IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1868 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 7, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2008, 2009, 
and 2010, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation 
Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Scientific and technical research and services. 
Sec. 102. Industrial technology services. 
TITLE II—INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY REFORMS 
Sec. 201. Institute-wide planning report. 
Sec. 202. Report by Visiting Committee. 
Sec. 203. Manufacturing extension partnership. 
Sec. 204. Technology Innovation Program. 
Sec. 205. Research fellowships. 
Sec. 206. Collaborative manufacturing research pilot grants. 
Sec. 207. Manufacturing fellowship program. 
Sec. 208. Meetings of Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology. 
Sec. 209. Manufacturing research database. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 301. Post-doctoral fellows. 
Sec. 302. Financial agreements clarification. 
Sec. 303. Working capital fund transfers. 
Sec. 304. Retention of depreciation surcharge. 
Sec. 305. Non-Energy Inventions Program. 
Sec. 306. Redefinition of the metric system. 
Sec. 307. Repeal of redundant and obsolete authority. 
Sec. 308. Clarification of standard time and time zones. 
Sec. 309. Procurement of temporary and intermittent services. 
Sec. 310. Malcolm Baldrige awards. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND 
SERVICES. 
(a) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the 
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scientific and technical research and services laboratory 
activities of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology— 
(1) $470,879,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $497,750,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(3) $537,569,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(b) 
MALCOLM
BALDRIGE
NATIONAL
QUALITY 
AWARD PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Commerce for the Malcolm 
Baldrige National Quality Award program under section 
17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a)— 
(1) $7,860,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $8,096,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(3) $8,339,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce for construction and maintenance of facilities of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology— 
(1) $93,865,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $86,371,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(3) $49,719,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 102. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for Industrial Technology Services ac-
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tivities of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology— 
(1) $222,968,000 for fiscal year 2008, of 
which— 
(A) $110,000,000 shall be for the Tech-
nology Innovation Program under section 28 of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least 
$45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and 
(B) $112,968,000 shall be for the Manu-
facturing Extension Partnership program under 
sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k 
and 278l), of which not more than $1,000,000 
shall be for the competitive grant program 
under section 25(f) of such Act; 
(2) $263,505,000 for fiscal year 2009, of 
which— 
(A) $141,500,000 shall be for the Tech-
nology Innovation Program under section 28 of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least 
$45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and 
(B) $122,005,000 shall be for the Manu-
facturing 
Extension 
Partnership 
Program 
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under sections 25 and 26 of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k and 278l), of which not more than 
$4,000,000 shall be for the competitive grant 
program under section 25(f) of such Act; and 
(3) $282,266,000 for fiscal year 2010, of 
which— 
(A) $150,500,000 shall be for the Tech-
nology Innovation Program under section 28 of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least 
$45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and 
(B) $131,766,000 shall be for the Manu-
facturing 
Extension 
Partnership 
Program 
under sections 25 and 26 of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k and 278l), of which not more than 
$4,000,000 shall be for the competitive grant 
program under section 25(f) of such Act. 
TITLE II—INNOVATION AND 
TECHNOLOGY POLICY REFORMS 
SEC. 201. INSTITUTE-WIDE PLANNING REPORT. 
Section 23 of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278i) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsections: 
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‘‘(c) Concurrent with the submission to Congress of 
the President’s annual budget request in the first year 
after the date of enactment of the Technology Innovation 
and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, the Director 
shall transmit to the Congress a 3-year programmatic 
planning document for the Institute, including programs 
under the Scientific and Technical Research and Services, 
Industrial Technology Services, and Construction of Re-
search Facilities functions. 
‘‘(d) Concurrent with the submission to the Congress 
of the President’s annual budget request in each year after 
the date of enactment of the Technology Innovation and 
Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, the Director shall 
transmit to the Congress an update to the 3-year pro-
grammatic planning document transmitted under sub-
section (c), revised to cover the first 3 fiscal years after 
the date of that update.’’. 
SEC. 202. REPORT BY VISITING COMMITTEE. 
Section 10(h)(1) of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278(h)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on or before January 31 in 
each year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 30 days after the 
submission to Congress of the President’s annual 
budget request in each year’’; and 
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