NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Amendments

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5449, H5451, H5453, H5454, H5455 [9JY]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), S10602 [6OC], H9020 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 4407), H3391 [19MY]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), consideration (see H. Res. 706), H5330 [7JY]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see S. 2967), S10846 [8OC] (see H.R. 3970), H1116 [16MR]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: expand to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see S. 2579), S7434 [24JN]

———funding (see S. 2588), S7435 [24JN]

Letters

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: Michael J. Eckardt, University of Maine, S10861 [8OC]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding: James Haney, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (organization), S2594 [11MR]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H9024 [8OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9024 [8OC]

Motions

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5460 [9JY]

Remarks in House

Advanced Technology Program: funding, H5443, H5449 [9JY]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 4407), E915 [19MY]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5440-H5462 [9JY]

———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), recommit, H5460 [9JY]

Dept. of Commerce: increase funding and permit flexibility in determining Federal cost-share of Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, H5455-H5458 [9JY]

———prohibit use of funds for general re-competition of Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, H5451-H5453 [9JY]

———re-orient current Technology Administration, Under Sec. of Technology, and Office of Technology Policy toward manufacturing and competitiveness issues, H5453, H5454 [9JY]

———require that auditing of Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers meet OMB requirements and that there be public financial disclosures, H5455 [9JY]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (H.R. 3970), H2205-H2209 [21AP], E368 [16MR]

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: allow nonprofit organizations to be eligible (H.R. 3389), H759-H762 [3MR]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: funding, H5226, H5262, H5263 [7JY], H5440-H5449 [9JY], E485 [30MR]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act (H.R. 3598): consideration (H. Res. 706), H5335-H5341 [8JY]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), H9020, H9024 [8OC], E1959 [11OC]

NIST: electronic voting systems standards, testing, and certification process funding, H5263, H5264 [7JY]

Pensacola, FL: Baptist Hospital recipient of NIST Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award, H1612 [29MR]

Voting: electronic voting systems standards, testing, and certification process funding, H5263, H5264 [7JY]

Remarks in Senate

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (S. 2967), S10860 [8OC]

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: allow nonprofit organizations to be eligible (H.R. 3389), S9655 [23SE]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: funding, S2593 [11MR], S7280, S7281 [23JN]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), S10611, S10612 [6OC]

Reports filed

Allow Nonprofit Organizations To Be Eligible for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3389) (H. Rept. 108-419), H513 [11FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 706) (H. Rept. 108-589), H5330 [7JY]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3970) (H. Rept. 108-462), H2198 [20AP]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3598) (H. Rept. 108-581), H5194 [6JY]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 2608) (S. Rept. 108-385), S10436 [5OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 706, consideration of H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act, H5335 [8JY]

H.R. 2608, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization, H9020-H9023 [8OC]

H.R. 3389, allow nonprofit organizations to be eligible for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, H759 [3MR]

H.R. 3970, Green Chemistry Research and Development Act, H2205 [21AP]