terest regarding technology innovation, competi-
tiveness, and job retention and creation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) STEVENSON-WYDLER.—Subsection (c) of 
section 5 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 3704), as redesig-
nated in subsection (a)(3), is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—To the extent practicable, in 
carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall coordinate 
the program established under such subsection with other 
programs of the Department of Commerce.’’. 
(2) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(A) LEVEL III.—Section 5314 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting 
before the item ‘‘Associate Attorney General’’ 
the following: 
‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards 
and Technology, the incumbent of which also serves 
as Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology.’’. 
(B) LEVEL IV.—Section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Director, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Department of Commerce.’’. 
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(3) NIST ACT.—Section 5 of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
274) is amended by striking the following: ‘‘The Di-
rector shall be compensated at the rate in effect for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 4. REORGANIZATION OF NIST LABORATORIES. 
(a) ORGANIZATION.—The Director shall reorganize 
the scientific and technical research and services labora-
tory program into the following operational units: 
(1) The Physical Measurement Laboratory, 
whose mission is to realize and disseminate the na-
tional standards for length, mass, time and fre-
quency, electricity, temperature, force, and radiation 
by activities including fundamental research in 
measurement science, the provision of measurement 
services and standards, and the provision of testing 
facilities resources for use by the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(2) The Information Technology Laboratory, 
whose mission is to develop and disseminate stand-
ards, measurements, and testing capabilities for 
interoperability, security, usability, and reliability of 
information technologies, including cybersecurity 
standards and guidelines for Federal agencies, 
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United States industry, and the public, through fun-
damental and applied research in computer science, 
mathematics, and statistics. 
(3) The Engineering Laboratory, whose mission 
is to develop and disseminate advanced manufac-
turing and construction technologies to the United 
States manufacturing and construction industries 
through activities including measurement science re-
search, performance metrics, tools for engineering 
applications, promotion of green infrastructure, and 
energy efficiency measurements and standards. 
(4) The Material Measurement Laboratory, 
whose mission is to serve as the national reference 
laboratory in biological, chemical, and material 
sciences and engineering through activities including 
fundamental research in the composition, structure, 
and properties of biological and environmental mate-
rials and processes, the development of certified ref-
erence materials and critically evaluated data, and 
other programs to assure measurement quality in 
materials and biotechnology fields. 
(5) The Center for Nanoscale Science and 
Technology, a national shared-use facility for 
nanoscale fabrication and measurement, whose mis-
sion is to develop innovative nanoscale measurement 
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