[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1870 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1870

 To authorize appropriations for the activities of the Under Secretary 
 of Commerce for Technology, and for Scientific and Technical Research 
  Services and Construction of Research Facilities activities of the 
 National Institute of Standards and Technology, for fiscal year 1996, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 1995

 Mrs. Morella introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                          Committee on Science

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for the activities of the Under Secretary 
 of Commerce for Technology, and for Scientific and Technical Research 
  Services and Construction of Research Facilities activities of the 
 National Institute of Standards and Technology, for fiscal year 1996, 
                        and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Technology Advancement Act 
of 1995''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Under Secretary for Technology.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the activities of the 
Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy $5,066,000 
for fiscal year 1996.
    (b) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the 
following activities of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology:
            (1) For Scientific and Technical Research and Services, 
        $275,579,000 for fiscal year 1996, of which--
                    (A) $39,628,000 shall be for Electronics and 
                Electrical Engineering;
                    (B) $19,565,000 shall be for Manufacturing 
                Engineering;
                    (C) $28,127,000 shall be for Chemical Science and 
                Technology;
                    (D) $28,082,000 shall be for Physics;
                    (E) $54,314,000 shall be for Material Science and 
                Engineering;
                    (F) $13,517,000 shall be for Building and Fire 
                Research;
                    (G) $30,704,000 shall be for Computer Systems;
                    (H) $10,964,000 shall be for Applied Mathematics 
                and Scientific Computing;
                    (I) $19,109,000 shall be for Technical Assistance;
                    (J) $28,169,000 shall be for Research Support; and
                    (K) $3,400,000 shall be for the Malcolm Baldrige 
                National Quality Program under section 17 of the 
                Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
                U.S.C. 3711a); and
            (2) for Construction of Research Facilities, $62,055,000 
        for fiscal year 1996.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
271 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 10(a)--
                    (A) by striking ``nine'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``15''; and
                    (B) by striking ``five'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``10'';
            (2) in section 15--
                    (A) by striking ``Pay Act of 1945; and'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Pay Act of 1945;''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``(h) the provision of 
                transportation services for employees of the Institute 
                between the facilities of the Institute and nearby 
                public transportation, notwithstanding section 1344 of 
                title 31, United States Code,'' after ``interests of 
                the Government''; and
            (3) in section 19, by striking ``nor more than forty'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``nor more than 60''.

SEC. 4. STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980 AMENDMENTS.

    The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 11(i) (15 U.S.C. 3710(i))--
                    (A) by inserting ``loan, lease,'' after 
                ``department, may''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Actions taken under this 
                subsection shall not be subject to Federal requirements 
                on the disposal of property.'' after ``education and 
                research activities.''; and
            (2) in section 17(c) (15 U.S.C. 3711a(c))--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2); and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking ``two'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``4''.

SEC. 5. PERSONNEL.

    The personnel management demonstration project established under 
section 10 of the National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1987 (15 U.S.C. 275 note) is extended indefinitely.
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