[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 106 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9605]
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              TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT

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               FRIST (AND ROCKEFELLER) AMENDMENT NO. 3486

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Frist, for himself, and Mr. Rockefeller) proposed 
an amendment to the bill (S. 1325) to authorize appropriations for the 
Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for fiscal 
years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 11, line 2, after ``receives'' insert ``from the 
     government''.
       On page 11 strike lines 5 through 7 and insert the 
     following: ``shall not exceed one-third of the total costs of 
     operation of a center under the program.''.
       On page 26 strike lines 6 through 18 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 17. FASTENER QUALITY ACT STANDARDS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 15 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 
     U.S.C. 5414) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Transitional Rule.--'' before ``The 
     requirements of this Act''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Aircraft Exemption.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of this Act shall not 
     apply to fasteners specifically manufactured or altered for 
     use on an aircraft if the quality and suitability of those 
     fasteners for that use has been approved by the Federal 
     Aviation Administration, except as provided in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     fasteners represented by the fastener manufacturer as having 
     been manufactured in conformance with standards of 
     specifications established by a consensus standards 
     organization or a Federal agency other than the Federal 
     Aviation Administration.''.
       (b) Delayed Implementation of Regulations.--The regulations 
     issued under the Fastener Quality Act by the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology on April 14, 1998, and 
     any other regulations issued by the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology pursuant to the Fastener Quality 
     Act, shall not take effect until after the later of June 1, 
     1999, or the expiration of 120 days after the Secretary of 
     Commerce transmits to the Committee on Science and the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, a report on--
       (1) changes in fastener manufacturing processes that have 
     occurred since the enactment of the Fastener Quality Act;
       (2) a comparison of the Fastener Quality Act to other 
     regulatory programs that regulate the various categories of 
     fasteners, and an analysis of any duplication that exists 
     among programs; and
       (3) any changes in that Act that may be warranted because 
     of the changes reported under paragraphs (1) and (2).

     The report required by this section shall be transmitted to 
     the Committee on Science and the Committee on Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate, by February 1, 
     1999.
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                        FRIST AMENDMENT NO. 3487

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Frist) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1325, supra; as follows:

       On page 17, strike lines 11 through 15.
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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 3488

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1325, supra; as follows:

       On page 11, after line 13, insert the following:
       ``(F) Environmental technology providers.''.

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