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into the research goals and objectives of the Insti-
tute. 
SEC. 405. IMPROVING NIST COLLABORATION WITH OTHER 
AGENCIES. 
Section 8 of the National Bureau of Standards Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 (15 U.S.C. 275b) 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
WITH’’ after ‘‘PERFORMED FOR’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
Secretary may accept, apply for, use, and spend 
Federal, State, and non-governmental acquisition 
and assistance funds to further the mission of the 
Institute without regard to the source or the period 
of availability of these funds as well as share per-
sonnel, associates, facilities, and property with these 
partner organizations, with or without reimburse-
ment, upon mutual agreement.’’. 
SEC. 406. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES.—Section 15 of the 
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
(15 U.S.C. 278e) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘of the Government; and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of the Government;’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘transportation services for em-
ployees of the Institute’’ and inserting ‘‘transpor-
tation services for employees, associates, or fellows 
of the Institute’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Code.’’ and inserting ‘‘Code; 
and (i) the protection of Institute buildings and 
other plant facilities, equipment, and property, and 
of employees, associates, visitors, or other persons 
located therein or associated therewith, notwith-
standing any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 19 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–2) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 19. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Director, in conjunction with the National 
Academy of Sciences, shall establish and conduct a post- 
doctoral fellowship program that shall include not less 
than 20 new fellows per fiscal year. In evaluating applica-
tions for fellowships under this section, the Director shall 
give consideration to the goal of promoting the participa-
tion of underrepresented minorities in research areas sup-
ported by the Institute.’’. 
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TITLE V—INNOVATION 
SEC. 501. OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEUR-
SHIP. 
Section 25 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno-
vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3720) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘with a Direc-
tor and full-time staff’’ after ‘‘Office of Innovation 
and Entrepreneurship’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) providing access to relevant data, research, 
and technical assistance on innovation and commer-
cialization, including best practices for university- 
based incubators and accelerators;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting the following after para-
graph (3): 
‘‘(4) overseeing the implementation of the loan 
guarantee programs and the Regional Innovation 
Program established under sections 26 and 27, re-
spectively; 
‘‘(5) developing, within 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the America Competes Reauthoriza-
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