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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1274
To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and
Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 1997
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 for fiscal years 1998 and
1999, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Institute of
Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCI-
ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND
SERVICES.
(a) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the
Scientific and Technical Research and Services laboratory
activities of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology—
(1) $278,563,000 for fiscal year 1998, of
which—
(A) $38,104,000 shall be for Electronics
and Electrical Engineering;
(B) $18,925,000 shall be for Manufactur-
ing Engineering;
(C) $31,791,000 shall be for Chemical
Science and Technology;
(D) $30,372,000 shall be for Physics;
(E) $50,914,000 shall be for Material
Science and Engineering;
(F) $13,404,000 shall be for Building and
Fire Research;
(G) $47,073,000 shall be for Computer
Science and Applied Mathematics;
(H) $19,376,000 shall be for Technical As-
sistance; and
(I) $28,604,000 shall be for Research Sup-
port; and
(2) $286,919,890 for fiscal year 1999, of
which—
(A) $39,247,120 shall be for Electronics
and Electrical Engineering;
(B) $19,492,750 shall be for Manufactur-
ing Engineering;
(C) $32,744,730 shall be for Chemical
Science and Technology;
(D) $31,283,160 shall be for Physics;
(E) $52,441,420 shall be for Material
Science and Engineering;
(F) $13,806,120 shall be for Building and
Fire Research;
(G) $48,485,190 shall be for Computer
Science and Applied Mathematics;
(H) $19,957,280 shall be for Technical As-
sistance; and
(I) $29,462,120 shall be for Research Sup-
port.
(b) MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY PRO-
GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce for the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Program under section 17 of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3711a)—
(1) $4,134,500 for fiscal year 1998; and
(2) $5,289,000 for fiscal year 1999.
(c) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.—(1) There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce for construction and maintenance of facilities of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology—
(A) $16,692,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
(B) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
(2) None of the funds authorized by paragraph
(1)(B) may be obligated unless the Secretary of Commerce
has certified to the Committee on Science of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate that the obliga-
tion of funds is consistent with a plan for meeting the
facilities needs of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology that the Secretary has transmitted to those
committees.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OF-
FICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECH-
NOLOGY.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for the activities of the Under Sec-
retary for Technology and the Office of Technology Pol-
icy—
(1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
(2) $7,205,000 for fiscal year 1999.
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
(b) NOTICE OF REORGANIZATION.—The Secretary of
Commerce shall provide notice to the Committees on
Science and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate, not
later than 15 days before any major reorganization of any
program, project, or activity of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology.
SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.
With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense
of Congress that the National Institute of Standards and
Technology should—
(1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit
date-related problems in its computer systems to en-
sure that those systems continue to operate effec-
tively in the year 2000 and beyond;
(2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to
the operations of the Institute posed by the problems
referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget
for achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of its
mission-critical systems; and