[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2588 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  2d Session
                                 S. 2588

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 and succeeding fiscal 
   years for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program of the 
            National Institute of Standards and Technology.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2004

  Mr. Bayh (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Bingaman) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 and succeeding fiscal 
   years for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program of the 
            National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING EXTENSION 
              PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS 
              AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2005 for the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, $220,000,000 for the 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations for Succeeding Fiscal Years.--
The amount authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2005 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 
the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program is the amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year preceding such fiscal 
year increased by a percentage of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for the fiscal year preceding such fiscal year equal to 
the percentage by which--
            (1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city 
        average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 
        preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the 
        increase is made, exceeds
            (2) such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
        preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program Defined.--In this 
section the term ``Manufacturing Extension Partnership program'' means 
the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program under sections 25 and 
26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278l, 278k).
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