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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1870
To authorize appropriations for the activities of the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Technology, and for Scientific and Technical Research
Services and Construction of Research Facilities activities of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, 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 activities of the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Technology, and for Scientific
and Technical Research Services and Construction of
Research Facilities activities of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, for fiscal year 1996, 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 ‘‘American Technology
Advancement Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce for the activities of the Under Secretary for Tech-
nology/Office of Technology Policy $5,066,000 for fiscal
year 1996.
(b) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Commerce for the following activities
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology:
(1) For Scientific and Technical Research and
Services, $275,579,000 for fiscal year 1996, of
which—
(A) $39,628,000 shall be for Electronics
and Electrical Engineering;
(B) $19,565,000 shall be for Manufactur-
ing Engineering;
(C) $28,127,000 shall be for Chemical
Science and Technology;
(D) $28,082,000 shall be for Physics;
(E) $54,314,000 shall be for Material
Science and Engineering;
(F) $13,517,000 shall be for Building and
Fire Research;
(G) $30,704,000 shall be for Computer
Systems;
(H) $10,964,000 shall be for Applied
Mathematics and Scientific Computing;
(I) $19,109,000 shall be for Technical As-
sistance;
(J) $28,169,000 shall be for Research
Support; and
(K) $3,400,000 shall be for the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Program under sec-
tion 17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In-
novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a); and
(2) for Construction of Research Facilities,
$62,055,000 for fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY ACT AMENDMENTS.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 10(a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘15’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘five’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘10’’;
(2) in section 15—
(A) by striking ‘‘Pay Act of 1945; and’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Pay Act of
1945;’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(h) the provision of
transportation services for employees of the In-
stitute between the facilities of the Institute
and nearby public transportation, notwithstand-
ing section 1344 of title 31, United States
Code,’’ after ‘‘interests of the Government’’;
and
(3) in section 19, by striking ‘‘nor more than
forty’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘nor more than
60’’.
SEC. 4. STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
ACT OF 1980 AMENDMENTS.
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 11(i) (15 U.S.C. 3710(i))—
(A) by inserting ‘‘loan, lease,’’ after ‘‘de-
partment, may’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘Actions taken under this
subsection shall not be subject to Federal re-
quirements on the disposal of property.’’ after
‘‘education and research activities.’’; and
(2) in section 17(c) (15 U.S.C. 3711a(c))—
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2); and
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated
by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by
striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘4’’.
SEC. 5. PERSONNEL.
The personnel management demonstration project es-
tablished under section 10 of the National Bureau of
Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (15
U.S.C. 275 note) is extended indefinitely.
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