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SEC. 453. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall exclude
from consideration for awards of financial assistance made
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
after fiscal year 1995 any person who received funds,
other than those described in subsection (b), appropriated
for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1995, from any Federal
funding source for a project that was not subjected to a
competitive, merit-based award process. Any exclusion
from consideration pursuant to this section shall be effec-
tive for a period of 5 years after the person receives such
Federal funds.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
awards to persons who are members of a class specified
by law for which assistance is awarded to members of the
class according to a formula provided by law.
SEC. 454. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
None of the funds authorized by this title shall be
available for any activity whose purpose is to influence leg-
islation pending before the Congress, except that this shall
not prevent officers or employees of the United States or
of its departments or agencies from communicating to
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or
to Congress, through the proper channels, requests for leg-
islation or appropriations which they deem necessary for
the efficient conduct of the public business.
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SEC. 455. REPORT ON LABORATORIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall con-
duct a review of the laboratories operated by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and submit a re-
port to the Committee on Resources and the Committee
on Science of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall—
(1) address potential efficiencies and savings
which could be achieved through closing or consoli-
dating laboratory facilities;
(2) review each laboratory’s—
(A) mission and activities and their cor-
relation to the mission priorities of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(B) physical assets, equipment, condition,
and personnel resources; and
(C) organization and program manage-
ment; and
(3) address other issues the Inspector General
consider relevant.
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SEC. 456. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES
SERVICE 
LABORATORY 
AT 
GLOUCESTER,
MASSACHUSETTS.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey
to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the
property comprising the National Marine Fisheries
Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in
Gloucester, Massachusetts.
(2) TERMS.—A conveyance of property under
paragraph (1) shall be made—
(A) without payment of consideration; and
(B) subject to the terms and conditions
specified under subsections (b) and (c).
(b) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of any con-
veyance of property under this section, the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts shall assume full respon-
sibility for maintenance of the property for as long
as the Commonwealth retains the right and title to
that property.
(2) CONTINUED USE OF PROPERTY BY NMFS.—
The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of un-
derstanding with the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts under which the National Marine Fisheries
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Service is authorized to occupy existing laboratory
space on the property conveyed under this section,
if—
(A) the term of the memorandum of un-
derstanding is for a period of not longer than
5 years beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act; and
(B) the square footage of the space to be
occupied by the National Marine Fisheries
Service does not conflict with the needs of, and
is agreeable to, the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts.
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—All right, title, and
interest in and to all property conveyed under this section
shall revert to the United States on the date on which
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts uses any of the prop-
erty for any purpose other than the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries resource man-
agement program.
SEC. 457. CLEANUP OF NOAA FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall cleanup land-
fills, wastes, dumps, debris, storage tanks, property, haz-
ardous or unsafe conditions, and contaminants (including,
without limitation, petroleum products and their deriva-
tives), on lands which the National Oceanic and Atmos-
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pheric Administration and its predecessor agencies aban-
doned, quitclaimed, or otherwise transferred, or is obli-
gated to transfer, to local entities or landowners on the
Pribilof Islands, Alaska, pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 1161 et seq.).
(b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—To carry out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) by December 31, 1995, execute agreements
with the State of Alaska, affected local entities and
landowners, and in the case of new landfills, the In-
dian Health Service;
(2) manage the cleanup required in subsection
(a) with the minimum possible Federal overhead,
delay, and duplication of State and local planning
and design work;
(3) receive approval of the State of Alaska for
the cleanup plans prepared as a result of the agree-
ments described in subsection (b)(1) where said
cleanup is required by State law;
(4) receive approval of affected local entities
and landowners before conducting cleanup work on
their property, if such approval is not obtained by
agreement in accordance with paragraph (5);
(5) to the maximum extent possible, and not-
withstanding any other law, carry out duties under
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this Act and under other Federal laws on the
Pribilof Islands through contracts, grants, or cooper-
ative agreements, including agreements on a reim-
bursable basis, with the local entities and land-
owners and with residents of the Pribilof Islands;
and
(6) not require financial contributions by or
from local entities or landowners.
(c) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENTS.—The agreements
described in subsection (b)(1) shall—
(1) require the Secretary to clean up all sites
referred to in subsection (a), as soon as possible;
(2) specify the Secretary’s responsibility to—
(A) contribute to the planning and con-
struction of new or redeveloped landfills;
(B) provide technical and financial assist-
ance and training to the local entities and land-
owners and residents of the Pribilof Islands;
and
(C) to the greatest extent possible, secure
their participation in carrying out this section.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘cleanup’’ means, without limita-
tion, planning and execution of remediation actions
for lands described in subsection (a) and redevelop-
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ment of landfills to meet regulatory requirements;
and
(2) the term ‘‘local entities and landowners’’
means those local political subdivisions and entities
that have received or are eligible to receive lands
under the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1161 et
seq.).
SEC. 458. OCEAN APPLICATIONS BRANCH.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of commerce
shall establish and maintain within the Administration a
program to be known as the Ocean Applications Branch
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Branch’’).
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Branch shall be
to make oceanographic and other information developed
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Defense 
Fleet 
Numerical
Meterology and Oceanography Center available for pri-
vate, educational, and government use pursuant to agree-
ment between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Commerce. It shall be the goal of the Secretary of Com-
merce to support the activities of the Ocean Applications
Branch through user fees.
(c) LIMITATION
ON CLOSURE.—The Secretary of
Commerce shall not terminate operation of the Branch,
before the Branch fully funds its operations through pri-
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vate sources, including user fees, or fiscal year 1996,
whichever comes first.
TITLE V—ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Environmental Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Authorization
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this title, the term—
(1) ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) ‘‘Agency’’ means the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency; and
(3) ‘‘Assistant Administrator’’ means the As-
sistant Administrator for Research and Development
of the Agency.
SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator $490,000,000 for fiscal year
1996 for the Office of Research and Development for envi-
ronmental research, development, and demonstration ac-
tivities, including program management and support, in
the areas specified in subsection (b), of which—
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(1) $321,694,800 shall be for Research and De-
velopment; and
(2) $109,263,400 shall be for Program and Re-
search Operations.
(b) SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—Of the
amount authorized in subsection (a), there are authorized
to be appropriated the following:
(1) For air related research, $93,915,200, of
which—
(A) $67,111,400 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $26,803,800 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(2) For global change research, $2,385,700, of
which—
(A) $2,125,400 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $260,300 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(3) 
For 
water 
quality 
related 
research,
$21,243,100, of which—
(A) $9,453,100 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $11,790,000 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
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(4) For drinking water related research,
$20,652,400, of which—
(A) $10,376,500 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $10,275,900 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(5) For toxic chemical related research,
$11,053,900, of which—
(A) $5,028,600 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $6,025,300 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(6) For lab and field expenses, $73,031,600, all
of which shall be for Research and Development.
(7) For headquarters expenses of the Office of
Research and Development, $9,254,800, all of which
shall be for Research and Development.
(8) For multimedia related research expenses,
$158,656,800, of which—
(A) $122,142,900 shall be for Research
and Development;
(B) $31,513,900 shall be for Program and
Research Operations; and
(C) $5,000,000 shall be for graduate stu-
dent fellowships.
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(9) 
For 
program 
management 
expenses,
$6,399,300, all of which shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(10) 
For 
pesticide 
related 
research,
$13,345,200, of which—
(A) $7,192,800 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $6,152,400 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(11) 
For 
oil 
pollution 
related 
research,
$2,076,900.
(12) For research related to leaking under-
ground storage tanks, $769,400.
(13) For research related to cleanup of con-
taminated sites, $56,195,500.
(14) For research related to hazardous waste,
$21,020,200, of which—
(A) $10,977,700 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $10,042,500 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) No funds are authorized to be
appropriated by this title for—
(A) the Environmental Technology Initiative;
(B) the Climate Change Action Plan; or
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(C) indoor air pollution research.
(2) No sums are authorized to be appropriated for
any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996 for the activities for
which sums are authorized by this title unless such sums
are specifically authorized to be appropriated by Act of
Congress with respect to such fiscal year.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
sums are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1996 for the activities for which sums are authorized by
this title unless such sums are specifically authorized to
be appropriated by this title.
SEC. 504. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REVIEW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall assign to
the Assistant Administrator the duties of—
(1) developing a strategic plan for scientific and
technical research activities throughout the Agency;
(2) integrating that strategic plan into ongoing
Agency planning activities; and
(3) reviewing all Agency research to ensure the
research—
(A) is of high quality; and
(B) does not duplicate any other research
being conducted by the Agency.
(b) REPORT.—The Assistant Administrator shall
transmit annually to the Administrator and to the Com-
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mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate a report detailing—
(1) all Agency research the Assistant Adminis-
trator finds is not of sufficiently high quality; and
(2) all Agency research the Assistant Adminis-
trator finds duplicates other Agency research.
SEC. 505. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
None of the funds authorized by this title shall be
available for any activity whose purpose is to influence leg-
islation pending before the Congress, except that this shall
not prevent officers or employees of the United States or
of its departments or agencies from communicating to
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or
to Congress, through the proper channels, requests for leg-
islation or appropriations which they deem necessary for
the efficient conduct of the public business.
SEC. 506. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall exclude
from consideration for awards of financial assistance made
by the Office of Research and Development after fiscal
year 1995 any person who received funds, other than those
described in subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year
after fiscal year 1995, from any Federal funding source
for a project that was not subjected to a competitive,
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merit-based award process. Any exclusion from consider-
ation pursuant to this section shall be effective for a period
of 5 years after the person receives such Federal funds.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
awards to persons who are members of a class specified
by law for which assistance is awarded to members of the
class according to a formula provided by law.
SEC. 507. GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS.
In carrying out the graduate student fellowship pro-
gram for which funds are authorized to be appropriated
by this title, the Administrator shall ensure that any fel-
lowship award to a student selected after the date of the
enactment of this Act is used only to support research that
would further missions of the Office of Research and De-
velopment in fields in which there exists or is projected
to exist a shortage in the number of scientists.
TITLE VI—TECHNOLOGY
Subtitle A—Technology
Administration
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘American Technology
Advancement Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 602. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the
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Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology/Office of
Technology Policy $5,066,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(b) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated
the following:
(1) For Scientific and Technical Research and
Services of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, $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;
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(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 of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
$62,055,000 for fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 603. 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
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(B) by inserting ‘‘; and (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. 604. 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
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(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated
by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by
striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘4’’.
SEC. 605. 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.
SEC. 606. FASTENER QUALITY ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) SECTION 2 AMENDMENTS.—Section 2 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5401) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a)(4), and redesig-
nating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs
(4) through (8), respectively;
(2) in subsection (a)(7), as so redesignated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘by lot
number’’; and
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘used in criti-
cal applications’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in
commerce’’.
(b) SECTION 3 AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5402) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘having a
minimum tensile strength of 150,000 pounds per
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square inch’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘having a
minimum Rockwell C hardness of 40 or above’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘International Organiza-
tion for Standardization,’’ after ‘‘Society of
Automotive Engineers,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘consensus’’ after ‘‘or any
other’’;
(3) in paragraph (5)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘standard or
specification,’’ in subparagraph (B);
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C);
(C) by striking subparagraph (D); and
(D) by inserting ‘‘or produced in accord-
ance with ASTM F 432’’ after ‘‘307 Grade A’’;
(4) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘other person’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘government agency’’;
(5) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘Standard’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Standards’’;
(6) by striking paragraph (11) and redesignat-
ing paragraphs (12) through (15) as paragraphs
(11) through (14), respectively;
(7) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated by
paragraph (6) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘, a
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government agency’’ and all that follows through
‘‘markings of any fastener’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘or a government agency’’; and
(8) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated by
paragraph (6) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘for
the purpose of achieving a uniform hardness’’ after
‘‘quenching and tempering’’.
(c) SECTION 4 REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Fastener
Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5403) is repealed.
(d) SECTION 5 AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5404) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B) and (2)(A)(i) by
striking ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d)’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘or, where
applicable’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section
7(c)(1)’’;
(3) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ‘‘, such as
the chemical, dimensional, physical, mechanical, and
any other’’;
(4) in subsection (c)(4) by inserting ‘‘except as
provided in subsection (d),’’ before ‘‘state whether’’;
and
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE
PROCEDURE
FOR
CHEMICAL
CHARACTERISTICS.—Notwithstanding the requirements of
subsections (b) and (c), a manufacturer shall be deemed
to have demonstrated, for purposes of subsection (a)(1),
that the chemical characteristics of a lot conform to the
standards and specifications to which the manufacturer
represents such lot has been manufactured if the following
requirements are met:
‘‘(1) The coil or heat number of metal from
which such lot was fabricated has been inspected
and tested with respect to its chemical characteris-
tics by a laboratory accredited in accordance with
the procedures and conditions specified by the Sec-
retary under section 6.
‘‘(2) Such laboratory has provided to the manu-
facturer, either directly or through the metal manu-
facturer, a written inspection and testing report,
which shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary
by regulation, listing the chemical characteristics of
such coil or heat number.
‘‘(3) The report described in paragraph (2) in-
dicates that the chemical characteristics of such coil
or heat number conform to those required by the
standards and specifications to which the manufac-
turer represents such lot has been manufactured.
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‘‘(4) The manufacturer demonstrates that such
lot has been fabricated from the coil or heat number
of metal to which the report described in paragraphs
(2) and (3) relates.
In prescribing the form of report required by subsection
(c), the Secretary shall provide for an alternative to the
statement required by subsection (c)(4), insofar as such
statement pertains to chemical characteristics, for cases
in which a manufacturer elects to use the procedure per-
mitted by this subsection.’’.
(e) SECTION 6 AMENDMENT.—Section 6(a)(1) of the
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5405(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘Within 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The’’.
(f) SECTION 7 AMENDMENTS.—Section 7 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5406) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED FASTENERS.—It
shall be unlawful for a manufacturer to sell any shipment
of fasteners covered by this Act which are manufactured
in the United States unless the fasteners—
‘‘(1) have been manufactured according to the
requirements of the applicable standards and speci-
fications and have been inspected and tested by a
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laboratory accredited in accordance with the proce-
dures and conditions specified by the Secretary
under section 6; and
‘‘(2) an original laboratory testing report de-
scribed in section 5(c) and a manufacturer’s certifi-
cate of conformance are on file with the manufac-
turer, or under such custody as may be prescribed
by the Secretary, and available for inspection,’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting ‘‘to the
same’’ after ‘‘in the same manner and’’;
(3) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘certificate’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘test report’’; and
(4) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(e) COMMINGLING.—It shall be unlawful for any
manufacturer, importer, or private label distributor to
commingle like fasteners from different lots in the same
container, except that such manufacturer, importer, or
private label distributor may commingle like fasteners of
the same type, grade, and dimension from not more than
two tested and certified lots in the same container during
repackaging and plating operations. Any container which
contains fasteners from two lots shall be conspicuously
marked with the lot identification numbers of both lots.
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‘‘(f) SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER.—If a person who
purchases fasteners for any purpose so requests either
prior to the sale or at the time of sale, the seller shall
conspicuously mark the container of the fasteners with the
lot number from which such fasteners were taken.’’.
(g) SECTION 9 AMENDMENT.—Section 9 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5408) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may designate
officers or employees of the Department of Commerce to
conduct investigations pursuant to this Act. In conducting
such investigations, those officers or employees may, to
the extent necessary or appropriate to the enforcement of
this Act, exercise such authorities as are conferred upon
them by other laws of the United States, subject to policies
and procedures approved by the Attorney General.’’.
(h) SECTION 10 AMENDMENTS.—Section 10 of the
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5409) is amended—
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘10
years’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘5 years’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘any subse-
quent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the subse-
quent’’.
(i) SECTION 13 AMENDMENT.—Section 13 of the
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5412) is amended by
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striking ‘‘within 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act’’.
(j) SECTION 14 REPEAL.—Section 14 of the Fastener
Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5413) is repealed.
SEC. 607. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
None of the funds authorized by this title shall be
available for any activity whose purpose is to influence leg-
islation pending before the Congress, except that this shall
not prevent officers or employees of the United States or
of its departments or agencies from communicating to
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or
to Congress, through the proper channels, requests for leg-
islation or appropriations which they deem necessary for
the efficient conduct of the public business.
SEC. 608. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR
1996.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
sums are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1996 for the activities for which sums are authorized by
this title unless such sums are specifically authorized to
be appropriated by this title.
(b) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—No sums are au-
thorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 1996 for the activities for which sums are authorized
by this title unless such sums are specifically authorized
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to be appropriated by Act of Congress with respect to such
fiscal year.
SEC. 609. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall exclude from
consideration for awards of financial assistance made by
the Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology
Policy or the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology after fiscal year 1995 any person who received
funds, other than those described in subsection (b), appro-
priated for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1995, from any
Federal funding source for a project that was not sub-
jected to a competitive, merit-based award process. Any
exclusion from consideration pursuant to this section shall
be effective for a period of 5 years after the person re-
ceives such Federal funds.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
awards to persons who are members of a class specified
by law for which assistance is awarded to members of the
class according to a formula provided by law.
SEC. 610. STANDARDS CONFORMITY.
(a) USE OF STANDARDS.—Section 2(b) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 272(b)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘, including comparing stand-
ards’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Federal Govern-
ment’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through
(11) as paragraphs (4) through (12), respectively;
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) to compare standards used in scientific in-
vestigations, engineering, manufacturing, commerce,
industry, and educational institutions with the
standards adopted or recognized by the Federal Gov-
ernment and to coordinate the use by Federal agen-
cies of private sector standards, emphasizing where
possible the use of standards developed by private,
consensus organizations;’’.
(b) CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section
2(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(11), as so redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this
section;
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (12), as so redesignated by subsection (a)(2)
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of this section, and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(13) to coordinate Federal, State, local, and
private sector standards conformity assessment ac-
tivities, with the goal of eliminating unnecessary du-
plication and complexity in the development and pro-
mulgation of conformity assessment requirements
and measures.’’.
(c) TRANSMITTAL OF PLAN TO CONGRESS.—The Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall, by
January 1, 1996, transmit to the Congress a plan for im-
plementing the amendments made by this section.
SEC. 611. FURTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
Nothing in this Act shall preclude further authoriza-
tion of appropriations for the Manufacturing Extension
Partnerships program under sections 25 and 26 of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278k and 278l) for fiscal year 1996: Provided,
That authorization allocations adopted by the Conference
Committee on House Concurrent Resolution 67, and ap-
proved by Congress, allow for such further authorizations.
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SEC. 612. AVAILABLE FUNDING.
Nothing in this title prohibits the National Institute
of Standards and Technology from using available funds
to perform standards-related research and development
activities relating to environmental technologies, health
care, information infrastructure, and construction tech-
nologies.
TITLE VII—UNITED STATES FIRE
ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 701 SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Administration
Authorization Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-
colon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
‘‘(G) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, which, notwithstanding sub-
section (h), includes any amounts appropriated
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under subsection (h) (3) and (4) for fiscal year
1996; and
‘‘(H) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997.’’.
SEC. 703. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN ARMY HOUSING.
Section 31(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by inserting ‘‘,
or in the case of housing under the control of the Depart-
ment of the Army, 6 years after such date of enactment’’
after ‘‘date of enactment’’.
SEC. 704. SUCCESSOR FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended—
(1) in section 29(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or any
successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 74’’;
(2) in section 29(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or any
successor standards thereto,’’ after ‘‘whichever is ap-
propriate,’’;
(3) in section 29(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or any
successor standards thereto’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 13 or 13–R’’;
(4) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or
any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Life Safety
Code),’’; and
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(5) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or
any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 101,’’.
SEC. 705. TERMINATION OR PRIVATIZATION OF FUNC-
TIONS.
The Administrator of the United States Fire Admin-
istration shall transmit to Congress a report providing no-
tice at least 60 days in advance of the termination or
transfer to a private sector entity of any significant func-
tion of the United States Fire Administration.
SEC. 706. REPORT ON BUDGETARY REDUCTION.
The Administrator of the United States Fire Admin-
istration shall transmit to Congress, within three months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report set-
ting forth the manner in which the United States Fire
Administration intends to implement the budgetary reduc-
tion represented by the difference between the amount ap-
propriated to the United States Fire Administration for
fiscal year 1996 and the amount requested in the Presi-
dent’s budget request for such fiscal year. Such report
shall be prepared in consultation with the Alliance for Fire
and Emergency Management, the International Associa-
tion of Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire
Fighters, the National Fire Protection Association, the
National Volunteer Fire Council, the National Association
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of State Fire Marshals, and the International Association
of Arson Investigators.
TITLE VIII—BUY AMERICAN
SEC. 801. BUY AMERICAN.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that any recipient of a grant under this Act, or
under any amendment made by this Act, should purchase,
when available and cost-effective, American made equip-
ment and products when expending grant monies.
(b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In al-
locating grants under this Act, or under any amendment
made by this Act, the Secretary shall provide to each re-
cipient a notice describing the statement made in sub-
section (a) by the Congress.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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