I 108th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4407 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2004 Mr. Udall of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science A BILL To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the &short-title1;.

2.

Office of the Under Secretary for Technology

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the activities of the Under Secretary for Technology and the Office of Technology Policy— (1)$8,294,000 for fiscal year 2005; (2)$8,497,000 for fiscal year 2006; (3)$8,800,000 for fiscal year 2007; and (4)$8,927,000 for fiscal year 2008.

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Scientific and technical research and services

(a)

Laboratory activities

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology— (1)$425,688,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which— (A)$55,777,000 shall be for Electronics and Electrical Engineering; (B)$29,584,000 shall be for Manufacturing Engineering; (C)$50,142,000 shall be for Chemical Science and Technology; (D)$42,240,000 shall be for Physics; (E)$62,724,000 shall be for Material Science and Engineering; (F)$23,594,000 shall be for Building and Fire Research; (G)$60,660,000 shall be for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, of which $2,800,000 shall be for activities in support of the Help America Vote Act of 2002; (H)$17,445,000 shall be for Technical Assistance; and (I)$78,102,000 shall be for Research Support Activities; (2)$446,951,000 for fiscal year 2006; (3)$469,299,000 for fiscal year 2007; and (4)$492,764,000 for fiscal year 2008. (b)

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program under section 17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a)— (1)$5,400,000 for fiscal year 2005; (2)$5,535,000 for fiscal year 2006; (3)$5,674,000 for fiscal year 2007; and (4)$5,815,000 for fiscal year 2008. (c)

Construction and maintenance

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for construction and maintenance of facilities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology— (1)$59,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; (2)$91,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; (3)$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and (4)$106,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.

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Industrial technology services

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for Industrial Technology Services activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology— (1)$285,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which— (A)$179,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Technology Program under section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least $60,700,000 shall be for new awards; and (B)$106,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l); (2)$292,125,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which— (A)$183,475,000 shall be for the Advanced Technology Program under section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n); and (B)$108,650,000 shall be for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program under sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l); (3)$299,428,100 for fiscal year 2007, of which— (A)$188,062,000 shall be for the Advanced Technology Program under section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n); and (B)$111,366,000 shall be for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program under sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l); and (4)$306,913,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which— (A)$192,763,000 shall be for the Advanced Technology Program under section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n); and (B)$114,150,000 shall be for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program under sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l).

5.

Standards education program

(a)

Program authorized

(1)As part of the Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Institute Program, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall carry out a Standards Education program to award grants to institutions of higher education to support efforts by such institutions to develop curricula on the role of standards in the fields of engineering, business, science, and economics. The curricula should address topics such as— (A)development of technical standards; (B)demonstrating conformity to standards; (C)intellectual property and antitrust issues; (D)standardization as a key element of business strategy; (E)survey of organizations that develop standards; (F)the standards life cycle; (G)case studies in effective standardization; (H)managing standardization activities; and (I)managing organizations that develop standards. (2)Grants shall be awarded under this section on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis and shall require cost-sharing from non-Federal sources. (b)

Selection process

(1)An institution of higher education seeking funding under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. The application shall include at a minimum— (A)a description of the content and schedule for adoption of the proposed curricula in the courses of study offered by the applicant; and (B)a description of the source and amount of cost-sharing to be provided. (2)In evaluating the applications submitted under paragraph (1) the Director shall consider, at a minimum— (A)the level of commitment demonstrated by the applicant in carrying out and sustaining lasting curricula changes in accordance with subsection (a)(1); and (B)the amount of cost-sharing provided. (c)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Institute program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology— (1)$773,000 for fiscal year 2005; (2)$796,000 for fiscal year 2006; (3)$820,000 for fiscal year 2007; and (4)$844,000 for fiscal year 2008.

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Enterprise integration

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Enterprise Integration Act of 2002— (1)$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; (2)$20,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; (3)$21,013,000 for fiscal year 2007; and (4)$21,538,000 for fiscal year 2008.