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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1871

To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and

Technology Industrial Technology Services for fiscal year 1996, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 16, 1995

Mrs. MORELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Science

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of

Standards and Technology Industrial Technology Services for fiscal year 1996, 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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Institute of

5 Standards and Technology Industrial Technology Services

6 Authorization Act of 1995’’.

7 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

8 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec9 retary of Commerce for the Industrial Technology Services
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1 activities of the National Institute of Standards and Tech2 nology for fiscal year 1996—

3 (1) for the Advanced Technology Program

4 under section 28 of the National Institute of Stand5 ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), such

6 sums as may be appropriated; and

7 (2) for the Manufacturing Extension Partner8 ships program under sections 25 and 26 of the Na9 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act

10 (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l), such sums as may be

11 appropriated.

12 SEC. 3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH13 NOLOGY ACT AMENDMENTS.

14 Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and

15 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘or contracts’’ in subsection

17 (b)(1)(B), and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘contracts,

18 and, subject to the last sentence of this subsection,

19 other transactions’’;

20 (2) by inserting ‘‘and if the non-Federal partici21 pants in the joint venture agree to pay at least 50

22 percent of the total costs of the joint venture during

23 the Federal participation period, which shall not ex24 ceed 5 years,’’ in subsection (b)(1)(B) after ‘‘partici25 pation to be appropriate,’’;
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘provision of a minority share of

2 the cost of such joint ventures for up to 5 years, and

3 (iii)’’ in subsection (b)(1)(B), and inserting in lieu

4 thereof ‘‘and’’;

5 (4) by striking ‘‘and cooperative agreements’’ in

6 subsection (b)(2), and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, co7 operative agreements, and, subject to the last sen8 tence of this subsection, other transactions’’;

9 (5) by adding after subsection (b)(4) the follow10 ing:

11 ‘‘The authority under paragraph (1)(B) and paragraph

12 (2) to enter into other transactions shall apply only if the

13 Secretary, acting through the Director, determines that

14 standard contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements are

15 not feasible or appropriate, and only when other trans16 action instruments incorporate terms and conditions that

17 reflect the use of generally accepted commercial account18 ing and auditing practices.’’; and

19 (6) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section:

21 ‘‘(k) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) and

22 subsection (d)(3), the Director may grant extensions be23 yond the deadlines established under those subsections for

24 joint venture and single applicant awardees to expend

25 Federal funds to complete their projects, if such extension
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1 may be granted with no additional cost to the Federal

2 Government and it is in the Federal Government’s interest

3 to do so.’’.

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