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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–118 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1868) TO AUTHORIZE 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 

TECHNOLOGY FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008, 2009, AND 2010, AND FOR OTHER 

PURPOSES 

MAY 1, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. SUTTON, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 350] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 350, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1868, the Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, 

under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Science and Technology. The 

rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. The rule provides that the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill shall 

be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and 

shall be considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 

clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. 

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in this 

report. The amendments made in order may be offered only in the 

order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 

points of order against the amendments except for clauses 9 and 

10 of Rule XXI are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:51 May 02, 2007 Jkt 059008 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR118.XXX HR118

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standing the operation of the previous question, the Chair may 

postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 

the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

(except for clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI), includes a waiver of Rule 

XIII, clause 4(a), requiring a three-day layover of the committee report. Although the rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment and against the amendments made in order (except for those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of Rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order against the committee 

amendment, or against the amendments made in order. The waivers of all points of order are prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 146 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1868. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 4–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 147 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1868. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To grant a modified open rule. 

Results: Defeated 4–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 148 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1868. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Price, Tom (GA), #4, which 

makes regulations for the Director of the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology to establish requirements for 

recoupment of Federal grant funding from profits obtained by Technology Innovation Program grant recipients. 

Results: Defeated 4–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 


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Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 149 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1868. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Price, Tom (GA), #1, which requires that spending in this legislation be offset by reductions in 

spending elsewhere. 

Results: Defeated 4–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 150 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1868. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ), #6, which would repeal the Advanced Technology Program and strike the Technology 

and Innovation Program from the bill. 

Results: Defeated 4–9. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Wu (OR)/Gingrey (GA): Manager’s Amendment. The amendment makes a number of clarifications to the Technology Innovation Program, including (1) that projects should address critical national needs and be high reward; (2) that TIP should coordinate 

with State innovation and technology development programs; and 

(3) a definition of high-risk, high-reward research. (10 minutes) 

2. Wynn (MD): The amendment adds firms and/or entities that 

are involved in the development and advancement of biotechnology 

to the definition of technology-related entities eligible for grants 

under the Technology Innovation Program. (10 minutes) 

3. Manzullo (IL): The amendment would authorize $2 million for 

NIST to design and develop software that monitors all of the federal R&D databases. The software would allow users to search via 

the NIST web site various agency databases by material type and/ 

or manufacturing processes to determine what and to whom federal 

manufacturing R&D dollars are being awarded and also provide 

basic information about where manufacturers can find assistance. 

(10 minutes) 

4. Boyda (KS): The amendment highlights that proposed technologies receiving grants under the Technology Innovation Program 

may include the replacement of petroleum-based materials. (10 

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5. Boyda (KS): The amendment encourages grants under the 

Technology Innovation Program to include local and regional universities that are working in collaboration with small- and medium-sized businesses. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WU OF

OREGON, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(a), insert ‘‘research 

and’’ after ‘‘to accelerate the’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(a), strike ‘‘technologies’’

and insert ‘‘, high-reward technologies in areas of critical national 

need’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), strike ‘‘this section to eligible companies’’ and insert ‘‘this section’’ . 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), strike ‘‘high-payoff’’ and insert ‘‘high-reward’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), strike ‘‘offer significant potential benefits to the United States economy and’’ and 

insert ‘‘address critical national needs and have’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), strike ‘‘eligible 

companies that are’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1)(A), insert ‘‘eligible 

companies that are’’ before ‘‘small or’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(h), insert ‘‘STATE AND’’

after ‘‘COORDINATION WITH OTHER’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(h), insert ‘‘State and’’

after ‘‘with other senior’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(h), insert ‘‘State and’’

after ‘‘coordination in’’. 

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(k), insert the following 

new paragraph after paragraph (1) (and redesignate subsequent 

paragraphs accordingly): 

‘‘(2) the term ‘high-risk, high-reward research’ means research that—

‘‘(A) has the potential for yielding results with far-ranging or wide-ranging implications; 

‘‘(B) addresses critical national needs related to technology and measurement standards; and 

‘‘(C) is too novel or spans too diverse a range of disciplines to fare well in the traditional peer review process. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WYNN OF

MARYLAND, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), insert ‘‘(including 

any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use)’’ after ‘‘enabling technologies’’. 


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3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MANZULLO

OF ILLINOIS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title II, insert the following new section (and 

amend the table of contents accordingly): 

SEC. 209. MANUFACTURING RESEARCH DATABASE. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Institute of Standards and 

Technology shall provide for the establishment of a manufacturing 

research database to enable private sector individuals and Federal 

officials to access a broad range of information on manufacturing 

research carried out with funding support from the Federal Government. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The database established under subsection (a) 

shall contain—

(1) all publicly available information maintained by a Federal agency relating to manufacturing research projects funded 

in whole or in part by the Federal Government; and 

(2) information about all Federal programs that may be of 

interest to manufacturers. 

(c) ACCESSIBILITY.—Information contained in the database shall 

be accessible in a manner to enable users of the database to easily 

retrieve information of specific interest to them. 

(d) FEES.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology 

may authorize charging a nominal fee for using the database to access information described in subsection (b)(1) as necessary to recover the costs of maintaining the database. 

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 

be appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology $2,000,000 for carrying out this section. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYDA OF

KANSAS, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(c)(2), insert ‘‘, to include the replacement of petroleum-based materials,’’ after ‘‘benefits to the Nation’’. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYDA OF

KANSAS, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1)—

(1) strike ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A); 

(2) redesignate subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

(3) insert after subparagraph (A) the following new 

subparagarph: 

‘‘(B) small or medium-sized businesses working in collaboration with local and regional universities that are 

substantially involved and have a leadership role in programmatically steering the application and commercialization of a project; or 

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