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be integrated into the existing training infra-
structure in place in other Federal agencies and
departments; and
‘‘(C) assist in the revision of the plans (sub-
mitted with the application under subsection
(f)(2)(F)) and include revised plans as necessary
in the reports required under subparagraph
(B).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
SEC. 408. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or the amendments made
by this Act, or the application thereof to any person or cir-
cumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and
the amendments made by this Act, and the application
thereof to other persons or circumstances, shall not be
affected thereby.
SEC. 409. SUNSET.
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Before April 1, 1995, the
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that evalu-
ates the success of the programs established by this Act, and
the amendments made by this Act, in achieving the pur-
poses of this Act.
(b) LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of this Act, no funds are authorized
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to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1995
for carrying out the programs for which funds are author-
ized by this Act, or the amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 410. USE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT USE
OF
‘‘MADE IN AMERICA’’ LABELS.—(1) A person shall not in-
tentionally affix a label bearing the inscription of ‘‘Made
in America’’, or any inscription with that meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States, if that
product is not a domestic product.
(2) A person who violates paragraph (1) shall not be
eligible for any contract for a procurement carried out with
amounts authorized under this Act, or under any amend-
ment made by this Act, including any subcontract under
such a contract pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title
48, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor proce-
dures thereto.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—(1) Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2), the head of each agency
which conducts procurements shall ensure that such pro-
curements are conducted in compliance with sections 2
through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a
through 10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
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(2) This subsection shall apply only to procurements
made for which—
(A) amounts are authorized by this Act, or by
any amendment made by this Act, to be made avail-
able; and
(B) solicitations for bids are issued after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(3) The Secretary, before January 1, 1995, shall report
to the Congress on procurements covered under this sub-
section of products that are not domestic products.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘domestic product’’ means a product—
(1) that is manufactured or produced in the
United States; and
(2) at least 50 percent of the cost of the articles,
materials, or supplies of which are mined, produced,
or manufactured in the United States.
SEC. 411. NATIONAL QUALITY PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, under the
supervision of the Director, a National Quality Program
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). The purpose
of the Program shall be to enhance the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award, to disseminate information, and
to promote and take part in educational and research ac-
tivities regarding ways in which United States companies
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and organizations can improve their quality management
practices and productivity.
(b) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the Program, the Director
is authorized—
(1) to develop industry-led workshops, seminars,
and other mechanisms to disseminate broadly to
United States companies and organizations the best
practices available in total quality management, in-
cluding the practices and quality improvement strate-
gies successfully employed by those firms that have
won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award,
as well as best practices in lean production methods,
market-driven product improvement, and customer-
supplier relations;
(2) to work with industry leaders and others to
develop both measures of quality and recommenda-
tions concerning what skills employees should have in
order to participate effectively in company quality
programs; and
(3) to explore, with private industry, other Fed-
eral agencies, and State and local government, inno-
vative ways in which 2-year colleges and other edu-
cational institutions can teach quality assurance tech-
niques and related background skills to industrial
workers in both manufacturing and services.
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TITLE V—AUTHORIZATIONS OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 501. TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary, to carry out the activities of the Under Secretary
and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology
Policy, in addition to any other amounts authorized for
such purposes, for the Office of the Under Secretary—
(1) $5,425,000 for fiscal year 1994; and
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, of which
$2,000,000 are authorized for competitiveness assess-
ments and evaluations under section 101(e) of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980,
as so redesignated by section 206(b)(2) of this Act.
SEC. 502. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY.
(a) INTRAMURAL SCIENTIFIC
AND TECHNICAL RE-
SEARCH AND SERVICES.—(1) There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary, to carry out the intramural
scientific and technical research and services activities of
the Institute, $240,988,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$300,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
(2) Of the amounts authorized under paragraph (1)—
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(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only
for the evaluation of nonenergy-related inventions;
(B) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only
for the technical competence fund; and
(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 are authorized only
for the standards pilot project established under sec-
tion 104(e) of the American Technology Preeminence
Act of 1991.
(b) TRANSFERS.—(1) Funds may be transferred
among the line items listed in subsection (a), so long as—
(A) the net funds transferred to or from any line
item do not exceed 10 percent of the amount author-
ized for that line item in such subsection;
(B) the aggregate amount authorized under sub-
section (a) is not changed; and
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives are notified in advance of any such
transfer.
(2) The Secretary may propose transfers to or from
any line item listed in subsection (a) exceeding 10 percent
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priated to the Secretary pursuant to this title for fiscal year
1995 shall not exceed $950,000,000.
SEC. 503. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE TECHNOLOGY
ADMINISTRATION.
In addition to the amounts authorized under sections
501 and 502, there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary—
(1) for the Civilian Technology Loan Program
established under subtitle C of title III of this Act,
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $20,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1995;
(2) for the Civilian Technologies Development
Program established under subtitle D of title III of
this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$50,000,000 for the fiscal year 1995;
(3) for carrying out the Benchmarking Program
established under title IV of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980, $2,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
and
(4) for carrying out the American workforce
quality partnership program established under section
305 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
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Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1) for
a fiscal year, not more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is greater, shall be available for administrative
expenses. Of the amounts made available under paragraph
(2) for a fiscal year, not more than $5,000,000 or 10 per-
cent, whichever is greater, shall be available for administra-
tive expenses. The Secretary shall ensure that audits are
performed by independent auditors on the programs for
which funds are appropriated pursuant to this section or
section 502(c). The summary results of such audits shall
be submitted to the Congress by the end of each of the fiscal
years 1994 and 1995, and not more than $2,000,000, or
2 percent of the aggregate amount made available under
such section and subsection, whichever is greater, shall be
used in each such fiscal year for performing the audits.
SEC. 504. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.
In addition to such other sums as may be authorized
by other Acts to be appropriated to the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to that Director—
(1) for carrying out section 212 of this Act,
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and
(2) for carrying out section 213 of this Act,
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
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SEC. 505. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, appropria-
tions made under the authority provided in this title shall
remain available for obligation until expended.
SEC. 506. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the programs au-
thorized by this Act are not sufficient to address the root
cause of the competitiveness problems facing United States
commerce and manufacturing. Further, it is the sense of
the Congress that there exist fundamental competitiveness
disadvantages imposed by Government on American busi-
ness, and that the Federal Government can fuel economic
growth and private sector job creation by reducing the na-
tional debt to reduce the cost of capital, providing tax in-
centives to further enhance private capital formation, re-
forming antitrust law to remove barriers to cooperative en-
terprise, instituting civil justice reform to reduce litigious
burdens, and reexamining those provisions of law and regu-
lation which are anticompetitive in nature. Finally, it is
the sense of the Congress that legislation implementing these
needed reforms should be enacted this year.
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