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Calendar No. 641 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4719 

To provide, temporarily, authority for the Secretary of Commerce to waive 

cost sharing requirements for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 

Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. COONS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

BOOKER, Mr. KAINE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. BENNET) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

DECEMBER 15, 2020 

Reported by Mr. WICKER, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To provide, temporarily, authority for the Secretary of Commerce to waive cost sharing requirements for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 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 ‘‘Helping Manufacturers 

3 Respond to COVID–19 Act of 2020’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF HOLLINGS MANUFAC5 TURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP COST 

6 SHARING REQUIREMENT. 

7 The Secretary of Commerce may waive all or a por8 tion of the requirements of subsection (e)(2) of section 25 

9 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 

10 (15 U.S.C. 278k) with respect to the provision under such 

11 section by the Secretary of capital and annual operating 

12 and maintenance funds required to establish and support 

13 a Center (as defined in subsection (a) of such section) to 

14 the degree that such funds are derived from amounts spe15 cifically appropriated for the Hollings Manufacturing Ex16 tension Partnership for fiscal year 2021. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Manufacturers 

19 Respond to COVID–19 Act of 2020’’. 

20 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF HOLLINGS MANUFAC21 TURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP COST 

22 SHARING REQUIREMENT. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce may 

24 waive all or a portion of the requirements of subsection 

25 (e)(2) of section 25 of the National Institute of Standards 

26 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) with respect to the 


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1 provision under such section by the Secretary of capital and 

2 annual operating and maintenance funds required to estab3 lish and support an eligible Center to the degree that such 

4 funds are derived from amounts specifically appropriated 

5 for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership for 

6 fiscal year 2021. 

7 (b) ELIGIBLE CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, the 

8 term ‘‘eligible Center’’ means a Center (as defined in section 

9 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Tech10 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a))) that has demonstrated to 

11 the Secretary of Commerce that it is unable or significantly 

12 restricted in its ability to meet cost share requirements due 

13 to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). 


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Calendar No. 641 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4719 

A BILL 

To provide, temporarily, authority for the Secretary 

nership, and for other purposes. for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partof Commerce to waive cost sharing requirements 

DECEMBER 15, 2020 

Reported with an amendment 


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