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

                                                       Calendar No. 165

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                  S. 4

                          [Report No. 103-113]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                July 28 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 165
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                  S. 4

                          [Report No. 103-113]

 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.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   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, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pell, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Breaux, 
 Mr. Conrad, Mr. Burns, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. 
Exon) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
       to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                July 28 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

              Reported by Mr. Hollings, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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,

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                -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -p-r-e-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -p-r-o-m-i-s-e 
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                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
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                -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -h-e-l-p -s-m-a-l-l-- 
                -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e 
                -N-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-d-o-p-t -b-e-s-t -c-u-r-r-e-n-t 
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                -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-, -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
                -w-o-r-k-e-r -s-k-i-l-l-s-, -a-n-d -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-, 
                -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -t-o -a-d-o-p-t -t-h-e 
                -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -2-1-s-t -c-e-n-t-u-r-y-; -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
                -a-n-d -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-a -t-o -h-e-l-p -c-r-e-a-t-e -a-n 
                -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-4-) -I-n -w-o-r-k-i-n-g -w-i-t-h -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -t-o 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l 
        -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -a-n-d -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -g-r-o-w-t-h -o-f 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -a-l-s-o -h-a-s -a 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -l-e-a-d-e-r-s -o-n -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-'-s 
        -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -n-e-e-d-s-, -t-o 
        -m-o-n-i-t-o-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -t-r-e-n-d-s -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-a-r-g-e-t-i-n-g -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -i-n 
        -o-t-h-e-r -n-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -t-o 
        -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -h-e-l-p -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o 
        -r-e-m-a-i-n -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -a-n-d -c-r-e-a-t-e 
        -g-o-o-d -d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c -j-o-b-s-.
            -(-5-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, 
        -a-n-d -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -i-t-s -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -i-s -a-n-d -s-h-o-u-l-d -r-e-m-a-i-n 
        -t-h-e -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -w-h-i-c-h -h-e-l-p-s -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
        -t-o -s-p-e-e-d -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -n-e-w 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -e-n-s-u-r-e -a 
        -g-r-o-w-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-e-a-l-t-h-y -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -b-a-s-e -a-n-d -g-o-o-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -j-o-b-s-. -T-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e 
        -t-h-e -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -g-r-o-w-t-h -o-f 
        -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e-s-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -s-h-o-u-l-d -b-e 
        -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n-e-d -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d-e-d-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-3-. -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-S-.

    -T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-r-e -t-o---
            -(-1-) -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-o-s-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -t-o 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y---l-e-d -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l 
        -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e-, -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-, -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -a-n-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e-, 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-f -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -t-h-e 
        -c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d 
        -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -w-i-l-l -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t-l-y -t-o 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-s-p-e-r-i-t-y-;
            -(-3-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a -n-a-t-i-o-n-w-i-d-e 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -o-f -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -a-d-v-i-c-e -f-o-r 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y 
        -s-m-a-l-l-- -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d -f-i-r-m-s-, 
        -a-n-d -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -h-i-g-h -q-u-a-l-i-t-y-, 
        -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-a-t 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-;
            -(-4-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -a-n-d -r-a-p-i-d -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s-;
            -(-5-) -c-r-e-a-t-e -p-i-l-o-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o 
        -s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-e -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e -f-l-o-w 
        -o-f -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -t-o -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-s 
        -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l-l-y -i-n 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-r -u-t-i-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -(-6-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -w-i-d-e-s-t -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-o -a-i-d -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-; -a-n-d
            -(-7-) -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-h-e -c-o-r-e 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-4-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t---
            -(-1-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-'-' 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s---
                    -(-A-) -n-u-m-e-r-i-c-a-l-l-y---c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d 
                -m-a-c-h-i-n-e -t-o-o-l-s-, -r-o-b-o-t-s-, 
                -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-e-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -c-o-n-t-r-o-l 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-i-z-e-d 
                -f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
                -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
                -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l 
                -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -t-h-e 
                -s-t-a-t-e---o-f---t-h-e---a-r-t-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -n-o-v-e-l -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s -a-n-d 
                -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -q-u-a-l-i-t-y-, 
                -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-, 
                -a-n-d -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -s-u-s-t-a-i-n-a-b-l-e 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -d-e-s-i-g-n-, -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
                -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-, -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t 
                -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g-, -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-o-u-s 
                -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -e-n-e-r-g-y 
                -e-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-c-y-, -w-a-s-t-e 
                -m-i-n-i-m-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -d-e-s-i-g-n -f-o-r 
                -r-e-c-y-c-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-r -p-a-r-t-s -r-e-u-s-e-, 
                -i-n-v-e-n-t-o-r-y -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, 
                -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-d -w-o-r-k-e-r -s-k-i-l-l-s-, -a-n-d 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h 
                -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-s -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-l-i-e-r-s-;
            -(-2-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-'-' -m-e-a-n-s 
        -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-;
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-'-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f 
        -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
            -(-4-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-m-o-d-e-r-n 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -b-e-s-t 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -p-r-o-v-e-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-o -e-n-h-a-n-c-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -o-f -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-;
            -(-5-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-6-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-U-n-d-e-r 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -f-o-r 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.

              -T-I-T-L-E -I-I----M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G

-S-E-C-. -2-0-1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
-E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-'-'-.

 -S-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -A----M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                       -a-n-d -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n

-S-E-C-. -2-1-1-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S -A-N-D -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-.

    -(-a-) -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-.---C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -a-n-d 
-d-e-c-l-a-r-e-s -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -(-1-) -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-, -e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y -s-m-a-l-l 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s-, -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -t-h-e -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -b-o-t-h -m-o-d-e-r-n 
        -(-t-h-a-t-, -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-n-d -c-u-r-r-e-n-t-l-y 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-) -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-o -m-e-e-t -t-h-e 
        -c-h-a-l-l-e-n-g-e -o-f -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -T-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -m-o-d-e-r-n -a-n-d -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-r-e 
        -v-i-t-a-l -t-o -t-h-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -g-r-o-w-t-h-, 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -s-u-s-t-a-i-n-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d -o-f -l-i-v-i-n-g-, 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -i-n -w-o-r-l-d -m-a-r-k-e-t-s-, 
        -a-n-d -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-3-) -N-e-w -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-s -i-n 
        -f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-, -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -n-e-w 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -m-a-k-e -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e 
        -d-r-a-m-a-t-i-c -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-c-r-o-s-s -a-l-l 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -s-e-c-t-o-r-s -i-n 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y-, -q-u-a-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -s-p-e-e-d -w-i-t-h -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s 
        -c-a-n -r-e-s-p-o-n-d -t-o -c-h-a-n-g-i-n-g -m-a-r-k-e-t 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s-.
            -(-4-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-'-s -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -c-a-n -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -t-o 
        -p-l-a-y -a-n -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -r-o-l-e -i-n 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
        -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-, -t-e-s-t-, -a-n-d -d-e-p-l-o-y 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n -a-n-d -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.
    -(-b-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.---I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -t-o -h-e-l-p -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e 
-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -b-y -e-n-h-a-n-c-i-n-g 
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-'-s 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o---
            -(-1-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-, -e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y -s-m-a-l-l-- 
        -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s-, -w-i-t-h 
        -r-e-a-d-y -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -h-i-g-h -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-d-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-n 
        -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -m-o-d-e-r-n 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n-d -i-n 
        -s-o-l-v-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---b-a-s-e-d -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-, -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -b-y -t-h-e 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r-.

-S-E-C-. -2-1-2-. -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
              -A-N-D -E-X-T-E-N-S-I-O-N -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-S -T-O 
              -T-H-E -S-T-E-V-E-N-S-O-N---W-Y-D-L-E-R -A-C-T-.

    -T-h-e -S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n---W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0 -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -3-7-0-1 
-e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e 
-e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -t-i-t-l-e-:

-`-`-T-I-T-L-E -I-I-I----M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y

-`-`-S-E-C-. -3-0-1-. -S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T -O-F -P-O-L-I-C-Y-.

    -`-`-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -d-e-c-l-a-r-e-s -t-h-a-t -i-t -i-s -t-h-e 
-p-o-l-i-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-h-a-t---
            -`-`-(-1-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -s-h-a-l-l -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d -l-a-b-o-r -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-0 -y-e-a-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
        -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-s -s-e-c-o-n-d -t-o -n-o -o-t-h-e-r 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -u-s-e -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -a-l-l -t-h-e -m-a-j-o-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -p-l-a-c-e -a -h-i-g-h -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -o-n -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -w-o-r-k 
        -c-l-o-s-e-l-y -w-i-t-h -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s 
        -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -t-e-s-t 
        -t-h-o-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-3-) -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s 
        -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h 
        -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d -l-a-b-o-r -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-d-, -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
        -s-t-a-t-u-t-e-s -a-n-d -d-u-t-i-e-s-, -t-o -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h 
        -a-n-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -3-0-2-. -R-O-L-E -O-F -T-H-E -D-E-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T -O-F 
              -C-O-M-M-E-R-C-E-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -s-h-a-l-l-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-1-, 
-w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
-i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d -l-a-b-o-r -t-o---
            -`-`-(-1-) -h-e-l-p -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -n-e-w -g-e-n-e-r-i-c 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -a-n-d 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -t-o -h-e-l-p -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-, -e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y 
        -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-n-t-e-r-p-r-i-s-e-s-, -t-o 
        -a-d-o-p-t -b-e-s-t -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -a-n-d-, 
        -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -n-e-w -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -T-w-e-n-t-y---F-i-r-s-t -C-e-n-t-u-r-y 
-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -I-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e 
-P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.----(-1-) -A-s -o-n-e -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -s-t-e-p -t-o 
-c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e-r-e 
-i-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a 
-T-w-e-n-t-y---F-i-r-s-t -C-e-n-t-u-r-y -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
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-i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
            -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-3 -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-; 
        -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-4 -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -2-5 -a-n-d -2-6 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-k--
        -l-)-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
-U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -m-a-y 
-a-c-c-e-p-t -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -f-u-n-d-s -f-r-o-m -a-n-y 
-o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -a-n-d -m-a-y -u-s-e -t-h-o-s-e 
-f-u-n-d-s -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e -T-w-e-n-t-y---F-i-r-s-t 
-C-e-n-t-u-r-y -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -I-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e 
-P-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -i-t-s -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -3-0-3-. -A-D-V-A-N-C-E-D -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T 
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    -`-`-(-a-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -D-i-r-e-c-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -s-h-a-l-l 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -w-h-i-c-h 
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-s-y-s-t-e-m-s -a-n-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -G-o-a-l-.----T-h-e -g-o-a-l -o-f -t-h-e 
-A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -i-s -t-o -c-r-e-a-t-e 
-c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-v-e -m-u-l-t-i-y-e-a-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d-, -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
-o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
-w-o-r-k-e-r -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, 
-a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-e-d -p-e-r-s-o-n-s-, -i-n -o-r-d-e-r 
-t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-, -r-e-f-i-n-e-, -t-e-s-t-, -a-n-d -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r 
-d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s 
-a-n-d -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
-i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -C-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s-.----T-h-e 
-A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-h-e -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-t -t-h-e 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -t-e-s-t-b-e-d-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -i-n 
        -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -c-o-s-t -s-h-a-r-i-n-g-, 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -2-8 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f 
        -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t -(-1-5 
        -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-n-)-, -w-h-o-s-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-, -r-e-f-i-n-e-, -t-e-s-t-, -a-n-d 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -A-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.---T-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
-P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, 
-s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-e-s-t -a-n-d-, -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -t-h-e -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -a-n-d 
        -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-t -t-h-e 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -t-e-s-t-b-e-d -o-r -t-e-s-t-b-e-d-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
                -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -l-i-n-k-i-n-g 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -t-o 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-, -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
        -c-o-n-s-e-n-s-u-s -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -f-o-r -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -d-a-t-a -i-n-t-e-r-c-h-a-n-g-e-, -a-n-d 
        -d-i-g-i-t-a-l -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -d-a-t-a 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -h-e-l-p -t-o -m-a-k-e -h-i-g-h--
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n 
        -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-l -p-a-r-t -o-f -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s -w-h-e-r-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -t-o 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -o-v-e-r-c-o-m-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -b-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-o -t-h-e -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l -a-n-d 
        -c-o-s-t---e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s 
        -a-n-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
        -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -t-e-s-t -n-e-w 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -a-n-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -i-n-v-o-l-v-e -i-n -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -t-o -t-h-e 
        -m-a-x-i-m-u-m -e-x-t-e-n-t -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -b-o-t-h 
        -t-h-o-s-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-k-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -a -b-r-o-a-d 
        -r-a-n-g-e -o-f -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -f-r-o-m 
        -t-h-o-s-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -b-u-y -t-h-e 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -n-e-e-d-s-, 
        -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -f-o-r -c-o-m-p-a-n-y 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-r-s-, -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-s-, -a-n-d 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -w-i-t-h -a -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r 
        -e-m-p-h-a-s-i-s -o-n -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -f-o-r 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -w-o-r-k-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e -o-f -n-e-w 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-9-) -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-, -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-e-d -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---b-a-s-e-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -m-u-l-t-i---m-e-d-i-a -a-n-d 
        -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -i-n-v-o-l-v-e -s-m-a-l-l-- -a-n-d 
        -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -i-n -i-t-s 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-, -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -t-e-s-t-b-e-d-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -c-r-e-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-3-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -T-e-s-t-b-e-d -A-w-a-r-d-s-.---(-1-) -I-n 
-s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-s -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
-a-w-a-r-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-2-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e 
-p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -t-o 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-s -t-h-a-t -h-a-v-e -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-u-c-h -a-s -d-i-g-i-t-a-l -d-a-t-a 
-p-r-o-d-u-c-t -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
-c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r---s-u-p-p-l-i-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -d-i-f-f-u-s-e 
-s-u-c-h -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n-t-o -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-, -a-n-d 
-t-h-a-t-, -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -j-o-i-n-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -b-o-t-h 
-s-u-p-p-l-i-e-r-s -a-n-d -u-s-e-r-s -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -A-n -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y---l-e-d -j-o-i-n-t 
-r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e 
-a-p-p-l-y-i-n-g -f-o-r -a-n -a-w-a-r-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-c-)-(-2-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -o-n-e 
-o-r -m-o-r-e -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
-u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -f-o-r 
-t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -(-a-s -c-r-e-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-5 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f 
-S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t-) -a-n-d 
-o-t-h-e-r -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -A-d-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.---(-1-) 
-W-i-t-h-i-n -6 -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -a-n-d -b-e-f-o-r-e 
-a-n-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -i-s -i-s-s-u-e-d-, 
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -h-o-l-d -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e 
-w-o-r-k-s-h-o-p-s -t-o -s-o-l-i-c-i-t -a-d-v-i-c-e -f-r-o-m 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d -f-r-o-m -o-t-h-e-r 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -D-e-f-e-n-s-e-, -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -t-e-s-t-b-e-d-s-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l-, -t-o -t-h-e 
-g-r-e-a-t-e-s-t -e-x-t-e-n-t -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e-, -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
-a-n-d -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -C-o-m-p-u-t-e-r--
-A-i-d-e-d -A-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -L-o-g-i-s-t-i-c-s 
-S-u-p-p-o-r-t-, -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -d-a-t-a -i-n-t-e-r-c-h-a-n-g-e-, 
-f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -e-n-t-e-r-p-r-i-s-e 
-i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n-.-.
    -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -a-n-d 
-a-c-c-e-p-t -f-u-n-d-s-, -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
-o-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -f-r-o-m -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t 
-L-a-w-s-.---N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -c-r-e-a-t-e -a-n-y -i-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -t-o 
-a-n-y -c-i-v-i-l -o-r -c-r-i-m-i-n-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-, -o-r -t-o 
-a-l-t-e-r -o-r -r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t -i-n -a-n-y -m-a-t-t-e-r -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-n-y -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e 
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -3-0-4-. -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G 
              -O-U-T-R-E-A-C-H -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.---
-T-h-e-r-e -i-s -h-e-r-e-b-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m 
-(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
-a-s -t-h-e -`-O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-'-)-. -T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -s-h-a-l-l 
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
-P-r-o-g-r-a-m -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -a-n -i-n-i-t-i-a-l 
-p-l-a-n -t-o -b-e -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -a-n-d -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -6 -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
-d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -a-n-d -a 
-5---y-e-a-r -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m 
-t-o -b-e -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -w-i-t-h-i-n 
-a -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -a-n-d -t-o -b-e -u-p-d-a-t-e-d -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y-. 
-T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -i-s 
-t-o -l-i-n-k -a-n-d -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -c-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-, -e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y 
-s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d -f-i-r-m-s-, -t-o 
-e-x-p-a-n-d -a-n-d -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f 
-m-o-d-e-r-n -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d 
-t-o -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -u-s-e 
-o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -C-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s-.---T-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
-P-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-f -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
-t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r-, -a-n-d-, -a-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
-t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-y-s-t-e-m -o-f 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -c-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d 
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d 
-m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-. -T-h-e 
-O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s---
            -`-`-(-1-) -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
        -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -f-o-r -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-5 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -a-s 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-6 -o-f 
        -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f 
        -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -a-n -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d -a-n-d -f-u-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-, -w-h-i-c-h -l-i-n-k-s -a-n-d 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-s -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
        -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n-d -w-h-i-c-h -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-s 
        -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -N-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -a-n-d -C-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-4-) -s-u-c-h -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -c-e-n-t-e-r-s 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -b-y -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-s -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -d-e-e-m -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -f-o-r -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
        -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
-C-e-n-t-e-r-s-.----(-1-) -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
-s-e-c-t-o-r -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-c-t-i-v-e-l-y 
-e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -o-r 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, 
-m-a-y -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -t-o -b-e 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-s -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
-C-e-n-t-e-r-s-. -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-y 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -t-h-e-i-r -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e-i-r -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-i-e-s-; 
-s-m-a-l-l -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-; 
-a-n-d -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -r-u-n -b-y 
-p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -s-o-c-i-e-t-i-e-s-, -w-o-r-k-e-r 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -f-o-r---p-r-o-f-i-t -o-r 
-n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
-u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s-, -a-n-d 
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -v-e-n-d-o-r--
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
-p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
-t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n 
-a-n-d -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, 
-o-n -a -c-o-s-t---s-h-a-r-e-d -b-a-s-i-s -a-n-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-, -m-e-r-i-t---b-a-s-e-d -r-e-v-i-e-w 
-p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s-, -t-o -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -o-r -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
-p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-n-t-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e -t-h-e-m -t-o---
            -`-`-(-A-) -j-o-i-n -t-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -a-n-d -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e -i-t-s -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-n-d 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -f-i-r-m-s-, 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m--
        -s-i-z-e-d -f-i-r-m-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-B-) -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n -t-h-e-i-r -e-f-f-o-r-t-s 
        -t-o -h-e-l-p -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -t-o 
        -e-x-p-a-n-d -a-n-d -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n -a-n-d -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-3-) -E-a-c-h -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
-C-e-n-t-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -t-h-e -o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-i-n-g -o-r -n-o-t -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-i-n-g -w-i-t-h 
-o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-. 
-I-f -s-u-c-h -a -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
-C-e-n-t-e-r -c-h-o-o-s-e-s -t-o -m-a-k-e -s-u-c-h -a-n 
-a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
-t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e -s-u-c-h -s-t-e-p-s -a-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -a -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-e 
-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -s-u-c-h 
-c-e-n-t-e-r -a-n-d -t-h-e -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r -o-r 
-C-e-n-t-e-r-s -w-i-t-h -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-.---T-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-f-o-r -a-n -i-n-s-t-a-n-t-a-n-e-o-u-s-, -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e 
-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -t-o -s-e-r-v-e -t-h-e 
-O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -t-o -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e 
-i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-o-n -a-m-o-n-g -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r-s 
-f-o-r -t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n-d -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d 
-t-o -p-e-r-m-i-t -t-h-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -f-o-r-m-, -i-n -a 
-t-i-m-e-l-y -a-n-d -a-c-c-u-r-a-t-e -m-a-n-n-e-r-, -o-f 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-e-)-. -S-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -s-h-a-l-l-, -w-h-e-r-e-v-e-r 
-p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -m-a-k-e -u-s-e -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
-c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -d-a-t-a -b-a-s-e-s-, -a-n-d 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -b-u-l-l-e-t-i-n -b-o-a-r-d-s-. 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e 
-a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -u-s-e-r -f-e-e-s -a-n-d 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -a-c-c-e-s-s -f-o-r 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-s-u-p-p-l-i-e-r-s -a-n-d -u-s-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d 
-i-n -t-h-e -5---y-e-a-r -p-l-a-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -C-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e-.---(-1-) -T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a 
-c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -s-y-s-t-e-m-, -u-s-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
-I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
-s-e-c-t-o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -a-n-d 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -t-o---
            -`-`-(-A-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -a-n-d 
        -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -t-o -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-t-a-t-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-, 
        -f-r-o-m -a-l-l -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -f-r-o-m -o-t-h-e-r -s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -w-h-e-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -i-n 
        -m-a-k-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c-a-l-l-y -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-p-a-t-i-b-l-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-;
            -`-`-(-B-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -r-e-a-d-y -a-c-c-e-s-s -b-y 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-e-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r 
        -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -t-o -t-h-e -m-o-s-t -r-e-c-e-n-t 
        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-h 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-C-) -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -i-n-f-o-r-m -s-u-c-h 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -o-f -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -s-h-a-l-l 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c-a-l-l-y -o-n---
            -`-`-(-A-) -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-, 
        -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r 
        -o-f -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -u-s-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-;
            -`-`-(-B-) -d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c -a-n-d 
        -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -e-x-p-o-r-t 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-o-n -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -c-o-n-f-o-r-m-i-t-y -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -M-a-l-c-o-l-m -B-a-l-d-r-i-g-e 
        -Q-u-a-l-i-t-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -a-n-d -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s -a-n-d -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-;
            -`-`-(-D-) -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s 
        -m-i-n-i-m-i-z-i-n-g -w-a-s-t-e -a-n-d -n-e-g-a-t-i-v-e 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -i-m-p-a-c-t-;
            -`-`-(-E-) -f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y---f-u-n-d-e-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
            -`-`-(-F-) -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-s-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -C-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -f-o-r 
        -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -L-o-c-a-l -I-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-n 
        -P-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y-, -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n-d 
        -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-2 -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-;
            -`-`-(-G-) -h-o-w -t-o -a-c-c-e-s-s -d-a-t-a -b-a-s-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-H-) -o-t-h-e-r -s-u-b-j-e-c-t-s -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t 
        -t-o -t-h-e -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -t-o 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -s-e-l-l -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -w-o-r-l-d-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -P-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s-.---I-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e -i-n-t-o 
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -c-o---f-u-n-d-i-n-g -a-m-o-n-g 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s-, -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-o-r-s-, -a-n-d -e-n-d 
        -u-s-e-r-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-h-a-l-l 
        -u-t-i-l-i-z-e -a-n-d -l-e-v-e-r-a-g-e-, -t-o -t-h-e 
        -e-x-t-e-n-t -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -d-a-t-a -b-a-s-e-s-, 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -c-o-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -r-a-t-h-e-r 
        -t-h-a-n -s-u-p-p-l-a-n-t -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d-, -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -i-n-v-o-l-v-e -k-e-y 
        -s-t-a-k-e-h-o-l-d-e-r-s -a-t -a-l-l -l-e-v-e-l-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -g-o-v-e-r-n-a-n-c-e -o-f 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s-; 
        -c-o-n-c-e-n-t-r-a-t-e -o-n -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -l-o-c-a-l 
        -c-l-u-s-t-e-r-s -o-f -f-i-r-m-s-; -p-r-o-m-o-t-e 
        -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-v-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-m-o-n-g -s-m-a-l-l 
        -a-n-d -l-a-r-g-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-; -l-i-n-k 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-i-g-h-t-l-y -t-o -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -f-u-t-u-r-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-o-s-e -f-o-r 
        -y-o-u-t-h -a-p-p-r-e-n-t-i-c-e-s-h-i-p -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-; 
        -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -s-m-a-l-l -f-i-r-m-s -t-o -s-e-e-k 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y -w-o-r-k-i-n-g 
        -w-i-t-h -m-a-j-o-r -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -t-o 
        -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n -a-n-d -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e-i-r 
        -s-u-p-p-l-i-e-r -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-, 
        -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-; -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -h-o-n-o-r -b-e-s-t 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -b-y -f-i-r-m-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e-m-; 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -b-a-s-e-d -o-n 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -a-n-d -e-n-s-u-r-e -r-i-g-o-r-o-u-s 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; 
        -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d 
        -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-o -t-h-a-t 
        -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
        -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -c-a-n 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-s -t-o -o-t-h-e-r 
        -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -s-u-c-h 
        -a-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g-, 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -e-x-p-o-r-t-i-n-g-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -T-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -f-o-r -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-d-)-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a-l-l 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -l-a-w -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-r-a-d-e -s-e-c-r-e-t-s 
        -a-n-d -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -L-o-c-a-l -o-r -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -n-e-e-d-s 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
        -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -s-t-a-f-f-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-. 
        -T-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-h-a-l-l -s-t-r-i-v-e 
        -f-o-r -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c-a-l -b-a-l-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -u-l-t-i-m-a-t-e -g-o-a-l -o-f -a-c-c-e-s-s -f-o-r -a-l-l 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-.
            -`-`-(-6-) -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
        -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -s-h-o-u-l-d -h-a-v-e -t-h-e 
        -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -d-e-l-i-v-e-r -o-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -t-o 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-; -a-c-t-i-v-e-l-y -w-o-r-k 
        -w-i-t-h-, -r-a-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -s-u-p-p-l-a-n-t-, -t-h-e 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r-; -a-n-d -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -m-a-x-i-m-i-z-e -t-h-e 
        -e-x-p-o-s-u-r-e -o-f -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -t-o 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -m-o-d-e-r-n 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -u-s-e-.
            -`-`-(-7-) -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
        -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -f-o-c-u-s-, -w-h-e-r-e 
        -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e-, -o-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -b-o-t-h -d-e-f-e-n-s-e -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
            -`-`-(-8-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s 
        -f-o-r---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -s-o-l-i-c-i-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -p-e-r-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -o-f 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -u-s-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
                -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
                -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f 
                -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
                -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -3-0-5-. -I-N-D-U-S-T-R-Y---L-E-D 
              -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G -A-D-V-I-S-O-R-Y 
              -C-O-M-M-I-T-T-E-E-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r 
-o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y-, -a-f-t-e-r -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n 
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -a-n-d 
-o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-s-, 
-s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-a-t -o-f-f-i-c-e -a 
-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e 
-(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
-a-s -t-h-e -`-C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-'-)-, -l-e-d -b-y -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
-o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-s-, -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-d-v-i-c-e -a-n-d-, -a-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e -t-o -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e 
-s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -a-n-d -a-n-a-l-y-z-e 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -t-h-e -r-a-n-g-e -o-f 
        -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -w-h-i-c-h -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e 
        -s-u-c-c-e-s-s -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s---b-a-s-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -b-e-s-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-r-e-a-s -w-h-e-r-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -b-e-t-w-e-e-n 
        -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y--
        -l-e-d -j-o-i-n-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -f-o-r 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -w-o-u-l-d -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -a-d-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -e-f-f-o-r-t-s-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e -o-n -w-h-a-t 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s 
        -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s---b-a-s-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s 
        -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -b-u-d-g-e-t-s-, 
        -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-, -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-c-u-r-e-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-4-) -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -g-u-i-d-i-n-g 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s---b-a-s-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -M-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p -a-n-d -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-.---
-(-1-)-(-A-) -T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-m-p-o-s-e-d 
-o-f -1-3 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-, -7 -o-f -w-h-o-m -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a -q-u-o-r-u-m-.
    -`-`-(-B-) -T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -D-e-f-e-n-s-e-, 
-a-n-d -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -t-h-e-i-r 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-e-e-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-.
    -`-`-(-C-) -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -a-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
-t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
-a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y-, -s-h-a-l-l -w-i-t-h-i-n 
-1-2-0 -d-a-y-s -o-f -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-p-p-o-i-n-t -9 -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-e-m-b-e-r-s 
-f-r-o-m -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-, -w-o-r-k-e-r -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -S-t-a-t-e 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-a-. -A-t 
-l-e-a-s-t -1 -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-b-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-r-o-m -s-m-a-l-l 
-b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y -o-r -t-h-e 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-'-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -c-h-a-i-r -t-h-e 
-B-o-a-r-d-.
    -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -c-h-a-i-r-m-a-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-a-l-l -t-h-e 
-f-i-r-s-t -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -3-0 
-d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -m-e-m-b-e-r-s 
-i-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d-.
    -`-`-(-4-) -T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -m-a-y -u-s-e -s-u-c-h 
-p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -d-e-t-a-i-l-e-d -f-r-o-m -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e 
-i-t -t-o -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -i-t-s -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -`-`-(-5-) -M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d-, -o-t-h-e-r 
-t-h-a-n -f-u-l-l---t-i-m-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -w-h-i-l-e -a-t-t-e-n-d-i-n-g 
-m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
-p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -d-u-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -w-h-i-l-e 
-a-w-a-y -f-r-o-m -t-h-e-i-r -h-o-m-e-s -o-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-r 
-p-l-a-c-e-s -o-f -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-l-l-o-w-e-d 
-t-r-a-v-e-l -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-s-u-b-c-h-a-p-t-e-r -I -o-f -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -5-7 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.
    -`-`-(-6-) -T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -a 
-r-e-p-o-r-t -o-f -i-t-s -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-n-c-e -e-v-e-r-y 
-y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -i-t-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -S-c-i-e-n-c-e-, 
-S-p-a-c-e-, -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n 
-C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -S-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d -T-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n 
-o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
-f-o-r -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -1-9-9-5-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-1-3-. -M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-O-U-S -A-N-D 
              -C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-N-G -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-S-.

    -(-a-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.---S-e-c-t-i-o-n -4 -o-f -t-h-e 
-S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n---W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0 -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-3-7-0-3-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d 
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s-:
            -`-`-(-1-4-) -`-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e 
        -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.
            -`-`-(-1-5-) -`-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
        -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.
            -`-`-(-1-6-) -`-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f 
        -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -f-o-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y-.
            -`-`-(-1-7-) -`-A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-' -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -n-u-m-e-r-i-c-a-l-l-y--
                -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -m-a-c-h-i-n-e -t-o-o-l-s-, 
                -r-o-b-o-t-s-, -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-e-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
                -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-i-z-e-d -f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, 
                -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
                -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l 
                -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -t-h-e 
                -s-t-a-t-e---o-f---t-h-e---a-r-t-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-B-) -n-o-v-e-l -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -q-u-a-l-i-t-y-, 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -s-u-s-t-a-i-n-a-b-l-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -d-e-s-i-g-n-, -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-, -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t 
        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g-, -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-o-u-s -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -e-n-e-r-g-y 
        -e-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-c-y-, -w-a-s-t-e -m-i-n-i-m-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n -f-o-r -r-e-c-y-c-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-r -p-a-r-t-s 
        -r-e-u-s-e-, -i-n-v-e-n-t-o-r-y -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, 
        -u-p-g-r-a-d-e-d -w-o-r-k-e-r -s-k-i-l-l-s-, -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h -c-u-s-t-o-m-e-r-s -a-n-d 
        -s-u-p-p-l-i-e-r-s-.
            -`-`-(-1-8-) -`-M-o-d-e-r-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -b-e-s-t -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -p-r-o-v-e-n 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-o 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -o-f 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -R-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n--
-W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-8-0 -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -3-7-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y 
        -a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4 -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
        -t-i-t-l-e -h-e-a-d-i-n-g-:

 -`-`-T-I-T-L-E -I----D-E-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T -O-F -C-O-M-M-E-R-C-E -A-N-D 
                 -R-E-L-A-T-E-D -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-S-'-'-;

            -(-2-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -5 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-0 -a-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-1 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -1-0-6-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-;
            -(-3-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-1-;
            -(-4-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -1-6 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -2-0-, -a-n-d -2-2-, -a-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -1-0-7 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-1-2-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-;
            -(-5-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y 
        -a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-2 -(-a-s 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -n-e-w -t-i-t-l-e -h-e-a-d-i-n-g-:

       -`-`-T-I-T-L-E -I-I----F-E-D-E-R-A-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
                         -T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-'-'-;

            -(-6-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -1-1 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-5 -a-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -2-0-1 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -2-0-5-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-;
            -(-7-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3 
        -a-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-6-;
            -(-8-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4---
                    -(-A-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -5-'-' -e-a-c-h -p-l-a-c-e -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
                -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-'-'-;
                    -(-B-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-4-) -a-n-d 
                -(-6-)-, -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -6-'-' -a-n-d -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-'-' -e-a-c-h 
                -p-l-a-c-e -t-h-e-y -a-p-p-e-a-r -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
                -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-2-'-' -a-n-d -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -1-0-4-'-'-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-3-)-, -b-y 
                -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-'-' -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
                -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-2-'-'-;
            -(-9-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-5 -(-a-s 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-'-' -e-a-c-h -p-l-a-c-e -i-t 
        -a-p-p-e-a-r-s -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-2-'-'-;
            -(-1-0-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-(-d-)----(-a-s 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-7-, 
        -9-, -1-1-, -1-5-, -1-7-, -o-r -2-0-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-1-0-3-, 
        -1-0-5-, -1-0-8-, -1-1-1-, -2-0-1-, -o-r -2-0-5-'-'-;
            -(-1-1-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-2-(-b-) -(-a-s 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-6-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-4-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n 
        -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-4-'-'-;
            -(-1-2-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-4-(-a-)-(-1-) -(-a-s 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-6-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n 
        -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-2-'-'-;
            -(-1-3-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-2 -(-a-s 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-1-, -1-2-, -a-n-d -1-3-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
        -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -2-0-1-, -2-0-2-, -a-n-d -2-0-3-'-'-;
            -(-1-4-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-6 -(-a-s 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-7-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-)---
            -(-A-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-1-(-b-)-'-' -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-2-) -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
        -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-1-(-b-)-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-B-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -6-(-d-)-'-' -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
        -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-2-(-d-)-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-1-5-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-1 -(-a-s -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-6-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-) 
        -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-j-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -M-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s-.---I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o 
-t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s 
-s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-0-2 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -h-e-a-d-s -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-l-s-o -m-a-y 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-, -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
-d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-D-e-f-e-n-s-e-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-1-4-. -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
              -C-E-N-T-E-R-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-5 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e 
-o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t -(-1-5 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-k-)-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -h-e-a-d-i-n-g -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-: 
        -`-`-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-5-)-, -b-y 
        -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d-'-' 
        -a-n-d -a-l-l -t-h-a-t -f-o-l-l-o-w-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -`-`-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -C-e-n-t-e-r-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-t-o -a 
        -m-a-x-i-m-u-m -o-f -o-n-e---t-h-i-r-d -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -f-u-n-d-i-n-g-. -E-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r -w-h-i-c-h 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e-d -d-u-r-i-n-g -i-t-s -s-i-x-t-h -y-e-a-r -o-f 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-t -s-u-c-h -s-u-b-s-e-q-u-e-n-t 
        -t-i-m-e-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -b-y -a-n -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-a-n-e-l -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -i-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -a-s -w-a-s -t-h-e 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-n-e-l -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s-l-y 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d-. -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
        -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-o-r 
        -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-e-n-t-e-r-'-s 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-s -p-o-s-i-t-i-v-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-u-r-t-h-e-r-s -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-. -S-u-c-h -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d 
        -o-n-e---t-h-i-r-d -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-e-n-t-e-r-'-s -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-'-'-;
            -(-3-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s-:
    -`-`-(-d-) -I-f -a -C-e-n-t-e-r -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -a 
-p-o-s-i-t-i-v-e -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -d-u-r-i-n-g -i-t-s -t-h-i-r-d 
-y-e-a-r -o-f -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -m-a-y-, 
-a-n-y -t-i-m-e -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-a-t -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-, 
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-e-n-t-e-r -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -o-r 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-b-o-v-e -a-n-d -b-e-y-o-n-d -t-h-e 
-b-a-s-e-l-i-n-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-e-n-t-e-r-. 
-S-u-c-h -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-, 
-b-u-t -a-r-e -n-o-t -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-i-l-y -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, 
-t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-c-u-s-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -t-e-s-t-i-n-g-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -w-i-t-h-i-n 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -f-i-e-l-d-s -s-u-c-h -a-s 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -o-r -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c-s 
        -f-a-b-r-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s-, -b-o-t-h -l-a-r-g-e -a-n-d -s-m-a-l-l 
        -a-n-d -b-o-t-h -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -C-e-n-t-e-r-'-s 
        -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -r-e-g-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-n 
        -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-g-i-o-n-s-, -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -d-e-s-i-g-n-, 
        -w-o-r-k-f-o-r-c-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-o-s-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -f-i-e-l-d-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -I-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o-o-l-s -t-o 
        -h-e-l-p -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -l-o-w---c-o-s-t-, 
        -l-o-w---v-o-l-u-m-e-, -r-a-p-i-d -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-i-n-g -o-f 
        -a -r-a-n-g-e -o-f -n-e-w -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -r-e-f-i-n-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -m-a-k-e -t-h-e-s-e -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -s-m-a-l-l 
        -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e-i-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -C-e-n-t-e-r-'-s -r-e-g-i-o-n -t-o -l-e-a-r-n -a-n-d -a-p-p-l-y 
        -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -s-y-s-t-e-m-s 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -e-l-e-c-t-r-i-c 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -I-n-d-u-s-t-r-y---l-e-a-d 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-a-t 
        -e-x-p-l-o-r-e -t-h-e -v-a-l-u-e -o-f -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e 
        -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -o-n-g-o-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-, -a-n-d -w-o-r-k-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-. -A-n -a-w-a-r-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-o-r -n-o -m-o-r-e 
        -t-h-a-n -$-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 -p-e-r -y-e-a-r-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-n-e-w-a-l -a-f-t-e-r -a -1--
        -y-e-a-r -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-e-r-i-o-d-.

-S-E-C-. -2-1-5-. -S-T-A-T-E -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -E-X-T-E-N-S-I-O-N 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-6-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-A-c-t -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-1-(-a-)-)-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y 
        -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-(-a-)-'-' -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
        -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-: -`-`-T-h-e-r-e -i-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a -S-t-a-t-e 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.-'-'-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-a-t 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-'-' -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y -a-f-t-e-r 
        -`-`-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-6 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-A-c-t -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-1-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-c-) -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-l 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -l-i-s-t-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-l-s-o -s-h-a-l-l-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
-m-e-r-i-t---b-a-s-e-d -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -r-e-v-i-e-w 
-p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s -a-n-d -a-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-e-r-m-i-t---
            -`-`-(-1-) -m-a-k-e -a-w-a-r-d-s -t-o -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -w-o-r-k-s-h-o-p-s-, -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-1-2-1-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-e -O-m-n-i-b-u-s 
        -T-r-a-d-e -a-n-d -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -A-c-t -o-f 
        -1-9-8-8-, -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -h-e-l-p -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e-i-r -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -S-t-a-t-e-s -w-h-i-c-h 
        -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l-l-y -h-a-v-e -h-a-d -n-o 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -o-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-r -o-n-l-y -s-m-a-l-l 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -t-o -p-l-a-n-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-, -a-n-d 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d -t-o 
        -h-e-l-p -b-r-i-n-g -t-h-o-s-e -S-t-a-t-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o 
        -a -l-e-v-e-l -o-f -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e-y 
        -c-a-n -a-p-p-l-y -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l-l-y -f-o-r -a-w-a-r-d-s 
        -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
        -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -o-r 
        -b-o-t-h-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -t-o -h-e-l-p -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-r-e-a-t-e 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -a-m-o-n-g -s-m-a-l-l 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -g-r-o-u-p -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -S-t-a-t-e -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -t-e-s-t -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e -w-a-y-s 
        -t-o -h-e-l-p -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e-i-r 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -S-t-a-t-e -e-f-f-o-r-t-s 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -h-e-l-p -s-m-a-l-l 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -i-n -r-u-r-a-l -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s 
        -u-r-b-a-n -a-r-e-a-s -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -a-n-d -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-e 
        -t-h-e-i-r -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
        -i-n-t-e-r-s-t-a-t-e -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e 
        -s-u-c-h -e-n-d-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -S-t-a-t-e -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-e-d -s-m-a-l-l -d-e-f-e-n-s-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -f-i-r-m-s -t-o -c-o-n-v-e-r-t 
        -t-h-e-i-r -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -n-o-n-d-e-f-e-n-s-e 
        -a-n-d -d-u-a-l---u-s-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -w-o-r-k-e-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -a-t -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -s-u-c-h -a-s -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
        -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s-, -l-a-b-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -l-a-b-o-r---m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s-, -a-n-d -w-o-r-k-e-r 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-o -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -f-u-t-u-r-e-, -w-i-t-h -a-n -e-m-p-h-a-s-i-s 
        -o-n -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -w-o-r-k -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, 
        -t-h-e -s-k-i-l-l-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -u-s-e 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s 
        -w-e-l-l-, -a-n-d -b-e-s-t -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-8-) -h-e-l-p -S-t-a-t-e-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o -t-r-a-i-n -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -w-h-o -i-n 
        -t-u-r-n -c-a-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -s-k-i-l-l-s 
        -t-o -m-a-n-a-g-e-r-s -a-n-d -w-o-r-k-e-r-s -o-f 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -f-i-r-m-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-1-6-. -A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N -W-O-R-K-F-O-R-C-E -Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y 
              -P-A-R-T-N-E-R-S-H-I-P-S-.

    -(-a-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d-.----(-1-) -T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-f-t-e-r -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -L-a-b-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -m-a-y -m-a-k-e 
-a-w-a-r-d-s -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-s -t-o 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n 
-w-o-r-k-f-o-r-c-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -i-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e-s-e 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -i-s -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-o 
-i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -i-n 
-o-r-d-e-r -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e -t-h-e-m -t-o -u-t-i-l-i-z-e -b-e-s-t 
-c-u-r-r-e-n-t -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s 
-a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-o-t-a-l 
-q-u-a-l-i-t-y -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s-.
    -(-2-) -A-n -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -w-o-r-k-f-o-r-c-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n 
-b-e-t-w-e-e-n---
            -(-A-) -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
        -b-a-s-e-d -o-r -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-o-r 
        -f-i-r-m-s-, -i-n -c-o-n-j-u-n-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a -l-a-b-o-r 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-e-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -o-r 
        -w-o-r-k-e-r -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-B-) -a -l-o-c-a-l -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -o-r 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-, -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-i-g-h-e-r 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a -v-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-, -a -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-, -o-r -a -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m 
        -o-f -s-u-c-h -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-,
-t-o -t-r-a-i-n -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -f-i-r-m-s 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -b-o-t-h -w-o-r-k-p-l-a-c-e---b-a-s-e-d -a-n-d 
-c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m---b-a-s-e-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
    -(-b-) -A-w-a-r-d-s-.----(-1-) -A-w-a-r-d-s -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e -f-o-r -a -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -5 
-y-e-a-r-s-. -T-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f 
-a-n -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -w-o-r-k-f-o-r-c-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -m-a-y -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t 
-o-f -t-h-e -t-o-t-a-l -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-. 
-T-h-e -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s 
-m-a-y -b-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n---c-a-s-h -o-r -i-n---k-i-n-d-, 
-f-a-i-r-l-y -v-a-l-u-e-d-.
    -(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -a-w-a-r-d-s 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-n -a -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
-b-a-s-i-s-.
    -(-c-) -U-s-e -o-f -F-u-n-d-s-.---(-1-) -A-n -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n 
-w-o-r-k-p-l-a-c-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -m-a-y -u-s-e 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -f-o-r---
            -(-A-) -t-h-e -d-i-r-e-c-t -c-o-s-t-s -o-f 
        -w-o-r-k-p-l-a-c-e---b-a-s-e-d -a-n-d -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m--
        -b-a-s-e-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -i-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l-, -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l-, -a-n-d 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -s-k-i-l-l-s-, 
        -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-o-t-a-l -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s-, 
        -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-;
            -(-B-) -t-h-e -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -o-r -l-e-a-s-e -o-f 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-i-d 
        -i-n -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-;
            -(-C-) -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -i-n---h-o-u-s-e 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a -o-r -c-o-u-r-s-e-w-o-r-k -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g---r-e-l-a-t-e-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-f 
        -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-n-t-s -t-o -u-t-i-l-i-z-e -s-u-c-h 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a -o-r -c-o-u-r-s-e-w-o-r-k-; -a-n-d
            -(-D-) -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t -c-o-s-t-s 
        -o-f -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-y -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -1-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -t-o-t-a-l -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
    -(-2-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -m-a-y -n-o-t -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r 
-n-o-n-t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -a-d-o-p-t-i-n-g 
-n-e-w -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-t-h-e -r-e-p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n 
-c-o-s-t-s-, -o-r -s-a-l-a-r-y -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-' -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-. -G-r-a-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-b-e -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l -i-m-p-a-i-r -a-n-y -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
-w-i-t-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e 
-p-a-r-t-i-e-s -t-o -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, -o-r 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-.
    -(-d-) -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -B-o-a-r-d-s-.---E-a-c-h 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n 
-a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -b-o-a-r-d-, -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s 
        -f-r-o-m -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g -f-i-r-m-s-, -l-a-b-o-r 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -w-o-r-k-e-r 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -a-d-v-i-s-e -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-n 
        -t-h-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -a-n-d -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -i-s-s-u-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -2-1-7-. -R-E-P-O-R-T -O-N -O-P-T-I-O-N-S -F-O-R 
              -A-C-C-E-L-E-R-A-T-I-N-G -T-H-E -A-D-O-P-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -N-E-W -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G -E-Q-U-I-P-M-E-N-T-.

    -W-i-t-h-i-n -o-n-e -y-e-a-r -o-f -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n---
            -(-1-) -t-h-e -d-e-g-r-e-e -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -b-o-t-h 
        -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d -l-a-r-g-e -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -e-n-t-e-r-p-r-i-s-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -h-a-v-e -d-i-f-f-i-c-u-l-t-y -o-b-t-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
        -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-i-n-g -n-e-w -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-i-n-g -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -(-2-) -t-h-e -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-e-d -i-n -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l-i-z-e-d 
        -c-o-u-n-t-r-i-e-s -t-o -h-e-l-p -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -f-i-r-m-s -o-b-t-a-i-n -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -f-o-r 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-s-, 
        -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-s-, -a-n-d -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -m-a-j-o-r 
        -o-p-t-i-o-n-s -b-y -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -m-i-g-h-t -h-e-l-p -s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-e 
        -t-h-e -f-l-o-w -o-f -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -t-o 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -a-n-d -t-h-u-s -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                    -(-A-) -c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
                -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t---s-p-o-n-s-o-r-e-d 
                -e-n-t-e-r-p-r-i-s-e -t-o -s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-e -t-h-e 
                -f-l-o-w -o-f -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -t-o 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-;
                    -(-B-) -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -a-d-v-i-c-e -t-o -b-a-n-k-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, 
                -p-e-r-h-a-p-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
                -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e 
                -t-h-e-i-r -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -j-u-d-g-e 
                -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -o-r -n-o-t -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s -h-a-v-e -s-o-u-n-d 
                -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -p-l-a-n-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -t-a-x -i-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s-.

         -S-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -B----N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
    -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-s

-S-E-C-. -2-2-1-. -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -S-C-I-E-N-C-E -F-O-U-N-D-A-T-I-O-N 
              -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G -A-C-T-I-V-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -(-A-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-f-t-e-r-, 
-a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-n-d 
-t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -t-o -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-r-e-a-s -o-f 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -i-n -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -o-f-f-e-r -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y-, 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-, -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-2-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-t -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e 
        -a-n-d-, -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -o-t-h-e-r 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -t-o -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e 
        -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -t-o -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -o-f -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -a-t -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-.
    -(-b-) -E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s 
-a-n-d -I-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-/-U-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -C-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
-R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-.---T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f 
-E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d 
-s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-h-e -I-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-/
-U-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -C-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
-C-e-n-t-e-r-s -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -o-f 
-i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g -t-h-e -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -t-a-l-e-n-t 
-b-a-s-e -v-e-r-s-e-d -i-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l 
-t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -f-u-t-u-r-e-, -w-i-t-h -e-m-p-h-a-s-i-s 
-o-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -o-f 
-a-d-v-a-n-c-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-a-m-e-n-t-a-l -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g 
-k-n-o-w-l-e-d-g-e -i-n -t-h-e-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-. -A-t 
-l-e-a-s-t -o-n-e -E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r 
-s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-f-o-c-u-s -o-n -t-h-e -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-s -o-f -t-r-a-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d 
-m-e-d-i-u-m---s-i-z-e-d -f-i-r-m-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -t-r-y-i-n-g -t-o 
-m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-e -t-h-e-i-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-. -A-w-a-r-d-s 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -o-n 
-a -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-, -m-e-r-i-t -r-e-v-i-e-w -b-a-s-i-s-. 
-S-u-c-h -a-w-a-r-d-s -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
-a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-, 
-e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o 
-r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -C-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
-u-n-d-e-r-g-r-a-d-u-a-t-e -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -t-o -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e 
-i-n -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-.
    -(-c-) -G-r-a-d-u-a-t-e -T-r-a-i-n-e-e-s-h-i-p-s-.---T-h-e 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -m-a-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-r-a-i-n-e-e-s-h-i-p-s -t-o -g-r-a-d-u-a-t-e 
-s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -a-t -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -h-i-g-h-e-r 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -w-h-o 
-c-h-o-o-s-e -t-o -p-u-r-s-u-e -m-a-s-t-e-r-s -o-r -d-o-c-t-o-r-a-l 
-d-e-g-r-e-e-s -i-n -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g-.
    -(-d-) -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -M-a-n-a-g-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e 
-C-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.---T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f 
-t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n 
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -m-a-y 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-f-e-l-l-o-w-s-h-i-p-s-, -o-n -a -c-o-s-t---s-h-a-r-e-d -b-a-s-i-s-, 
-t-o -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -f-r-o-m -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -w-i-t-h 
-e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e -i-n -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-o -s-e-r-v-e 
-f-o-r -1 -o-r -2 -y-e-a-r-s -a-s -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-o-r-s -i-n 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -a-t -2---y-e-a-r -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -a-n-d 
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s-. -I-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -f-e-l-l-o-w-s-, -t-h-e 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-l-a-c-e -s-p-e-c-i-a-l 
-e-m-p-h-a-s-i-s -o-n -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s 
-w-h-o -n-o-t -o-n-l-y -h-a-v-e -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -a-n-d 
-p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e -i-n 
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -b-u-t -w-h-o -a-l-s-o -w-i-l-l -w-o-r-k 
-t-o -f-o-s-t-e-r -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -2---y-e-a-r 
-c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s -a-n-d -n-e-a-r-b-y -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
-f-i-r-m-s-.
    -(-e-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -T-o -T-e-a-c-h -T-o-t-a-l -Q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
-M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-.---T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n 
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-e 
-U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -m-a-y 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
-i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a-, -c-o-u-r-s-e-s-, -a-n-d 
-m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -f-o-r -u-s-e -b-y -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
-h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -i-n 
-t-o-t-a-l -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -r-e-l-a-t-e-d 
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-, -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -h-e-l-p 
-i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-.

     -T-I-T-L-E -I-I-I----C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-I-E-S

-S-E-C-. -3-0-1-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S-.

    -T-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t---
            -(-1-) -t-h-e -r-a-p-i-d-, -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e -o-f 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s 
        -i-s -a -k-e-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-n-t -o-f -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-;
            -(-2-) -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-s 
        -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t-l-y -t-o -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m 
        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -g-r-o-w-t-h -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -o-u-r -m-o-s-t 
        -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-o-r -n-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -g-l-o-b-a-l -m-a-r-k-e-t-p-l-a-c-e -h-a-v-e 
        -c-r-e-a-t-e-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-v-e -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-a-t -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -i-n -h-e-l-p-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r -d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -t-h-e-i-r -g-l-o-b-a-l 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -s-h-a-r-e-s-;
            -(-4-) -a-g-r-i-c-u-l-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -a-e-r-o-s-p-a-c-e 
        -a-r-e -t-w-o -e-x-a-m-p-l-e-s -o-f -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s 
        -t-h-a-t -h-a-v-e -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-d -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
        -s-u-c-c-e-s-s -w-i-t-h -s-t-r-o-n-g -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-r-o-m 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
            -(-5-) -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -m-u-s-t -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -a-n-d 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -t-h-e -c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -p-r-o-s-p-e-r-i-t-y -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.

      -S-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -A----A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                  -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-n-d -R-e-l-a-t-e-d

-S-E-C-. -3-1-1-. -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T -O-F -P-L-A-N -F-O-R -T-H-E 
              -A-D-V-A-N-C-E-D -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
-U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, 
-s-h-a-l-l-, -w-i-t-h-i-n -6 -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e 
-o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n -o-f 
-t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-r-o-g-r-a-m 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-8 -o-f -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-n-)-, -w-i-t-h 
-s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -g-i-v-e-n -t-o---
            -(-1-) -c-l-o-s-e-r -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -D-e-f-e-n-s-e 
        -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -P-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -A-g-e-n-c-y 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-;
            -(-2-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -s-t-a-f-f 
        -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -c-a-n -b-e -f-i-l-l-e-d -b-y 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -o-r -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -e-x-p-e-r-t-s 
        -f-o-r -a -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -o-n-e -t-o -t-w-o -y-e-a-r-s-;
            -(-3-) -b-r-o-a-d-e-n-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -s-c-o-p-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-s -m-a-n-y 
        -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-s -i-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-;
            -(-4-) -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-e-d-e-d 
        -w-h-e-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -r-e-a-c-h 
        -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f -$-2-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -a-n-d 
        -$-5-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-; -a-n-d
            -(-5-) -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-t-e-p-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f 
        -l-a-r-g-e---s-c-a-l-e -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y---l-e-d 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -t-o-, -o-r 
        -p-o-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -e-v-e-n-t-u-a-l-l-y 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -t-h-e -S-e-m-i-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-o-r 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-.

-S-E-C-. -3-1-2-. -A-D-V-A-N-C-E-D -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -P-R-O-G-R-A-M 
              -S-U-P-P-O-R-T -O-F -L-A-R-G-E---S-C-A-L-E -J-O-I-N-T 
              -V-E-N-T-U-R-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-8 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e 
-o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t -(-1-5 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-n-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t 
-t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-k-) -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-l 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -j-o-i-n-t 
-v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -a-l-s-o -m-a-y-, -a-s -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d -b-y 
-l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-o -l-a-r-g-e---s-c-a-l-e -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s 
-r-e-q-u-e-s-t-i-n-g -$-2-0 -m-i-l-l-i-o-n -o-r -m-o-r-e -a -y-e-a-r 
-i-n -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -f-u-n-d-s-. -A-n-y -s-u-c-h -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-b-)-(-1-)-(-B-)-(-i-i-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
-t-h-a-t -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -s-u-c-h -l-a-r-g-e---s-c-a-l-e -j-o-i-n-t 
-v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -f-o-r -u-p -t-o -7 -y-e-a-r-s-. -T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l 
-g-r-o-u-p-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -l-a-r-g-e--
-s-c-a-l-e -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e 
-p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -t-o -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -w-h-i-c-h 
-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -a -b-r-o-a-d -s-p-e-c-t-r-u-m -o-f 
-c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -f-o-r -a -g-i-v-e-n -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d 
-w-h-i-c-h -f-o-c-u-s -o-n -e-i-t-h-e-r -s-p-e-e-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -n-e-w 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -o-r -i-n -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -t-e-s-t-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -v-a-l-u-a-b-l-e -n-e-w -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-. 
-T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -a-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -s-h-a-l-l -o-b-t-a-i-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t 
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
-p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -3-1-3-. -T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-8 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e 
-o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t -(-1-5 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-n-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-b-)-(-1-)-(-B-)-(-i-i-)-, -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a -m-i-n-o-r-i-t-y -s-h-a-r-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s 
        -f-o-r -u-p -t-o -5 -y-e-a-r-s-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-t-h-e -o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-i-t-h-e-r---
                            -`-`-(-I-) -a -m-i-n-o-r-i-t-y -s-h-a-r-e 
                        -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -j-o-i-n-t 
                        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -f-o-r -u-p -t-o -5 
                        -y-e-a-r-s-; -o-r
                            -`-`-(-I-I-) -o-n-l-y -d-i-r-e-c-t 
                        -c-o-s-t-s-, -a-n-d -n-o-t -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t 
                        -c-o-s-t-s-, -p-r-o-f-i-t-s-, -o-r 
                        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -f-e-e-s-, -f-o-r -u-p 
                        -t-o -5 -y-e-a-r-s-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-k-) -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
-(-b-)-(-1-)-(-B-)-(-i-i-) -a-n-d -(-d-)-(-3-) -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r 
-m-a-y -g-r-a-n-t -a-n -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -o-f -n-o-t -t-o -e-x-c-e-e-d 
-6 -m-o-n-t-h-s -b-e-y-o-n-d -t-h-e -d-e-a-d-l-i-n-e-s 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-o-s-e -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
-f-o-r -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -s-i-n-g-l-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t 
-a-w-a-r-d-e-e-s -t-o -e-x-p-e-n-d -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -t-o 
-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -t-h-e-i-r -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-, -i-f -s-u-c-h 
-e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e -g-r-a-n-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -n-o 
-a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-s-t -t-o -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -3-1-4-. -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -M-O-N-I-T-O-R-I-N-G -A-N-D 
              -C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-e-) -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n--
-W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-8-0-, -a-s -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-1-3-(-b-)-(-2-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o 
-r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-e-) -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-M-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
-A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-.---(-1-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -s-h-a-l-l 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -M-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
-A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-, -t-o -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-, -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e-, 
-a-s-s-e-s-s-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-o-n---
            -`-`-(-A-) -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s-s-e-s-s-i-n-g -f-o-r-e-i-g-n 
        -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-B-) -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
        -u-s-e-d -b-y -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -a-p-p-l-y 
        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -h-o-w -t-h-e-s-e -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -c-o-m-p-a-r-e -w-i-t-h -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-s 
        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-s-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -h-a-v-e -o-n -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -w-a-y -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -c-a-n -b-e 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -a-n-d 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s 
        -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -i-n 
        -h-e-l-p-i-n-g -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -a-n-d 
        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -g-r-o-w-t-h-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -B-a-s-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-g-a-t-h-e-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -s-h-a-l-l 
-s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -a-n-a-l-y-z-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e -t-o -m-a-j-o-r -t-r-a-d-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-, 
-k-e-y -t-r-e-n-d-s -i-n -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -a-n-d 
-t-a-r-g-e-t-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -d-e-g-r-e-e -t-o -w-h-i-c-h 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-r-e -h-e-l-p-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -s-t-a-y -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -w-i-t-h 
-o-t-h-e-r -c-o-u-n-t-r-i-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-M-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t 
-i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o---
            -`-`-(-A-) -a-c-t -a-s -a -f-o-c-a-l -p-o-i-n-t 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n 
        -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-d-u-c-t 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -L-i-t-e-r-a-t-u-r-e 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-;
            -`-`-(-B-) -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-v-e 
        -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-l-r-e-a-d-y 
        -u-n-d-e-r -w-a-y -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-C-) -a-c-t -a-s -a-n -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -f-o-r -t-h-i-s 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -f-o-r -t-h-i-s -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-D-) -d-i-r-e-c-t -a-n-d -f-u-n-d -t-h-e 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-E-) -d-i-r-e-c-t -a-n-d -f-u-n-d -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s 
        -o-f -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -i-n -t-h-o-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-r-e-a-s -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-s 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-t -p-a-r -o-r -l-a-g-g-i-n-g 
        -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-F-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-r-e-a-s -n-e-e-d-i-n-g 
        -a -f-u-l-l---s-c-a-l-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -g-r-a-n-t-s-, 
        -o-n -a -c-o-s-t---s-h-a-r-e-d -b-a-s-i-s-, -t-o -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -s-e-c-t-o-r -o-r -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t---i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
        -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s-, -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -t-h-e 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-G-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r 
        -a -f-e-l-l-o-w-s-h-i-p -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -F-e-l-l-o-w-s -i-n -t-h-o-s-e 
        -c-o-u-n-t-r-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -m-a-j-o-r 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-o-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -i-n -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-o 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-i-t-i-a-l 
        -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n 
        -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-H-) -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -t-o -p-l-a-c-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -e-x-p-e-r-t-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-i-e-s -i-n-t-o 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -e-m-b-a-s-s-i-e-s -t-o -s-e-r-v-e 
        -a-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-t-t-a-c-h-e-s -a-n-d 
        -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-l-o-r-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-1-5-. -C-O-M-M-E-R-C-E -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
              -A-D-V-I-S-O-R-Y -B-O-A-R-D-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n---W-y-d-l-e-r 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0 -(-a-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -i-s 
-f-u-r-t-h-e-r -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d 
-t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-1-3-. -C-O-M-M-E-R-C-E -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
              -A-D-V-I-S-O-R-Y -B-O-A-R-D-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e-r-e -i-s 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -B-o-a-r-d -(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e -`-A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y 
-B-o-a-r-d-'-)-, -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -t-o 
-a-d-v-i-s-e -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -U-n-d-e-r 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-n-d -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g 
-w-a-y-s -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-o---
            -`-`-(-1-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -a-n-d -r-a-p-i-d -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-; 
        -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-3-) -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e 
        -g-l-o-b-a-l -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -C-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y 
-B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-m-p-o-s-e-d -o-f -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -1-7 
-m-e-m-b-e-r-s-, -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-r-o-m -a-m-o-n-g -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -w-h-o-, 
-b-e-c-a-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e-i-r -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
-a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-s -i-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -o-r 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-e -a-r-e -e-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d 
-t-o -a-n-a-l-y-z-e -a-n-d -f-o-r-m-u-l-a-t-e -p-o-l-i-c-y -t-h-a-t 
-w-o-u-l-d -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e -g-l-o-b-a-l 
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-. -T-h-e -U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-s-h-a-l-l -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e -1 -m-e-m-b-e-r -t-o -s-e-r-v-e -a-s 
-c-h-a-i-r-m-a-n-. -M-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-f -t-h-e -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y 
-B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-m-p-o-s-e-d -o-f---
            -`-`-(-1-) -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-m-a-l-l 
                -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -o-t-h-e-r -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-r-s-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
                -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t 
                -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
                -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d 
                -i-n -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n-;
                    -`-`-(-E-) -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-i-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-F-) -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l-, -w-o-r-k-e-r-, 
                -a-n-d -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
                -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-G-) -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
                -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -t-h-a-t 
        -p-o-s-s-e-s-s -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -i-n-s-i-g-h-t -t-o 
        -i-s-s-u-e-s -o-f -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -M-e-e-t-i-n-g-s-.----(-1-) -T-h-e -c-h-a-i-r-m-a-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -c-a-l-l -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e 
-A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -B-o-a-r-d -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -9-0 -d-a-y-s 
-a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -m-e-e-t 
-a-t -l-e-a-s-t -o-n-c-e -e-v-e-r-y -6 -m-o-n-t-h-s-, -a-n-d -a-t 
-t-h-e -c-a-l-l -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -T-r-a-v-e-l -E-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-.----M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -B-o-a-r-d-, -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -f-u-l-l--
-t-i-m-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-l-l-o-w-e-d -t-r-a-v-e-l -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -i-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-u-b-c-h-a-p-t-e-r -I -o-f 
-c-h-a-p-t-e-r -5-7 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-C-o-d-e-, -w-h-i-l-e -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -B-o-a-r-d-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -C-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n-.----I-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g 
-o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -T-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-4 -o-f 
-t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -A-c-t 
-s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y 
-B-o-a-r-d-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -3-1-6-. -S-T-U-D-Y -O-F -S-E-M-I-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R 
              -L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-I-E-S-.

    -W-i-t-h-i-n -9 -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -C-r-i-t-i-c-a-l 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-2-2 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-D-e-f-e-n-s-e -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -f-o-r -F-i-s-c-a-l 
-Y-e-a-r -1-9-9-1 -(-i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
-a-s -t-h-e -`-`-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-'-'-) -s-h-a-l-l-, -a-f-t-e-r 
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r 
-a-n-d -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-s -f-r-o-m -o-t-h-e-r 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -S-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d 
-T-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -S-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -S-p-a-c-e-, -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-l-i-t-h-o-g-r-a-p-h-y -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-e-m-i-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-o-r -d-e-v-i-c-e-s-. 
-T-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e 
-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-'-s -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -l-i-k-e-l-y 
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-n-d -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-s -a-n-d 
-d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-s -o-f -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-h 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f -c-u-r-r-e-n-t 
-p-r-i-v-a-t-e -a-n-d -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -t-o 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-h -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n-d -a-n-y 
-r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -m-a-y 
-h-a-v-e -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -f-u-t-u-r-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
-f-o-r -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -i-n 
-a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -l-i-t-h-o-g-r-a-p-h-y-.

     -S-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -B----T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -F-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g 
                      -P-i-l-o-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-s

-S-E-C-. -3-2-1-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S -A-N-D -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-.

    -(-a-) -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-.---C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -a-n-d 
-d-e-c-l-a-r-e-s -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -(-1-) -I-n -r-e-c-e-n-t -y-e-a-r-s-, -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g 
        -f-r-o-m -v-e-n-t-u-r-e -c-a-p-i-t-a-l-i-s-t-s -a-n-d 
        -b-a-n-k-s -a-p-p-e-a-r-s -t-o -h-a-v-e -b-e-c-o-m-e -m-o-r-e 
        -d-i-f-f-i-c-u-l-t -f-o-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-i-r-m-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -o-b-t-a-i-n-.
            -(-2-) -W-h-i-l-e -t-a-x -i-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s -a-r-e 
        -o-f-t-e-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -m-e-t-h-o-d -t-o -h-e-l-p 
        -f-i-r-m-s -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-, -t-h-e-s-e -i-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s -a-r-e -o-f 
        -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -v-a-l-u-e -t-o -t-h-o-s-e -f-i-r-m-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-t-a-r-t---u-p -f-i-r-m-s-, -w-h-i-c-h 
        -h-a-v-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s -b-u-t 
        -n-o-n-e-t-h-e-l-e-s-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -m-u-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -n-e-w 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-.
            -(-3-) -D-i-f-f-i-c-u-l-t-i-e-s -i-n -o-b-t-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -h-u-r-t-s 
        -t-h-o-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-i-r-m-s -w-h-i-c-h -f-a-c-e 
        -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-o-r-s -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-v-e 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -d-i-r-e-c-t -o-r 
        -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -h-e-l-p -f-r-o-m 
        -t-h-e-i-r -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s-.
            -(-4-) -T-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n -w-o-u-l-d -b-e-n-e-f-i-t 
        -f-r-o-m -p-i-l-o-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -w-h-i-c-h -i-n-v-o-l-v-e 
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t---i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s 
        -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -t-e-s-t -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y---l-e-d -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -t-o -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e 
        -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
        -t-o -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -f-i-r-m-s-.
    -(-b-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.---I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -t-o 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-, -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-'-s -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-r-e-e -e-x-p-e-r-i-m-e-n-t-a-l 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -p-i-l-o-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-2-2-. -C-I-V-I-L-I-A-N -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -L-O-A-N 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -(-a-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -T-o -M-a-k-e -L-o-a-n-s-.---T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -m-a-y -m-a-k-e -l-o-a-n-s---
            -(-1-) -a-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -f-o-r 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-o -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m 
        -s-i-z-e-d -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-8 -o-f -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
        -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -2-7-8-n-)-, -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-0-4-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -B-u-d-g-e-t -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-4-; 
        -o-r
            -(-2-) -a-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -3-2-3 -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -t-o -s-m-a-l-l -a-n-d 
        -m-e-d-i-u-m -s-i-z-e-d -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s-.
    -(-b-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.---L-o-a-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-o-r -g-r-o-w-t-h-, 
-m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-m-a-l-l 
-a-n-d -m-e-d-i-u-m -s-i-z-e-d -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n 
-r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, 
-d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -e-x-p-l-o-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-o-s-e -i-n -f-i-e-l-d-s -s-u-c-h -a-s 
-a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c-s-, -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s-, -b-i-o-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n-d -o-p-t-i-c-a-l 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.
    -(-c-) -I-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -R-a-t-e-, -T-e-r-m-s-, -a-n-d 
-C-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.---L-o-a-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -a-t -a-n -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -r-a-t-e -e-q-u-a-l 
-t-o -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -b-o-r-r-o-w-i-n-g -r-a-t-e -p-l-u-s 
-a-n -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -s-u-r-c-h-a-r-g-e -o-f -u-p -t-o -2 
-p-e-r-c-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
-t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-.

-S-E-C-. -3-2-3-. -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E -T-O -C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -I-N-V-E-S-T-M-E-N-T 
              -C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---(-1-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -i-s 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-l-o-w -o-f 
-p-r-i-v-a-t-e -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -t-o -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -j-o-i-n-t 
-v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
-f-i-r-m-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -h-e-l-p -t-h-e-m -f-i-n-a-n-c-e -t-h-e 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.
    -(-2-) -E-a-c-h -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -v-e-n-t-u-r-e 
-c-a-p-i-t-a-l -t-o -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s 
-a-n-d -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -f-i-r-m-s-, -i-n 
-s-u-c-h -m-a-n-n-e-r -a-n-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m-s -a-s -t-h-e 
-l-i-c-e-n-s-e-e -m-a-y -f-i-x -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-. 
-V-e-n-t-u-r-e -c-a-p-i-t-a-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o 
-i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-d -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s 
-a-n-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -f-i-r-m-s -m-a-y -b-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r 
-i-n-v-e-s-t-o-r-s-, -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-d -o-r 
-u-n-i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-d-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o 
-p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -o-n -a-n -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e -b-a-s-i-s-.
    -(-3-) -E-a-c-h -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-e -m-a-y -m-a-k-e -l-o-a-n-s-, 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r 
-l-e-n-d-e-r-s-, -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-d -o-r 
-u-n-i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-d-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o 
-p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -o-n -a-n -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e -o-r 
-d-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -b-a-s-i-s-, -t-o -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -j-o-i-n-t 
-v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
-f-i-r-m-s -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d 
-f-i-r-m-s -w-i-t-h -f-u-n-d-s -n-e-e-d-e-d -f-o-r -s-o-u-n-d 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-r 
-u-t-i-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.
    -(-4-) -T-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-d 
-o-u-t -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e 
-m-a-x-i-m-u-m -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -e-n-s-u-r-e -p-r-u-d-e-n-t 
-d-i-v-e-r-s-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -s-o-u-n-d -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-b-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-.---
-E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-c-) 
-a-n-d -(-d-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-s-h-a-l-l-, -i-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -f-o-l-l-o-w -t-h-e 
-s-t-a-t-u-t-o-r-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -u-s-e -t-h-e 
-s-t-a-t-u-t-o-r-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -a-p-p-l-y -t-o 
-t-h-e -S-m-a-l-l -B-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-'-s 
-S-m-a-l-l -B-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -I-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -a-s 
-s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -s-u-b-c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1-4-B -o-f -t-i-t-l-e 
-1-5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-8-1 
-e-t -s-e-q-.-)-. -A-n-y -a-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -s-u-b-c-h-a-p-t-e-r 
-1-4-B -e-n-a-c-t-e-d -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-l-e-s-s 
-e-x-p-l-i-c-i-t-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -f-o-r -i-n -s-t-a-t-u-t-e-.
    -(-c-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-.----I-n 
-a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
-t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o---
            -(-1-) -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -n-o-n-p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g 
        -p-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-i-e-s -f-r-o-m 
        -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-d -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -a-s -o-n-e -w-a-y -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o 
        -t-h-o-s-e -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -i-s-s-u-e -t-r-u-s-t -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-e-s 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-i-n-g -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-f -a-l-l -o-r -a 
        -f-r-a-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-a-r-t -o-f -p-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d 
        -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-i-e-s -i-s-s-u-e-d -b-y -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-e-s 
        -a-n-d -g-u-a-r-a-n-t-e-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
        -t-r-u-s-t -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-e-s -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -a-n-d 
        -b-a-c-k-e-d -b-y -a -t-r-u-s-t -o-r -p-o-o-l -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-o-s-e-d -o-f 
        -p-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-u-c-h 
        -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-u-a-l -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s 
        -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e -t-o 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -t-h-e -s-a-l-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -t-r-u-s-t 
        -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-e-s-;
            -(-3-) -g-u-a-r-a-n-t-e-e-, -u-p-o-n -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m-s 
        -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -a-r-e -d-e-e-m-e-d 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -t-h-e -t-i-m-e-l-y -p-a-y-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l -o-f -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t 
        -o-n -t-r-u-s-t -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-e-s -i-s-s-u-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-r -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-s 
        -a-g-e-n-t -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -g-u-a-r-a-n-t-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -e-x-t-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-d-e-m-p-t-i-o-n -p-r-i-c-e -o-f 
        -a-n-d -d-i-v-i-d-e-n-d-s -o-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d 
        -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-i-e-s-, -p-l-u-s -a-n-y -r-e-l-a-t-e-d 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-u-a-l -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -w-h-i-c-h 
        -c-o-m-p-o-s-e -t-h-e -t-r-u-s-t -o-r -p-o-o-l-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -i-s-s-u-e -i-t-s -o-w-n -r-u-l-e-s -a-n-d 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -h-o-w -i-t 
        -w-i-l-l -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-.
    -(-d-) -O-t-h-e-r -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s-.----(-1-) -A-m-o-u-n-t-s 
-r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
-p-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -d-i-v-i-d-e-n-d-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-r-e-d-e-m-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-i-e-s 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -f-e-e-s 
-p-a-i-d -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -b-y -a -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-e 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-d-e-p-o-s-i-t-e-d -i-n -a-n -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
-s-o-l-e-l-y -f-o-r -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
-t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -i-n 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t-s-.
    -(-2-) -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -i-n -a-n-y 
-o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -l-a-w -i-m-p-o-s-e-s -a-n-y 
-l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-r -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n-y 
-o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o-, -o-r -s-t-o-c-k-s 
-i-s-s-u-e-d-, -o-r -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t-s -m-a-d-e -b-y -a-n-y 
-l-i-c-e-n-s-e-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -3-2-4-. -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E -T-O -S-T-A-T-E 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -m-a-y 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l-, -a-n-d 
-b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -r-u-n -b-y 
-o-r -c-h-a-r-t-e-r-e-d -b-y -S-t-a-t-e -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r 
-t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -b-y 
-u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
-S-t-a-t-e-s-. -S-u-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -m-a-y---
            -(-1-) -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -f-u-n-d -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l 
        -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -a-t -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -j-o-i-n-t 
        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
        -f-i-r-m-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -w-h-e-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -a-s-s-i-s-t 
        -i-n-t-e-r-m-e-d-i-a-r-y -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, -t-o 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -n-e-w -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-o -t-h-e -p-o-i-n-t -w-h-e-r-e 
        -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d 
        -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -f-i-r-m-s -w-i-l-l 
        -i-n-v-e-s-t -i-n -t-h-e-i-r -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-b-) -F-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.----(-1-) -T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -m-a-k-e -a-w-a-r-d-s -f-o-r -u-p -t-o 
-t-h-r-e-e -y-e-a-r-s -t-o -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -w-h-i-c-h -m-e-e-t-s -t-h-e 
-e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
-(-2-)-. -S-t-a-t-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-n -a-w-a-r-d-s 
-m-a-y -r-e-a-p-p-l-y -i-f -t-h-e-y -s-t-i-l-l -m-e-e-t 
-e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-. -A-n-y 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -t-o -S-t-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e 
-o-n-l-y -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-, -m-e-r-i-t--
-r-e-v-i-e-w-e-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-.
    -(-2-) -A -S-t-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m -m-u-s-t -m-e-e-t -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -b-e-f-o-r-e -i-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -a-p-p-l-y -f-o-r -a-n-d -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
            -(-A-) -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -o-n-e---t-h-i-r-d -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-p-p-l-i-e-s -m-u-s-t -b-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-B-) -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -m-u-s-t 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -a-n-y -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -o-r -i-n-t-e-l-l-e-c-t-u-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -o-n-l-y -t-o -j-o-i-n-t 
        -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -f-i-r-m-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h -l-e-g-a-l-l-y -c-o-m-m-i-t -t-o 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -i-n -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-y -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s 
        -r-e-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -a-n-y -p-r-o-j-e-c-t -f-u-n-d-e-d 
        -i-n -w-h-o-l-e -o-r -i-n -p-a-r-t -b-y -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -f-u-n-d-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

        -T-I-T-L-E -I-V----A-D-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L -C-O-M-M-E-R-C-E 
               -D-E-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T -P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-S

-S-E-C-. -4-0-1-. -I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L 
              -S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s 
-t-h-a-t---
            -(-1-) -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -c-o-n-s-e-n-s-u-s 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-r-e -e-s-s-e-n-t-i-a-l -t-o -t-h-e 
        -t-i-m-e-l-y -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-;
            -(-2-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -m-o-r-e 
        -a-c-t-i-v-e -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
        -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -t-o -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -c-a-n -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -t-h-e 
        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -t-h-e-i-r 
        -c-o-m-p-a-t-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
        -o-f -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-u-n-t-r-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -e-a-s-e 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s---m-a-d-e 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -t-o -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -m-a-r-k-e-t-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, 
        -w-o-r-k-i-n-g -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-r-a-d-e -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -s-o-c-i-e-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -b-o-d-i-e-s-, -c-a-n -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -u-s-e -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-o-n-s-e-n-s-u-s 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d-, -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
        -t-h-e -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-s-e -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.
    -(-b-) -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d -P-i-l-o-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.---
-S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-e-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-r-e-e-m-i-n-e-n-c-e -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-1 -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-(-1-)-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e 
        -`-`-P-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
    -`-`-(-2-) -A-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -a-n-d -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
-t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-2 -o-f -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -f-o-r 
-F-i-s-c-a-l -Y-e-a-r -1-9-8-9 -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-2 -n-o-t-e-) 
-b-y -e-x-t-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-n-d 
-b-y -e-n-t-e-r-i-n-g -i-n-t-o -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s 
-w-i-t-h -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-i-n-g -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s-, 
-a-s -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m -i-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-8-(-d-)-(-9-)-(-B-) -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e 
-o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-c-t -(-1-5 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -2-7-8-n-(-d-)-(-9-)-(-B-)-)-. -S-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s 
-s-h-a-l-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -c-o-s-t -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -b-e-t-w-e-e-n 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -f-o-r 
-s-u-c-h -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-. -I-n -a-w-a-r-d-i-n-g -s-u-c-h 
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s-, -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-e-k -t-o 
-p-r-o-m-o-t-e -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n 
-o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
-t-o -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -c-o-u-n-t-r-i-e-s-, -i-n 
-c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -b-o-d-i-e-s-, 
-p-r-i-v-a-t-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -s-e-t-t-i-n-g -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
-i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-, -a-n-d -m-u-l-t-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-. -T-h-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -m-a-y 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o -b-r-i-n-g 
-t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
-e-x-p-e-r-t-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g 
-i-n---d-e-p-t-h -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -s-y-s-t-e-m-.-'-'-.
    -(-c-) -R-e-p-o-r-t -o-n -G-l-o-b-a-l -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.----T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -B-o-a-r-d -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-4 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t 
-t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g 
-t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -r-o-l-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -i-n -a-i-d -t-o 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -i-n -a-c-h-i-e-v-i-n-g 
-c-o-n-f-o-r-m-i-t-y -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
-a-c-c-r-e-d-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
-q-u-a-l-i-f-y-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -i-n -f-o-r-e-i-g-n 
-m-a-r-k-e-t-s-, -a-n-d -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
-p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c -a-n-d -g-l-o-b-a-l 
-p-r-o-d-u-c-t -a-n-d -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a -d-i-s-c-u-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
-t-o -w-h-i-c-h -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -p-o-l-i-c-y -o-p-t-i-o-n-s 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-u-c-h -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -r-e-p-o-r-t -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-s -t-o 
-m-e-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -o-f---
            -(-1-) -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -b-e-n-e-f-i-c-i-a-l -t-o -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-o -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
        -s-e-t-t-i-n-g -b-o-d-i-e-s-.
    -(-d-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -R-o-l-e-.---
-S-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-0-8-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-r-e-e-m-i-n-e-n-c-e -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-1 -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-6-) -T-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -r-o-l-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -i-n -a-i-d -t-o 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -i-n 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-i-n-g -c-o-n-f-o-r-m-i-t-y -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t 
        -a-n-d -a-c-c-r-e-d-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
        -q-u-a-l-i-f-y-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -i-n 
        -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -m-a-r-k-e-t-s-, -a-n-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c -a-n-d -g-l-o-b-a-l -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -a-n-d 
        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a 
        -d-i-s-c-u-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h 
        -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -p-o-l-i-c-y -o-p-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n 
        -g-l-o-b-a-l -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-s -t-o 
        -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -g-o-a-l -o-f -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s---s-e-t-t-i-n-g -b-o-d-i-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-2-. -M-A-L-C-O-L-M -B-A-L-D-R-I-G-E -A-W-A-R-D 
              -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-S-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-8-(-c-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-e 
-S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n---W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0-, -a-s -s-o 
-r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-6-(-b-)-(-4-) -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-3-) -N-o -a-w-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -w-i-t-h-i-n 
-a-n-y -c-a-t-e-g-o-r-y -o-r -s-u-b-c-a-t-e-g-o-r-y -i-f -t-h-e-r-e 
-a-r-e -n-o -q-u-a-l-i-f-y-i-n-g -e-n-t-e-r-p-r-i-s-e-s -i-n -t-h-a-t 
-c-a-t-e-g-o-r-y -o-r -s-u-b-c-a-t-e-g-o-r-y-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-)-(-1-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-8-(-c-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e 
-S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n---W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0 -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-3-7-1-1-a-(-c-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t 
-t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-D-) -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-.-'-'-.
    -(-2-)-(-A-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -1 -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e 
-o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
-a -r-e-p-o-r-t -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g---
            -(-i-) -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -f-o-r -a -M-a-l-c-o-l-m -B-a-l-d-r-i-g-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -Q-u-a-l-i-t-y -A-w-a-r-d -b-y -v-a-r-i-o-u-s -c-l-a-s-s-e-s 
        -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -(-i-i-) -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r 
        -s-u-c-h -a-w-a-r-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-0-8-(-d-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n---W-y-d-l-e-r 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f 
        -1-9-8-0-; -a-n-d
            -(-i-i-i-) -a -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -a-w-a-r-d-s 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-)-.
    -(-B-) -I-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-)-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
-a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -w-i-t-h -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
-e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -n-o-t-i-c-e -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-e-n-t-.
    -(-C-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-c-c-e-p-t 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -a-w-a-r-d-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-)-(-i-) -u-n-t-i-l -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
-r-e-p-o-r-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
-(-A-) -i-s -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-3-. -C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E -R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H -A-N-D 
              -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T -A-G-R-E-E-M-E-N-T-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-2-(-d-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n--
-W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-8-0 -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -3-7-1-0-a-(-d-)-(-1-)-)-, -a-s 
-r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-6-(-b-)-(-6-) -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
-`-`-(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -b-o-t-h -r-e-a-l -a-n-d -p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l 
-p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-)-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-'-' -b-o-t-h -p-l-a-c-e-s -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-4-. -C-L-E-A-R-I-N-G-H-O-U-S-E -O-N -S-T-A-T-E -A-N-D 
              -L-O-C-A-L -I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-V-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-2-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n--
-W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-8-0-, -a-s -s-o -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-0-6-(-b-)-(-2-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t-, -a-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -P-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y-, 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n-d -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n-'-' -a-n-d 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
-`-`-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-5-. -U-S-E -O-F -D-O-M-E-S-T-I-C -P-R-O-D-U-C-T-S-.

    -(-a-) -P-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-i-o-n -A-g-a-i-n-s-t -F-r-a-u-d-u-l-e-n-t 
-U-s-e -o-f -`-`-M-a-d-e -i-n -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-'-' -L-a-b-e-l-s-.---(-1-) 
-A -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -i-n-t-e-n-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -a-f-f-i-x 
-a -l-a-b-e-l -b-e-a-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -i-n-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-`-`-M-a-d-e -i-n -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-'-'-, -o-r -a-n-y 
-i-n-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-a-t -m-e-a-n-i-n-g-, -t-o -a-n-y 
-p-r-o-d-u-c-t -s-o-l-d -i-n -o-r -s-h-i-p-p-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -i-f -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -i-s -n-o-t -a 
-d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-.
    -(-2-) -A -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -v-i-o-l-a-t-e-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
-(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-n-y 
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r -a -p-r-o-c-u-r-e-m-e-n-t -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t 
-w-i-t-h -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
-a-n-d -t-h-e -a-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -s-u-b-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -a 
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -d-e-b-a-r-m-e-n-t-, 
-s-u-s-p-e-n-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -i-n-e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-t -9-.-4 -o-f -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1 
-o-f -t-i-t-l-e -4-8-, -C-o-d-e -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r -a-n-y -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -t-h-e-r-e-t-o-.
    -(-b-) -C-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -W-i-t-h -B-u-y -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n 
-A-c-t-.---(-1-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -t-h-e -h-e-a-d -o-f -e-a-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-y 
-w-h-i-c-h -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-s -p-r-o-c-u-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l 
-e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-c-u-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-r-e 
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -i-n -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
-2 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -4 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -o-f -M-a-r-c-h -3-, -1-9-3-3 
-(-4-1 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-0-a -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-0-c-, -p-o-p-u-l-a-r-l-y 
-k-n-o-w-n -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-B-u-y -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -A-c-t-'-'-)-.
    -(-2-) -T-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -o-n-l-y 
-t-o -p-r-o-c-u-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -m-a-d-e -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h---
            -(-A-) -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s -m-a-d-e 
        -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-o -b-e -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-B-) -s-o-l-i-c-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -b-i-d-s -a-r-e 
        -i-s-s-u-e-d -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
    -(-3-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -b-e-f-o-r-e -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, 
-1-9-9-4-, -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-p-o-r-t -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -o-n 
-p-r-o-c-u-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -c-o-v-e-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -n-o-t 
-d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-.
    -(-c-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.---F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c 
-p-r-o-d-u-c-t-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a -p-r-o-d-u-c-t---
            -(-1-) -t-h-a-t -i-s -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -o-r 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-r-t-i-c-l-e-s-, -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s-, 
        -o-r -s-u-p-p-l-i-e-s -o-f -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -m-i-n-e-d-, 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-e-d-, -o-r -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-6-. -S-E-V-E-R-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y-.

    -I-f -a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -o-r -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-o -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -o-r 
-c-i-r-c-u-m-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -i-s -h-e-l-d -i-n-v-a-l-i-d-, -t-h-e 
-r-e-m-a-i-n-d-e-r -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-o -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
-o-r -c-i-r-c-u-m-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d 
-t-h-e-r-e-b-y-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-7-. -W-I-N-D -E-N-G-I-N-E-E-R-I-N-G -R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -(-a-) -S-h-o-r-t -T-i-t-l-e-.---T-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e 
-c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-W-i-n-d -E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g 
-P-r-o-g-r-a-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-2-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s -a-n-d -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-.---C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
-f-i-n-d-s -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -(-1-) -H-u-r-r-i-c-a-n-e-s -a-n-d -t-o-r-n-a-d-o-e-s 
        -k-i-l-l -m-o-r-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n-s -a-n-d -d-e-s-t-r-o-y 
        -m-o-r-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -t-h-a-n -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r-.
            -(-2-) -E-a-c-h -y-e-a-r-, -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -e-x-t-r-e-m-e -w-i-n-d-s -c-a-u-s-e 
        -b-i-l-l-i-o-n-s -o-f -d-o-l-l-a-r-s -o-f -d-a-m-a-g-e -t-o 
        -h-o-m-e-s-, -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g-s-, -r-o-a-d-s -a-n-d -b-r-i-d-g-e-s-, 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-i-c-a-l -p-o-w-e-r -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-.
            -(-3-) -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-n -w-i-n-d -a-n-d -w-i-n-d 
        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -h-a-s -r-e-s-u-l-t-e-d -i-n 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -f-o-r -m-a-k-i-n-g 
        -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s 
        -l-e-s-s -v-u-l-n-e-r-a-b-l-e -t-o -e-x-t-r-e-m-e -w-i-n-d-s-, 
        -b-u-t -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
        -i-s -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -n-e-w-, 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d-, -a-n-d -m-o-r-e -c-o-s-t---e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -o-f -w-i-n-d---r-e-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-4-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -w-i-n-d 
        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -h-a-s 
        -d-e-c-r-e-a-s-e-d -d-r-a-s-t-i-c-a-l-l-y -o-v-e-r -t-h-e 
        -l-a-s-t -2-0 -y-e-a-r-s-.
            -(-5-) -W-i-n-d -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
        -h-a-m-p-e-r-e-d -b-y -a -l-a-c-k -o-f -d-a-t-a -o-n -n-e-a-r--
        -s-u-r-f-a-c-e -w-i-n-d -s-p-e-e-d -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -d-u-r-i-n-g -h-u-r-r-i-c-a-n-e-s-, 
        -t-o-r-n-a-d-o-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -s-e-v-e-r-e 
        -s-t-o-r-m-s-.
            -(-6-) -M-a-n-y -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -f-o-r 
        -w-i-n-d---r-e-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-r-e 
        -i-n-e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e -a-n-d -e-a-s-y -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t 
        -b-u-t -o-f-t-e-n -t-h-e-y -a-r-e -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-i-e-d 
        -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -t-h-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-r-e -u-n-a-w-a-r-e 
        -o-f -s-u-c-h -m-e-t-h-o-d-s-.
            -(-7-) -V-a-r-i-o-u-s -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
        -h-a-v-e -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -r-o-l-e-s -t-o -p-l-a-y -i-n 
        -w-i-n-d -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -b-u-t -a-t 
        -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -l-i-t-t-l-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -a-r-e-a-.
            -(-8-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -a -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -W-i-n-d -E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -w-o-u-l-d 
        -r-e-s-u-l-t -i-n -n-e-w -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r 
        -w-i-n-d---r-e-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -b-r-o-a-d-e-r -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -u-l-t-i-m-a-t-e-l-y -d-e-c-r-e-a-s-e-d -l-o-s-s -o-f -l-i-f-e 
        -a-n-d -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -d-u-e -t-o -e-x-t-r-e-m-e -w-i-n-d-s-.
    -(-c-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.---T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
-i-s -t-o -c-r-e-a-t-e -a -W-i-n-d -E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g 
-P-r-o-g-r-a-m -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e 
-o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -w-h-i-c-h 
-w-o-u-l-d---
            -(-1-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -w-i-n-d 
        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-;
            -(-2-) -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -a -c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -f-o-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -w-i-n-d -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -w-i-n-d -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -O-c-e-a-n-i-c 
        -a-n-d -A-t-m-o-s-p-h-e-r-i-c -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -A-v-i-a-t-i-o-n 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.
    -(-d-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.---W-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a -W-i-n-d -E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g 
-P-r-o-g-r-a-m -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -a-n-d -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-a-, 
        -o-n -n-e-w -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -f-o-r -m-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-n-g -w-i-n-d 
        -d-a-m-a-g-e -d-u-e -t-o -t-o-r-n-a-d-o-e-s-, 
        -h-u-r-r-i-c-a-n-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -s-e-v-e-r-e 
        -s-t-o-r-m-s-;
            -(-2-) -f-u-n-d -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-f -w-i-n-d -t-u-n-n-e-l-s -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -n-e-e-d-e-d 
        -f-o-r -w-i-n-d -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-;
            -(-3-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -f-o-r-, -a-n-d 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -r-e-s-u-l-t-s -o-n-, -r-e-d-u-c-i-n-g 
        -w-i-n-d -d-a-m-a-g-e -t-o -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -u-s-u-a-l-l-y -i-n-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-l-y-- -o-r -n-o-n--
        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-e-d-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -s-i-n-g-l-e -f-a-m-i-l-y 
        -d-w-e-l-l-i-n-g-s-, -m-o-b-i-l-e -h-o-m-e-s-, -l-i-g-h-t 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g-s-, -a-n-d -s-m-a-l-l 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s-;
            -(-4-) -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -i-n -w-i-n-d -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -s-o 
        -t-h-a-t -i-t -m-a-y -b-e -a-p-p-l-i-e-d -i-n -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g 
        -c-o-d-e-s-, -d-e-s-i-g-n -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-, -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-5-) -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-, -i-n -c-o-n-j-u-n-c-t-i-o-n 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -O-c-e-a-n-i-c -a-n-d 
        -A-t-m-o-s-p-h-e-r-i-c -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -p-o-s-t---d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -h-u-r-r-i-c-a-n-e-s-, -t-o-r-n-a-d-o-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -s-e-v-e-r-e -s-t-o-r-m-s -t-o -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e -t-h-e 
        -v-u-l-n-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t -t-y-p-e-s 
        -o-f -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g-s -t-o -e-x-t-r-e-m-e -w-i-n-d-s-;
            -(-6-) -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -a -p-o-i-n-t -o-f -c-o-n-t-a-c-t 
        -f-o-r -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -w-i-n-d -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r 
        -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-n -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -f-r-o-m 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -r-e-s-u-l-t-s-, -f-o-r -r-e-d-u-c-i-n-g 
        -w-i-n-d -d-a-m-a-g-e-;
            -(-7-) -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -O-c-e-a-n-i-c -a-n-d -A-t-m-o-s-p-h-e-r-i-c 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -A-v-i-a-t-i-o-n -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-s -i-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
        -o-n -m-e-t-e-o-r-o-l-o-g-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -a-n-d -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e -m-o-r-e -d-a-t-a 
        -o-n -e-x-t-r-e-m-e -w-i-n-d -e-v-e-n-t-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-8-) -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d 
        -e-x-p-a-n-d -b-a-s-i-c -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-n -w-i-n-d 
        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g-.

           -T-I-T-L-E -V----A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N-S -O-F 
                      -A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S

-S-E-C-. -5-0-1-. -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, 
-t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -f-o-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-P-o-l-i-c-y---
            -(-1-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-d-e-r 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -$-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-8-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-;
            -(-2-) -f-o-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y 
        -$-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 
        -a-n-d -$-6-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -1-9-9-5-;
            -(-3-) -f-o-r -J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -L-i-t-e-r-a-t-u-r-e-, -$-2-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-3-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -M-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
        -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-, -$-1-,-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-2-,-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-.
    -(-b-) -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-s-.---(-1-) -F-u-n-d-s -m-a-y -b-e 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -a-m-o-n-g -t-h-e -l-i-n-e -i-t-e-m-s 
-l-i-s-t-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-, -s-o -l-o-n-g -a-s---
            -(-A-) -t-h-e -n-e-t -f-u-n-d-s -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
        -o-r -f-r-o-m -a-n-y -l-i-n-e -i-t-e-m -d-o -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d 
        -1-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-a-t -l-i-n-e -i-t-e-m -i-n 
        -s-u-c-h -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-B-) -t-h-e -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) 
        -i-s -n-o-t -c-h-a-n-g-e-d-; -a-n-d
            -(-C-) -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, 
        -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -S-e-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n 
        -S-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -S-p-a-c-e-, -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -o-f 
        -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-r-e 
        -n-o-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-.
    -(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-p-o-s-e 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-s -t-o -o-r -f-r-o-m -a-n-y -l-i-n-e -i-t-e-m 
-l-i-s-t-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -e-x-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -1-0 
-p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -f-o-r 
-s-u-c-h -l-i-n-e -i-t-e-m-, -b-u-t -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -m-a-y -n-o-t -b-e -m-a-d-e -u-n-l-e-s-s---
            -(-A-) -a -f-u-l-l -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e 
        -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
        -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -a-n-d -t-h-e -r-e-a-s-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-f-o-r 
        -a-r-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-e-d -i-n -w-r-i-t-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e 
        -S-p-e-a-k-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-i-n-g -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -S-e-n-a-t-e-; -a-n-d
            -(-B-) -3-0 -d-a-y-s -h-a-v-e -p-a-s-s-e-d 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -s-u-c-h -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-c-) -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e -F-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -S-t-u-d-y-.----A-s -p-a-r-t -o-f 
-i-t-s -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -e-f-f-o-r-t -a-n-d -b-e-f-o-r-e 
-s-i-g-n-i-n-g -a -n-e-w -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -l-e-a-s-e-, -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
-s-h-a-l-l -s-t-u-d-y -a-n-d -r-e-p-o-r-t -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -o-n 
-t-h-e -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -a-l-l 
-o-r -p-a-r-t -o-f -i-t-s -m-o-d-e-r-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -b-y 
-s-i-g-n-i-n-g -a -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -l-e-a-s-e -w-i-t-h -a-n 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -a-g-r-e-e-s -t-o -s-u-p-p-l-y -a 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-l-y -a-n-d -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c-a-l-l-y 
-u-p-g-r-a-d-e -m-o-d-e-r-n -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -w-h-i-c-h 
-p-e-r-m-i-t-s -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
-I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-, 
-s-t-o-r-e-, -m-a-n-i-p-u-l-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -p-r-i-n-t 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c-a-l-l-y -c-r-e-a-t-e-d -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
-r-e-p-o-r-t-s -a-n-d -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -o-t-h-e-r 
-f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-s-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-2-. -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-E -O-F 
              -S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-S -A-N-D -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y-.

    -(-a-) -I-n-t-r-a-m-u-r-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.----(-1-) 
-T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-o 
-c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -i-n-t-r-a-m-u-r-a-l -s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c 
-a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-, 
-$-2-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d 
-$-3-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-.
    -(-2-) -O-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)---
            -(-A-) -$-1-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-1-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-n-l-y -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -n-o-n-e-n-e-r-g-y--
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -i-n-v-e-n-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -(-B-) -$-9-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-1-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-n-l-y -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-n-c-e -f-u-n-d-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-C-) -$-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-n-l-y -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -p-i-l-o-t -p-r-o-j-e-c-t 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-e-) 
        -o-f -t-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-r-e--
        -e-m-i-n-e-n-c-e -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-1-.
    -(-b-) -F-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.----I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e 
-a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-a-)-, -t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-$-1-0-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s 
-1-9-9-3 -a-n-d -1-9-9-5-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -r-e-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-u-p-g-r-a-d-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-'-s 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-. -T-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r 
-i-n-t-o -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n -w-o-r-k -f-o-r 
-s-u-c-h -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-n-l-y -i-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -a-r-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -i-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-A-c-t-s-.
    -(-c-) -E-x-t-r-a-m-u-r-a-l -I-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.----I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o 
-t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-a-) -a-n-d -(-b-)-, -t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -e-x-t-r-a-m-u-r-a-l 
-i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e---
            -(-1-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, 
        -$-1-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 
        -a-n-d -$-2-8-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -1-9-9-5-, -o-f -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -(-A-) -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
                -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-8-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
                -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 -a-r-e 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-n-l-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r-s 
                -f-o-r -t-h-e -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f 
                -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
                    -(-B-) -$-4-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
                -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-1-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 
                -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 -a-r-e 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-n-l-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
                -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h -C-e-n-t-e-r-s-;
                    -(-C-) -$-4-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
                -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-7-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
                -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 -a-r-e 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-n-l-y -f-o-r -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
                -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n 
                -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-;
                    -(-D-) -$-2-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
                -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-3-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
                -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 -a-r-e 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-n-l-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -i-n 
                -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -O-u-t-r-e-a-c-h 
                -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f 
                -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n 
                -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -N-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-n-d 
                -t-h-e -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d 
                -C-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -$-2-1-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-4-2-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-, -o-f -w-h-i-c-h 
        -$-3-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 
        -a-n-d -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -1-9-9-5 -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-n-l-y -f-o-r 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-3 -o-f -t-h-e 
        -S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n---W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0-.
    -(-d-) -W-i-n-d -E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g-.----(-1-) -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -V 
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-y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-3-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
-y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-.
    -(-2-) -O-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-, -n-o -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -5-0 
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-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -O-c-e-a-n-i-c 
-a-n-d -A-t-m-o-s-p-h-e-r-i-c -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -A-v-i-a-t-i-o-n -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r 
-o-t-h-e-r -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -f-o-r -w-i-n-d -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g 
-r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d 
-p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -f-o-r -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-m-e-t-e-o-r-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -d-a-t-a -n-e-e-d-e-d -f-o-r -w-i-n-d 
-e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g-.

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              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N-.

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-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -6-0-1 -a-n-d -6-0-2-, 
-t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y---
            -(-1-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -C-i-v-i-l-i-a-n -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -L-o-a-n -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-2-2 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, 
        -$-6-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d 
        -e-n-c-o-m-p-a-s-s-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-4 
        -a-n-d -1-9-9-5-;
            -(-2-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -C-i-v-i-l-i-a-n 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -V-e-n-t-u-r-e -C-a-p-i-t-a-l 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -3-2-3 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -$-1-0-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -e-n-c-o-m-p-a-s-s-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -1-9-9-5-;
            -(-3-) -f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -S-t-a-t-e 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, 
        -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-2-4 -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -$-2-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -f-o-r -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e 
        -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -w-o-r-k-f-o-r-c-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-1-6 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
        -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 
        -a-n-d -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -1-9-9-5-.
-A-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
-(-1-) -o-r -(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-m-a-i-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r 
-e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, 
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-n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -$-2-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -o-r -1-0 
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-b-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
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-e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-. -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
-U-n-d-e-r -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -m-a-y 
-a-c-c-e-p-t -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -a-g-e-n-c-y -f-o-r 
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-o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a-n-d 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-i-t-l-e -I-I-I -o-f -t-h-e 
-S-t-e-v-e-n-s-o-n---W-y-d-l-e-r -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0-, -o-r -t-h-e 
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-i-n -t-h-o-s-e -s-t-a-t-u-t-o-r-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-4-. -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -S-C-I-E-N-C-E 
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-$-7-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-.

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        -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -h-a-v-e 
        -p-r-o-v-e-n -t-o -b-e -p-o-w-e-r-f-u-l -t-o-o-l-s -f-o-r 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-'-s -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
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        -H-i-g-h---P-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -C-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
        -i-n -1-9-9-1-, -h-a-v-e -p-l-a-y-e-d -a -k-e-y -r-o-l-e -i-n 
        -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -i-n -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g-, -e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y -i-n -t-h-e 
        -d-e-f-e-n-s-e -a-n-d -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -s-e-c-t-o-r-s-.
            -(-3-) -H-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -h-a-v-e 
        -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -t-o -r-e-v-o-l-u-t-i-o-n-i-z-e 
        -m-a-n-y -f-i-e-l-d-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s-, -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e-, -a-n-d 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-, -i-f -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-r-e -i-n-v-e-s-t-e-d -i-n 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -n-e-e-d-e-d 
        -t-o -d-o -s-o-.
            -(-4-) -T-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -l-i-k-e -t-h-e 
        -H-i-g-h---P-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -C-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -c-a-n -b-e -w-i-d-e-l-y -a-p-p-l-i-e-d -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -o-f -a-l-l -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n-s-.
            -(-5-) -A -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d-, -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -i-s -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -l-a-r-g-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -a-n-d -s-o-c-i-a-l 
        -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-. -T-h-o-s-e -s-o--
        -c-a-l-l-e-d -`-`-G-r-a-n-d -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-'-' 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-o-o-l-s -f-o-r 
        -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g-, -d-i-g-i-t-a-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s -o-f 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e -d-e-l-i-v-e-r-y -o-f 
        -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -a-n-d 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-.
            -(-6-) -T-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y -i-s -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -o-f-f-i-c-e -t-o -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e 
        -s-u-c-h -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
    -(-b-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.----I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t -t-o -h-e-l-p -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -w-i-d-e-s-t 
-p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-i-g-h--
-p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d 
-n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g-. -T-h-i-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t---
            -(-1-) -e-x-p-a-n-d -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-n 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s 
        -f-o-r---
                    -(-A-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-t 
                -a-l-l -l-e-v-e-l-s-, -f-r-o-m -p-r-e-s-c-h-o-o-l -t-o 
                -a-d-u-l-t -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -b-y 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -n-e-w -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
                    -(-B-) -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g -d-i-g-i-t-a-l 
                -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-l-e -o-v-e-r 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -l-i-k-e -t-h-e 
                -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
                -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-;
                    -(-C-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
                -o-f -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e -b-y -f-u-r-n-i-s-h-i-n-g 
                -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                -t-h-e-i-r -p-a-t-i-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -b-e-t-t-e-r-, 
                -m-o-r-e -a-c-c-u-r-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -m-o-r-e 
                -t-i-m-e-l-y -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s 
                -w-o-r-k-e-r-s-, -e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y -i-n -t-h-e 
                -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-o-r-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -d-e-p-l-o-y -t-h-e-s-e 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -a-s -p-a-r-t -o-f -a-n 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d-, -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-3-. -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N -I-N-F-R-A-S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E 
              -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -T-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-P-o-l-i-c-y-, -O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
-A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-6 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-6-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -t-i-t-l-e-:

             -`-`-T-I-T-L-E -V-I-I---I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N 
   -I-N-F-R-A-S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T -P-R-O-G-R-A-M

    -`-`-S-e-c-. -7-0-1-. -T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
-O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-P-o-l-i-c-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-C-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-n-g -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -f-o-r -S-c-i-e-n-c-e-, 
-E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
-a-s -t-h-e -`-C-o-u-n-c-i-l-'-)-, -s-h-a-l-l-, -i-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e---
            -`-`-(-1-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -I-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
        -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e -`-P-r-o-g-r-a-m-'-) -t-h-a-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -a -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d 
        -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y -e-f-f-o-r-t -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o -a-p-p-l-y 
        -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -i-n 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s-, -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -c-a-r-e-, -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-i-e-l-d-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -I-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -P-l-a-n 
        -(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d 
        -t-o -a-s -t-h-e -`-P-l-a-n-'-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -g-o-a-l-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
    -`-`-S-e-c-. -7-0-2-. -(-a-) -T-h-e -P-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-o-n-t-a-i-n -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -a -f-i-v-e--
-y-e-a-r -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-f-f-o-r-t -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -o-n-e 
-y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-. -T-h-e -P-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-r-e-s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -u-p-o-n -r-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -a-t -l-e-a-s-t 
-o-n-c-e -e-v-e-r-y -t-w-o -y-e-a-r-s -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -T-h-e -P-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -(-o-r 
        -r-e-v-i-s-e-d -P-l-a-n-) -i-s -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-o-u-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -t-h-e -r-o-l-e -o-f -e-a-c-h 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -a-n-d -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -i-n 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -a-n-d -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e 
        -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -a-n-d -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-; 
        -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-4-) -a-s-s-i-g-n -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -f-o-r -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r -G-r-a-n-d 
        -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -A-c-c-o-m-p-a-n-y-i-n-g -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e---
            -`-`-(-1-) -a -s-u-m-m-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -e-f-f-o-r-t-s 
        -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -n-e-e-d-e-d 
        -f-o-r -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -a-n -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s -m-a-d-e -t-o-w-a-r-d -a-c-h-i-e-v-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s -a-n-d -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -P-l-a-n-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -a -s-u-m-m-a-r-y -o-f -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s 
        -e-n-c-o-u-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -P-l-a-n-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-4-) -a-n-y -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-r 
        -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-y -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
        -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n -a-c-h-i-e-v-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -T-h-e -P-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-, -w-h-e-r-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -t-h-e -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
-a-n-d -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
        -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
        -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -O-c-e-a-n-i-c -a-n-d -A-t-m-o-s-p-h-e-r-i-c 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-e-r-o-n-a-u-t-i-c-s 
        -a-n-d -S-p-a-c-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -D-e-f-e-n-s-e-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e -D-e-f-e-n-s-e 
        -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -P-r-o-j-e-c-t-s 
        -A-g-e-n-c-y-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-n-e-r-g-y-.
            -`-`-(-6-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -H-e-a-l-t-h 
        -a-n-d -H-u-m-a-n -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y 
        -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s -o-f -H-e-a-l-t-h 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -L-i-b-r-a-r-y -o-f 
        -M-e-d-i-c-i-n-e-.
            -`-`-(-7-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -G-e-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -S-u-r-v-e-y-.
            -`-`-(-8-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-9-) -T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -A-g-r-i-c-u-l-t-u-r-e-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-g-r-i-c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -L-i-b-r-a-r-y-.
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -S-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-s -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -o-r 
        -t-h-e -C-h-a-i-r-m-a-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-t-a-k-e -i-n-t-o -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-e-n-t 
-a-n-d -p-l-a-n-n-e-d -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -L-i-b-r-a-r-y 
-o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-, -a-s -d-e-e-m-e-d -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -b-y 
-t-h-e -L-i-b-r-a-r-y -o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -T-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -l-e-a-d -e-n-t-i-t-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -h-i-g-h--
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
        -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -P-l-a-n 
        -a-n-d -r-e-p-o-r-t -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y -t-o 
        -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
        -C-h-a-i-r-m-a-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l-, -o-n -a-n-y 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-e-d -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -i-n -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-a-l -r-o-l-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o -b-e-t-t-e-r -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e 
        -P-l-a-n-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -r-e-v-i-e-w-, -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-'-s -s-u-b-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e 
        -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-n-n-u-a-l -b-u-d-g-e-t 
        -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-, -e-a-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-y -a-n-d 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-a-l -b-u-d-g-e-t -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e -i-n 
        -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-e-x-t -o-f -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -a-n-d -m-a-k-e 
        -t-h-e -r-e-s-u-l-t-s -o-f -t-h-a-t -r-e-v-i-e-w 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -O-f-f-i-c-e 
        -o-f -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y 
        -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -B-u-d-g-e-t-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-4-) -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -a-n-d -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -a-n-d -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -g-r-o-u-p-s 
        -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-n -a-n-d 
        -u-s-i-n-g -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y -s-h-a-l-l 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n 
-h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-i-g-h--
-s-p-e-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-h-e-i-r 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-f -p-r-o-m-i-n-e-n-t 
-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -f-r-o-m -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -a-n-d 
-a-c-a-d-e-m-i-a -w-h-o -a-r-e -s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d 
-t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -w-i-t-h -a-d-v-i-c-e -a-n-d 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -u-s-e-s -o-f -h-i-g-h--
-p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d 
-n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g-. -T-h-e -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e 
-s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -w-i-t-h -a-n 
-i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-f---
            -`-`-(-1-) -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s -m-a-d-e -i-n 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -t-o -r-e-v-i-s-e -t-h-e 
        -P-l-a-n-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-h-e -b-a-l-a-n-c-e -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -f-u-n-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -P-l-a-n 
        -i-s -h-e-l-p-i-n-g -t-o -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -i-n -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -w-a-y-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t---i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -P-l-a-n-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-6-) -o-t-h-e-r -i-s-s-u-e-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-.
    -`-`-(-h-)-(-1-) -E-a-c-h -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -a-n-d 
-d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
-s-h-a-l-l-, -a-s -p-a-r-t -o-f -i-t-s -a-n-n-u-a-l -r-e-q-u-e-s-t 
-f-o-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -B-u-d-g-e-t-, -s-u-b-m-i-t -a -r-e-p-o-r-t 
-t-o -t-h-a-t -O-f-f-i-c-e -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y-i-n-g -e-a-c-h 
-e-l-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -i-t-s -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
-c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -w-h-i-c-h---
            -`-`-(-A-) -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-s -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -e-a-c-h 
        -s-u-c-h -e-l-e-m-e-n-t -(-i-) -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-s 
        -p-r-i-m-a-r-i-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -o-r -(-i-i-) -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-s 
        -p-r-i-m-a-r-i-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -o-t-h-e-r -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -b-u-t -a-i-d-s -P-l-a-n 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -w-a-y-s-; 
        -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-B-) -s-t-a-t-e-s -t-h-e -p-o-r-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-t-s 
        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t 
        -i-s -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e-d -t-o -e-a-c-h -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
-B-u-d-g-e-t -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-h -r-e-p-o-r-t 
-i-n -l-i-g-h-t -o-f -t-h-e -g-o-a-l-s-, -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
-a-g-e-n-c-y -a-n-d -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-a-l 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -t-h-e 
-P-l-a-n-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-, -i-n -t-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-'-s -a-n-n-u-a-l -b-u-d-g-e-t -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-, -a 
-s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-o-r-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-a-c-h 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-'-s 
-a-n-n-u-a-l -b-u-d-g-e-t -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -i-s 
-a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e-d -t-o -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
-c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g-.
    -`-`-S-e-c-. -7-0-3-. -I-n -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -d-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-p-p-l-y-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-G-r-a-n-d 
        -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -h-i-g-h---p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -h-i-g-h-s-p-e-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -l-a-r-g-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -a-n-d -s-o-c-i-a-l 
        -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -t-o -a -b-r-o-a-d -s-e-g-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -p-o-p-u-l-a-c-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -a -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -o-f -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o 
        -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-m-o-n-g -a-l-l 
        -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-s -a-n-d -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-4-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S -F-O-R -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N

    -(-a-) -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -O-t-h-e-r 
-A-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.---I-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -P-l-a-n 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -7-0-1 -o-f -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-P-o-l-i-c-y-, -O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
-A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-6 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-6-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, 
-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-f-o-r -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-i-g-h--
-p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d 
-n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r -u-s-e -i-n 
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-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -b-u-t -n-o-t -b-e 
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            -(-1-) -P-i-l-o-t -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -t-h-a-t -c-o-n-n-e-c-t 
        -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-o 
        -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-e-t -a-n-d -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -N-e-t-w-o-r-k -t-o 
        -a-i-d -i-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -t-o -u-s-e 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -t-o---
                    -(-A-) -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e-i-r 
                -p-e-e-r-s -a-r-o-u-n-d -t-h-e -c-o-u-n-t-r-y-;
                    -(-B-) -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-e -w-i-t-h 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -i-n 
                -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s -a-n-d -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-;
                    -(-C-) -a-c-c-e-s-s -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s -o-f 
                -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -a-c-c-e-s-s -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-.
            -(-2-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -a-n-d 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-.
            -(-3-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-.
    -(-b-) -C-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-.---I-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-, 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-s -a-n-d -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-r-s -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s-, -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s-, -l-o-c-a-l -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s-, 
-a-n-d -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
    -(-c-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -$-2-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l 
-y-e-a-r -1-9-9-3-, -$-4-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
-1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d -$-6-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
-1-9-9-5-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-5-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S -F-O-R 
              -M-A-N-U-F-A-C-T-U-R-I-N-G

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-a-n-d -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -P-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-.---I-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d 
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-O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -A-c-t -o-f 
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-A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-, 
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-A-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-M-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-h-a-l-l-, -a-s 
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-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
-a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
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-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -A-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.---T-h-e 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t 
-a-n-d -a-c-c-e-p-t -f-u-n-d-s-, -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
-e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -f-r-o-m -o-t-h-e-r 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -i-n 
-o-r-d-e-r -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-6-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S -F-O-R -H-E-A-L-T-H 
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-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s -o-f -H-e-a-l-t-h-.---I-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -7-0-1 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y-, 
-O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-7-6 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-6-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s -a-d-d-e-d 
-b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s -o-f -H-e-a-l-t-h-, -a-n-d 
-p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -L-i-b-r-a-r-y -o-f 
-M-e-d-i-c-i-n-e-, -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
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-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
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-s-p-e-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e 
-s-e-c-t-o-r-. -S-u-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-h-a-l-l 
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        -d-o-c-t-o-r-'-s -o-f-f-i-c-e-s-, -m-e-d-i-c-a-l 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -c-a-r-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -a-n-d -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-e-r-s -t-o 
        -s-h-a-r-e -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -d-a-t-a -a-n-d -i-m-a-g-e-r-y-.
            -(-2-) -S-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -a-n-d -v-i-s-u-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r -v-i-s-u-a-l-i-z-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -h-u-m-a-n -a-n-a-t-o-m-y -a-n-d -a-n-a-l-y-z-i-n-g 
        -i-m-a-g-e-r-y -f-r-o-m -X---r-a-y-s-, -C-A-T -s-c-a-n-s-, 
        -P-E-T -s-c-a-n-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -d-i-a-g-n-o-s-t-i-c 
        -t-o-o-l-s-.
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        -f-o-r -s-i-m-u-l-a-t-i-n-g -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-.
            -(-4-) -C-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-v-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-o 
        -a-l-l-o-w -s-e-v-e-r-a-l -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -i-n -r-e-m-o-t-e -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -r-e-a-l---t-i-m-e -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -t-o 
        -p-a-t-i-e-n-t-s-.
            -(-5-) -D-a-t-a-b-a-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s 
        -w-i-t-h -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -m-e-d-i-c-a-l 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -l-i-t-e-r-a-t-u-r-e-.
            -(-6-) -D-a-t-a-b-a-s-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r 
        -s-t-o-r-i-n-g-, -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-n-g-, -a-n-d 
        -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-i-n-g -p-a-t-i-e-n-t-s-' -m-e-d-i-c-a-l 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d-s -w-h-i-l-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -a-c-c-u-r-a-c-y -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-c-y -o-f -t-h-o-s-e 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-.
    -(-b-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-L-i-b-r-a-r-y -o-f -M-e-d-i-c-i-n-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -$-2-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-3-, -$-4-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d -$-6-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-7-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S -F-O-R -L-I-B-R-A-R-I-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -D-i-g-i-t-a-l -L-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s-.----I-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -7-0-1 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y-, 
-O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-7-6 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-6-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -a-s -a-d-d-e-d 
-b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-A-e-r-o-n-a-u-t-i-c-s -a-n-d -S-p-a-c-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
-t-h-e -D-e-f-e-n-s-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
-P-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -A-g-e-n-c-y-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r -`-`-d-i-g-i-t-a-l 
-l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s-'-' -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-. -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -d-i-g-i-t-a-l 
-l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -(-1-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -d-a-t-a -s-t-o-r-a-g-e -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -c-a-p-a-b-l-e -o-f 
        -s-t-o-r-i-n-g -h-u-n-d-r-e-d-s -o-f -t-r-i-l-l-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -b-i-t-s -o-f -d-a-t-a -a-n-d -g-i-v-i-n-g -t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d-s 
        -o-f -u-s-e-r-s -n-e-a-r-l-y -i-n-s-t-a-n-t-a-n-e-o-u-s 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -t-h-a-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -h-i-g-h---s-p-e-e-d-, 
        -h-i-g-h-l-y -a-c-c-u-r-a-t-e -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -f-o-r 
        -c-o-n-v-e-r-t-i-n-g -p-r-i-n-t-e-d -t-e-x-t-, -p-a-g-e 
        -i-m-a-g-e-s-, -g-r-a-p-h-i-c-s-, -a-n-d 
        -p-h-o-t-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -i-m-a-g-e-s -i-n-t-o 
        -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -f-o-r-m-.
            -(-3-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e 
        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -c-a-p-a-b-l-e -o-f -q-u-i-c-k-l-y 
        -s-e-a-r-c-h-i-n-g-, -f-i-l-t-e-r-i-n-g-, -a-n-d 
        -s-u-m-m-a-r-i-z-i-n-g -l-a-r-g-e -v-o-l-u-m-e-s -o-f 
        -t-e-x-t-, -i-m-a-g-e-r-y-, -d-a-t-a-, -a-n-d -s-o-u-n-d-.
            -(-4-) -E-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -f-o-r -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -d-a-t-a-.
            -(-5-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-o -c-a-t-e-g-o-r-i-z-e -a-n-d 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n -a -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f -f-o-r-m-a-t-s-.
            -(-6-) -T-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-f -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e -u-s-e-r-s 
        -a-n-d -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-a-n-s -i-n -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s-.
            -(-7-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -f-o-r -s-i-m-p-l-i-f-y-i-n-g -t-h-e -u-t-i-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-e-d -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -a-r-o-u-n-d -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -a-r-o-u-n-d -t-h-e -w-o-r-l-d-.
            -(-8-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -v-i-s-u-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r 
        -q-u-i-c-k-l-y -b-r-o-w-s-i-n-g -l-a-r-g-e -v-o-l-u-m-e-s -o-f 
        -i-m-a-g-e-r-y-.
    -(-b-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -P-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e-s-.----T-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -w-o-r-k-i-n-g 
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -s-u-p-e-r-c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -c-e-n-t-e-r-s -i-t 
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e 
-d-i-g-i-t-a-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s -o-f -s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c -d-a-t-a 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -o-v-e-r -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-e-t -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-N-e-t-w-o-r-k-.
    -(-c-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -D-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s -o-f 
-R-e-m-o-t-e---S-e-n-s-i-n-g -I-m-a-g-e-s-.----T-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-A-e-r-o-n-a-u-t-i-c-s -a-n-d -S-p-a-c-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s -o-f -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e 
-a-n-d -r-e-m-o-t-e---s-e-n-s-i-n-g -i-m-a-g-e-s -t-o -b-e -m-a-d-e 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -o-v-e-r -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -l-i-k-e 
-t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-e-t-.
    -(-d-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----(-1-) -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -$-1-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 
-f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-3-, -$-2-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -$-3-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-, -$-4-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-6-, -a-n-d -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-7-.
    -(-2-) -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-A-e-r-o-n-a-u-t-i-c-s -a-n-d -S-p-a-c-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
-f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
-$-1-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-3-, 
-$-2-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d 
-$-3-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-8-. -A-C-C-E-S-S -T-O -S-C-I-E-N-T-I-F-I-C -A-N-D 
              -T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -A-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-0-3 -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y-, -O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
-P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-6 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-6-6-1-2-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-f-o-u-r-'-' -i-n -t-h-e 
        -s-e-c-o-n-d -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n 
        -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-f-i-v-e-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-: -`-`-A-m-o-n-g 
        -o-t-h-e-r -d-u-t-i-e-s-, -o-n-e -A-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e 
        -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -o-v-e-r-s-e-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e -s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c 
        -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-2-0-4-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-o-l-i-c-y-, -O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
-P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-6 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-6-1-3 
-(-b-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d-'-' -a-t -t-h-e 
        -e-n-d -o-f -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-)-;
            -(-2-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -a-t 
        -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-) -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-; 
        -a-n-d-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y 
        -a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -(-5-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -i-n 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-n-g -s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Purposes.
Sec. 103. 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.
Sec. 217. Report on options for accelerating the adoption of new 
                            manufacturing equipment.

     Subtitle B--National Science Foundation Manufacturing Programs

Sec. 221. National Science Foundation manufacturing activities.

                    TITLE III--CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Sec. 301. Findings.
Sec. 302. Development of plan for the Advanced Technology Program.
Sec. 303. Advanced Technology Program support of large-scale joint 
                            ventures.
Sec. 304. Technical amendments.
Sec. 305. Technology financing pilot program. 
Sec. 306. Technology monitoring and competitiveness assessment.
Sec. 307. Commerce Technology Advisory Board.
Sec. 308. Study of semiconductor lithography technologies.

          TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL COMMERCE DEPARTMENT PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. International standardization.
Sec. 402. Malcolm Baldrige Award.
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 TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 603. Information technology applications research program.
Sec. 604. Network access.
Sec. 605. Applications for education.
Sec. 606. Applications for manufacturing.
Sec. 607. Applications for health care.
Sec. 608. Applications for libraries.
Sec. 609. Applications for government information.
Sec. 610. High-performance computing and applications advisory 
                            committee.
Sec. 611. National Research and Education Network amendments.
Sec. 612. Conforming amendments.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. 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, 
        living standards, and employment opportunities.
            (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, including 
                technologies which improve productivity and quality and 
                which build upon and enhance employee skills;
                    (C) work with States, the private sector, worker 
                organizations, and technical and professional societies 
                to help small- and medium-sized manufacturers 
                throughout the Nation to adopt best current 
                manufacturing technologies and practices, to improve 
                worker skills, to establish high-performance work 
                organizations, and to 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 and labor leaders on industry's long-term 
        technological and skill needs, to monitor technological trends, 
        production process trends, and technology targeting efforts in 
        other nations, and generally to ensure that Federal technology 
        and industrial modernization programs help United States 
        industry 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, should continue to help commercial industry to 
        speed the development and commercialization of new 
        technologies, improve and modernize manufacturing, adopt new 
        methods of production, 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. 102. 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 and State-supported 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, high quality jobs, and prosperity;
            (3) develop a nationwide network of sources of 
        technological and industrial modernization 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 and of 
        advanced workplace practices;
            (5) encourage cooperation among Federal departments and 
        agencies to help firms, managers, and workers, in a coordinated 
        fashion, to take full advantage of manufacturing technology, to 
        improve productivity and quality, and adopt high-performance 
        work organizations which successfully integrate technology and 
        employees;
            (6) stimulate the flow of capital to business concerns 
        engaged principally in development or utilization of critical 
        civilian and other advanced technologies;
            (7) 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
            (8) enhance and expand the core programs of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology.

SEC 103. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act----
            (1) the term ``advanced manufacturing technologies'' 
        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 promote high-performance, 
                high-skills systems; and
                    (B) equipment 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, and 
                enhanced worker skills;
            (2) the term ``advanced workplace practices'' means 
        innovations in work organization and performance, including 
        high-performance workplace systems, flexible production 
        techniques, quality programs, continuous improvement, 
        concurrent engineering, close relations between suppliers and 
        customers, lean manufacturing systems, widely diffused 
        decision-making and work teams, and effective integration of 
        production technology, worker skills and training, and 
        workplace organization;
            (3) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the 
        Institute;
            (4) the term ``Institute'' means the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology;
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce;
            (6) the term ``source reduction'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 6603 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 13102); and
            (7) 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 is, appropriate and currently available) 
        technology 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, 
        in cooperation with other Federal departments and agencies, can 
        continue to play an important role in assisting United Stated 
        industry to develop, test, and deploy modern and advanced 
        manufacturing technologies and advanced workplace practices.
    (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 and their workforces, with ready access 
        to high quality 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 and advanced 
        workplace practices 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 II--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 title the 
        United States is second to no other nation in the development, 
        deployment, and use of advanced manufacturing technologies;
            ``(2) all the major Federal research and development 
        agencies shall place a high priority on the development and 
        deployment of skill-based and advanced manufacturing 
        technologies, and shall work closely with United States 
        industry and with the Nation's universities to develop and test 
        those technologies;
            ``(3) since the development of new skills in the existing 
        and entry workforce, and the development of new organizational 
        and managerial approaches, are integral parts of successfully 
        deploying advanced manufacturing and related technologies, 
        advanced workplace practices should be developed and deployed 
        simultaneously and in a coordinated fashion with the 
        development and deployment of advanced manufacturing 
        technologies; and
            ``(4) other Federal departments and agencies which work 
        with civilian industry and labor may, as appropriate and 
        consistent with applicable statutes and duties, work with the 
        Department of Commerce.

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

    ``(a) In General.--The Department of Commerce shall, consistent 
with the policy declared in section 301, work with United States 
industry and labor and, as appropriate, other Federal departments and 
agencies to--
            ``(1) help develop new generic advanced manufacturing 
        technologies, including advanced flexible computer-integrated 
        manufacturing systems and electronic communications networks;
            ``(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 workplace practices and, as appropriate, new 
        advanced manufacturing equipment and techniques; and
            ``(3) work with the private sector, other Federal 
        departments and agencies, State and local governments, and 
        educational institutions as a catalyst to help develop new 
        manufacturing business practices and arrangements, accounting 
        standards, improved supplier-customer relations, manufacturing 
        modernization and investment justification strategies, and 
        other steps which would accelerate the development, deployment, 
        and use of advanced manufacturing technologies by United States 
        industry, as well as evaluate foreign programs to modernize 
        manufacturing.
    ``(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), 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 Act; and
            ``(B) the Manufacturing Extension Partnership established 
        under section 304 of this Act and the associated programs 
        established under sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l).
    ``(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, skill-based manufacturing systems, networking, and 
electronic data exchange.
    ``(c) Program Components.--The Advanced Manufacturing Technology 
Development Program shall include--
            ``(1) the advanced manufacturing research and development 
        activities of 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 and, as appropriate, in consultation with other Federal 
officials, 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, with an emphasis on technologies which both promote 
        United States economic competitiveness and build on and expand 
        the skills of United States workers;
            ``(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, including networks linking 
                customer firms and supplier firms;
            ``(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, including 
        both highly flexible and low-pollution manufacturing 
        technologies;
            ``(7) conduct research in advanced workplace practices 
        related to and necessary for the successful deployment of 
        advanced manufacturing technologies;
            ``(8) 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 personnel from those 
        companies which buy the equipment;
            ``(9) 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;
            ``(10) work with private industry, worker organizations, 
        the Department of Labor, technical and professional societies, 
        universities, and other interested parties to develop standards 
        for the use of advanced computer-based training systems, 
        including multimedia and interactive learning technologies that 
        assure that production workers effectively learn, adapt, and 
        utilize advanced manufacturing technologies and workplace 
        practices;
            ``(11) involve small- and medium-sized manufacturers in its 
        activities;
            ``(12) exchange information and personnel, as appropriate, 
        between the technology development testbeds and the electronic 
        networks created under this section; and
            ``(13) incorporate and experiment with source reduction 
        techniques and technologies at the testbed or testbeds, 
        consulting, as appropriate, with other Federal officials.
    ``(e) Testbed Awards.--(1) In selecting applicants to receive 
awards under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall give particular 
consideration to applications 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 
and computer equipment or systems.
    ``(2) An industry-led joint research and development venture 
applying for an award under subsection (c)(2) 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 (15 U.S.C. 278k).
    ``(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 worker organizations and from 
other Federal agencies, particularly the Departments of Defense and 
Labor, 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 manner the applicability of any Federal or State antitrust law.

``SEC. 304. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.

    ``(a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is established a 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (hereafter in this section referred 
to as the `Partnership'). The Secretary, acting through the Under 
Secretary and the Director, shall implement and coordinate the 
Partnership in accordance with an initial plan that shall be prepared 
and submitted to Congress within 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this title and a 5-year plan for the Partnership that shall be 
submitted to Congress within 1 year after such date of enactment. The 
5-year plan shall be updated and submitted to Congress annually. The 
purpose of the Partnership 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 and advanced workplace practices.
    ``(b) Components.--The Partnership shall be a cooperative effort of 
the Department of Commerce, the States, industry and labor, nonprofit 
organizations, 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 Partnership shall include the following 
components:
            ``(1) Manufacturing Outreach Centers, as authorized under 
        subsection (c);
            ``(2) Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing 
        Technology, as established under section 25 of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), and 
        the State Technology Extension Program, as established under 
        section 26 of the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278l);
            ``(3) an activity, 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 information network provided for under 
        subsection (d) and the clearinghouse system developed under 
        subsection (e); and
            ``(4) such technology and manufacturing extension centers 
        supported by other Federal departments and agencies, States, 
        industry, and nonprofit organizations as the Secretary may deem 
        appropriate for inclusion in the Partnership.
    ``(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 and technical societies, 
worker organizations, industrial organizations, for-profit or nonprofit 
organizations, community development organizations, State universities 
and other universities, community colleges, and technical schools and 
colleges, including, where appropriate, vendor-supported demonstrations 
of production applications.
    ``(2) Any Regional Center for the Transfer of Manufacturing 
Technology may apply to the Secretary to establish a Manufacturing 
Outreach Center, managed by or in cooperation with such Regional 
Center, which extends the effective service area of such Regional 
Center. Funding for the establishment and management of such Outreach 
Center may be awarded to such Regional Center, notwithstanding the 
restrictions of paragraph (5).
    ``(3) 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 Partnership and disseminate its technical 
        and information services to United States manufacturing firms, 
        particularly small- and medium-sized firms; and
            ``(B) strengthen their direct assistance to small- and 
        medium-sized United States manufacturing firms to expand and 
        accelerate the use of modern and advanced manufacturing 
        practices.
    ``(4) If a State plan for technology extension exists in a State 
where an applicant for financial assistance under this subsection is 
operating or plans to operate, the applicant shall demonstrate in its 
application that its proposal is compatible with such State plan.
    ``(5) If a Manufacturing Outreach Center is in or near a State 
which has a Regional Center for the Transfer of Manufacturing 
Technology, the Director shall, as appropriate, encourage the Outreach 
Center to cooperate with the Regional Center in coordinating its 
proposals and ongoing programs to serve manufacturers in the region. 
Manufacturing Outreach Centers may not concurrently be designated as 
Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology under 
section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act.
    ``(6) Financial assistance may be awarded under this subsection for 
an initial period not to exceed 3 years and may, subject to successful 
evaluation by the Institute, be renewed for additional periods, not to 
exceed 3 years each. Such assistance may not at any time exceed 50 
percent of the operating costs and in-kind contributions of the 
recipient.
    ``(d) Manufacturing Extension Information Network.--The Department 
of Commerce shall provide for an instantaneous, interactive information 
network to serve the Partnership, 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 
information network shall, wherever practicable, make use of existing 
computer networks, data bases, and electronic bulletin boards. 
Information network arrangements, including user fees and appropriate 
electronic access for information suppliers and users, shall be 
addressed in the 5-year plan prepared under subsection (a). The 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate these 
information network activities with the relevant activities of other 
Federal agencies, particularly the advanced manufacturing and 
enterprise integration activities of the Department of Defense.
    ``(e) Clearinghouse.--(1) The Secretary shall develop a 
clearinghouse system, using the Institute, 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 Partnership 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 information network established under 
        subsection (d);
            ``(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 regarding--
            ``(A) activities of Manufacturing Outreach Centers, 
        Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology, 
        the State Technology Extension Program, and the users of the 
        information 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 National Quality Award program, 
        and quality principles and standards;
            ``(D) manufacturing processes that minimize waste and 
        negative environmental impact;
            ``(E) advanced workplace practices that can improve 
        quality, response time, and flexibility in manufacturing;
            ``(F) federally funded technology development and transfer 
        programs;
            ``(G) responsibilities assigned to the Clearinghouse for 
        State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and 
        Innovation under section 102;
            ``(H) how to access data bases and services;
            ``(I) skills training, particularly for production workers, 
        that is available through trade and professional organizations, 
        federally supported programs, State resources, private 
        industry, or other organizations; and
            ``(J) 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 Partnership and the information network provided 
        for under subsection (d) 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 Partnership and the information 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 Partnership 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; assist rural as well as 
        urban manufacturers; promote collaborative learning and 
        cooperative action among manufacturers; link industrial 
        modernization programs tightly to existing and future Federal 
        training initiatives, including those for youth apprenticeship 
        programs and for assisting other workers; encourage small firms 
        to seek modernization services by working with major 
        manufacturers to strengthen and coordinate their supplier 
        assessment, certification, and development programs; encourage 
        small firms, as appropriate, to select manufacturing equipment 
        and practices which build upon and expand the skills of their 
        employees; identify and honor best practices by firms and the 
        programs that support them, including both technology and 
        workplace practices; provide funding based on performance and 
        ensure rigorous evaluation of extension services; as 
        appropriate, coordinate Federal programs that support 
        manufacturing modernization; work with Federal, State, local, 
        and private organizations so that Manufacturing 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, and contribute to local business climates supportive 
        of high-performance manufacturing.
            ``(4) The Partnership and the information network 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 Partnership shall strive for geographical balance 
        and for balance between urban and rural recipients, 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; help firms assess needs regarding technology, 
        workplace practices, and training; 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 technologies and practices applicable to both 
        defense and commercial applications and on opportunities to 
        modernize operations in ways which improve productivity, reduce 
        waste and pollution, and increase energy efficiency.
            ``(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;
                    ``(B) assisting in the training of technology 
                extension agents and in helping them disseminate 
                information on best available manufacturing 
                technologies, including technologies for source 
                reduction, and workplace practices; and
                    ``(C) rigorously evaluating the effectiveness of 
                the Manufacturing Outreach Centers and other components 
                of the Partnership.
            ``(9) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
        limiting or interfering with any collective bargaining 
        agreement. Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing 
        Technology and Manufacturing Outreach Centers shall, as 
        practicable, respect any collective bargaining agreement which 
        is in force at a client firm.
    ``(g) Dissemination of Source Reduction and Energy Efficiency 
Technologies.--(1) The Regional Centers for the Transfer of 
Manufacturing Technology and Manufacturing Outreach Centers shall make 
available source reduction and energy efficiency assessments to their 
interested client companies. These assessments shall assist such 
interested client companies in identifying opportunities for energy 
conservation and source reduction, and thus reduce operating costs, 
through either improvement in manufacturing processes or the purchase 
of new equipment.
    ``(2) The Secretary is authorized to work with other appropriate 
Federal officials and other parties to provide employees of Regional 
Centers and Outreach Centers with the training needed to carry out the 
assessments specified in paragraph (1).

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

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, after consultation with the Secretary and other 
appropriate Federal officials, shall establish a Manufacturing Advisory 
Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the `Committee'), 
led by United States industry officials, to provide to the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy 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 industry and labor, 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) The Committee shall be 
composed of 16 members, of whom--
            ``(A) 6 members shall be the Director of the Office of 
        Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary, the Secretary of 
        Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Labor, and 
        the Director of the National Science Foundation, or their 
        designees; and
            ``(B) 10 members shall, within 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this title, be appointed by the President, acting 
        through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
        Policy, from the private manufacturing industry, worker 
        organizations, technical and professional societies, State 
        technology agencies, and academia.
At least two of the members appointed under subparagraph (B) shall be 
from small business.
    ``(2) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
or such Director's designee shall chair the Committee.
    ``(3) The chairman shall call the first meeting of the Committee 
within 30 days after the appointment of members is completed.
    ``(4) The Committee may use such personnel detailed from Federal 
agencies as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions.
    ``(5) Nine members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for 
the transaction of business.
    ``(6) Members of the Committee, other than full-time employees of 
the Federal Government, while attending meetings of the Committee or 
otherwise performing duties of the Committee 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.
    ``(7) The Committee shall submit a report of its activities once 
every year after its establishment to the President, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
    ``(8) The Committee, as appropriate, shall work with the Commerce 
Technology Advisory Board established under section 113 of this Act and 
with other appropriate Federal advisory mechanisms to ensure integrated 
Federal-private consideration of technology and manufacturing policies 
and programs.
    ``(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 
of 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 work organization 
                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, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 22, 
        as sections 107 through 112, respectively;
            (5) by inserting immediately after section 113 (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'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``section 101''; and by striking ``section 
                5(b)(1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
                101(b)(1)'';
                    (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(a)'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``section 102(a)''; by striking ``section 6(b)'' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 102(b)''; and by 
        striking ``section 6(c)(3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``section 102(c)(3)'';
            (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 201(i) (as redesignated by paragraph (6) of 
        this subsection)--
                    (A) by inserting ``loan, lease, or'' immediately 
                after ``may''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Actions taken under this 
                subsection shall not be subject to Federal requirements 
                on the disposal of property.'' immediately after 
                ``activities.'';
            (12) in section 202(b) (as redesignated by paragraph (6) of 
        this subsection) by striking ``section 14(a)(1)(B) (i), (ii), 
        and (iv)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 204(a)(1)(B) 
        (i), (ii), and (iv)'';
            (13) in section 204(a)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (6) 
        of this subsection) by striking ``section 12'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``section 202'';
            (14) 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'';
            (15) in section 206 (as redesignated by paragraph (7) of 
        this subsection)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 12(d)(2)'' in the 
                introductory matter of subsection (a) and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``section 202(d)(2)'';
                    (B) by striking ``section 11(b)'' in subsection 
                (a)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
                201(b)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``section 6(d)'' in subsection (b) 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 102(d)'';
            (16) by adding at the end of section 201 (as redesignated 
        by paragraph (5) 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, 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.''; and
            (17) in section 101(c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection), by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (14); by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(16) engage in joint projects with any person or persons 
        on matters within the authority of the Department of Commerce, 
        accept `partnership fellows' and receive cash donations in the 
        course of such joint projects, and in conjunction with the 
        planning and operation of such joint projects hold meetings of 
        matters of mutual interest with groups of interested persons 
        without regard to any other provision of law, in order to 
        protect sensitive information about United States industry and 
        to assure industry participation in such joint projects.''.

SEC. 214. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

    (a) Amendments.--(1) Section 25(a) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)) is amended by striking 
``and'' at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and by 
inserting immediately after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs:
            ``(6) the active dissemination of information on advanced 
        workplace practices and available education and training 
        programs, and the encouragement of companies to train workers 
        in the effective use of modern and advanced manufacturing 
        technologies; and
            ``(7) demonstration projects in which Centers work with 
        States, local governments, community development organizations, 
        worker and business organizations, and community banks to 
        create a business climate supportive of high-performance 
        manufacturing.''.
    (2) Section 25(b) of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(b)) is amended by striking ``and'' at 
the end of paragraph (2), by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(4), and by inserting immediately after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) assessments of client firms' modernization needs, 
        assistance in implementing quality processes, and, where 
        needed, cooperation with training institutions to ensure that 
        employees, particularly production workers, receive training in 
        the most effective use of manufacturing technology and advanced 
        workplace practices; and''.
    (3) Section 25(c)(5) of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(15)) is amended by striking ``which 
are designed'' and all that follows through the period at the end 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.''.
    (4) Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(e) 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 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) Assistance to small- and medium-sized firms in fields 
        of manufacturing other than the field or fields originally 
        served by the Center.
            ``(3) 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 such 
        products.
            ``(4) Programs to assist small- and medium-sized 
        manufacturers and their employees, particularly production 
        workers, in the Center's region to learn and apply the 
        technologies, techniques, and processes associated with systems 
        management technology, electronic commerce, pollution 
        minimization, or the improvement of manufacturing productivity.
            ``(5) Industry-led 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.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The effective date of section 25(c)(5) of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section, is August 23, 1988.

SEC. 215. STATE TECHNOLOGY EXTENSION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 26(a) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278l(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) Assistance Provided by Program.--Section 26 of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278l) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) In addition to the general authorities listed in subsection 
(b), 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 (15 U.S.C. 278l note) 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, including, as appropriate, State 
        contracts with private-sector technology transfer companies to 
        provide technology assistance and development services that are 
        beyond the current capacity of a given State's industrial 
        extension activities;
            ``(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 or dual-use purposes;
            ``(7) support worker technology education programs in the 
        States at institutions such as research universities, community 
        colleges, technical and professional societies, 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 system well, and best 
        production practice; and support on-the-job training programs 
        in the States to build and enhance the skills of employees, 
        particularly production workers, in small- and medium-sized 
        companies; 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.

    (a) Workforce Activities.--In addition to existing responsibilities 
and authorities prescribed by law, the Secretary, through the Director 
and after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall direct 
Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology and 
Manufacturing Outreach Centers to utilize, when appropriate, their 
expertise and capability to assist managers and workers in United 
States manufacturing firms in effectively utilizing and operating 
advanced manufacturing technologies and modern technologies--
            (1) by making available assessments of the needs of United 
        States manufacturing firms for worker training in the effective 
        utilization and operation of specific technologies the firms 
        have adopted or are planning to adopt;
            (2) by making available to United States manufacturing 
        firms information on commercially and publicly provided worker 
        training services, including those provided by United States 
        sources of technologies, in the effective utilization and 
        operation of specific technologies the firms have adopted or 
        are planning to adopt; and
            (3) by providing information to client firms and their 
        workers to enable them effectively to utilize and operate 
        specific technologies that the firms have adopted or plan to 
        adopt.
    (b) Workforce Analysis and Information Dissemination.--In addition 
to existing responsibilities and authorities prescribed by law, the 
Secretary, through the Director and in consultation with the Secretary 
of Labor and other appropriate Federal officials and with leaders of 
industry and labor, shall assist managers and other workers in United 
States manufacturing firms in effectively utilizing and operating 
advanced manufacturing technologies and modern technologies--
            (1) by establishing and managing a clearinghouse for 
        information, to be available through an appropriate entity to 
        the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing 
        Technology, to the Manufacturing Outreach Centers when they are 
        established, to other technology training entities, or directly 
        to United States manufacturing firms, on the best available 
        training material and services for the effective utilization 
        and operation of specific advanced and modern technologies;
            (2) by encouraging United States providers of advanced and 
        modern technologies for manufacturing firms to develop training 
        material specifically designed for the managers and other 
        workers responsible for utilizing and operating such 
        technologies; and
            (3) by establishing as an important criterion in the 
        assessment of advanced and modern technologies the availability 
        of training material specifically designed for the managers and 
        other workers responsible for utilizing and operating such 
        technologies.

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

    Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on--
            (1) the degree to which 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; and
            (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;
                    (C) cooperation between extension activities 
                supported under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
                and manufacturing equipment leasing firms in order to 
                provide manufacturers with additional information or 
                equipment leasing options; and
                    (D) 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 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 of the 
        Department of Commerce 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 and workplace practices 
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 the 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 or industrial 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 
practical 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, including skills-based production technologies, 
        to ensure long-term economic prosperity for the United States.

SEC. 302. 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 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 Advanced 
        Research Projects Agency and other Federal research and 
        development agencies as appropriate;
            (2) establishment of temporary staff positions that can be 
        filled by industrial or technical experts for a period of 1 to 
        2 years;
            (3) ensuring that the Program will have a meaningful impact 
        on the commercialization of a broad range of new technologies 
        and on the refinement of critical manufacturing technologies;
            (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 possibly 
        eventually including, the Semiconductor Manufacturing 
        Technology Institute.

SEC. 303. 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 
subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), 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 either on speeding the commercialization of important new 
technologies or on accelerating the development, testing, and 
deployment of valuable new process technologies and workplace 
practices. The Secretary and Director, as appropriate, shall obtain 
independent technical review of industry proposals submitted under this 
subsection.''.

SEC. 304. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Amendments to National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act.--Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), as amended by section 303 of this Act, is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``or 
                contracts'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``contracts, 
                and other transactions'';
                    (B) in paragraph (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 providing either a 
                minority share of the total cost of such joint ventures 
                for up to 5 years, or only direct costs (and not 
                indirect costs, profits, or management fees), for up to 
                5 years'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and cooperative 
                agreements'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``cooperative agreements, and other transactions'';
                    (D) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (3);
                    (E) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (4) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(5) use other transactions authority under this 
        subsection only when the Secretary, acting through the 
        Director, determines that standard contracts, grants, or 
        cooperative agreements are not feasible or appropriate, and 
        only when other transaction instruments incorporate terms and 
        conditions that reflect the use of generally accepted 
        commercial accounting and auditing practices.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(l) 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.
    ``(m) The Secretary, Under Secretary, and Director may organize or 
attend workshops or use other mechanisms to encourage the leaders of 
specific United States industrial sectors to--
            ``(1) identify which precompetitive, generic technologies 
        will be most critical in the future to each such sector and, as 
        appropriate, encourage the formation of broad-based industry-
        led joint ventures which seek to develop those technologies; 
        and
            ``(2) analyze which additional steps may be necessary to 
        enable each sector to acquire, deploy, and finance needed 
        technologies in a timely fashion.''.
    (b) Amendment to American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991.--
Section 201(d) of the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 
(Public Law 102-245; 106 Stat. 19) is amended by inserting ``, except 
in the case of the amendment made by subsection (c)(6)(A)'' immediately 
after ``enactment of this Act''.

SEC. 305. TECHNOLOGY FINANCING PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) In recent years, United States technology firms appear 
        to have had increasing difficulty financing the development and 
        early-stage commercialization of important new critical 
        civilian technologies. Venture capital is less available than 
        in past years, banks appear less willing to provide loans, and 
        medium-sized as well as small companies often have difficulty 
        under current capital market conditions financing promising 
        long-term technology projects.
            (2) 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.
            (3) The Nation would benefit from a technology financing 
        pilot program to experiment with assisting private-sector 
        venture capital entities which in turn can select and support 
        the most promising and valuable long-term United States 
        technology projects.
    (b) In General.--(1) As a pilot program, the Secretary, through the 
Under Secretary and in consultation with the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
``Administrator''), may license and, to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts and in accordance with the plan developed under 
subsection (e), financially assist private-sector entities to be known 
as civilian technology investment companies, for the purpose of 
stimulating and expanding the flow of private capital to eligible 
technology firms and joint ventures of eligible technology firms.
    (2)(A) Each civilian technology investment company licensed under 
this section may provide venture capital and loans to eligible 
technology firms and joint ventures in such manner and under such terms 
as the licensee may fix in accordance with regulations of the 
Secretary. Civilian technology investment companies may provide venture 
capital and loans directly or in cooperation with other investors.
    (B) Each civilian technology investment company shall have 
authority to borrow money and to issue its debenture bonds, promissory 
notes, or other obligations under such general conditions and subject 
to such limiations and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
    (3) In order to encourage the formation and growth of civilian 
technology investment companies pursuant to this section, the Secretary 
is authorized, when funds are previously made available in 
appropriations Acts, to--
            (A) purchase, or guarantee the timely payment of up to 100 
        percent of principal and interest as scheduled on, debentures 
        issued by such companies, on such terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary deems appropriate pursuant to regulations issued 
        under subsection (e); and
            (B) purchase nonparticipating or participating, nonvoting 
        preferred securities and issue trust certificates representing 
        ownership of all or part of such preferred securities.
    (4) Guarantees and purchases of debentures and preferred securities 
under this subsection shall be made on such terms and conditions as are 
necessary to ensure that the cost of the program established under this 
section shall not exceed 15 percent of its corresponding credit 
authority in any fiscal year. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
``cost'' shall have the same meaning given such term in section 502(5) 
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, and the term ``credit 
authority'' shall have the same meaning given such term in section 
3(10) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    (c) Purposes.--The Secretary shall require that any civilian 
technology investment company licensed and assisted under this section 
shall--
            (1) focus primarily on providing patient early-stage 
        capital, either loans or equity investments, to eligible 
        technology firms in the United States, including joint ventures 
        of eligible firms, in order to help those firms finance and 
        accelerate the development and early-stage commercialization of 
        critical civilian technologies;
            (2) support critical civilian technology projects, 
        particularly those undertaken by eligible technology firms 
        whose net worth is $50,000,000 or less;
            (3) demonstrate to the Secretary credible procedures for 
        ensuring that investments are made in critical technology 
        projects for which eligible firms cannot obtain necessary 
        financing solely through commercial capital markets; and
            (4) demonstrate to the Secretary working relationships with 
        either the Institute, universities, research bodies, technology 
        transfer centers, or other organizations that can assist such 
        licensee to identify and evaluate projects to be supported 
        under this section.
    (d) Payments.--Amounts received by the Secretary from the payment 
of dividends, any profit allocation, and the redemption of securities 
pursuant to this section, and fees paid to the United States by a 
civilian technology investment company licensed 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.
    (e) Operating Plan; Effective Date; and Evaluation.--(1) The 
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary and in coordination with 
the Administrator, and in consultation with other appropriate Federal 
officials, the States, industry, the financial community, and other 
appropriate parties, shall prepare and submit to Congress on or before 
January 1, 1994, an operating plan to carry out this section. In 
preparing such plan, the Secretary shall consider and evaluate 
approaches to achieving the purposes of this section and shall develop 
recommendations, as appropriate, to fulfill this section's objective to 
help technology firms in the United States to develop and commercialize 
critical civilian technologies. Such evaluations and recommendations 
shall be included in the plan submitted to Congress under this 
subsection.
    (2) The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this section and may contract with other agencies for 
administrative services to help carry out this section.
    (3) Except for the requirement set forth in paragraph (1), the 
provisions of this section shall not take effect until October 1, 1994.
    (4) After appropriations are provided for the pilot project 
authorized under this section, the Secretary, after consultation with 
the Administrator, shall evaluate annually the effectiveness of the 
program and submit an annual report to appropriate committees of 
Congress on the findings resulting from such evaluation. Such report 
shall contain, on a confidential basis, appendices which include, but 
are not necessarily limited to, the type and amount of assistance 
provided to licensees under this section, key characteristics of 
licensees, the number and size in net worth of the technology firms and 
joint ventures assisted by each licensee, the amount of assistance 
provided to each technology firm or joint venture, and the types of 
technology each such technology firm or joint venture is developing and 
commercializing.
    (f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term--
            (1) ``critical civilian technology'' means a technology not 
        exclusively military which is identified in one or more of the 
        biennial national critical technologies reports required under 
        section 603 of the National Science and Technology Policy, 
        Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6683); and
            (2) ``eligible technology firm'' means a company--
                    (A) which meets the requirements of section 
                28(d)(9) of the National Institute of Standards and 
                Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(d)(9)); and
                    (B) whose principal business is the development of 
                products and services based on critical civilian 
                technologies.

SEC. 306. TECHNOLOGY MONITORING AND COMPETITIVENESS ASSESSMENT.

    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 Competitiveness 
Assessment.--(1) The Secretary, through the Under Secretary, shall 
establish within the Technology Administration an Office of Technology 
Monitoring and Competitiveness Assessment, to collect, evaluate, 
assess, and disseminate information on--
            ``(A) foreign science and technology, specifically 
        information assessing foreign capabilities relative to the 
        United States;
            ``(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), 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 and create domestic employment opportunities.
    ``(3) The Office of Technology Monitoring and Competitiveness 
Assessment, in cooperation with the National Technical Information 
Service, 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) work and, as appropriate, enter into cooperative 
        arrangements with sector-specific industry trade associations 
        or consortia to define the information desired by industry;
            ``(C) compile and make available the extensive foreign 
        technology monitoring and assessment information already 
        collected and analyzed by the Federal Government;
            ``(D) as appropriate, enter into controlled access 
        agreements with other Federal agencies to fill the industry's 
        information needs;
            ``(E) act as an electronic clearinghouse for this 
        information or otherwise provide for this function;
            ``(F) direct and fund the collection of additional 
        information;
            ``(G) direct and fund analysis of foreign research and 
        development activities, technical capabilities, workplace 
        practices, particularly in technical areas where the United 
        States is considered to be at par or lagging foreign 
        capabilities;
            ``(H) establish a program to identify technical areas 
        needing a full-scale technical evaluation, and provide, on a 
        cost-shared basis to private sector or government-industry 
        joint ventures, grants to conduct the evaluation;
            ``(I) 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
            ``(J) 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 
        counselors.''.

SEC. 307. 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 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 
        advancedmanufacturing technologies such as skill-based 
        production 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 one 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 businesses;
                    ``(C) research universities and independent 
                research institutes;
                    ``(D) State and local government agencies involved 
                in industrial extension;
                    ``(E) national laboratories;
                    ``(F) industrial, worker, and technical and 
                professional organizations; and
                    ``(G) financial organizations; and
            ``(2) other individuals that possess important sinsight 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 section.
    ``(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 Stated 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. The 
Advisory Board, as appropriate, shall establish communication and 
coordination mechanisms with other Federal advisory committees to help 
ensure integrated Federal-private consideration of technology and 
manufacturing policies and programs.
    ``(f) Termination.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act shall not apply to the Advisory Board.''.

SEC. 308. STUDY OF SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGIES.

    Within 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Critical Technologies Institute (in this section referred to as the 
``Institute'') established under section 822 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 6686) 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. To the extent appropriate, the Institute shall 
draw upon technical and business analyses of advanced lithography 
technologies prepared by or for major trade associations and 
professional and technical societies.

          TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL COMMERCE DEPARTMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) private sector consensus standards are essential to the 
        timely development of competitive products;
            (2) Federal Government contributions of resources and more 
        active participation in the voluntary standards process in the 
        United States can increase the quality of United States 
        standards, increase their compatibility with the standards of 
        other countries, and, where appropriate, through government-to-
        government negotiations, 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 Federal Government use of United States consensus 
        standards and, where appropriate, the adoption and Federal 
        Government use of international standards.
    (b) Standards Pilot Program.--Section 104(e) of the American 
Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-245; 106 Stat. 10) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately before ``Pursuant to 
        the'';
            (2) by striking ``matching funds'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``financial contributions deemed appropriate by the 
        Secretary''; and
            (3) 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 to include other 
countries that prefer to discuss their standards-related activities 
with official representatives of the Federal Government. The Institute 
may enter into additional contracts with non-Federal organizations 
representing United States-owned companies, as such term is defined in 
section 28(j)(2) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(j)(2)). 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 and shall seek, as the Director deems appropriate, to 
promote the adoption of international standards supported by United 
States industry. The Institute and such contractors shall, in pursuing 
this mission, cooperate 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) Reports on Global Standards.--(1) Section 508(a) of the 
American Technology Preeminence Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 3701 note) is 
amended--
            (A) by inserting ``standards development and 
        international'' immediately after ``a thorough review of 
        international'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and
            (C) by inserting immediately before paragraph (2), as so 
        redesignated, the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Current and potential future roles of the Federal 
        Government in the development and promulgation of domestic and 
        global product and process standards.''.
    (2) The Secretary, in consultation with the Institute and the 
Commerce Technology Advisory Board established under section 113 of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (as added by section 
307 of this Act) and with, as appropriate, the active participation of 
the private sector, shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
appropriate roles of the Department of Commerce in aid to United States 
companies in qualifying their products in foreign markets through the 
development and promulgation of domestic and global product and quality 
standards and through the implementation of conformity assessment and 
accreditation procedures based upon such standards, including a 
discussion of the extent to which each of the policy options provided 
in the March 1992 Office of Technology Assessment report on global 
standards, contributes to meeting the goals of--
            (A) increasing the international adoption of standards 
        beneficial to United States industries; and
            (B) improving the coordination of United States 
        representation at international standards-setting bodies.

SEC. 402. MALCOLM BALDRIGE AWARD.

    (a) Categories in Which Award May Be Given.--(1) Section 108(c)(1) 
of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as so 
redesignated by section 213(b)(3) of this Act, 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 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 each 
        such award under section 108(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
        Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as so redesignated; and
            (iii) a plan for funding such awards.
    (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 Congress.
    (b) Restriction.--Section 108(c)(3) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as so redesignated, 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.''.
    (c) Quality Laboratory.--Section 108(g) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as so redesignated, is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(g) Quality Laboratory.--A National Quality Laboratory is 
established within the Institute, the purpose of which is to perform 
research and outreach activities to assist private sector quality 
efforts and to serve as a mechanism by which United States companies, 
universities, and the Institute can work together to advance quality 
management programs and to share and, as appropriate, develop 
manufacturing best practices.''.

SEC. 403. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

    Section 202(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980, as so redesignated by section 213(b)(6) of this Act, is 
amended by inserting ``(including both real and personal property)'' 
immediately 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 213(b)(2) of this Act, is 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 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 1993''.
    (b) Findings and Purposes.--Congress finds and declares 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 section 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 years 1995;
            (3) for Japanese Technical Literature, $2,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
            (4) for the Office of Technology Monitoring and 
        Competitiveness Assessment, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
        $5,000,000 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 
from 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, 
and manipulate in electronic form, 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, $240,988,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
$320,764,000 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 Preeminence Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-245; 106 
        Stat. 10).
    (b) Facilities.--In addition to the amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), there are authorized to the appropriated to the 
Secretary $105,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $62,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1994, and $105,000,000 for fiscal year 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 Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 
        $120,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $220,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1995, of which--
                    (A) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
                $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only 
                for the support of Regional Centers for the Transfer of 
                Manufacturing Technology;
                    (B) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
                $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only 
                for the support of Manufacturing Outreach Centers;
                    (C) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
                $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only 
                for the State Technology Extension Program; and
                    (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 
                Manufacturing Extension Partnership, including support 
                of the technology extension communications network 
                provided for, and the associated clearinghouse system 
                developed, under section 304 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
                Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (as added by section 
                212 of this Act);
            (2) for the Advanced Technology Program, $200,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994 and $468,000,000 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 (as added by section 212 of 
        this Act); and
            (3) for quality programs at the Institute, $2,000,000 for 
        each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995.
    (d) Wind Engineering.--(1) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Institute for the purposes of section 407 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 the Federal Aviation Administration, or other agencies, 
for wind engineering research, development of improved practices for 
structures, and the collection and dissemination of meterological data 
needed for wind engineering.

SEC. 503. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.

    In addition to the amounts authorized under sections 501 and 502, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary--
            (1) for the establishment and management of a technology 
        training clearinghouse, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
        $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
            (2) for the support of policy experiments relating to 
        intelligent manufacturing systems, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1994; and
            (3) for the purpose of carrying out the technology 
        financing pilot program under section 305, $2,000,000 in fiscal 
        year 1994 to prepare the operating plan and promulgate 
        regulations required under subsection (c) of that section and 
        $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 to carry out 
        the provisions of that section.
Amounts appropriated under paragraph (3) shall remain available for 
expenditure through September 30, 1996. Of the amounts made available 
under paragraph (3) 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 (as added by section 212 of this Act), or the 
programs established and carried out under sections 25 and 26 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 
278l), 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 
provisions of law 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, $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 TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Information Technology 
Applications Program Act of 1993''.

SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares 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, including Americans 
        with disabilities .
            (5) A coordinated, interagency program is needed to 
        identify and promote the development of applications of high-
        performance computing and high-speed networking which will 
        provide large economic and social benefits to the Nation. These 
        so-called ``National Challenges'' 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. To the extent practicable, these applications 
        should be designed and operated in a manner consistent with 
        copyright law.
            (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 TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    The High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new title:

   ``TITLE III--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM

``SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF APPLICATIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    ``The Director, through the Federal Coordinating Council for 
Science, Engineering, and Technology, shall, in accordance with this 
title--
            ``(1) establish a coordinated interagency applications 
        research program to develop applications of computing and 
        networking advances achieved under the Program described in 
        section 101, that are designed (A) to be accessible and usable 
        by all persons in the United States, in the fields of 
        education, libraries, health care, the provision of government 
        information, and other appropriate fields; and (B) to ensure 
        privacy, security, and respect for copyrights; and
            ``(2) develop a Plan for Computing and Networking 
        Applications (hereafter in this title referred to as the 
        `Plan') describing the goals and proposed activities of the 
        applications research program established under paragraph (1), 
        taking into consideration the recommendations of the advisory 
        committee on high-performance computing and applications 
        established under section 101(b).
The President shall designate the Federal agencies and departments 
which shall participate in the applications program established under 
paragraph (1).

``SEC. 302. PLAN FOR COMPUTING AND NETWORK APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--The Plan shall contain recommendations for a 5-
year national effort and shall be submitted to the Congress within 1 
year after the date of enactment of this title. The Plan shall be 
resubmitted upon revision at least once every 2 years thereafter.
    ``(b) Contents.--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 4 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);
            (4) identify steps agencies will take in the applications 
        research program to promote privacy, security, and respect for 
        copyrights in Federal networks and computing applications; and
            ``(5) assign particular agencies primary responsibility for 
        developing particular National Challenges of high-performance 
        computing and high-speed networks.
    ``(c) Accompanying Documents.--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 and full utilization 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) Agencies and Departments.--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 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) Library of Congress.--In addition, the Plan shall take into 
consideration the present and planned activities of the Library of 
Congress, as deemed appropriate by the Librarian of Congress.
    ``(f) Council.--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.

``SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this title, the term--
            ``(1) `broadband' means a transmission rate for digital 
        information on a communications network which exceeds the 
        maximum rate possible for transmission of digital information 
        on normal copper telephone wires;
            ``(2) `information infrastructure' means a network of 
        communications systems and computer systems designed to 
        exchange information among all citizens and residents of the 
        United States;
            ``(3) `Internet' means the network of interoperable and 
        interconnected packet-switched data networks, whether provided 
        by the public or private sector; and
            ``(4) `National Challenge' means an application of high-
        performance computing and high-speed networking that will 
        provide large economic and social benefits to a broad segment 
        of the Nation's populace.''.

SEC. 604. NETWORK ACCESS.

    (a) Connections Program.--In accordance with the Plan developed 
under section 301 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, as 
added by section 603 of this Act, the National Science Foundation and 
Department of Commerce shall--
            (1) foster the creation of local networks in communities 
        which will connect institutions of higher education, elementary 
        and secondary schools, libraries, and State and local 
        governments to each other; and
            (2) provide for connection of such local networks to the 
        Internet.
Such program shall include funding for the acquisition of required 
hardware and for the establishment of broadband connections to the 
Internet. In making awards under this subsection, the National Science 
Foundation and, as appropriate, the Department of Commerce shall ensure 
that not more than 75 percent of the cost of the project for which the 
award is made is provided under this section.
    (b) Training.--The Plan shall include programs administered by the 
National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, and other 
appropriate agencies and departments to train teachers, students, 
librarians, and State and local government personnel in the use of 
computer networks and the Internet. Training programs for librarians 
shall be designed to provide skills and training materials needed by 
librarians to instruct the public in the use of hardware and software 
for accessing and using computer networks and the Internet.
    (c) Report.--The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy shall, within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
submit a report to Congress which shall include--
            (1) findings of an examination of the extent to which the 
        education and library communities and State and local 
        government have access to the Internet, including the numbers 
        and the geographic distribution, by type, of institutions 
        having access;
            (2) a statement of the extent to which broadband 
        connections to the Internet exist for the education and library 
        communities and State and local governments, including the 
        numbers and the geographic distribution, by type, of 
        institutions having access;
            (3) an assessment of the factors limiting access by 
        schools, libraries, and State and local governments to the 
        Internet and an estimate of the cost of providing universal 
        broadband access for those institutions to the Internet; and
            (4) recommendations for collaborative programs among 
        Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector to 
        expand connectivity to the Internet for educational 
        institutions, libraries, and State and local governments.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the purposes of 
this section, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $25,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1995.

SEC. 605. APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION.

    (a) Responsibilities of National Science Foundation and Other 
Agencies.--In accordance with the Plan developed under section 301 of 
the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, as added by section 603 of 
this Act, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, 
and other appropriate agencies shall provide for the development of 
advanced computing and networking technology for use in education at 
all levels. Such applications shall include but not be limited to the 
following:
            (1) Pilot projects, including support for acquisition of 
        required computer hardware and software, that demonstrate the 
        educational value of the Internet in providing for advances in 
        distance learning and electronic classrooms, facilitating 
        nationwide communication among educators and students, access 
        to databases of information in digital format, and access to 
        innovative curricular materials.
            (2) Development, testing, and evaluation of computer 
        systems, computer software, and computer networks for--
                    (A) teacher training; and
                    (B) informal education outside of school, including 
                workforce training in mathematics, science, and 
                technology and in specific job-related skills.
            (3) Development, testing, and evaluation of advanced 
        educational software and of network-based information 
        resources, including software and information resources to 
        assist students with disabilities.
    (b) Cooperation.--In carrying out activities under subsection (a), 
the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, and other 
appropriate agencies 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) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Projects.--The 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Administrator'') shall 
establish a Computer Technologies for K-12 Education Project (hereafter 
in this section referred to as the ``Project'') to test and demonstrate 
educational applications of advanced computer technologies in K-12 
public school systems. The Project shall award, on a competitive basis, 
grants to plan, deploy, manage, and operate advanced educational 
applications of computer technologies in K-12 public school systems in 
the United States in response to proposals requested by the 
Administrator. Such proposals, at a minimum, shall provide for--
            (1) placement and use of advanced computer hardware, 
        software, and networking capabilities to benefit as broad a 
        segment of the relevant public school system as possible;
            (2) use of computer technology to provide audio-visual and 
        interactive educational experiences for students and teachers;
            (3) incorporation of computer technology in as many phases 
        of the school system curricula as practicable and across all 
        grade levels;
            (4) connection of the school system to national, regional, 
        and local computer networks which would enhance the educational 
        capability and effectiveness of the system;
            (5) access to national, regional, and local libraries and 
        databases which would improve the educational process and 
        enhance the educational experience within the school system; 
        and
            (6) matching non-Federal funds committed to support the 
        proposal amounting to not less than 30 percent of the Federal 
        grant from the Project.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the purposes of 
subsections (a) and (b) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $24,000,000 
for fiscal year 1994, and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
    (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 1994 and 1995, to carry out the provisions of subsection (c). No 
funds shall be awarded under the Project other than through the 
competitive process established by the Administrator pursuant to this 
section.

SEC. 606. APPLICATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING.

    (a) Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Networking Projects.--In 
accordance with the Plan developed under section 301 of the High-
Performance Computing Act of 1991, as added by section 603 of this Act, 
the Institute shall, as provided under section 303 of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act (as added by section 212 of this Act), 
establish an Advanced Manufacturing Program, including advanced 
manufacturing systems and networking projects. Activities under the 
Advanced Manufacturing Program shall, as appropriate, be coordinated 
with the activities of the 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 may request and accept funds, facilities, equipment, or 
personnel from other Federal departments and agencies in order to carry 
out responsibilities under this section.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized 
under section 502(a) for the Institute's intramural scientific and 
technical research and services, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and 
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only for activities 
under this section.

SEC. 607. APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE.

    (a) Development of Technologies by the Department of Health and 
Human Services.--In accordance with the Plan developed under section 
301 of the High Performance Computing Act of 1991, as added by section 
603 of this Act, the Department of Health and Human Services, through 
the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of Medicine, 
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in cooperation with 
the National Science Foundation and other appropriate agencies, shall 
develop and support the development of interoperable technologies for 
applications of high-performance computing and high-speed networking in 
the health care sector. In such development, emphasis shall be placed 
initially on applications that can produce significant savings in 
national health care costs. Such technologies shall, when feasible, 
build on existing Federal programs for developing information 
technology applications 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, including testbed projects 
        involving rural providers and others.
            (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.
            (7) Development, testing, and evaluation of database and 
        network technologies for the storage of consumer-oriented, 
        interactive, multimedia materials for health promotion, and for 
        the distribution of such materials to public access points, 
        such as community health and human service agencies, schools, 
        and public libraries.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Library of Medicine for the purposes of 
this section, $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $30,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1994, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.

SEC. 608. APPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARIES.

    (a) Digital Libraries.--In accordance with the Plan developed under 
section 301 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, as added by 
section 603 of this Act, the National Science Foundation, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 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 common 
        standards and, where appropriate, common formats, 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.
    (c) Electronic Libraries in the States.--The National Science 
Foundation, in consultation with the Department of Education, the 
Department of Commerce, the Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the 
Library of Congress, is authorized to initiate a competitive, merit-
based program to support the efforts of States and, as appropriate, 
libraries to develop electronic libraries. These electronic libraries 
shall provide delivery of and access to a variety of databases, 
computer programs and interactive multimedia presentations, including 
educational materials, research information, statistics and reports 
developed by Federal, State, and local governments, and other 
information and informational services which can be carried over the 
Internet.
    (d) 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.
    (e) 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, $30,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1994, and $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
    (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. 609. APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Plan developed under 
section 301 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, as added by 
section 603 of this Act, the Secretary and, as appropriate, other 
Federal officials shall identify projects to develop and apply high-
performance computing and high-speed networking technologies to provide 
improved public access to information generated by Federal, State, and 
local governments.
    (b) Projects.--In accordance with subsection (a), projects shall be 
undertaken which--
            (1) connect depository libraries and other sources of 
        government information to the Internet to enable--
                    (A) access to Federal Government information and 
                databases in electronic formats;
                    (B) access to State or local government 
                information;
                    (C) access to related resources which enhance the 
                use of government information; and
                    (D) linkages with other libraries and institutions 
                to enhance use of government information; and
            (2) demonstrate, test, and evaluate technologies to 
        increase access to and facilitate effective use of government 
        information and databases for support of research and 
        education, economic development, and an informed citizenry.
    (c) Federal Information Locator.--In accordance with subsection 
(a), an information locator system shall be established which is 
accessible by the public via the Internet and which provides citations 
to Federal information and guidance on how to obtain such information.
    (d) Earth Sciences Information.--In accordance with the Plan 
developed under section 301 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 
1991, as added by section 603 of this Act, the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and other appropriate agencies shall provide 
for the development and application of high-performance computing and 
high-speed networking technology for use in environmental monitoring, 
prediction, and assessment, including making environmental data and 
information more readily accessible. Such applications shall include 
but not be limited to the following:
            (1) Development of advanced data acquisition systems for in 
        situ and remotely sensed environmental data that are capable of 
        making these data available to thousands of users.
            (2) Development of advanced information systems to process 
        these environmental data, including necessary quality control 
        and interpretation using the most current scientific knowledge, 
        so that the resulting environmental information is reliable, 
        useful, and distributed widely over computer networks such as 
        the National Research and Education Network in a timely manner.
            (3) Development of advanced information systems to archive 
        and disseminate this environmental data and information so that 
        it can be readily used for environmental policymaking, 
        research, and operational purposes.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of this section, 
$14,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $36,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.

SEC. 610. HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND APPLICATIONS ADVISORY 
              COMMITTEE.

    Section 101(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 
U.S.C. 5511(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) High-Performance Computing and Applications Advisory 
Committee.--The Director shall establish an advisory committee on high-
performance computing and applications consisting of non-Federal 
members, including representatives of the research, elementary and 
secondary education, higher education, and library communities, 
consumer and public interest groups, network providers, and the 
computer, telecommunications, and information and publishing 
industries, who are specially qualified to provide the Director with 
advice and information on high-performance computing and on 
applications of computing and networking. The recommendations of the 
advisory committee shall be considered in reviewing and revising the 
Program, and the Plan required by section 301(2). The advisory 
committee shall provide the Director with an independent assessment 
of--
            ``(1) progress in implementing the Program and the Plan;
            ``(2) the need to revise the Program and the Plan;
            ``(3) the balance between the components of the activities 
        undertaken pursuant to this Act;
            ``(4) whether the research, development, and demonstration 
        projects undertaken pursuant to this Act are helping to 
        maintain United States leadership in computing and networking 
        technologies and in the application of those technologies;
            ``(5) whether the applications developed under title III 
        are successfully addressing the needs of the targeted 
        populations, including assessment of the number of users served 
        by those applications; and
            ``(6) other issues identified by the Director.''.

SEC. 611. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK AMENDMENTS.

     Section 102 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 
U.S.C. 5512) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 102. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK PROGRAM.

     ``(a) Establishment.--As part of the Program described in section 
101, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other agencies participating 
in the Program shall support the establishment of the National Research 
and Education Network Program. The Network Program shall consist of the 
following components:
            ``(1) Research and development of broadband networking 
        software and hardware.
            ``(2) Experimental test bed networks for--
                    ``(A) developing and demonstrating advanced 
                networking technologies resulting from the activities 
                described in paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) providing connections for purposes consistent 
                with this Act which require levels of network 
                capabilities not available from commercial networks 
                operated by the private sector.
            ``(3) Provision of support directly to researchers, 
        educators, and students to obtain access to and use of the 
        Internet to allow for communication with other individuals in 
        the research and education communities and to allow for access 
        to high-performance computing systems, electronic information 
        resources, other research facilities, and libraries.
    ``(b) Test Bed Network Characteristics.--The test bed networks 
shall--
            ``(1) be developed and deployed in coordination with the 
        computer, telecommunications, and information industries;
            ``(2) be designed, developed, and operated in collaboration 
        with potential users in government, industry, and research 
        institutions and educational institutions;
            ``(3) be designed, developed, and operated in a manner 
        which fosters and maintains competition and private sector 
        investment in high-speed data networking within the 
        telecommunications industry;
            ``(4) be designed and operated in a manner which promotes 
        and encourages research and development leading to the creation 
        of commercial data transmission standards, enabling the 
        establishment of privately developed high-speed commercial 
        networks;
            ``(5) support enough sites, users, and applications to 
        provide a realistic test of new networking technologies;
            ``(6) be designed and operated so as to enable the 
        application of laws that provide network and information 
        resources security, including those that protect copyright and 
        other intellectual property rights, and those that control 
        access to databases and protect national security;
            ``(7) have accounting mechanisms which allow users or 
        groups of users to be charged for their usage of copyrighted 
        materials available over the test bed networks and, where 
        appropriate and technically feasible, for their usage of the 
        test bed networks;
            ``(8) be connected to and interoperable with Federal and 
        non-Federal computer networks, to the extent appropriate, in a 
        way that allows autonomy for each component network; and
            ``(9) be developed by purchasing standard commercial 
        transmission and network services from vendors whenever 
        feasible, and by contracting for customized services when not 
        feasible, in order to minimize Federal investment in network 
        hardware.
    ``(c) Network Access.--The Federal agencies and departments 
participating in activities under this section shall develop a plan 
with specific goals for implementing the requirements of subsection 
(a)(3), including provision for financial assistance to educational 
institutions, public libraries, and other appropriate entities. This 
plan shall be submitted to the Congress not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of the Information Technology Applications 
Program Act of 1993.
    ``(d) Restriction on Use of Test Bed Networks.--(1) The test bed 
networks shall not be used to provide commercial network services that 
are not related to experimental activity conducted under this section 
and that could otherwise be provided satisfactorily by using 
commercially available network services.
    ``(2) This subsection shall take effect 18 months after the date of 
enactment of the Information Technology Applications Program Act of 
1993.
    ``(e) Advanced Research Projects Agency Responsibility.--As part of 
the Program, the Department of Defense, through the Advanced Research 
Projects Agency, shall support research and development of advanced 
fiber optics technology, switches, and protocols needed to develop the 
Network Program.
    ``(f) Information Services.--The Director shall assist the 
President in coordinating the activities of appropriate agencies and 
departments to promote the development of information services that 
could be provided over the Internet consistent with the purposes of 
this Act. These services may include the provision of directories of 
the users and services on computer networks, databases of unclassified 
Federal scientific data, training of users of databases and computer 
networks, and technology to support computer-based collaboration that 
allows researchers and educators around the Nation to share information 
and instrumentation.
    ``(g) Use of Grant Funds.--All Federal agencies and departments are 
authorized to allow recipients of Federal research grants to use grant 
moneys to pay for computer networking expenses.''.

SEC. 612. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in section 3(1), by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
        as follows:
                    ``(A) accelerate the creation of a universally 
                accessible broadband telecommunications network for the 
                Nation;'';
            (2) in section 4(4), by inserting immediately before the 
        semicolon the following: ``, which consists of that portion of 
        the Internet which receives direct Federal subsidy''; and
            (3) in section 101(a)(2), by striking ``and'' at the end of 
        subparagraph (H); by striking the period at the end of 
        subparagraph (I) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and 
        by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(J) not provide for the building, ownership, or operation 
        of data communications networks by the Federal Government, or 
        any State or local government, or any agency or instrumentality 
        thereof, unless such networks are either (i) test bed networks 
        or (ii) networks operated for government mission purposes, 
        including military purposes.''.
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