. Manufacturing technology and extension amendments to the 
                            Stevenson-Wydler Act.
Sec 213. Miscellaneous and conforming amendments.
Sec 214. Manufacturing Technology Centers.
Sec 215. State Technology Extension Program.
Sec 216. American workforce quality partnerships.
Sec 217. Report on options for accelerating the adoption of new 
                            manufacturing equipment.
     Subtitle B--National Science Foundation Manufacturing Program

Sec 221. National Science Foundation manufacturing activities.
                    TITLE III--CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Sec 301. Findings.
          Subtitle A--Advanced Technology Program and Related

Sec 311. Development of plan for the Advanced Technology Program.
Sec 312. Advanced Technology Program support of large-scale joint 
                            ventures.
Sec 313. Technical amendments.
Sec 314. Technology monitoring and competitive assessment.
Sec 315. Commerce Technology Advisory Board.
Sec 316. Study of semiconductor lithography technologies.
            Subtitle B--Technology Financing Pilot Programs

Sec 321. Findings and purpose.
Sec 322. Civilian Technology Loan Program.
Sec 323. Assistance to critical technology investment companies.
Sec 324. Assistance to State technology development programs.
          TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL COMMERCE DEPARTMENT PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. International standardization.
Sec. 402. Malcolm Baldrige Award amendments.
Sec. 403. Cooperative research and development agreements.
Sec. 404. Clearinghouse on State and Local Initiatives.
Sec. 405. Use of domestic products.
Sec. 406. Severability.
Sec. 407. Wind engineering research program.
               TITLE V--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 501. Technology Administration.
Sec. 502. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Sec. 503. Additional activities of the Technology Administration.
Sec. 504. National Science Foundation.
Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations.
          TITLE VI--INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 603. Information Infrastructure Development Program.
Sec. 604. Applications for education.
Sec. 605. Applications for manufacturing.
Sec. 606. Applications for health care.
Sec. 607. Applications for libraries.
Sec. 608. Access to scientific and technical information.

SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) In an increasingly competitive world economy, the 
        companies and nations which lead in the rapid development, 
        commercialization, and application of new technologies, and in 
        the low-priced, high-quality manufacture of products based on 
        those technologies, will lead in economic growth, employment, 
        and high living standards.
            (2) While the United States remains the world leader in 
        science and invention, it has not done as well as it should in 
        commercializing and manufacturing new inventions. This lag and 
        the unprecedented competitive challenge that the Nation has 
        faced from abroad have contributed to a drop in real wages and 
        living standards.
            (3) While the private sector must take the lead in the 
        development, application, and manufacture of new technologies, 
        the Federal Government should--
                    (A) assist industry in the development of high-
                risk, long-term precommercial technologies which 
                promise large economic benefits for the Nation;
                    (B) support industry-led efforts to develop and 
                refine advanced manufacturing technologies;
                    (C) work with States, the private sector, and 
                worker organizations to help small- and medium-sized 
                manufacturers throughout the Nation to adopt best 
                current manufacturing technologies and practices, to 
                improve worker skills, and prepare, as appropriate, to 
                adopt the advanced computer-controlled manufacturing 
                technologies of the 21st century; and
                    (D) cooperate with industry and academia to help 
                create an advanced information infrastructure for the 
                United States.
            (4) In working with industry to promote the technological 
        leadership and economic growth of the United States, the 
        Federal Government also has a responsibility to consult with 
        business leaders on industry's long-term technological needs, 
        to monitor technological trends and technology targeting 
        efforts in other nations, and generally to ensure that Federal 
        technology programs help United States to remain competitive 
        and create good domestic jobs.
            (5) The Department of Commerce, and particularly its 
        Technology Administration and National Institute of Standards 
        and Technology, is and should remain the civilian government 
        agency which helps commercial industry to speed the development 
        and commercialization of new technologies, improve 
        manufacturing, and ensure a growing and healthy national 
        industrial base and good manufacturing jobs. To promote the 
        long-term economic growth of the Nation, these Department of 
        Commerce programs should be strengthened and expanded.

SEC. 103. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) strengthen and expand the ability of Federal technology 
        programs, particularly those of the Department of Commerce, to 
        support industry-led efforts to improve the technological 
        capabilities, manufacturing performance, information 
        infrastructure, and employment opportunities of the United 
        States;
            (2) promote and facilitate, particularly through the 
        Advanced Technology Program of the Department of Commerce the 
        creation, development, and adoption of technologies that will 
        contribute significantly to United States economic 
        competitiveness, employment, and prosperity;
            (3) develop a nationwide network of sources of 
        technological advice for manufacturers, particularly small- and 
        medium-sized firms, and to provide high quality, current 
        information to that network;
            (4) encourage the development and rapid application of 
        advanced manufacturing technologies and processes;
            (5) create pilot programs to stimulate and supplement the 
        flow of capital to business concerns engaged principally in 
        development or utilization of critical civilian and other 
        advanced technologies;
            (6) ensure the widest possible application of high-
        performance computing and high-speed networking and to aid 
        United States industry to develop an advanced national 
        information infrastructure; and
            (7) enhance and expand the core programs of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology.

SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``advanced manufacturing technology'' 
        includes--
                    (A) numerically-controlled machine tools, robots, 
                automated process control equipment, computerized 
                flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer 
                software, and other technology for improving 
                manufacturing and industrial production which advance 
                the state-of-the-art; and
                    (B) novel techniques and processes designed to 
                improve manufacturing quality, productivity, and 
                practice, and to promote sustainable development, 
                including engineering design, quality assurance, 
                concurrent engineering, continuous process production 
                technology, energy efficiency, waste minimization, 
                design for recyclability or parts reuse, inventory 
                management, upgraded worker skills, and communications 
                with customers and suppliers;
            (2) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the 
        Institute;
            (3) the term ``Institute'' means the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology;
            (4) the term ``modern technology'' means the best available 
        proven technology, techniques, and processes appropriate to 
        enhancing the productivity of manufacturers;
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce; 
        and
            (6) the term ``Under Secretary'' means the Under Secretary 
        of Commerce for Technology.

                        TITLE II--MANUFACTURING

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Manufacturing Technology and 
Extension Act of 1993''.

           Subtitle A--Manufacturing Technology and Extension

SEC. 211. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) United States manufacturers, especially small 
        businesses, require the adoption and implementation of both 
        modern (that, appropriate and currently available) technologies 
        and advanced manufacturing and process technologies to meet the 
        challenge of foreign competition.
            (2) The development and deployment of modern and advanced 
        manufacturing technologies are vital to the economic growth, 
        environmental sustainability, standard of living, 
        competitiveness in world markets, and national security of the 
        United States.
            (3) New developments in flexible, computer-integrated 
        manufacturing, electronic manufacturing communications 
        networks, and other new technologies make possible dramatic 
        improvements across all industrial sectors in productivity, 
        quality, and the speed with which manufacturers can respond to 
        changing market opportunities.
            (4) The Department of Commerce's Technology Administration 
        can continue to play an important role in assisting United 
        States industry to develop, test, and deploy modern and 
        advanced manufacturing technologies.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subtitle to help ensure the 
continued leadership of the United States in manufacturing by enhancing 
the Department of Commerce's technology programs to--
            (1) provide domestic manufacturers, especially small- and 
        medium-sized companies, with ready access to high quality 
        Federal advice and assistance in the development, deployment, 
        and improvement of modern manufacturing technology, and in 
        solving their specific technology-based problems; and
            (2) encourage, facilitate, and promote the development and 
        adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies by the private 
        sector.

SEC. 212. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND EXTENSION AMENDMENTS TO THE 
              STEVENSON-WYDLER ACT.

    The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new title:

                 ``TITLE III--MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

``SEC. 301. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    ``Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States 
that--
            ``(1) Federal agencies, particularly the Department of 
        Commerce, shall work with industry and labor to ensure that 
        within 10 years of the date of enactment of this Act the United 
        States is second to no other nation in the development, 
        deployment, and use of advanced manufacturing technology;
            ``(2) all the major Federal research and development 
        agencies shall place a high priority on the development and 
        deployment of advanced manufacturing technologies, and shall 
        work closely with United States industry and with the Nation's 
        universities to develop and test those technologies; and
            ``(3) other Federal departments and agencies which work 
        with civilian industry and labor shall be encouraged, as 
        appropriate and consistent with applicable statutes and duties, 
        to work with and through the programs of the Department of 
        Commerce.

``SEC. 302. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Department of Commerce shall, consistent 
with the policies and purposes of section 301, work with United States 
commercial industry and labor to--
            ``(1) help develop new generic advanced manufacturing 
        technologies, including advanced flexible computer-integrated 
        manufacturing systems and electronic communications networks; 
        and
            ``(2) assist the States and the private sector to help 
        United States manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized 
        manufacturing enterprises, to adopt best current manufacturing 
        technologies and practices and, as appropriate, new advanced 
        manufacturing equipment and techniques.
    ``(b) Twenty-First Century Manufacturing Infrastructure Program.--
(1) As one important step to carry out the responsibilities of the 
Department of Commerce under subsection (a) of this section, there is 
established within the Institute a Twenty-First Century Manufacturing 
Infrastructure Program, which shall include--
            ``(A) the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development 
        Program established under section 303 of this title; and
            ``(B) the National Manufacturing Outreach Program 
        established under section 304 of this title and the associated 
        programs established under sections 25 and 26 of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k-l).
    ``(2) The Secretary, through the Under Secretary and the Director, 
may accept the transfer of funds from any other Federal agency and may 
use those funds to implement the Twenty-First Century Manufacturing 
Infrastructure Program and support its activities.

``SEC. 303. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Direction.--The Secretary, through the Under 
Secretary and the Director, shall establish an Advanced Manufacturing 
Technology Development Program which shall include advanced 
manufacturing systems and networking projects.
    ``(b) Program Goal.--The goal of the Advanced Manufacturing 
Technology Development Program is to create collaborative multiyear 
technology development programs involving United States industry and, 
as appropriate, other Federal agencies, the States, worker 
organizations, universities, and other interested persons, in order to 
develop, refine, test, and transfer design and manufacturing 
technologies and associated applications, including advanced computer 
integration and electronic networks.
    ``(c) Program Components.--The Advanced Manufacturing Technology 
Development Program shall include--
            ``(1) the advanced manufacturing research and development 
        activities at the Institute; and
            ``(2) one or more technology development testbeds within 
        the United States, selected in accordance with procedures, 
        including cost sharing, established for the Advanced Technology 
        Program under section 28 of the National Institute of Standards 
        and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), whose purpose shall be to 
        develop, refine, test, and transfer advanced manufacturing and 
        networking technologies and associated applications through a 
        direct manufacturing process.
    ``(d) Activities.--The Advanced Manufacturing Technology 
Development Program, under the coordination of the Secretary, through 
the Director, shall--
            ``(1) test and, as appropriate, develop the equipment, 
        computer software, and systems integration necessary for the 
        successful operation within the United States of advanced 
        design and manufacturing systems and associated electronic 
        networks;
            ``(2) establish at the Institute and the technology 
        development testbed or testbeds--
                    ``(A) prototype advanced computer-integrated 
                manufacturing systems; and
                    ``(B) prototype electronic networks linking 
                manufacturing systems;
            ``(3) assist industry to develop, and implement voluntary 
        consensus standards relevant to advanced computer-integrated 
        manufacturing operations, including standards for networks, 
        electronic data interchange, and digital product data 
        specifications;
            ``(4) help to make high-performance computing and 
        networking technologies an integral part of design and 
        production processes where appropriate;
            ``(5) conduct research to identify and overcome technical 
        barriers to the successful and cost-effective operation of 
        advanced manufacturing systems and networks;
            ``(6) facilitate industry efforts to develop and test new 
        applications for manufacturing systems and networks;
            ``(7) involve in the Advanced Manufacturing Technology 
        Development Program, to the maximum extent practicable, both 
        those United States companies which make manufacturing and 
        computer equipment and a broad range of company personnel from 
        those companies which buy the equipment;
            ``(8) identify training needs, as appropriate, for company 
        managers, engineers, and employees in the operation and 
        applications of advanced manufacturing technologies and 
        networks, with a particular emphasis on training for production 
        workers in the effective use of new technologies;
            ``(9) work with private industry, universities, and other 
        interested parties to develop standards for the use of advanced 
        computer-based training systems, including multi-media and 
        interactive learning technologies;
            ``(10) involve small- and medium-sized manufacturers in its 
        activities; and
            ``(11) exchange information and personnel, as appropriate, 
        between the technology development testbeds and the electronic 
        network created under section 303.
    ``(e) Testbed Awards.--(1) In selecting applicants to receive 
awards under subsection (c)(2) of this section, the Secretary shall 
give particular consideration to applicants that have existing computer 
expertise in the management of business, product, and process 
information such as digital data product and process technologies and 
customer-supplier information systems, and the ability to diffuse such 
expertise into industry, and that, in the case of joint research and 
development ventures, include both suppliers and users of advanced 
manufacturing equipment.
    ``(2) An industry-led joint research and development venture 
applying for an award under subsection (c)(2) of this section may 
include one or more State research organizations, universities, 
independent research organizations or Regional Centers for the Transfer 
of Manufacturing Technology (as created under section 25 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act) and other 
organizations as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(f) Advice and Assistance.--(1) Within 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this title, and before any request for proposals is 
issued, the Secretary shall hold one or more workshops to solicit 
advice from United States industry and from other Federal agencies, 
particularly the Department of Defense, regarding the specific missions 
and activities of the testbeds.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent possible, 
coordinate activities under this section with activities of other 
Federal agencies and initiatives relating to Computer-Aided Acquisition 
and Logistics Support, electronic data interchange, flexible computer-
integrated manufacturing, and enterprise integration..
    ``(3) The Secretary may request and accept funds, facilities, 
equipment, or personnel from other Federal agencies in order to carry 
out responsibilities under this section.
    ``(g) Application of Antitrust Laws.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to create any immunity to any civil or criminal action 
under any Federal or State antitrust law, or to alter or restrict in 
any matter the applicability of any Federal or State antitrust law.

``SEC. 304. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING OUTREACH PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is hereby established a 
National Manufacturing Outreach Program (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the `Outreach Program'). The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary and the Director, shall implement and coordinate 
the Outreach Program in accordance with an initial plan to be prepared 
and submitted to Congress within 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this title and a 5-year plan for the Outreach Program to be 
submitted to the Congress within a year after the date of enactment of 
this title and to be updated annually. The purpose of the Outreach 
Program is to link and strengthen the Nation's manufacturing extension 
centers and activities in order to assist United States manufacturers, 
especially small and medium-sized firms, to expand and accelerate the 
use of modern manufacturing practices, and to accelerate the 
development and use of advanced manufacturing technology.
    ``(b) Components.--The Outreach Program shall be a partnership of 
the Department of Commerce, the States, the private sector, and, as 
appropriate, other Federal agencies to provide a national system of 
manufacturing extension centers and technical services to United States 
companies, particularly small and medium-sized manufacturers. The 
Outreach Program shall include the following components--
            ``(1) Manufacturing Outreach Centers, as provided for under 
        subsection (c) of this section;
            ``(2) Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing 
        Technology, as established under section 25 of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology Act, and the State 
        Technology Extension Program, as established under section 26 
        of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act;
            ``(3) an organization, coordinated and funded by the 
        Institute, which links and supports Manufacturing Outreach 
        Centers and Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing 
        Technology, and which operates the Technology Extension Network 
        and Clearinghouse established under subsection (d) of this 
        section; and
            ``(4) such technology and manufacturing extension centers 
        supported by other Federal departments and agencies as the 
        Secretary may deem appropriate for inclusion in the Outreach 
        Network.
    ``(c) Manufacturing Outreach Centers.--(1) Government and private 
sector organizations, actively engaged in technology or manufacturing 
extension activities, may apply to the Secretary to be designated as 
Manufacturing Outreach Centers. Eligible organizations may include 
Federal, State, and local government agencies, their extension 
programs, and their laboratories; small business development centers; 
and appropriate programs run by professional societies, worker 
organizations, industrial organizations, for-profit or nonprofit 
organizations, universities, community colleges, and technical schools 
and colleges, including, where appropriate, vendor-supported 
demonstrations of production applications.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall establish terms and conditions of 
participation and may provide financial assistance, on a cost-shared 
basis and through competitive, merit-based review processes, to 
nonprofit or government participants throughout the United States to 
enable them to--
            ``(A) join the Outreach Program and disseminate its 
        technical and information services to United States 
        manufacturing firms, particularly small and medium-sized firms; 
        and
            ``(B) strengthen their efforts to help small and medium-
        sized United States manufacturers to expand and accelerate the 
        use of modern and advanced manufacturing practices.
    ``(3) Each Manufacturing Outreach Center shall have the option of 
affiliating or not affiliating with one or more Regional Centers for 
the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology. If such a Manufacturing 
Outreach Center chooses to make such an affiliation, the Secretary, 
through the Director, shall take such steps as appropriate to ensure a 
productive working partnership between such center and the Regional 
Center or Centers with which it affiliates.
    ``(d) Technology Extension Communications Network.--The Department 
of Commerce shall provide for an instantaneous, interactive 
communications network to serve the Outreach Program, to facilitate 
interaction among Manufacturing Outreach Centers, Regional Centers for 
the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology, and Federal agencies and to 
permit the collection and dissemination in electronic form, in a timely 
and accurate manner, of information described in subsection (e). Such 
communications infrastructure shall, wherever practicable, make use of 
existing computer networks, data bases, and electronic bulletin boards. 
Communications infrastructure arrangements, including user fees and 
appropriate electronic access for public and private information 
suppliers and users shall be addressed in the 5-year plan prepared 
under subsection (a) of this section.
    ``(e) Clearinghouse.--(1) The Secretary shall develop a 
clearinghouse system, using the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, the National Technical Information Service, and private 
sector information providers and carriers where appropriate, to--
            ``(A) identify expertise and acquire information, 
        appropriate to the purpose of the Outreach Program stated in 
        subsection (a), from all available Federal sources, and where 
        appropriate from other sources, providing assistance where 
        necessary in making such information electronically available 
        and compatible with the electronic network;
            ``(B) ensure ready access by United States manufacturers 
        and other interested private sector parties to the most recent 
        relevant available such information and expertise; and
            ``(C) to the extent practicable, inform such manufacturers 
        of the availability of such information.
    ``(2) The clearinghouse shall include information available 
electronically on--
            ``(A) activities of Manufacturing Outreach Centers, 
        Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology, 
        the State Technology Extension Program, and the users of the 
        electronic network;
            ``(B) domestic and international standards from the 
        Institute and private sector organizations and other export 
        promotion information, including conformity assessment 
        requirements and procedures;
            ``(C) the Malcolm Baldrige Quality program, and quality 
        principles and standards;
            ``(D) manufacturing processes minimizing waste and negative 
        environmental impact;
            ``(E) federally-funded technology development and transfer 
        programs;
            ``(F) responsibilities assigned to the Clearinghouse for 
        State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and 
        Innovation under section 102 of this Act;
            ``(G) how to access data bases and services; and
            ``(H) other subjects relevant to the ability of companies 
        to manufacture and sell competitive products throughout the 
        world.
    ``(f) Principles.--In carrying out this section, the Department of 
Commerce shall take into consideration the following principles:
            ``(1) The Outreach Program and the electronic network shall 
        be established and operated through cooperation and co-funding 
        among Federal, State, and local governments, other public and 
        private contributors, and end users.
            ``(2) The Outreach Program and the electronic network shall 
        utilize and leverage, to the extent practicable, existing 
        organizations, data bases, electronic networks, facilities, and 
        capabilities, and shall be designed to complement rather than 
        supplant State and local programs.
            ``(3) The Outreach Program should, to the extent 
        practicable, involve key stakeholders at all levels in the 
        planning and governance of modernization strategies; 
        concentrate on assisting local clusters of firms; promote 
        collaborative learning and cooperative action among small and 
        large manufacturers; link industrial modernization programs 
        tightly to existing and future Federal training initiatives, 
        including those for youth apprenticeship programs; encourage 
        small firms to seek modernization services by working with 
        major manufacturers to strengthen and coordinate their supplier 
        assessment, certification, and development programs; identify 
        and honor best practices by firms and the programs that support 
        them; provide funding based on performance and ensure rigorous 
        evaluation of extension services; as appropriate, coordinate 
        Federal programs that support manufacturing modernization; and 
        work with Federal, State, and private organizations so that 
        Outreach Centers and Regional Centers for the Transfer of 
        Manufacturing Technology can provide referrals to other 
        important business services, such as assistance with financing, 
        training, and exporting.
            ``(4) The Outreach Program and the electronic network and 
        communications infrastructure provided for under subsection 
        (d), shall be subject to all applicable provisions of law for 
        the protection of trade secrets and business confidential 
        information.
            ``(5) Local or regional needs should determine the 
        management structure and staffing of the Manufacturing Outreach 
        Centers. The Outreach Program shall strive for geographical 
        balance with the ultimate goal of access for all United States 
        manufacturers.
            ``(6) Manufacturing Outreach Centers should have the 
        capability to deliver outreach services directly to 
        manufacturers; actively work with, rather than supplant, the 
        private sector; and to the extent practicable, maximize the 
        exposure of manufacturers to demonstrations of modern 
        technologies in use.
            ``(7) Manufacturing Outreach Centers shall focus, where 
        possible, on the development and deployment of flexible 
        manufacturing practices applicable to both defense and 
        commercial applications.
            ``(8) The Department of Commerce shall develop mechanisms 
        for--
                    ``(A) soliciting the perspectives of manufacturers 
                using the services of the Manufacturing Outreach 
                Centers and Regional Centers for the Transfer of 
                Manufacturing Technology; and
                    ``(B) evaluating the effectiveness of the 
                Manufacturing Outreach Centers.

``SEC. 305. INDUSTRY-LED MANUFACTURING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce 
and other appropriate Federal officials, shall establish within that 
office a Manufacturing Advisory Committee (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the `Committee'), led by industry officials, to provide 
advice and, as appropriate, guidance to Federal manufacturing programs.
    ``(b) Functions.--The Committee shall--
            ``(1) collect and analyze information on the range of 
        factors which determine the success of United States-based 
        manufacturing industries, and particularly factors regarding 
        the development and deployment of advanced manufacturing 
        technologies and the application of best manufacturing 
        practices;
            ``(2) identify areas where appropriate cooperation between 
        the Federal Government and the private sector, including 
        Government support for industry-led joint research and 
        development ventures and for manufacturing extension 
        activities, would enhance United States industrial 
        competitiveness, and provide advice and guidance for such 
        cooperative efforts;
            ``(3) provide guidance on what Federal policies and 
        practices are necessary to strengthen United States-based 
        manufacturing, particularly Federal policies and practices 
        regarding research budgets, interagency coordination and 
        initiatives, technology transfer, regulation, and procurement; 
        and
            ``(4) generally develop recommendations for guiding Federal 
        agency and interagency activities related to United States-
        based manufacturing.
    ``(c) Membership and Procedures.--(1)(A) The Committee shall be 
composed of 13 members, 7 of whom shall constitute a quorum.
    ``(B) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the 
National Science Foundation, or their designees, shall serve as members 
of the Committee.
    ``(C) The President, acting through the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, shall within 120 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act appoint 9 additional members from the private 
manufacturing industry, worker organizations, State technology 
agencies, and academia. At least 1 such member shall be from small 
business.
    ``(2) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
or the Director's designee shall chair the Board.
    ``(3) The chairman shall call the first meeting of the Board within 
30 days after the appointment of members is completed.
    ``(4) The Board may use such personnel detailed from Federal 
agencies as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions.
    ``(5) Members of the Board, other than full-time employees of the 
Federal Government, while attending meetings of the Board or otherwise 
performing duties of the Board while away from their homes or regular 
places of business, shall be allowed travel expenses in accordance with 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(6) The Board shall submit a report of its activities once every 
year after its establishment to the President, the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for the fiscal years 1994 and 1995.''.

SEC. 213. MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs:
            ``(14) `Director' means the Director of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology.
            ``(15) `Institute' means the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology.
            ``(16) `Assistant Secretary' means the Assistant Secretary 
        of Commerce for Technology Policy.
            ``(17) `Advanced manufacturing technology' includes--
                    ``(A) numerically-controlled machine tools, robots, 
                automated process control equipment, computerized 
                flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer 
                software, and other technology for improving 
                manufacturing and industrial production which advance 
                the state-of-the-art; and
            ``(B) novel techniques and processes designed to improve 
        manufacturing quality, productivity, and practices, and to 
        promote sustainable development, including engineering design, 
        quality assurance, concurrent engineering, continuous process 
        production technology, energy efficiency, waste minimization, 
        design for recyclability or parts reuse, inventory management, 
        upgraded worker skills, and communications with customers and 
        suppliers.
            ``(18) `Modern technology' means the best available proven 
        technology, techniques, and processes appropriate to enhancing 
        the productivity of manufacturers.''.
    (b) Redesignations.--The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by inserting immediately after section 4 the following 
        new title heading:

       ``TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS'';

            (2) by redesignating sections 5 through 10 as sections 101 
        through 106, respectively;
            (3) by striking section 21;
            (4) by redesignating sections 16 through 20, and 22, as 
        sections 107 through 112, respectively;
            (5) by inserting immediately after section 112 (as 
        redesignated by paragraph (4) of this subsection) the following 
        new title heading:

               ``TITLE II--FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER'';

            (6) by redesignating sections 11 through 15 as sections 201 
        through 205, respectively;
            (7) by redesignating section 23 as section 206;
            (8) in section 4--
                    (A) by striking ``section 5'' each place it appears 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 101'';
                    (B) in paragraphs (4) and (6), by striking 
                ``section 6'' and ``section 8'' each place they appear 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 102'' and 
                ``section 104'', respectively; and
                    (C) in paragraph (13), by striking ``section 6'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 102'';
            (9) in section 105 (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection) by striking ``section 6'' each place it 
        appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 102'';
            (10) in section 106(d)--(as redesignated by paragraph (2) 
        of this subsection) by striking ``7, 9, 11, 15, 17, or 20'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``103, 105, 108, 111, 201, or 205'';
            (11) in section 202(b) (as redesignated by paragraph (6) of 
        this subsection) by striking ``section 14'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``section 204'';
            (12) in section 204(a)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (6) 
        of this subsection) by striking ``section 12'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``section 202'';
            (13) in section 112 (as redesignated by paragraph (4) of 
        this subsection) by striking ``sections 11, 12, and 13'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``sections 201, 202, and 203'';
            (14) in section 206 (as redesignated by paragraph (7) of 
        this subsection)--
            (A) by striking ``section 11(b)'' in subsection (a)(2) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``section 201(b)''; and
            (B) by striking ``section 6(d)'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``section 102(d)''; and
            (15) by adding at the end of section 201 (as redesignated 
        by paragraph (6) of this subsection) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(j) Additional Technology Transfer Mechanisms.--In addition to 
the technology transfer mechanisms set forth in this section and 
section 202 of this Act, the heads of Federal departments and agencies 
also may transfer technologies through the technology transfer, 
extension, and deployment programs of the Department of Commerce and 
the Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 214. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

    Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
        ``manufacturing technology centers'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ``which are 
        designed'' and all that follows through ``operation of a 
        Center'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to a maximum of one-
        third Federal funding. Each Center which receives financial 
        assistance under this section shall be evaluated during its 
        sixth year of operation, and at such subsequent times as the 
        Secretary considers appropriate, by an evaluation panel 
        appointed by the Secretary in the same manner as was the 
        evaluation panel previously appointed. The Secretary shall not 
        provide funding for additional years of the Center's operation 
        unless the evaluation is positive and the Secretary finds that 
        continuation of funding furthers the goals of the Department. 
        Such additional Federal funding shall not exceed one-third of 
        the cost of the Center's operations'';
            (3) by striking subsection (d); and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(d) If a Center receives a positive evaluation during its third 
year of operation, the Director may, any time after that evaluation, 
contract with the Center to provide additional technology extension or 
transfer services above and beyond the baseline activities of the 
Center. Such additional services may include, but are not necessarily 
limited to, the development and operation of the following:
            ``(1) Services focused on the testing, development, and 
        application of manufacturing and process technologies within 
        specific technical fields such as advanced materials or 
        electronics fabrication for the purpose of assisting United 
        States companies, both large and small and both within the 
        Center's original service region and in other regions, to 
        improve manufacturing, product design, workforce training, and 
        production in those specific technical fields.
            ``(2) Industrial service facilities which provide tools to 
        help companies with the low-cost, low-volume, rapid prototyping 
        of a range of new products and the refinement of the 
        manufacturing and process technologies necessary to make these 
        products.
            ``(3) Programs to assist small and medium-sized 
        manufacturers and their employees in the Center's region to 
        learn and apply the technologies, techniques, and processes 
        associated with systems management technology, electric 
        commerce, or improving manufacturing productivity.
            ``(4) Industry-lead demonstration programs that explore the 
        value of innovative nonprofit manufacturing technology 
        consortia to provide ongoing research, technology transfer, and 
        worker training assistance for industrial members. An award 
        under this paragraph shall be for no more than $500,000 per 
        year, and shall be subject to renewal after a 1-year 
        demonstration period.

SEC. 215. STATE TECHNOLOGY EXTENSION PROGRAM.

    (a) Section 26(a) of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 2781(a)), is amended--
            (1) by inserting immediately after ``(a)'' the following 
        new sentence: ``There is established within the Institute a 
        State Technology Extension Program.''; and
            (2) by inserting ``through that Program'' immediately after 
        ``technical assistance''.
    (b) Section 26 of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 2781) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) In addition to the general authorities listed in subsection 
(b) of this section, the State Technology Extension Program also shall, 
through merit-based competitive review processes and as authorizations 
and appropriations permit--
            ``(1) make awards to States and conduct workshops, pursuant 
        to section 5121(b) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act 
        of 1988, in order to help States improve their planning and 
        coordination of technology extension activities;
            ``(2) assist States, particularly States which historically 
        have had no manufacturing or technology extension programs or 
        only small programs, to plan, develop, and coordinate such 
        programs and to help bring those State programs to a level of 
        performance where they can apply successfully for awards to 
        establish Manufacturing Outreach Centers, Regional Centers for 
        the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology, or both;
            ``(3) support industrial modernization demonstration 
        projects to help States create networks among small 
        manufacturers for the purpose of facilitating technical 
        assistance, group services, and improved productivity and 
        competitiveness;
            ``(4) support State efforts to develop and test innovative 
        ways to help small and medium-sized manufacturers improve their 
        technical capabilities;
            ``(5) support State efforts designed to help small 
        manufacturers in rural as well as urban areas improve and 
        modernize their technical capabilities, including, as 
        appropriate, interstate efforts to achieve such end;
            ``(6) support State efforts to assist interested small 
        defense manufacturing firms to convert their production to 
        nondefense and dual-use purposes;
            ``(7) support worker technology education programs in the 
        States at institutions such as research universities, community 
        colleges, labor education centers, labor-management committees, 
        and worker organizations in production technologies critical to 
        the Nation's future, with an emphasis on high-performance work 
        systems, the skills necessary to use advanced manufacturing 
        systems well, and best production practice; and
            ``(8) help States develop programs to train personnel who 
        in turn can provide technical skills to managers and workers of 
        manufacturing firms.''.

SEC. 216. AMERICAN WORKFORCE QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Program Authorized.--(1) The Secretary, after consultation with 
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, may make awards 
to eligible applicants to establish and operate American workforce 
quality partnerships in accordance with the provisions of this section. 
The purpose of these partnerships is to provide training to industrial 
employees, particularly in order to enable them to utilize best current 
manufacturing technologies and practices, including total quality 
management techniques.
    (2) An American workforce quality partnership shall be a 
collaboration between--
            (A) one or more technology-based or manufacturing sector 
        firms, in conjunction with a labor organization when 
        appropriate or worker representatives or employee 
        representatives; and
            (B) a local community or technical college, other 
        appropriate institution of higher education, a vocational 
        training institution, a Regional Center for the Transfer of 
        Manufacturing Technology, a Manufacturing Outreach Center, or a 
        consortium of such institutions,
to train the employees of the participating industrial firms through 
both workplace-based and classroom-based training programs.
    (b) Awards.--(1) Awards made under this section may be for a period 
of 5 years. The Federal share of the cost of an American workforce 
quality partnership may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the 
partnership. The non-Federal share of such costs may be provided in-
cash or in-kind, fairly valued.
    (2) The Secretary shall make awards under this section on a 
competitive basis.
    (c) Use of Funds.--(1) An American workplace quality partnership 
may use Federal funds for--
            (A) the direct costs of workplace-based and classroom-based 
        training in advanced technical, technological, and industrial 
        management, skills, and training for the implementation of 
        total quality management strategies, or other competitiveness 
        strategies, contained in the plan;
            (B) the purchase or lease of equipment or other materials 
        for the purpose of instruction to aid in training;
            (C) the development of in-house curricula or coursework or 
        other training-related programs, including the training of 
        teachers and other eligible participants to utilize such 
        curricula or coursework; and
            (D) reasonable administrative expenses and other indirect 
        costs of operating the partnership which may not exceed 10 
        percent of the total cost of the program.
    (2) Federal funds may not be used for nontraining related costs of 
adopting new competitive strategies including the replacement of 
manufacturing equipment, product redesign and manufacturing facility 
construction costs, or salary compensation of the partners' employees. 
Grants shall not be made under this section for programs that will 
impair any existing program, contract, or agreement without the written 
concurrence of the parties to such program, contract, or agreement.
    (d) Advisory Boards.--Each partnership receiving assistance under 
this section shall establish an advisory board, which shall--
            (1) include representatives from participating firms, labor 
        organizations or worker representatives, and the education 
        partners; and
            (2) advise the partnership on the direction, policies, and 
        activities of the partnership, including training, instruction, 
        and related issues.

SEC. 217. REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF NEW 
              MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.

    Within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on--
            (1) the degree to which both small and large manufacturing 
        enterprises in the United States have difficulty obtaining 
        financing for the purpose of purchasing new equipment and 
        modernizing operations;
            (2) the policies and practices followed in other 
        industrialized countries to help manufacturing firms obtain 
        financing for modernization;
            (3) the advantages, disadvantages, and costs of major 
        options by which the Federal Government might help stimulate 
        the flow of capital to manufacturers and thus accelerate 
        industrial modernization, including--
                    (A) creation of a Government-sponsored enterprise 
                to stimulate the flow of capital to manufacturing;
                    (B) increasing technical advice to banks and other 
                financial institutions, perhaps through the National 
                Manufacturing Outreach Program, in order to increase 
                their ability to judge whether or not individual 
                manufacturers have sound modernization plans; and
                    (C) tax incentives.

     Subtitle B--National Science Foundation Manufacturing Programs

SEC. 221. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES.

    (A) In General.--The Director of the National Science Foundation, 
after, as appropriate, consultation with the Secretary, the Under 
Secretary, and the Director, shall--
            (1) work with the United States industry to identify areas 
        of research in manufacturing technologies and practices that 
        offer the potential to improve United States productivity, 
        competitiveness, and employment;
            (2) support research at United States universities to 
        improve manufacturing technologies and practices; and
            (3) work with the Technology Administration and the 
        Institute and, as appropriate, other Federal agencies to 
        accelerate the transfer to United States industry of 
        manufacturing research and innovations developed at 
        universities.
    (b) Engineering Research Centers and Industry/University 
Cooperative Research Centers.--The Director of the National Science 
Foundation shall strengthen and expand the number of Engineering 
Research Centers and strengthen and expand the Industry/University 
Cooperative Research Centers Program with the goals of increasing the 
engineering talent base versed in technologies critical to the Nation's 
future, with emphasis on advanced manufacturing, and of advancing 
fundamental engineering knowledge in these technologies. At least one 
Engineering Research Center shall have a research and education focus 
on the concerns of traditional manufacturers, including small and 
medium-sized firms that are trying to modernize their operations. 
Awards under this subsection shall be made on a competitive, merit 
review basis. Such awards may include support for acquisition of 
instrumentation, equipment, and facilities related to research and 
education activities of the Centers and support for undergraduate 
students to participate in the activities of the Centers.
    (c) Graduate Traineeships.--The Director of the National Science 
Foundation, in consultation with the Secretary, may establish a program 
to provide traineeships to graduate students at institutions of higher 
education within the United States who choose to pursue masters or 
doctoral degrees in manufacturing engineering.
    (d) Manufacturing Managers in the Classroom Program.--The Director 
of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the Secretary, 
may establish a program to provide fellowships, on a cost-shared basis, 
to individuals from industry with experience in manufacturing to serve 
for 1 or 2 years as instructors in manufacturing at 2-year community 
and technical colleges in the United States. In selecting fellows, the 
Director of the National Science Foundation shall place special 
emphasis on supporting individuals who not only have expertise and 
practicable experience in manufacturing but who also will work to 
foster cooperation between 2-year colleges and nearby manufacturing 
firms.
    (e) Programs To Teach Total Quality Management.--The Director of 
the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the Secretary, 
the Under Secretary, and the Director, may establish a program to 
develop innovative curricula, courses, and materials for use by 
institutions of higher education for instruction in total quality 
management and related management practices, in order to help improve 
the productivity of United States industry.

                    TITLE III--CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES

SEC. 301. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the rapid, effective use of advanced technologies in 
        the design and production of products is a key determinant of 
        economic competitiveness;
            (2) investment in the development and adoption of advanced 
        technology contributes significantly to long-term economic 
        growth and employment;
            (3) the governments of our most successful competitor 
        nations in the global marketplace have created supportive 
        structures and programs that have been effective in helping 
        their domestic industries increase their global market shares;
            (4) agriculture and aerospace are two examples of 
        industries that have achieved commercial success with strong 
        support from the United States Government; and
            (5) the United States Government must promote and 
        facilitate the creation, development, and adoption of advanced 
        technologies to ensure long-term economic prosperity for the 
        United States.

          Subtitle A--Advanced Technology Program and Related

SEC. 311. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN FOR THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

    The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary and the Director, 
shall, within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, submit 
to the Congress a plan for the expansion of the Advanced Technology 
Program established under section 28 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), with specific 
consideration given to--
            (1) closer coordination and cooperation with the Defense 
        Advanced Research Projects Agency and other Federal research 
        and development agencies as appropriate;
            (2) establishment of staff positions that can be filled by 
        industrial or technical experts for a period of one to two 
        years;
            (3) broadening of the scope of the program to include as 
        many critical technologies as is appropriate;
            (4) changes that may be needed when annual funds available 
        for grants under the Program reach levels of $200,000,000 and 
        $500,000,000; and
            (5) administrative steps necessary for Program support of 
        large-scale industry-led consortia similar to, or possibility 
        eventually including, the Semiconductor Manufacturing 
        Technology Institute.

SEC. 312. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM SUPPORT OF LARGE-SCALE JOINT 
              VENTURES.

    Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(k) In addition to the general authority under this section to 
provide financial assistance to joint ventures, the Secretary, through 
the Director, also may, as permitted by levels of authorizations and 
appropriations, provide financial support to large-scale joint ventures 
requesting $20 million or more a year in Department funds. Any such 
support shall be subject to the matching funds requirements of in 
subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) of this section, except that the Secretary may 
provide assistance to such large-scale joint ventures for up to 7 
years. The Secretary may work with industrial groups to develop such 
proposed large-scale joint ventures and shall give preference to 
proposals which represent a broad spectrum of companies for a given 
industry and which focus on either speeding the commercialization of 
important new technologies or in accelerating the development, testing, 
and deployment of valuable new process technologies. The Secretary and 
Director, as appropriate, shall obtain independent technical review of 
industry proposals submitted under this subsection.''.

SEC. 313. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ``provision of 
        a minority share of the cost of such joint ventures for up to 5 
        years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the option of provision 
        of either--
                            ``(I) a minority share of the cost of such 
                        joint ventures for up to 5 years; or
                            ``(II) only direct costs, and not indirect 
                        costs, profits, or management fees, for up to 5 
                        years''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Notwithstanding subsections (b)(1)(B)(ii) and (d)(3) the 
Director may grant an extension of not to exceed 6 months beyond the 
deadlines established under those subsections for joint venture and 
single applicant awardees to expend Federal funds to complete their 
projects, if such extension may be granted with no additional cost to 
the Federal Government.''.

SEC. 314. TECHNOLOGY MONITORING AND COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENTS.

    Section 101(e) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980, as redesignated by section 213(b)(2) of this Act, is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(e) Office of Technology Monitoring and Competitive Assessment.--
(1) The Secretary, through the Under Secretary, shall establish within 
the Technology Administration an Office of Technology Monitoring and 
Competitive Assessment, to collect, evaluate, assess, and disseminate 
information on--
            ``(A) foreign science and technology, specifically 
        information assessing foreign capabilities relative to the 
        United States; and
            ``(B) policies and programs used by foreign governments and 
        industries to develop and apply economically important critical 
        technologies, how these policies and programs compare with 
        public and private activities in the United States, and the 
        effects that these foreign policies and programs have on the 
        competitiveness of United States industry; and
            ``(C) the way in which the economic competitiveness of 
        United States industry can be enhanced through Federal 
        programs, including Department of Commerce programs, and 
        evaluations of the effectiveness of Federal technology programs 
        in helping to promote United States industrial competitiveness 
        and economic growth.
    ``(2) Based on the information gathered under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection, the President, with the assistance of the Secretary, shall 
submit to Congress an annual report on United States technology and 
competitiveness analyzing the condition of United States technology 
relative to major trading partners, key trends in foreign technology 
and competitiveness policies and targeting, and the degree to which 
Federal programs are helping the United States to stay competitive with 
other countries.
    ``(3) The Office of Technology Monitoring and Competitive 
Assessment is authorized to--
            ``(A) act as a focal point within the Federal Government 
        for the collection and dissemination, including electronic 
        dissemination, of information on foreign process and product 
        technologies, including information collected under the 
        Japanese Technical Literature Program;
            ``(B) coordinate the extensive foreign technology 
        monitoring and assessment activities already under way in the 
        Federal Government;
            ``(C) act as an electronic clearinghouse for this 
        information or otherwise provide for this function;
            ``(D) direct and fund the collection of additional 
        information;
            ``(E) direct and fund analysis of foreign research and 
        development activities and technical capabilities, particularly 
        in those technical areas where the United States is considered 
        to be at par or lagging foreign capabilities;
            ``(F) establish a program to identify technical areas 
        needing a full-scale technical evaluation, and provide grants, 
        on a cost-shared basis, to private sector or government-
        industry joint ventures, to conduct the evaluation;
            ``(G) establish and administer a fellowship program to 
        support Technology Fellows in those countries that are major 
        competitors of the United States in critical technologies to 
        collect and provide initial analysis of information on foreign 
        science and technology capabilities; and
            ``(H) work with the Department of State to place technical 
        experts from the Institute and other Federal laboratories into 
        United States embassies to serve as technology attaches and 
        counsellors.

SEC. 315. COMMERCE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD.

    Title I of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
(as amended by title II of this Act) is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new section:

``SEC. 113. COMMERCE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a Commerce Technology 
Advisory Board (hereafter in this section referred to as the `Advisory 
Board'), the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary, Under 
Secretary, and Director regarding ways in which to--
            ``(1) promote the development and rapid application of 
        advanced commercial technologies, including advanced 
        manufacturing technologies;
            ``(2) strengthen the programs of the Technology 
        Administration; and
            ``(3) generally improve the global competitiveness of 
        industries within the United States.
    ``(b) Composition.--The Advisory Board shall be composed of at 
least 17 members, appointed by the Under Secretary from among 
individuals who, because of their experience and accomplishments in 
technology development, business development, or finance are 
exceptionally qualified to analyze and formulate policy that would 
improve the global competitiveness of industries in the United States. 
The Under Secretary shall designate 1 member to serve as chairman. 
Membership of the Advisory Board shall be composed of--
            ``(1) representatives of--
                    ``(A) United States small businesses;
                    ``(B) other United States manufacturers;
                    ``(C) research universities and independent 
                research institutes;
                    ``(D) State and local government agencies involved 
                in industrial extension;
                    ``(E) national laboratories;
                    ``(F) industrial, worker, and professional 
                organizations; and
                    ``(G) financial organizations; and
            ``(2) other individuals that possess important insight to 
        issues of national competitiveness.
    ``(c) Meetings.--(1) The chairman shall call the first meeting of 
the Advisory Board not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    ``(2) The Advisory Board shall meet at least once every 6 months, 
and at the call of the Under Secretary.
    ``(d) Travel Expenses.--Members of the Advisory Board, other than 
full-time employees of the United States, shall be allowed travel 
expenses in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while engaged in the business of the Advisory 
Board.
    ``(e) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Under 
Secretary shall consult with other agencies, as appropriate.
    ``(f) Termination.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act shall not apply to the Advisory Board.''.

SEC. 316. STUDY OF SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGIES.

    Within 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Critical Technologies Institute established under section 822 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (in this 
section referred to as the ``Institute'') shall, after consultation 
with the private sector and appropriate officials from other Federal 
agencies, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives a report on advanced 
lithography technologies for the production of semiconductor devices. 
The report shall include the Institute's evaluation of the likely 
technical and economic advantages and disadvantages of each such 
technology, an analysis of current private and Government research to 
develop each such technology, and any recommendations the Institute may 
have regarding future Federal support for research and development in 
advanced lithography.

            Subtitle B--Technology Financing Pilot Programs

SEC. 321. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) In recent years, financing from venture capitalists and 
        banks appears to have become more difficult for technology 
        firms in the United States to obtain.
            (2) While tax incentives are often the preferred method to 
        help firms accelerate the development, commercialization, and 
        production of advanced technology products, these incentives 
        are of limited value to those firms, including start-up firms, 
        which have limited revenues but nonetheless provide much of the 
        Nation's innovation and new employment.
            (3) Difficulties in obtaining financing particularly hurts 
        those technology firms which face foreign competitors which 
        have received substantial direct or indirect financial help 
        from their governments.
            (4) The Nation would benefit from pilot programs which 
        involve Government-industry partnerships to develop and test 
        innovative industry-led methods to increase the amount of 
        financing available to United States technology firms.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of Congress in this subtitle to 
establish, under the Department of Commerce's Technology 
Administration, three experimental technology financing pilot programs.

SEC. 322. CIVILIAN TECHNOLOGY LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority To Make Loans.--The Secretary of Commerce may make 
loans--
            (1) acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
        technology, to small and medium sized businesses eligible for 
        assistance under section 28 of the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), to the extent 
        provided in section 504(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
        1974; or
            (2) acting through critical technologies development 
        companies licensed under section 323 of this title, to small 
        and medium sized businesses.
    (b) Purpose.--Loans under this section shall be for growth, 
modernization, and expansion of small and medium sized businesses 
engaged in research, development, demonstration, or exploitation of 
advanced technologies and products, including those in fields such as 
automation, electronics, advanced materials, biotechnology, and optical 
technologies.
    (c) Interest Rate, Terms, and Conditions.--Loans under this section 
shall be made at an interest rate equal to the Government borrowing 
rate plus an insurance surcharge of up to 2 percent, and shall be 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.

SEC. 323. ASSISTANCE TO CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

    (a) In General.--(1) The Secretary, through the Under Secretary, is 
authorized to provide financial assistance to critical technology 
investment companies licensed under this section, for the purpose of 
stimulating and expanding the flow of private capital to qualified 
joint ventures and qualified individual firms in order to help them 
finance the development and commercialization of critical civilian 
technologies.
    (2) Each critical technology investment company licensed under this 
section may provide venture capital to qualified joint ventures and 
qualified individual firms, in such manner and under such terms as the 
licensee may fix in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary. 
Venture capital provided to incorporated qualified joint ventures and 
individual firms may be provided directly or in cooperation with other 
investors, incorporated or unincorporated, through agreements to 
participate on an immediate basis.
    (3) Each licensee may make loans, directly or in cooperation with 
other lenders, incorporated or unincorporated, through agreements to 
participate on an immediate or deferred basis, to qualified joint 
ventures and qualified individual firms to provide such ventures and 
firms with funds needed for sound financing related to development or 
utilization of critical civilian technologies.
    (4) This section shall be carried out in a manner that will ensure 
the maximum participation of private financial sources and ensure 
prudent diversification and sound management of operations.
    (b) Requirements and Authorities.--Except as provided in 
subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Secretary shall, in 
providing financial assistance to licensees under the provisions of 
this section, follow the statutory requirements and use the statutory 
authorities which apply to the Small Business Administration's Small 
Business Investment Program, as set forth in subchapter 14B of title 
15, United States Code (15 U.S.C. 681 et seq.). Any amendments to 
subchapter 14B enacted after the date of enactment of this title shall 
not apply to this section unless explicitly provided for in statute.
    (c) Additional Authorities.--In addition to the authorities 
provided to the Secretary under subsection (b) of this section, the 
Secretary is authorized to--
            (1) purchase nonparticipating preferred securities from 
        licensed critical technology investment companies as one way to 
        provide financial assistance to those companies;
            (2) issue trust certificates representing ownership of all 
        or a fractional part of preferred securities issued by 
        licensees and guaranteed by the Secretary under this section, 
        with such trust certificates based on and backed by a trust or 
        pool approved by the Secretary and composed of preferred 
        securities and such other contractual obligations as the 
        Secretary may undertake to facilitate the sale of such trust 
        certificates;
            (3) guarantee, upon such terms and conditions as are deemed 
        appropriate, the timely payment of the principal of and 
        interest on trust certificates issued by the Secretary or the 
        Secretary's agent for purposes of this section, provided that 
        such guarantee shall be limited to the extent of the redemption 
        price of and dividends on the preferred securities, plus any 
        related contractual obligations, which compose the trust or 
        pool; and
            (4) issue its own rules and regulations concerning how it 
        will carry out this section under the applicable requirements 
        and authorities.
    (d) Other Provisions.--(1) Amounts received by the Secretary from 
the payment of dividends and the redemption of preferred securities 
pursuant to this section, and fees paid to the United States by a 
licensee pursuant to this section, shall be deposited in an account 
established by the Secretary and shall be available solely for carrying 
out this section, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
Acts.
    (2) Nothing in this section or in any other provision of law 
imposes any liability on the United States or the Secretary with 
respect to any obligations entered into, or stocks issued, or 
commitments made by any licensee operating under this section.

SEC. 324. ASSISTANCE TO STATE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, through the Under Secretary, may 
provide financial, technical, and business assistance to programs run 
by or chartered by State governments for the purpose of accelerating 
the development and commercialization of critical civilian 
technologies, including technologies developed by universities and 
colleges within the States. Such State technology development programs 
may--
            (1) directly fund critical civilian technology development 
        projects at qualified joint ventures and qualified individual 
        firms; and
            (2) when appropriate, assist intermediary organizations, 
        including universities, to develop new critical civilian 
        technologies to the point where qualified joint ventures and 
        qualified individual firms will invest in their further 
        development and commercialization.
    (b) Financial Assistance.--(1) The Secretary may make awards for up 
to three years to any State technology development program which meets 
the eligibility requirements of paragraph (2). State programs which win 
awards may reapply if they still meet eligibility requirements. Any 
financial assistance from the Secretary to State technology development 
programs shall be made only through a competitive, merit-reviewed 
process.
    (2) A State technology development program must meet the following 
requirements before it shall be eligible to apply for and receive 
assistance under this section:
            (A) at least one-third of the cost of the proposal to which 
        such assistance applies must be provided by such State program; 
        and
            (B) the State program must demonstrate that any technology 
        or intellectual property developed under the program shall be 
        made available only to joint ventures and individual firms 
        which legally commit to manufacture substantially in the United 
        States any products resulting from any project funded in whole 
        or in part by Federal funds provided under this section.

          TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL COMMERCE DEPARTMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) private sector consensus standards are essential to the 
        timely development of competitive products;
            (2) Federal Government contribution of resources, more 
        active participation in the voluntary standards process in the 
        United States, and assistance, where appropriate, through 
        government to government negotiations, can increase the quality 
        of United States standards, increase their compatibility with 
        the standards of other countries, and ease access of United 
        States-made products to foreign markets; and
            (3) the Federal Government, working in cooperation with 
        private sector organizations including trade associations, 
        engineering societies, and technical bodies, can effectively 
        promote United States Government use of United States consensus 
        standards and, where appropriate, the adoption and United 
        States Government use of international standards.
    (b) Standard Pilot Program.--Section 104(e) of the American 
Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Pursuant to the''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) As necessary and appropriate, the Institute shall expand the 
program established under section 112 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 (15 
U.S.C. 272 note) by extending the existing program and by entering into 
additional contracts with non-Federal organizations representing United 
States companies, as such term is defined in section 28(d)(9)(B) of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278n(d)(9)(B)). Such contracts shall require cost sharing between 
Federal and non-Federal sources for such purposes. In awarding such 
contracts, the Institute shall seek to promote and support the 
dissemination of United States technical standards to additional 
foreign countries, in cooperation with governmental bodies, private 
organizations including standards setting organizations and industry, 
and multinational institutions that promote economic development. The 
organizations receiving such contracts may establish training programs 
to bring to the United States foreign standards experts for the purpose 
of receiving in-depth training in the United States standards 
system.''.
    (c) Report on Global Standards.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Institute and the Commerce Technology Advisory Board 
established under section 204 of this Act, shall submit to the Congress 
a report describing the appropriate roles of the Department of Commerce 
in aid to United States companies in achieving conformity assessment 
and accreditation and otherwise qualifying their products in foreign 
markets, and in the development and promulgation of domestic and global 
product and quality standards, including a discussion of the extent to 
which each of the policy options provided in such Office of Technology 
Assessment report contributes to meeting the goals of--
            (1) increasing the international adoption of standards 
        beneficial to United States industries; and
            (2) improving the coordination of United States 
        representation to international standards setting bodies.
    (d) Federal Government Role.--Section 508(a) of the American 
Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(6) The appropriate role of the Federal Government in aid 
        to United States companies in achieving conformity assessment 
        and accreditation and otherwise qualifying their products in 
        foreign markets, and in the development and promulgation of 
        domestic and global product and quality standards, including a 
        discussion of the extent to which each of the policy options 
        provided in the Office of Technology Assessment report on 
        global standards contributes to meeting the goal of improving 
        the coordination of United States representation to 
        international standards-setting bodies.

SEC. 402. MALCOLM BALDRIGE AWARD AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Section 108(c)(3) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980, as so redesignated by section 206(b)(4) of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) No award shall be made within any category or subcategory if 
there are no qualifying enterprises in that category or subcategory.''.
    (b)(1) Section 108(c)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a(c)(1)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) Educational institutions.''.
    (2)(A) Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report containing--
            (i) criteria for qualification for a Malcolm Baldrige 
        National Quality Award by various classes of educational 
        institutions;
            (ii) criteria for the evaluation of applications for such 
        awards under section 108(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
        Technology Innovation Act of 1980; and
            (iii) a plan for funding awards described in clause (i).
    (B) In preparing the report required under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consult with the National Science Foundation and other 
public and private entities with appropriate expertise, and shall 
provide for public notice and comment.
    (C) The Secretary shall not accept applications for awards 
described in subparagraph (A)(i) until after the report required under 
subparagraph (A) is submitted to the Congress.

SEC. 403. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

    Section 202(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1)), as redesignated by section 206(b)(6) 
of this Act, is amended by inserting ``(including both real and 
personal property)'' after ``or other resources'' both places it 
appears.

SEC. 404. CLEARINGHOUSE ON STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES.

    Section 102(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980, as so redesignated by section 206(b)(2) of the Act, as amended by 
striking ``Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Institute''.

SEC. 405. USE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.

    (a) Prohibition Against Fraudulent Use of ``Made in America'' 
Labels.--(1) A person shall not intentionally affix a label bearing the 
inscription of ``Made in America'', or any inscription with that 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States, if 
that product is not a domestic product.
    (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for 
any contract for a procurement carried out with amounts authorized 
under this Act and the amendments made by this Act, including any 
subcontract under such a contract pursuant to the debarment, 
suspension, and ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of 
title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor procedures 
thereto.
    (b) Compliance With Buy American Act.--(1) Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the head of each agency which conducts procurements 
shall ensure that such procurements are conducted in compliance with 
sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a through 
10c, popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
    (2) This subsection shall apply only to procurements made for 
which--
            (A) amounts are authorized by this Act, and the amendments 
        made by this Act, to be made available; and
            (B) solicitations for bids are issued after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (3) The Secretary, before January 1, 1994, shall report to the 
Congress on procurements covered under this subsection of products that 
are not domestic products.
    (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
``domestic product'' means a product--
            (1) that is manufactured or produced in the United States; 
        and
            (2) at least 50 percent of the cost of the articles, 
        materials, or supplies of which are mined, produced, or 
        manufactured in the United States.

SEC. 406. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any 
person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and 
the application thereof to other persons or circumstances shall not be 
affected thereby.

SEC. 407. WIND ENGINEERING RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Wind 
Engineering Program Act of 1992''.
    (b) Findings and Purposes.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Hurricanes and tornadoes kill more Americans and 
        destroy more property than any other natural disaster.
            (2) Each year, in the United States, extreme winds cause 
        billions of dollars of damage to homes, schools, and other 
        buildings, roads and bridges, electrical power distribution 
        networks, and communications networks.
            (3) Research on wind and wind engineering has resulted in 
        improved methods for making buildings and other structures less 
        vulnerable to extreme winds, but additional research funding is 
        needed to develop new, improved, and more cost-effective 
        methods of wind-resistant construction.
            (4) Federal funding for wind engineering research has 
        decreased drastically over the last 20 years.
            (5) Wind research has been hampered by a lack of data on 
        near-surface wind speed and distribution during hurricanes, 
        tornadoes, and other severe storms.
            (6) Many existing methods for wind-resistant construction 
        are inexpensive and easy to implement but often they are not 
        applied because the construction industry and the general 
        public are unaware of such methods.
            (7) Various Federal agencies have important roles to play 
        in wind engineering research, but at present there is little 
        interagency cooperation in this area.
            (8) Establishment of a Federal Wind Engineering Program 
        would result in new technologies for wind-resistant 
        construction, broader application of such technologies in 
        construction, and ultimately decreased loss of life and 
        property due to extreme winds.
    (c) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to create a Wind 
Engineering Program within the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, which would--
            (1) provide for wind engineering research;
            (2) serve as a clearinghouse for information on wind 
        engineering; and
            (3) improve interagency coordination on wind engineering 
        research between the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Federal 
        Aviation Administration, and other appropriate agencies.
    (d) Establishment.--Within the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, there shall be established a Wind Engineering Program which 
shall--
            (1) conduct research and development, in cooperation with 
        the private sector and academia, on new methods for mitigating 
        wind damage due to tornadoes, hurricanes, and other severe 
        storms;
            (2) fund construction and maintenance of wind tunnels and 
        other research facilities needed for wind engineering research;
            (3) promote the application of existing methods for, and 
        research results on, reducing wind damage to buildings that are 
        usually incompletely- or non-engineered, such as single family 
        dwellings, mobile homes, light industrial buildings, and small 
        commercial structures;
            (4) transfer technology developed in wind engineering 
        research to the private sector so that it may be applied in 
        building codes, design practice, and construction;
            (5) conduct, in conjunction with the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration, post-disaster research following 
        hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe storms to evaluate the 
        vulnerability of different types of buildings to extreme winds;
            (6) serve as a point of contact for dissemination of 
        research information on wind engineering and work with the 
        private sector to develop education and training programs on 
        construction techniques, developed from research results, for 
        reducing wind damage;
            (7) work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and other 
        agencies as is appropriate, on meteorology programs to collect 
        and disseminate more data on extreme wind events; and
            (8) work with the National Science Foundation to support 
        and expand basic research on wind engineering.

               TITLE V--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 501. TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary, to carry out the activities of the Under 
Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology 
Policy--
            (1) for the Office of the Under Secretary, $5,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994 and $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
            (2) for Technology Policy $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 
        and $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
            (3) for Japanese Technical Literature, $2,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and
            (4) for the Office of Technology Monitoring and Competitive 
        Assessment, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $2,500,000 for 
        fiscal year 1995.
    (b) Transfers.--(1) Funds may be transferred among the line items 
listed in subsection (a), so long as--
            (A) the net funds transferred to or from any line item do 
        not exceed 10 percent of the amount authorized for that line 
        item in such subsection;
            (B) the aggregate amount authorized under subsection (a) is 
        not changed; and
            (C) the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
        Technology of the House of Representatives are notified in 
        advance of any such transfer.
    (2) The Secretary may propose transfers to or from any line item 
listed in subsection (a) exceeding 10 percent of the amount authorized 
for such line item, but such proposed transfer may not be made unless--
            (A) a full and complete explanation of any such proposed 
        transfer and the reason therefor are transmitted in writing to 
        the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of 
        the Senate, and the appropriate authorizing Committees of the 
        House of Representatives and the Senate; and
            (B) 30 days have passed following the transmission of such 
        written explanation.
    (c) National Technical Information Service Facilities Study.--As 
part of its modernization effort and before signing a new facility 
lease, the National Technical Information Service, in consultation with 
the General Services Administration, shall study and report to Congress 
on the feasibility of accomplishing all or part of its modernization by 
signing a long-term lease with an organization that agrees to supply a 
facility and supply and periodically upgrade modern equipment which 
permits the National Technical Information Service to receive, store, 
manipulate, and print electronically created documents and reports and 
to carry out the other functions assigned to the National Technical 
Information Service.

SEC. 502. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Intramural Scientific and Technical Research and Services.--(1) 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to carry out 
the intramural scientific and technical research and services 
activities of the Institute, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
$300,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
    (2) Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1)--
            (A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $1,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1995 are authorized only for the evaluation of 
        nonenergy-related inventions;
            (B) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $10,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1995 are authorized only for the technical 
        competence fund; and
            (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $5,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1995 are authorized only for the standards pilot 
        project established under section 104(e) of the American 
        Technology Pre-eminence Act of 1991.
    (b) Facilities.--In addition to the amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $105,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1993 and 1995, for the 
renovation and upgrading of the Institute's facilities. The Institute 
may enter into a contract for the design work for such purposes only if 
Federal Government payments under the contract are limited to amounts 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
    (c) Extramural Industrial Technology Services.--In addition to the 
amounts authorized under subsections (a) and (b), there are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary, to carry out the extramural 
industrial technology services activities of the Institute--
            (1) for the National Manufacturing Outreach Program, 
        $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $280,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1995, of which--
                    (A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
                $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only 
                for the support of Regional Centers for the Transfer of 
                Manufacturing Technology;
                    (B) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
                $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only 
                for the support of Manufacturing Outreach Centers;
                    (C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
                $70,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only 
                for the State Technology Extension Program;
                    (D) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
                $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only 
                for the Institute activities in support of the Outreach 
                Program, including support of the Technology Extension 
                Communications Network and the associated 
                Clearinghouse; and
            (2) for the Advanced Technology Program, $210,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994 and $420,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, of 
        which $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $50,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1995 are authorized only for support of the 
        Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Program 
        established under section 303 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
        Technology Innovation Act of 1980.
    (d) Wind Engineering.--(1) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Institute for the purposes of title V of this Act, $1,000,000 
for fiscal year 1994 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
    (2) Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1), no less than 
50 percent shall be used for cooperative agreements with the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science 
Foundation, and Federal Aviation Administration, or other agencies, for 
wind engineering research, development of improved practices for 
structures, and the collection and dissemination of meteorological data 
needed for wind engineering.

SEC. 503. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.

    In addition to the amounts authorized under sections 601 and 602, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary--
            (1) for the Civilian Technology Loan Program established 
        under section 322 of this Act, $60,000,000 for the period 
        encompassing fiscal years 1994 and 1995;
            (2) for the Civilian Technologies Venture Capital Program 
        established under section 323 of this Act, $105,000,000 for the 
        period encompassing fiscal years 1994 and 1995;
            (3) for assistance to State Technology Assistance programs, 
        as provided under section 324 of this Act, $25,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994 and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and
            (4) for carrying out the American workforce quality 
        partnership program established under section 216 of this Act 
        $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $50,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1995.
Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) or (2) shall remain available 
for expenditure through September 30, 1996. Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not more than 
$2,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is greater, shall be available for 
administrative expenses. Of the amounts made available under paragraph 
(2) for a fiscal year, not more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is greater, shall be available for administrative expenses. 
The Secretary, through the Under Secretary and the Director, may accept 
the transfer of funding appropriated to any other agency for purposes 
similar or related to those of the programs established and carried out 
under title III of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980, or the programs established and carried out under sections 25 and 
26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, and to 
use those funds to implement such programs as provided in those 
statutory provisions.

SEC. 504. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

    In addition to such other sums as may be authorized by other Acts 
to be appropriated to the Director of the National Science Foundation, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to that Director, to carry out 
the provisions of section 221 of this Act, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
1994 and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.

SEC. 505. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Appropriations made under the authority provided in this title 
shall remain available for obligation, for expenditure, or for 
obligation and expenditure for periods specified in the Acts making 
such appropriations.

          TITLE VI--INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Information Infrastructure and 
Technology Act of 1992''.

SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) High-performance computing and high-speed networks have 
        proven to be powerful tools for improving America's national 
        security, industrial competitiveness, and research 
        capabilities.
            (2) Federal programs, like the High-Performance Computing 
        Program established by Congress in 1991, have played a key role 
        in maintaining United States leadership in high-performance 
        computing, especially in the defense and research sectors.
            (3) High-performance computing and high-speed networking 
        have the potential to revolutionize many fields, including 
        education, libraries, health care, and manufacturing, if 
        adequate resources are invested in developing the technology 
        needed to do so.
            (4) The Federal Government should ensure that the 
        technology developed under research and development programs 
        like the High-Performance Computing Program can be widely 
        applied for the benefit of all Americans.
            (5) A coordinated, interagency program is needed to 
        identify and promote development of applications of high-
        performance computing and high-speed networking which will 
        provide large economic and social benefits to the Nation. Those 
        so-called ``Grand Applications'' should include tools for 
        teaching, digital libraries of electronic information, computer 
        systems to improve the delivery of health care, and computer 
        and networking technology to promote United States 
        competitiveness.
            (6) The Office of Science and Technology Policy is the 
        appropriate office to coordinate such a program.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to help ensure the 
widest possible application of high-performance computing and high-
speed networking. This requires that the United States Government--
            (1) expand Federal support for research and development on 
        applications of high-performance computing and high-speed 
        networks for--
                    (A) improving education at all levels, from 
                preschool to adult education, by developing new 
                educational technology;
                    (B) building digital libraries of electronic 
                information accessible over computer networks like the 
                National Research and Education Network;
                    (C) improving the provision of health care by 
                furnishing health care providers and their patients 
                with better, more accurate, and more timely 
                information; and
                    (D) increasing the productivity of the Nation's 
                workers, especially in the manufacturing sector; and
            (2) improve coordination of Federal efforts to deploy these 
        technologies in cooperation with the private sector as part of 
        an advanced, national information infrastructure.

SEC. 603. INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    The National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new title:

      ``TITLE VII--INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

    ``Sec. 701. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, through the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, 
Engineering, and Technology (hereafter in this title referred to as the 
`Council'), shall, in accordance with this title--
            ``(1) establish an Information Infrastructure Development 
        Program (hereafter in this title referred to as the `Program') 
        that shall provide for a coordinated interagency effort to 
        develop technologies needed to apply high-performance computing 
        and high-speed networking in education, libraries, health care, 
        manufacturing, and other appropriate fields; and
            ``(2) develop an Information Infrastructure Development 
        Plan (hereafter in this title referred to as the `Plan') 
        describing the goals and proposed activities of the Program.
    ``Sec. 702. (a) The Plan shall contain recommendations for a five-
year national effort and shall be submitted to the Congress within one 
year after the date of enactment of this title. The Plan shall be 
resubmitted upon revision at least once every two years thereafter.
    ``(b) The Plan shall--
            ``(1) establish the goals and priorities for the Program 
        for the fiscal year in which the Plan (or revised Plan) is 
        submitted and the succeeding four fiscal years;
            ``(2) set forth the role of each Federal agency and 
        department in implementing the Plan;
            ``(3) describe the levels of Federal funding for each 
        agency and department, and specific activities, required to 
        achieve the goals and priorities established under paragraph 
        (1); and
            ``(4) assign particular agencies primary responsibility for 
        developing particular Grand Applications of high-performance 
        computing and high-speed networks.
    ``(c) Accompanying the Plan shall be--
            ``(1) a summary of the achievements of Federal efforts 
        during the preceding fiscal year to develop technologies needed 
        for deployment of an advanced information infrastructure;
            ``(2) an evaluation of the progress made toward achieving 
        the goals and objectives of the Plan;
            ``(3) a summary of problems encountered in implementing the 
        Plan; and
            ``(4) any recommendations regarding additional action or 
        legislation which may be required to assist in achieving the 
        purposes of this title.
    ``(d) The Plan shall address, where appropriate, the relevant 
programs and activities of the following Federal agencies and 
departments:
            ``(1) The National Science Foundation.
            ``(2) The Department of Commerce, particularly the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration, and the National Telecommunications 
        and Information Administration.
            ``(3) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
            ``(4) The Department of Defense, particularly the Defense 
        Advanced Research Projects Agency.
            ``(5) The Department of Energy.
            ``(6) The Department of Health and Human Services, 
        particularly the National Institutes of Health and the National 
        Library of Medicine.
            ``(7) The Department of the Interior, particularly the 
        United States Geological Survey.
            ``(8) The Department of Education.
            ``(9) The Department of Agriculture, particularly the 
        National Agricultural Library.
            ``(10) Such other agencies and departments as the President 
        or the Chairman of the Council considers appropriate.
    ``(e) In addition, the Plan shall take into consideration the 
present and planned activities of the Library of Congress, as deemed 
appropriate by the Library of Congress.
    ``(f) The Council shall--
            ``(1) serve as lead entity responsible for development of 
        the Plan and interagency coordination of the Program;
            ``(2) coordinate the high-performance computing research 
        and development activities of Federal agencies and departments 
        undertaken pursuant to the Plan and report at least annually to 
        the President, through the Chairman of the Council, on any 
        recommended changes in agency or departmental roles that are 
        needed to better implement the Plan;
            ``(3) review, prior to the President's submission to the 
        Congress of the annual budget estimate, each agency and 
        departmental budget estimate in the context of the Plan and 
        make the results of that review available to the appropriate 
        elements of the Executive Office of the President, particularly 
        the Office of Management and Budget; and
            ``(4) consult and ensure communication between Federal 
        agencies and research, educational, and industry groups and 
        State agencies conducting research and development on and using 
        high-performance computing.
    ``(g) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
shall establish an advisory committee on high-performance computing and 
high-speed networking and their applications, consisting of prominent 
representatives from industry and academia who are specially qualified 
to provide the Council with advice and information on uses of high-
performance computing and high-speed networking. The advisory committee 
shall provide the Council with an independent assessment of--
            ``(1) progress made in implementing the Plan;
            ``(2) the need to revise the Plan;
            ``(3) the balance between the components of the Plan;
            ``(4) whether the research and development funded under the 
        Plan is helping to maintain United States leadership in the 
        application of computing technology;
            ``(5) ways to ensure government-industry cooperation in 
        implementing the Plan; and
            ``(6) other issues identified by the Director.
    ``(h)(1) Each Federal agency and department involved in the program 
shall, as part of its annual request for appropriations to the Office 
of Management and Budget, submit a report to that Office identifying 
each element of its high-performance computing activities, which--
            ``(A) specifies whether each such element (i) contributes 
        primarily to the implementation of the Plan or (ii) contributes 
        primarily to the achievement of other objectives but aids Plan 
        implementation in important ways; and
            ``(B) states the portion of its request for appropriations 
        that is allocated to each element.
    ``(2) The Office of Management and Budget shall review each such 
report in light of the goals, priorities, and agency and departmental 
responsibilities set forth in the Plan, and shall include, in the 
President's annual budget estimate, a statement of the portion of each 
appropriate agency or department's annual budget estimate that is 
allocated to efforts to develop applications of high-performance 
computing.
    ``Sec. 703. In this title, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) The term `Grand Application' means an application of 
        high-performance computing and highspeed networking that will 
        provide large economic and social benefits to a broad segment 
        of the Nation's populace.
            ``(2) The term `information infrastructure' means a network 
        of communications systems and computer systems designed to 
        exchange information among all citizens and residents of the 
        United States.''.

SEC. 604. APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION

    (a) Responsibilities of National Science Foundation and Other 
Agencies.--In accordance with the Plan developed under section 701 of 
the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as added by section 3 
of this Act, the National Science Foundation and other appropriate 
agencies shall provide for the development of high-performance 
computing and high-speed networking technology for use in education at 
all levels. Such applications shall include but not be limited to the 
following:
            (1) Pilot projects that connect primary and secondary 
        schools to the Internet and the National Research and Education 
        Network to aid in development of the software, hardware, and 
        training material needed to enable students and teachers to use 
        networks to--
                    (A) communicate with their peers around the 
                country;
                    (B) communicate with educators and students in 
                colleges and universities;
                    (C) access databases of electronic information; and
                    (D) access other computing resources.
            (2) Development of computer software, computer systems, and 
        networks for teacher training.
            (3) Development of advanced educational software.
    (b) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the National 
Science Foundation shall work with the computer and communications 
industry, authors and publishers of educational materials, State 
education departments, local school districts, and the Department of 
Education, as appropriate.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the purposes of 
this section, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $40,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1994, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.

SEC. 605. APPLICATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING

    (a) Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Networking Projects.--In 
accordance with the Plan developed under section 701 of the National 
Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 
(42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as added by section 3 of this Act, the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ``Institute'') shall, as provided under 
section 303 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act (as 
amended by title II of this Act) shall establish an Advanced 
Manufacturing Program, including advanced manufacturing systems and 
networking projects. Activities under the Advanced Manufacturing 
Program shall, as appropriate, be coordinated with activities of the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National Science 
Foundation, other Federal agencies, and the States to develop, refine, 
test, and transfer advanced computer-integrated electronically-
networked manufacturing technologies and associated applications.
    (b) Support From Other Federal Departments and Agencies.--The 
Director of the Institute may request and accept funds, facilities, 
equipment, or personnel from other Federal departments and agencies in 
order to carry out responsibilities under this section.

SEC. 606. APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE.

    (a) Development of Technologies by National Institutes of Health.--
In accordance with the Plan developed under section 701 of the National 
Science and Technology Policy, Organization and Priorities Act of 1976 
(42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as added by section 3 of this Act, the 
National Institutes of Health, and particularly the National Library of 
Medicine, in cooperation with the National Science Foundation and other 
appropriate agencies, shall develop technologies for applications of 
high-performance computing and high-speed networking in the health care 
sector. Such applications shall include but not be limited to the 
following;
            (1) Testbed networks for linking hospitals, clinics, 
        doctor's offices, medical schools, medical libraries, and 
        universities to enable health care providers and researchers to 
        share medical data and imagery.
            (2) Software and visualization technology for visualizing 
        the human anatomy and analyzing imagery from X-rays, CAT scans, 
        PET scans, and other diagnostic tools.
            (3) Virtual reality technology for simulating operations 
        and other medical procedures.
            (4) Collaborative technology to allow several health care 
        providers in remote locations to provide real-time treatment to 
        patients.
            (5) Database technology to provide health care providers 
        with access to relevant medical information and literature.
            (6) Database technology for storing, accessing, and 
        transmitting patients' medical records while protecting the 
        accuracy and privacy of those records.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Library of Medicine for the purposes of 
this section, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $40,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1994, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.

SEC. 607. APPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARIES.

    (a) Digital Libraries.--In accordance with the Plan developed under 
section 701 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization 
and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as added by 
section 3 of this Act, the National Science Foundation, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency, and other appropriate agencies shall develop 
technologies for ``digital libraries'' of electronic information. 
Development of digital libraries shall include the following:
            (1) Development of advanced data storage systems capable of 
        storing hundreds of trillions of bits of data and giving 
        thousands of users nearly instantaneous access to that 
        information.
            (2) Development of high-speed, highly accurate systems for 
        converting printed text, page images, graphics, and 
        photographic images into electronic form.
            (3) Development of database software capable of quickly 
        searching, filtering, and summarizing large volumes of text, 
        imagery, data, and sound.
            (4) Encouragement of development and adoption of standards 
        for electronic data.
            (5) Development of computer technology to categorize and 
        organize electronic information in a variety of formats.
            (6) Training of database users and librarians in the use of 
        and development of electronic databases.
            (7) Development of technology for simplifying the 
        utilization of networked databases distributed around the 
        Nation and around the world.
            (8) Development of visualization technology for quickly 
        browsing large volumes of imagery.
    (b) Development of Prototypes.--The National Science Foundation, 
working with the supercomputer centers it supports, shall develop 
prototype digital libraries of scientific data available over the 
Internet and the National Research and Education Network.
    (c) Development of Databases of Remote-Sensing Images.--The 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall develop databases 
of software and remote-sensing images to be made available over 
computer networks like the Internet.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the purposes of 
this section, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $20,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1994, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $40,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1996, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
    (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for the purposes of this section, 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and 
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.

SEC. 608. ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION.

    (a) Associate Directors.--Section 203 of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6612) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``four'' in the second sentence and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``five''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
        ``Among other duties, one Associate Director shall oversee 
        Federal efforts to disseminate scientific and technical 
        information.''.
    (b) Functions of Director.--Section 204(b) of the National Science 
and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6613 (b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (4) the 
        following new paragraph:
            (5) assist the President in disseminating scientific and 
        technical information.''.

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