integration and quality management, or extend be-
yond these traditional areas. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for awards 
under this subsection shall be submitted in such man-
ner, at such time, and containing such information 
as the Director shall require, in consultation with the 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advi-
sory Board. 
‘‘(5) SELECTION.—Awards under this subsection 
shall be peer reviewed and competitively awarded. 
The Director shall select proposals to receive 
awards— 
‘‘(A) that utilize innovative or collaborative 
approaches to solving the problem described in 
the competition; 
‘‘(B) that will improve the competitiveness 
of industries in the region in which the Center 
or Centers are located; and 
‘‘(C) that will contribute to the long-term 
economic stability of that region. 
‘‘(6) PROGRAM
CONTRIBUTION.—Recipients of 
awards under this subsection shall not be required to 
provide a matching contribution.’’.
SEC. 6. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERV-
ICES. 
(a) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the 
scientific and technical research and services laboratory ac-
tivities of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology— 
(1) $425,688,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which— 
(A) $55,777,000 shall be for Electronics and 
Electrical Engineering; 
(B) $29,584,000 shall be for Manufacturing 
Engineering; 
(C) $50,142,000 shall be for Chemical 
Science and Technology; 
(D) $42,240,000 shall be for Physics; 
(E) $62,724,000 shall be for Material 
Science and Engineering; 
(F) $23,594,000 shall be for Building and 
Fire Research; 
(G) $60,660,000 shall be for Computer 
Science and Applied Mathematics, of which 
$2,800,000 shall be for activities in support of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002; 
(H) $17,445,000 shall be for Technical As-
sistance; and
(I) $78,102,000 shall be for Research Sup-
port Activities; 
(2) $446,951,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(3) $469,299,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(4) $492,764,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
(b) MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD 
PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated 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) $5,400,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(2) $5,535,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(3) $5,674,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(4) $5,815,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce 
for construction and maintenance of facilities of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008. 
SEC. 7. STANDARDS EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—(1) As part of the 
Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Institute 
Program, the Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology shall carry out a Standards Edu-
cation program to award grants to institutions of higher 
education to support efforts by such institutions to develop 
curricula on the role of standards in the fields of engineer-
ing, business, science, and economics. The curricula should 
address topics such as— 
(A) development of technical standards; 
(B) demonstrating conformity to standards; 
(C) intellectual property and antitrust issues; 
(D) standardization as a key element of business 
strategy; 
(E) survey of organizations that develop stand-
ards; 
(F) the standards life cycle; 
(G) case studies in effective standardization; 
(H) managing standardization activities; and 
(I) managing organizations that develop stand-
ards. 
(2) Grants shall be awarded under this section on a 
competitive, merit-reviewed basis and shall require cost- 
sharing from non-Federal sources. 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.—(1) An institution of high-
er education seeking funding under this section shall submit 
an application to the Director at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Director may 
require. The application shall include at a minimum—
(A) a description of the content and schedule for 
adoption of the proposed curricula in the courses of 
study offered by the applicant; and 
(B) a description of the source and amount of 
cost-sharing to be provided. 
(2) In evaluating the applications submitted under 
paragraph (1) the Director shall consider, at a minimum— 
(A) the level of commitment demonstrated by the 
applicant in carrying out and sustaining lasting cur-
ricula changes in accordance with subsection (a)(1); 
and 
(B) the amount of cost-sharing provided. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce 
for the Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Insti-
tute program of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology— 
(1) $773,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(2) $796,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(3) $820,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(4) $844,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce, or other appropriate Federal agencies,
for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program 
under sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l)— 
(1) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which 
not more than $4,000,000 shall be for the competitive 
grant program under section 25(e) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k(e)); 
(2) $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which 
not more than $4,100,000 shall be for the competitive 
grant program under section 25(e) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k(e)); 
(3) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which 
not more than $4,200,000 shall be for the competitive 
grant program under section 25(e) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k(e)); and 
(4) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which 
not more than $4,300,000 shall be for the competitive 
grant program under section 25(e) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k(e)). 
In any fiscal year for which appropriations are 
$106,000,000 or greater, none of the funds appropriated 
pursuant to this subsection shall be used for a general re-
competition of Centers established under section 25 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k).
(b) COLLABORATIVE
MANUFACTURING
RESEARCH 
PILOT GRANTS PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the Collabo-
rative Manufacturing Research Pilot Grants program 
under section 33 of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act— 
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 
(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 
(c) FELLOWSHIPS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing 
Fellowships at the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology under section 18(b) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act, as added by section 4 of 
this Act— 
(1) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(2) $1,750,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(3) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(4) $2,250,000 for fiscal year 2008.
Union Calendar No. 345 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3598 
[Report No. 108–581] 
A BILL 
To establish an interagency committee to coordi-
nate Federal manufacturing research and devel-
opment efforts in manufacturing, strengthen ex-
isting programs to assist manufacturing innova-
tion and education, and expand outreach pro-
grams for small and medium-sized manufactur-
ers, and for other purposes. 
JULY 1, 2004 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed