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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2390 

To provide a national innovation initiative. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 8, 2006 

Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. BINGAMAN, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mr. KERRY, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. CHAMBLISS, and Mrs. CLINTON) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To provide a national innovation initiative. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Innovation 

5 Act—Commerce Provisions’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find8 ings: 

9 (1) The United States is the most innovative 

10 Nation in the world. Since our Nation’s founding, 


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1 exploration, opportunity, and discovery have re2 mained essential to fulfilling our Nation’s strategic 

3 economic and political objectives. 

4 (2) In the 21st century, a well-educated and 

5 trained workforce, investment in research and devel6 opment, and a regulatory and physical infrastructure 

7 that supports innovators are essential to ensuring 

8 that the United States continues to lead the global 

9 economy on innovation. 

10 (3) America’s future economic and national se11 curity will largely depend on the creativity and com12 mitment of our Nation to unleash its innovation ca13 pacity. 

14 (4) The world has become dramatically more 

15 interconnected and competitive. Cutting edge re16 search, world-class education, and highly skilled 

17 labor pools are no longer within the sole purview of 

18 the United States. 

19 (5) The United States investment in basic re20 search is currently insufficient to meet the chal21 lenges we face. 

22 (6) Federal support for basic research in the 

23 physical sciences has consistently lagged behind that 

24 given to the life sciences in recent years. 


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1 (7) Traditional measurements of innovation ca2 pacity focused solely on inputs, such as research and 

3 development spending, number of patents and value 

4 of physical infrastructure. The traditional measure5 ments are necessary but are not sufficient metrics 

6 for innovation in the 21st century’s knowledge econ7 omy. 

8 (8) Current Federal budget constraints require 

9 prioritization of spending and new programs must 

10 be funded through existing funds or through identi11 fiable funding offsets whenever possible. 

12 (9) A national, private sector-led, and govern13 ment supported plan is required if the United States 

14 is to adequately respond to the challenges of in15 creased global competition and take advantage of the 

16 opportunities this changing global dynamic presents. 

17 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 

18 (1) make innovation a fundamental economic 

19 priority for the United States; 

20 (2) create the most fertile policy environment 

21 for innovation to occur; 

22 (3) increase the Federal Government’s invest23 ment in basic research, especially in the physical 

24 sciences; 


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1 (4) direct greater funding toward multidisci2 plinary and frontier research where tomorrow’s inno3 vations are most likely to occur; and 

4 (5) secure a strong advanced manufacturing 

5 base in the United States to ensure that as innova6 tions occur, America is poised to reap the benefits 

7 via the creation of new jobs and investment. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

11 agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

12 105 of title 5, United States Code. 

13 (2) EXTENDED PRODUCTION ENTERPRISE.— 

14 The term ‘‘extended production enterprise’’ means a 

15 system in which key entities in the manufacturing 

16 chain, including entities engaged in product design 

17 and development, manufacturing, sourcing, distribu18 tion, and user entities, are linked together through 

19 information technology and other means to promote 

20 efficiency and productivity. 

21 (3) INNOVATION.—The term ‘‘innovation’’ 

22 means the intersection of invention and insight lead23 ing to the creation of social and economic value, in24 cluding through efforts meeting fundamental techVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:17 Mar 09, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2390.IS S2390

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1 nology challenges and involving multidisciplinary 

2 work and a high degree of novelty. 

3 (4) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP

4 PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Manufacturing Extension 

5 Partnership Program’’ means the Manufacturing 

6 Extension Partnership Program of the Department 

7 of Commerce. 

8 (5) MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PRO9 GRAM.—The term ‘‘Manufacturing Technology Pro10 gram’’ means the Manufacturing Technology Pro11 gram under section 2521 of title 10, United States 

12 Code. 

13 (6) REGIONAL INNOVATION HOT SPOTS DE14 FINED.—The term ‘‘regional innovation hot spots’’ 

15 means regions that are defined by a high degree of 

16 innovation and the availability of talent, investment, 

17 and infrastructure necessary to create and sustain 

18 such innovation. 

19 (7) SERVICE SCIENCE.—The term ‘‘service 

20 science’’ means curriculums, research programs, and 

21 training regimens, including service sciences, man22 agement, and engineering (SSME) programs, that 

23 exist or that are being developed to teach individuals 

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1 ment, and industry-specific knowledge to solve com2 plex problems. 

3 (8) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH

4 PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Small Business Innovation 

5 Research Program’’ has the meaning given that 

6 term in section 2500(11) of title 10, United States 

7 Code. 

8 (9) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

9 PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Small Business Technology 

10 Transfer Program’’ has the meaning given that term 

11 in section 2500(12) of title 10, United States Code. 

12 (10) SSME.—The term ‘‘SSME’’ means the 

13 discipline known as service sciences, management, 

14 and engineering that— 

15 (A) applies scientific, engineering and 

16 management disciplines to tasks that one orga17 nization performs beneficially for others, gen18 erally as part of the services sector of the econ19 omy; and 

20 (B) integrates computer science, operations 

21 research, industrial engineering, business strat22 egy, management sciences, and social and legal 

23 sciences, in order to encourage innovation in 

24 how organizations create value for customers 


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1 and shareholders that could not be achieved 

2 through such disciplines working in isolation. 

3 SEC. 4. PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON INNOVATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish a 

5 President’s Council on Innovation (in this section referred 

6 to as the ‘‘Council’’). 

7 (b) DUTIES.—The Council’s duties shall include— 

8 (1) monitoring implementation of legislative 

9 proposals and initiatives for promoting innovation, 

10 including policies related to research funding, tax11 ation, immigration, trade, and education that are 

12 proposed in this and other Acts; 

13 (2) in consultation with the Director of the Of14 fice of Management and Budget, developing a proc15 ess for using metrics to assess the impact of existing 

16 and proposed policies and rules that affect innova17 tion capabilities in the United States; 

18 (3) identifying opportunities and making rec19 ommendations for the heads of executive agencies to 

20 improve innovation, monitoring, and reporting on 

21 the implementation of such recommendations; 

22 (4) developing metrics for measuring the 

23 progress of the Federal Government with respect to 

24 improving conditions for innovation, including 


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1 through talent development, investment, and infra2 structure improvements; and 

3 (5) submitting an annual report to the Presi4 dent and Congress on such progress. 

5 (c) MEMBERSHIP AND COORDINATION.— 

6 (1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be com7 posed of the Secretary or head of each of the fol8 lowing: 

9 (A) The Department of Commerce. 

10 (B) The Department of Defense. 

11 (C) The Department of Education. 

12 (D) The Department of Energy. 

13 (E) The Department of Health and 

14 Human Services. 

15 (F) The Department of Homeland Secu16 rity. 

17 (G) The Department of Labor. 

18 (H) The Department of the Treasury. 

19 (I) The National Aeronautics and Space 

20 Administration. 

21 (J) The Securities and Exchange Commis22 sion. 

23 (K) The National Science Foundation. 

24 (L) The Office of the United States Trade 

25 Representative. 


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1 (M) The Office of Management and Budg2 et. 

3 (N) The Office of Science and Technology 

4 Policy. 

5 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of Com6 merce shall serve as chairperson of the Council. 

7 (3) COORDINATION.—The chairperson of the 

8 Council shall ensure appropriate coordination be9 tween the Council and the National Economic Coun10 cil and the National Security Council. 

11 (d) DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION AGENDA.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall develop a 

13 comprehensive agenda for strengthening the innova14 tion capabilities of the Federal Government and 

15 State governments, academia, and the private sector 

16 in the United States. 

17 (2) CONSULTATION.—The comprehensive agen18 da required by paragraph (1) shall be developed in 

19 consultation with appropriate representatives of the 

20 private sector, scientific organizations, and academic 

21 organizations. 

22 SEC. 5. INNOVATION ACCELERATION GRANTS. 

23 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The President shall establish 

24 a grant program, to be known as the ‘‘Innovation Accel25 eration Grants Program’’, to support and promote innovaVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:17 Mar 09, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2390.IS S2390

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1 tion in the United States. Priority in the awarding of 

2 grants shall be given to projects that meet fundamental 

3 technology challenges and that involve multidisciplinary 

4 work and a high degree of novelty. 

5 (b) AWARDING OF GRANTS THROUGH DEPARTMENTS

6 AND AGENCIES.— 

7 (1) FUNDING GOALS.—The President shall en8 sure that it is the goal of each Executive agency that 

9 finances research in science, mathematics, engineer10 ing, and technology to allocate at least 3 percent of 

11 the agency’s total annual research and development 

12 budget to funding grants under the Innovation Ac13 celeration Grants Program. 

14 (2) ADMINISTRATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each head of an Exec16 utive agency awarding grants under paragraph 

17 (1) shall submit a plan for implementing the 

18 grant program within such Executive agency to 

19 the Director of the Office of Science and Tech20 nology Policy and the Director of the Office of 

21 Management and Budget. The implementation 

22 plan shall be submitted not later than 90 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act. The im24 plementation plan may incorporate existing ini25 tiatives of the Executive agencies that promote 


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1 research in innovation as described in sub2 section (a). 

3 (B) REQUIRED METRICS.—The head of 

4 each Executive agency submitting an implemen5 tation plan pursuant to this section shall in6 clude metrics upon which grant funding deci7 sions will be made and metrics for assessing the 

8 success of the grants awarded. 

9 (C) GRANT DURATION AND RENEWALS.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—Any grants issued 

11 by an Executive agency under this section 

12 shall be for a period not to exceed 3 years. 

13 (ii) EVALUATION.—Not later than 90 

14 days prior to the expiration of a grant 

15 issued under this section, the Executive 

16 agency that approved the grant shall com17 plete an evaluation of the effectiveness of 

18 the grant based on the metrics established 

19 pursuant to subparagraph (B). In its eval20 uation, the Executive agency shall consider 

21 the extent to which the program funded by 

22 the grant met the goals of quality improve23 ment and job creation. 

24 (iii) PUBLICATION OFREVIEW.—The 

25 Executive agency shall publish and make 


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1 available to the public the review of each 

2 grant approved pursuant to this section. 

3 (iv) FAILURE TO MEET METRICS.— 

4 Any grant that the Executive agency 

5 awarding the grant determines has failed 

6 to satisfy any of the metrics developed pur7 suant to subparagraph (B), shall not be el8 igible for a renewal. 

9 (v) RENEWAL.—A grant issued under 

10 this section that satisfies all of the metrics 

11 developed pursuant to subparagraph (B), 

12 may be renewed once for a period not to 

13 exceed 3 years. Additional renewals may be 

14 considered only if the head of the Execu15 tive agency makes a specific finding that 

16 the program being funded involves a sig17 nificant technology advance that requires a 

18 longer timeframe to complete critical re19 search, and the research satisfies all the 

20 metrics developed pursuant to subpara21 graph (B). 

22 SEC. 6. A NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO BASIC RESEARCH. 

23 (a) PLAN FOR INCREASED RESEARCH.—Not later 

24 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

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1 mit to Congress a comprehensive, multiyear plan that de2 scribes how the funds authorized in subsection (b) shall 

3 be used. Such plan shall be developed with a focus on uti4 lizing basic research in physical science and engineering 

5 to optimize the United States economy as a global compet6 itor and leader in productive innovation. 

7 (b) INCREASED FUNDING FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE

8 FOUNDATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

9 to the National Science Foundation for the purpose of 

10 doubling research funding the following amounts: 

11 (1) $6,440,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

12 (2) $7,280,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

13 (3) $8,120,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

14 (4) $8,960,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

15 (5) $9,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

16 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVEL17 OPMENT FUNDING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

19 of Science and Technology Policy shall evaluate and, as 

20 appropriate, submit to Congress recommendations for an 

21 increase in funding for research and development in phys22 ical sciences and engineering in consultation with agencies 

23 and departments of the United States with significant re24 search and development budgets. 


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1 SEC. 7. REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 

2 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDING STRATEGY.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for 

4 Economic Development of the Department of Com5 merce shall review Federal programs that support 

6 local economic development and prepare and imple7 ment a strategy to focus funding on initiatives that 

8 improve the ability of communities to participate 

9 successfully in the modern economy through innova10 tion. In preparing the strategy, priority should be 

11 given to projects that— 

12 (A) emphasize private sector cooperation 

13 with State and local governments and nonprofit 

14 organizations focused on regional economic de15 velopment as the means of achieving specific 

16 objectives related to the support and promotion 

17 of innovation; and 

18 (B) are the most successful in meeting the 

19 metrics established under subsection (b). 

20 (2) COORDINATION.—The Assistant Secretary 

21 shall coordinate the development and implementation 

22 of the strategy with the activities carried out by the 

23 Under Secretary for Technology under subsection 

24 (d). 

25 (b) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Assistant Sec26 retary for Economic Development of the Department of 


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1 Commerce shall develop metrics to measure the success 

2 of Federal programs in supporting and promoting innova3 tion at the local community level while minimizing bu4 reaucracy and overhead expenses. 

5 (c) PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OP6 PORTUNITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for Economic 

7 Development of the Department of Commerce should work 

8 with organizations focused on economic development to 

9 highlight opportunities for such organizations to serve 

10 local communities through grants focused on economic de11 velopment and investment in companies pursuing innova12 tion. 

13 (d) REGIONAL INNOVATION HOT SPOTS.— 

14 (1) PROMOTION OFREGIONAL INNOVATION HOT

15 SPOTS.—The Under Secretary for Technology of the 

16 Department of Commerce shall coordinate activities 

17 focused on promoting innovation through the devel18 opment of regional innovation hot spots. 

19 (2) GUIDE TO DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL RE20 GIONAL INNOVATION HOT SPOTS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary of Commerce, in consultation with rep24 resentatives of regional innovation hot spots, 

25 shall publish a report, to be titled the ‘‘Guide 


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1 to Developing Successful Regional Innovation 

2 Hot Spots’’, that examines successful regional 

3 innovation hot spots and includes recommenda4 tions for establishing and fostering regional in5 novation hot spots. 

6 (B) CONTENT.—The report required under 

7 subparagraph (A) shall— 

8 (i) include information on the evalua9 tion of human capital; 

10 (ii) include information on the role of 

11 sponsoring institutions, such as univer12 sities, nonprofit organizations, and labora13 tories, in establishing and fostering re14 gional innovation hot spots; 

15 (iii) include information on the role of 

16 State and local government leaders, leaders 

17 in the research and business communities, 

18 and community organizations in estab19 lishing and fostering regional innovation 

20 hot spots; 

21 (iv) discuss the importance of collabo22 ration by public and private sector leaders; 

23 (v) identify sources of funding for 

24 these activities within Federal, State, and 


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1 local governments and the private sector; 

2 and 

3 (vi) include recommendations for de4 veloping strategic plans to stimulate inno5 vation, including recommendations relating 

6 to knowledge transfer and commercializa7 tion, the support of regional entrepreneur8 ship and increased innovation within exist9 ing regional firms, and the linking of pri10 mary institutions engaged in the innova11 tion process. 

12 (3) REGIONAL INNOVATION HOT SPOT

13 METRICS.— 

14 (A) DEVELOPMENT OFMETRICS.—In con15 junction with publishing the report required 

16 under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Com17 merce shall develop the following sets of 

18 metrics: 

19 (i) Metrics to be considered for identi20 fying potential regional innovation hot 

21 spots (in this subsection referred to as 

22 ‘‘identifying metrics’’). 

23 (ii) Metrics to be considered for evalu24 ating the impact and effectiveness of estab25 lished regional innovation hot spots (in this 


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1 subsection referred to as ‘‘evaluation 

2 metrics’’). 

3 (B) USE OFMETRICS.—The Under Sec4 retary of Commerce for Technology shall use 

5 the identifying metrics to conduct biannual as6 sessments of potential regional clusters and 

7 shall use the evaluation metrics to assess the 

8 impact and effectiveness of established regional 

9 innovation hot spots in improving the regional 

10 economy and regional job market. The Under 

11 Secretary shall also assess the cost effectiveness 

12 of operating within each regional hot spot. The 

13 Under Secretary shall report the biannual as14 sessments to Congress. 

15 SEC. 8. DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 

16 SYSTEMS. 

17 (a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Director 

18 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 

19 shall support research and development in collaboration 

20 with entities and organizations from the industrial sector 

21 to supplement and support work in the private sector on 

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1 velopment activities should focus on the following activi2 ties: 

3 (1) Supporting industry efforts to develop inno4 vative, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, ad5 vanced technologies through interoperable standards, 

6 and related concepts, including— 

7 (A) advanced distributed and desktop man8 ufacturing linked to and made compatible with 

9 the extended production enterprise system de10 scribed in paragraph (2); 

11 (B) non-contact quality inspection proc12 esses linked to and made compatible with the 

13 extended production enterprise system; 

14 (C) small lot manufacturing processes that 

15 are— 

16 (i) as cost-effective as mass produc17 tion processes; and 

18 (ii) linked to and compatible with the 

19 extended production enterprise system; and 

20 (D) the use of state-of-the-art materials 

21 and processes at the nanotechnological level. 

22 (2) Supporting industry efforts to develop an 

23 extended production enterprise system that inte24 grates key entities, including entities engaged in 

25 product design and development, manufacturing, 


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1 sourcing, distribution, and user entities, including 

2 through the development of— 

3 (A) interoperable software and standards 

4 designed to maximize the compatibility of the 

5 design, modeling, and manufacturing stages of 

6 the manufacturing process; and 

7 (B) supply chain software. 

8 (b) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Director of 

9 the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall 

10 coordinate activities under subsection (a) with activities 

11 under— 

12 (1) the Small Business Innovation Research 

13 Program; 

14 (2) the Small Business Technology Transfer 

15 Program; and 

16 (3) the Manufacturing Technology Program of 

17 the Department of Defense. 

18 (c) TESTING.—The Director of the National Institute 

19 of Standards and Technology shall support the work of 

20 entities and organizations from the industrial sector in de21 veloping prototypes and testing areas for testing and refin22 ing, in actual production conditions, the processes, tech23 nologies, and extended production enterprise system de24 scribed in subsection (a)(2) in order to maximize produc25 tivity gains and cost efficiencies. 


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1 (d) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS.—The Director 

2 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 

3 in coordination with entities and organizations from the 

4 industrial sector and the Manufacturing Technology Pro5 gram, shall support standards to be used as manufac6 turing performance criteria to accelerate the adoption of 

7 improvements and innovative processes and protocols de8 veloped under subsection (a). 

9 (e) PILOT TEST BEDS OF EXCELLENCE.— 

10 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Na11 tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall, 

12 in collaboration with entities and organizations from 

13 the industrial sector, support not more than 3 pilot 

14 test beds of excellence in manufacturing fields im15 portant to advanced technologies developed under 

16 subsection (a), such as nanotechnology, to be used 

17 by the public and private sector. The test beds of ex18 cellence shall focus on production development, par19 ticularly the invention, prototyping, and engineering 

20 development stages of the manufacturing process. 

21 (2) COMPETITION.—The Secretary of Com22 merce shall conduct a competition to select the pilot 

23 test beds of excellence based on criteria and metrics 

24 established by the Secretary prior to the competi25 tion. 


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1 (3) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Commerce 

2 may provide the pilot test beds of excellence selected 

3 pursuant to the competition set forth in paragraph 

4 (2) with an appropriate level of funding if and only 

5 if the following conditions are satisfied: 

(A) No more than 1 6 ⁄3 of the funding of 

7 each test bed of excellence is provided by the 

8 Federal Government. 

(B) At least 1 9 ⁄3 of the cost of each test bed 

10 of excellence is provided by participants from 

11 the private sector. 

(C) At least 1 12 ⁄3 of the cost of each test bed 

13 of excellence is provided by State or local gov14 ernments. 

15 (4) REVIEW OFFUNDED TEST BEDS.—Within 3 

16 years of the start of Federal funding for any test 

17 bed of excellence pursuant to this section, the Sec18 retary of Commerce shall use the metrics established 

19 pursuant to paragraph (2) and any additional review 

20 metrics that the Secretary determines appropriate to 

21 assess the performance of the federally funded test 

22 beds of excellence. Any test bed of excellence that 

23 fails to satisfy any of the performance metrics will 

24 be ineligible for additional Federal funding. 


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1 (5) SUNSET PROVISION.—Federal funding of 

2 any test bed of excellence shall cease 5 years after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (f) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP

5 FOCUS ON INNOVATION.—The Director of the National 

6 Institute of Standards and Technology shall ensure that 

7 the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program devel8 ops a focus on innovation, including through technology 

9 diffusion, supply and distribution chain integration, and 

10 the dissemination of the processes, technologies, and ex11 tended production enterprise systems developed under this 

12 section. 

13 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 

15 Commerce for the purpose of carrying out activities under 

16 this section the following amounts: 

17 (1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

18 (2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

19 (3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

20 (4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

21 (5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

22 SEC. 9. STUDY ON SERVICE SCIENCE. 

23 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con24 gress that, in order to strengthen the competitiveness of 

25 United States enterprises and institutions and to prepare 


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1 the people of the United States for high-wage, high-skill 

2 employment, the Federal Government should better under3 stand and respond strategically to the emerging vocation 

4 and learning discipline known as service science. 

5 (b) STUDY.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

6 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 

7 Science Foundation shall conduct a study and report to 

8 Congress regarding how the Federal Government should 

9 support, through research, education, and training, the 

10 new discipline of service science. 

11 (c) OUTSIDE RESOURCES.—In conducting the study 

12 under subsection (b), the Director of the National Science 

13 Foundation shall consult with leaders from 2- and 4-year 

14 institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 

15 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), 

16 leaders from corporations, and other relevant parties. 

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