[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3523 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3523

    To reauthorize the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
                    Program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2010

  Mr. Kohl (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Lieberman) 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 reauthorize the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
                    Program, 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 ``Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership Program Reauthorization Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program Cost-
Sharing.--Section 25(c) of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(7) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (3), and (5), for 
        each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2013, the Secretary may 
        not provide a Center with more than 50 percent of the costs 
        incurred by such Center and may not require that a Center's 
        cost share exceed 50 percent.
            ``(8) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit a 
        report to Congress on the cost share requirements under the 
        Centers program, which shall--
                    ``(A) analyze various cost share structures, 
                including--
                            ``(i) the cost share structure in place 
                        before the date of the enactment of this 
                        paragraph;
                            ``(ii) the cost share structure in place 
                        under paragraph (7); and
                            ``(iii) the effect of such cost share 
                        structures on individual Centers and the 
                        overall program; and
                    ``(B) include a recommendation for structuring the 
                cost share requirement after fiscal year 2013 to best 
                provide for the long-term sustainability of the 
                program.''.
    (b) State Incentive Program.--Section 25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
278k) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) State Incentive Program.--If a State provides financial 
support to a Center in excess of 25 percent of the capital and annual 
operating and maintenance funds required to create and maintain such 
Center, the Secretary shall provide such Center assistance that is--
            ``(1) in addition to assistance otherwise provided to such 
        Center under this section; and
            ``(2) in an amount determined according to a formula the 
        Secretary shall establish for purposes of this subsection.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out subsections (a) through (e) of such section 25--
                    (A) $145,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                    (B) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                    (C) $165,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
                    (D) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
                    (E) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.
            (2) Competitive grant program.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out subsection (f) of such section 
        $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
            (3) State incentive program.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out subsection (g) of such section, as 
        added by subsection (b) of this section, $5,000,000 for each of 
        the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
    (d) Designation of Program.--
            (1) In general.--Such section 25 (15 U.S.C. 278k) is 
        further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Designation.--
            ``(1) Hollings manufacturing extension partnership 
        program.--The program under this section shall be known as the 
        `Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program'.
            ``(2) Hollings manufacturing extension centers.--The 
        Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology 
        created and supported under subsection (a) shall be known as 
        the `Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers' (in this Act 
        referred to as the `Centers').''.
            (2) Conforming amendment to consolidated appropriations 
        act, 2005.--Division B of title II of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 2879; 
        15 U.S.C. 278k note) is amended under the heading ``industrial 
        technology services'' by striking ``2007: Provided further, 
        That'' and all that follows through ``Extension Centers.'' and 
        inserting ``2007.''.
            (3) Technical amendment.--Section 25(a) of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)) 
        is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
        ``Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing 
        Technology'' and inserting ``regional centers for the transfer 
        of manufacturing technology''.
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