[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3138 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3138

  To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
   specify a cost sharing requirement and to provide for a report to 
                               Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2011

Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pierluisi, 
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Dingell, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Richardson, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
Filner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
  of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
   specify a cost sharing requirement and to provide for a report to 
                               Congress.

    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 Innovation in Manufacturing 
Act''.

SEC. 2. 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:
            ``(9) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (3), and (5), for 
        fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2013, the Secretary may 
        not provide to a Center more than 50 percent of the costs 
        incurred by such Center and may not require that a Center's 
        cost share exceed 50 percent.
            ``(10) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
        on the cost share requirements under the program. The report 
        shall--
                    ``(A) discuss various cost share structures, 
                including the cost share structure in place prior to 
                such date of enactment and the cost share structure in 
                place under paragraph (9), and the effect of such cost 
                share structures on individual Centers and the overall 
                program; and
                    ``(B) include a recommendation for how best to 
                structure the cost share requirement after fiscal year 
                2013 to provide for the long-term sustainability of the 
                program.''.
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