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Calendar No. 758

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1407

[Report No. 106–382]

To authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for

other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 21, 1999

Mr. FRIST introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

AUGUST 25, 2000

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 26, 2000, by Mr.

MCCAIN, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for fiscal years

2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technology Adminis3 tration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000, 2001,

4 and 2002’’.

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

6 In this Act:

7 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means

8 the Director of the National Institute of Standards

9 and Technology.

10 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

11 the Secretary of Commerce.

12 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCI13 ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND

14 SERVICES.

15 (a) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized

16 to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for

17 use by the Secretary of Commerce for the Scientific and

18 Technical Research and Services laboratory activities of

19 the National Institute of Standards and Technology—

20 (1) $289,622,000 for fiscal year 2000;

21 (2) $305,551,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

22 (3) $322,356,000 for fiscal year 2002.

23 (b) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.—There are

24 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Com25 merce for use by the Secretary of Commerce for construc-
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1 tion and maintenance of facilities of the National Institute

2 of Standards and Technology—

3 (1) $106,798,000 for fiscal year 2000;

4 (2) $31,800,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

5 (3) $16,800,000 for fiscal year 2002.

6 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OF7 FICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECH8 NOLOGY.

9 (a) OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY POLICY.—There are

10 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Com11 merce for use by the Secretary of Commerce for the activi12 ties of the Under Secretary for Technology and the Office

13 of Technology Policy—

14 (1) $8,442,000 for fiscal year 2000;

15 (2) $8,695,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

16 (3) $8,956,000 for fiscal year 2002.

17 (b) OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION.—There

18 are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of

19 Commerce for use by the Secretary of Commerce for the

20 activities of the Office of Space Commercialization—

21 (1) $530,000 for fiscal year 2000;

22 (2) $550,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

23 (3) $570,000 for fiscal year 2002.
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1 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INDUS2 TRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

3 There are authorized to be appropriated to the De4 partment of Commerce for use by the Secretary of Com5 merce for the industrial technology services activities of

6 the National Institute of Standards and Technology—

7 (1) $316,405,000 for fiscal year 2000, of

8 which—

9 (A) $209,605,000 shall be for the Ad10 vanced Technology Program under section 28

11 of the National Institute of Standards and

12 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n); and

13 (B) $106,800,000 shall be for the manu14 facturing extension partnerships program under

15 sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of

16 Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k

17 and 278l); and

18 (2) $322,693,000 for fiscal year 2001, of

19 which—

20 (A) $215,893,000 shall be for the Ad21 vanced Technology Program under section 28

22 of the National Institute of Standards and

23 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n); and

24 (B) $106,800,000 shall be for the manu25 facturing extension partnerships program under

26 sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of
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1 Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k

2 and 278l).

3 (3) $329,170,000 for fiscal year 2002, of

4 which—

5 (A) $222,370,000 shall be for the Ad6 vanced Technology Program under section 28

7 of the National Institute of Standards and

8 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n); and

9 (B) $106,800,000 shall be for the manu10 facturing extension partnerships program under

11 sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of

12 Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k

13 and 278l).

14 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA15 TIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERV16 ICES.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro18 priated for the National Technical Information Service

19 $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, to partially fund expenses

20 related to the collection, input processing, and preserva21 tion of scientific and technical information, to remain

22 available until expended.

23 (b) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—None of the funds au24 thorized by subsection (a) may be obligated until the Sec25 retary has submitted a plan on the future of NTIS to the
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1 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor2 tation, and the Committee on Science of the House of

3 Representatives. The plan shall address—

4 (1) whether the Service should be abolished;

5 (2) whether the Service’s mission should be

6 modified to include new information technology-re7 lated services and products to other agencies as well

8 as to the public;

9 (3) any reorganizations required to achieve ei10 ther the current mission, or a newly defined or a

11 modified mission for the Service;

12 (4) whether there should be annual appropria13 tions to continue operations; and

14 (5) what changes in existing law would be nec15 essary to support any recommendations made in the

16 plan.

17 SEC. 7. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH18 NOLOGY ACT AMENDMENTS.

19 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 28 of the National Insti20 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n)

21 is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (d)—

23 (A) in paragraph (1)—

24 (i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’;
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and be of a nature

2 and scope that would not be pursued in a

3 timely manner without Federal assistance’’

4 after ‘‘technical merit’’; and

5 (iii) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing:

7 ‘‘(B) Each applicant for a contract or

8 award under the Program shall certify that the

9 applicant has made an effort to secure private

10 market funding for the research project in11 volved. That certification shall include a written

12 narrative description of the efforts made by the

13 applicant to secure that funding.’’; and

14 (B) by adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(12) A large business may participate in a re16 search project that is the subject of a contract or

17 award under paragraph (3) only as a member of a

18 joint venture that includes 1 or more small busi19 nesses as members.’’;

20 (2) in subsection (j)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para22 graph (1);

23 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as

24 paragraph (5); and
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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the

2 following:

3 ‘‘(2) the term ‘large business’ means a business

4 that—

5 ‘‘(A) is not a small business; and

6 ‘‘(B) has gross annual revenues in an

7 amount greater than $2,500,000,000;

8 ‘‘(3) the term ‘medium business’ means a busi9 ness that—

10 ‘‘(A) is not a small business; and

11 ‘‘(B) has gross annual revenues in an

12 amount less than or equal to $2,500,000,000;

13 ‘‘(4) the term ‘small business’ means a small

14 business concern, as described in section 3(a)(1) of

15 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(1)); and’’;

16 (3) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub17 section (m); and

18 (4) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol19 lowing:

20 ‘‘(j) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(B) and sub21 section (d)(3), the Director may grant an extension be22 yond the applicable deadline specified in subsection

23 (b)(1)(B) or (d)(3) for a joint venture or single applicant

24 recipient of assistance to expend Federal funds to com-
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1 plete the project assisted with that assistance, if that

2 extension—

3 ‘‘(1) is granted with no additional cost to the

4 Federal Government; and

5 ‘‘(2) is in the interest of the Federal Govern6 ment.

7 ‘‘(k)(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director,

8 may vest title to tangible personal property in any recipi9 ent of financial assistance under this section if—

10 ‘‘(A) the property is purchased with funds pro11 vided under this section; and

12 ‘‘(B) the Secretary, acting through the Direc13 tor, determines that the vesting of such property

14 furthers the objectives of the Institute.

15 ‘‘(2) Vesting under this subsection shall—

16 ‘‘(A) be subject to such limitations as are pre17 scribed by the Secretary, acting through the Direc18 tor; and

19 ‘‘(B) be made without further obligation to the

20 United States Government.

21 In carrying out this section, the Secretary, acting through

22 the Director, shall ensure that the requirements of Cir23 cular No. A–110 issued by the Office of Management and

24 Budget are met with respect to the valuation of cost-share

25 items used by participants in the Program.
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1 ‘‘(l) AWARDS BASED ON COMPETITION.—All

2 amounts appropriated for grants under subsection (b) for

3 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of the

4 Technology Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal

5 Years 2000, 2001, and 2002 shall be used for grants

6 awarded on the basis of general open competition.’’.

7 (b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 28(d)(11)(A) of the

9 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act

10 (15 U.S.C. 278n(d)(11)(A)) is amended by striking

11 the period at the end of the first sentence and in12 serting the following: ‘‘or any other university or

13 nonprofit awardee or subawardee (as those terms

14 are defined by the Secretary) receiving financial as15 sistance under this section, as agreed by the parties,

16 notwithstanding the requirements of chapter 18 of

17 title 35, United States Code.’’.

18 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by

19 this subsection shall apply only with respect to as20 sistance for which solicitations for proposals are

21 made after the date of enactment of this Act.

22 SEC. 8. REPORTS.

23 (a) STATUS OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR.—Within

24 6 months after the enactment of this Act, the Director

25 shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce,
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1 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com2 mittee on Science of the House of Representatives on the

3 following issues concerning the manufacturing sector:

4 (1) An expanded definition of manufacturing in

5 the digital age.

6 (2) The role of the manufacturing sector in the

7 digital age.

8 (3) Any legislative revisions to existing Federal

9 programs, such as Manufacturing Extension Pro10 gram, to reflect requirements imposed on the manu11 facturing sector by the knowledge-based economy.

12 (4) Needs for technical assistance for small

13 businesses, in coordination with existing efforts from

14 state and local governments and the Experimental

15 Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology pro16 gram.

17 (b) NATIONAL LABORATORIES.—The Assistant Sec18 retary for Technology Policy, in consultation with the Of19 fice of Science and Technology Policy and the Secretary

20 of Energy, shall, within 9 months after enactment of this

21 Act, submit a report to the Senate Committee on Com22 merce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Rep23 resentatives Committee on Science on the following issues

24 concerning the national laboratories:
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1 (1) Whether the laboratories have clearly de2 fined and focused missions that are distinct from

3 one another.

4 (2) The existence of barriers in establishing and

5 retaining resources to maintain competitive centers

6 of excellence at the laboratories.

7 (3) The extent to which the laboratories col8 laborate with one another on research programs with

9 industry.

10 (4) The specific actions that can be taken in

11 the short term to strengthen the national labora12 tories technically and technologically.

13 (5) Any specific recommendations to increase

14 the efficiency and effectiveness of the national lab15 oratories in the long term, including systemic

16 changes whether new or previously proposed.

17 (c) TECHNICAL STANDARDS.—The Director, in con18 sultation with the United States Trade Representative and

19 any other appropriate agencies, shall submit a report to

20 the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans21 portation and the House of Representatives Committee on

22 Science within 6 months after the enactment of this Act

23 on the following issues concerning technical standards:
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1 (1) The role and impact of international tech2 nical standards on global commerce and inter3 national trade.

4 (2) The role of national standards, including

5 their use as barriers, in international commerce and

6 trade policies.

7 (3) The timeliness of the domestic and inter8 national standards process and its impact on the de9 velopment of new markets and new technologies, in10 cluding the use of technical draft standards to ac11 commodate the fast pace of change in market envi12 ronment and technologies.

13 (4) Market, industry, and technology input into

14 the standards process.

15 (5) Open and fair access in representation to

16 the domestic and international standards process.

17 (6) Any recommendation for changes to the do18 mestic standards process.

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technology Administra21 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2001, 2002, and

22 2003’’.

23 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

24 In this Act:
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1 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the

2 Director of the National Institute of Standards and

3 Technology.

4 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

5 the Secretary of Commerce.

6 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCI7 ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND

8 SERVICES.

9 (a) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized

10 to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for use

11 by the Secretary of Commerce for the Scientific and Tech12 nical Research and Services laboratory activities of the Na13 tional Institute of Standards and Technology—

14 (1) $337,508,000 for fiscal year 2001;

15 (2) $356,071,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

16 (3) $375,655,000 for fiscal year 2003.

17 (b) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.—There are

18 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Com19 merce for use by the Secretary of Commerce for construction

20 and maintenance of facilities of the National Institute of

21 Standards and Technology—

22 (1) $35,879,000 for fiscal year 2001

23 (2) $36,955,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

24 (3) $38,064,000 for fiscal year 2003.
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1 (c) TEACHER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCE2 MENT INSTITUTE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be

3 appropriated to the Department of Commerce for use by

4 the Secretary of Commerce for the Teacher Science and

5 Technology Enhancement Institute program of the National

6 Institute of Standards and Technology—

7 (1) $750,000 for fiscal year 2001;

8 (2) $773,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

9 (3) $796,000 for fiscal year 2003.

10 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OF11 FICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECH12 NOLOGY.

13 (a) OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY POLICY.—There are au14 thorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce

15 for use by the Secretary of Commerce for the activities of

16 the Under Secretary for Technology and the Office of Tech17 nology Policy—

18 (1) $8,716,000 for fiscal year 2001;

19 (2) $8,977,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

20 (3) $9,246,000 for fiscal year 2003.

21 (b) OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION.—Of the

22 funds authorized in subsection (a), there are authorized to

23 be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for use by

24 the Secretary of Commerce for the activities of the Office

25 of Space Commercialization—
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1 (1) $590,000 for fiscal year 2001;

2 (2) $608,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

3 (3) $626,000 for fiscal year 2003.

4 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INDUS5 TRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

6 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Depart7 ment of Commerce for use by the Secretary of Commerce

8 for the industrial technology services activities of the Na9 tional Institute of Standards and Technology—

10 (1) $271,015,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which—

11 (A) $146,878,000 shall be for the Advanced

12 Technology Program under section 28 of the Na13 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act

14 (15 U.S.C. 278n); and

15 (B) $124,137,000 shall be for the manufac16 turing extension partnerships program under

17 sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of

18 Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k

19 and 278l); and

20 (2) $275,421,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which—

21 (A) $151,284,000 shall be for the Advanced

22 Technology Program under section 28 of the Na23 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act

24 (15 U.S.C. 278n); and
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1 (B) $119,137,000 shall be for the manufac2 turing extension partnerships program under

3 sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of

4 Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k

5 and 278l).

6 (3) $264,960,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which—

7 (A) $155,823,000 shall be for the Advanced

8 Technology Program under section 28 of the Na9 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act

10 (15 U.S.C. 278n); and

11 (B) $109,137,000 shall be for the manufac12 turing extension partnerships program under

13 sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of

14 Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k

15 and 278l).

16 SEC. 6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH17 NOLOGY ACT AMENDMENTS.

18 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 28 of the National Insti19 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is

20 amended—

21 (1) in subsection (d)—

22 (A) in paragraph (1)—

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’;

24 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and be of a nature

25 and scope that would not be pursued in a
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1 timely manner without Federal assistance’’

2 after ‘‘technical merit’’; and

3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing:

5 ‘‘(B) Each applicant for a contract or

6 award under the Program shall certify that the

7 applicant has made an effort to secure private

8 market funding for the research project involved.

9 That certification shall include a written nar10 rative description of the efforts made by the ap11 plicant to secure that funding.’’; and

12 (B) by adding at the end the following:

13 ‘‘(12) A large business may participate in a re14 search project that is the subject of a contract or

15 award under paragraph (3) only as a member of a

16 joint venture that includes 1 or more small businesses

17 as members.’’;

18 (2) in subsection (j)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para20 graph (1);

21 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as

22 paragraph (5); and

23 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol24 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(2) the term ‘large business’ means a business

2 that—

3 ‘‘(A) is not a small business; and

4 ‘‘(B) has gross annual revenues in an

5 amount greater than $2,500,000,000;

6 ‘‘(3) the term ‘medium business’ means a busi7 ness that—

8 ‘‘(A) is not a small business; and

9 ‘‘(B) has gross annual revenues in an

10 amount less than or equal to $2,500,000,000;

11 ‘‘(4) the term ‘small business’ means a small

12 business concern, as described in section 3(a)(1) of the

13 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(1)); and’’;

14 (3) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection

15 (m); and

16 (4) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:

17 ‘‘(j) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(B) and sub18 section (d)(3), the Director may grant an extension beyond

19 the applicable deadline specified in subsection (b)(1)(B) or

20 (d)(3) for a joint venture or single applicant recipient of

21 assistance to expend Federal funds to complete the project

22 assisted with that assistance, if that extension—

23 ‘‘(1) is granted with no additional cost to the

24 Federal Government; and

25 ‘‘(2) is in the interest of the Federal Government.
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1 ‘‘(k)(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director,

2 may vest title to tangible personal property in any recipi3 ent of financial assistance under this section if—

4 ‘‘(A) the property is purchased with funds pro5 vided under this section; and

6 ‘‘(B) the Secretary, acting through the Director,

7 determines that the vesting of such property furthers

8 the objectives of the Institute.

9 ‘‘(2) Vesting under this subsection shall—

10 ‘‘(A) be subject to such limitations as are pre11 scribed by the Secretary, acting through the Director;

12 and

13 ‘‘(B) be made without further obligation to the

14 United States Government.

15 In carrying out this section, the Secretary, acting through

16 the Director, shall ensure that the requirements of Circular

17 No. A-110 issued by the Office of Management and Budget

18 are met with respect to the valuation of cost-share items

19 used by participants in the Program.

20 ‘‘(l) AWARDS BASED ON COMPETITION.—All amounts

21 appropriated for grants under subsection (b) for fiscal years

22 beginning after the date of enactment of the Technology Ad23 ministration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2001,

24 2002, and 2003 shall be used for grants awarded on the

25 basis of general open competition.’’.
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1 (b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 28(d)(11)(A) of the

3 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act

4 (15 U.S.C. 278n(d)(11)(A)) is amended by striking

5 the period at the end of the first sentence and insert6 ing the following: ‘‘or any other university or non7 profit awardee or subawardee (as those terms are de8 fined by the Secretary) receiving financial assistance

9 under this section, as agreed by the parties, notwith10 standing the requirements of chapter 18 of title 35,

11 United States Code.’’.

12 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by

13 this subsection shall apply only with respect to assist14 ance for which solicitations for proposals are made

15 after the date of enactment of this Act.

16 SEC. 7. REPORTS.

17 (a) STATUS OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR.—Within 6

18 months after the enactment of this Act, the Director shall

19 submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science,

20 and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on

21 Science of the House of Representatives on the following

22 issues concerning the manufacturing sector:

23 (1) An expanded definition of manufacturing in

24 the digital age.
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1 (2) The role of the manufacturing sector in the

2 digital age.

3 (3) Any legislative revisions to existing Federal

4 programs, such as Manufacturing Extension Pro5 gram, to reflect requirements imposed on the manu6 facturing sector by the knowledge-based economy.

7 (4) Needs for technical assistance for small busi8 nesses, in coordination with existing efforts from state

9 and local governments and the Experimental Pro10 gram to Stimulate Competitive Technology program.

11 (b) NATIONAL LABORATORIES.—The Assistant Sec12 retary for Technology Policy, in consultation with the Office

13 of Science and Technology Policy and the Secretary of En14 ergy, shall, within 9 months after enactment of this Act,

15 submit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce,

16 Science, and Transportation and the House of Representa17 tives Committee on Science on the following issues con18 cerning the national laboratories:

19 (1) Whether the laboratories have clearly defined

20 and focused missions that are distinct from one an21 other.

22 (2) The existence of barriers in establishing and

23 retaining resources to maintain competitive centers of

24 excellence at the laboratories.
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1 (3) The extent to which the laboratories collabo2 rate with one another on research programs with in3 dustry.

4 (4) The specific actions that can be taken in the

5 short term to strengthen the national laboratories

6 technically and technologically.

7 (5) Any specific recommendations to increase the

8 efficiency and effectiveness of the national laboratories

9 in the long term, including systemic changes whether

10 new or previously proposed.

11 (c) TECHNICAL STANDARDS.—The Director, in con12 sultation with the United States Trade Representative and

13 any other appropriate agencies, shall submit a report to

14 the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans15 portation and the House of Representatives Committee on

16 Science within 6 months after the enactment of this Act

17 on the following issues concerning technical standards:

18 (1) The role and impact of international tech19 nical standards on global commerce and international

20 trade.

21 (2) The role of national standards, including

22 their use as barriers, in international commerce and

23 trade policies.

24 (3) The timeliness of the domestic and inter25 national standards process and its impact on the de-
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1 velopment of new markets and new technologies, in2 cluding the use of technical draft standards to accom3 modate the fast pace of change in market environment

4 and technologies.

5 (4) Market, industry, and technology input into

6 the standards process.

7 (5) Open and fair access in representation to the

8 domestic and international standards process.

9 (6) Any recommendation for changes to the do10 mestic standards process.

11 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF INTERAGENCY SUPPORT FOR

12 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.

13 The use of interagency funding and other forms of sup14 port is hereby authorized by Congress for the functions and

15 activities of the Interagency Global Positioning System Ex16 ecutive Board including an Executive Secretariat to be

17 housed at the Department of Commerce.

18 SEC. 9. TRANSFER OF EPSCOT TO NIST.

19 (a) TRANSFER.—Section 5(f) of the Stevenson-Wydler

20 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3704(f)) is

21 amended by striking ‘‘acting through the Under Secretary,’’

22 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘acting through the Na23 tional Institute of Standards and Technology,’’.

24 (b) INCREASED FUNDING.—In addition to any

25 amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are
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1 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce

2 for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive

3 Technology of the National Institute of Standards and

4 Technology—

5 (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

6 (2) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

7 (3) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
Calendar No. 758

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1407

[Report No. 106–382]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for

fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for otherpurposes.

AUGUST 25, 2000

Reported with an amendment in the nature of a

substitute