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search, nondestructive evaluation, neutron imaging, 
chemical analysis, neutron standards, dosimetry, and 
radiation metrology. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—The Director may assign 
additional duties to the operational units listed in sub-
section (a) that are consistent with the missions of such 
units. 
(c) REVISION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsequent to the reorganiza-
tion required under subsection (a), the Director may 
revise the organization of the scientific and technical 
research and services laboratory program. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any revision to the 
organization of such program under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in a report to the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate at least 60 days before 
the effective date of such revision. 
SEC. 405. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STANDARDS AND CON-
FORMITY ASSESSMENT COORDINATION. 
(a) COORDINATION.—Section 2(b) of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)) 
is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) to promote collaboration among Federal 
departments and agencies and private sector stake-
holders in the development and implementation of 
standards and conformity assessment frameworks to 
address specific Federal Government policy goals; and 
‘‘(15) to convene Federal departments and agen-
cies, as appropriate, to— 
‘‘(A) coordinate and determine Federal Gov-
ernment positions on specific policy issues re-
lated to the development of international tech-
nical standards and conformity assessment-re-
lated activities; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate Federal department and 
agency engagement in the development of inter-
national technical standards and conformity as-
sessment-related activities.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—The Director, in consultation with ap-
propriate Federal agencies, shall submit a report annually 
to Congress addressing the Federal Government’s technical 
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standards and conformity assessment-related activities. The 
report shall identify— 
(1) current and anticipated international stand-
ards and conformity assessment-related issues that 
have the potential to impact the competitiveness and 
innovation capabilities of the United States; 
(2) any action being taken by the Federal Gov-
ernment to address these issues and the Federal agen-
cy taking that action; and 
(3) any action that the Director is taking or will 
take to ensure effective Federal Government engage-
ment on technical standards and conformity assess-
ment-related issues, as appropriate, where the Federal 
Government is not effectively engaged. 
SEC. 406. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUPPORT.—Section 25(a) of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding after paragraph (5) the following: 
‘‘(6) providing to community colleges informa-
tion about the job skills needed in small- and me-
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dium-sized manufacturing businesses in the regions 
they serve.’’. 
(b) INNOVATIVE SERVICES INITIATIVE.—Section 25 of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g) INNOVATIVE SERVICES INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director may estab-
lish, within the Centers program under this section, 
an innovative services initiative to assist small- and 
medium-sized manufacturers in— 
‘‘(A) reducing their energy usage and envi-
ronmental waste to improve profitability; and 
‘‘(B) accelerating the domestic commer-
cialization of new product technologies, includ-
ing components for renewable energy systems. 
‘‘(2) MARKET DEMAND.—The Director may not 
undertake any activity to accelerate the domestic com-
mercialization of a new product technology under this 
subsection unless an analysis of market demand for 
the new product technology has been conducted.’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Section 25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
278k) is further amended by adding after subsection (g), 
as added by subsection (b), the following: 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In submitting the 3-year 
programmatic planning document and annual up-
dates under section 23, the Director shall include an 
assessment of the Director’s governance of the pro-
gram established under this section. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In conducting such assessment, 
the Director shall use the criteria established pursu-
ant to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 
under section 17(d)(1)(C) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3711a(d)(1)(C)).’’. 
(d) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PART-
NERSHIP PROGRAM COST-SHARING.—Section 25(c) of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (3), and 
(5), for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2015, the 
Secretary may not provide to a Center more than 50 
percent of the costs incurred by such Center and may 
not require that a Center’s cost share exceed 50 per-
cent. 
‘‘(8) Not later than 4 years after the date of en-
actment of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Authorization Act of 2010, the Secretary 
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shall submit to Congress a report on the cost share re-
quirements under the program. The report shall— 
‘‘(A) discuss various cost share structures, 
including the cost share structure in place prior 
to such date of enactment and the cost share 
structure in place under paragraph (7), and the 
effect of such cost share structures on individual 
Centers and the overall program; and 
‘‘(B) include a recommendation for how best 
to structure the cost share requirement after fis-
cal year 2015 to provide for the long-term sus-
tainability of the program.’’. 
(e) ADVISORY BOARD.—Section 25(e)(4) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT APPLI-
CABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In discharging its du-
ties under this subsection, the MEP Advisory 
Board shall function solely in an advisory ca-
pacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Section 14 of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to 
the MEP Advisory Board.’’. 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
278k) is further amended by adding after subsection (h), 
as added by subsection (c), the following: 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘commu-
nity college’ means an institution of higher education (as 
defined under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) at which the highest degree 
that is predominately awarded to students is an associate’s 
degree.’’. 
SEC. 407. BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 33 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 34. BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a bio-
science research program to support research and develop-
ment of standard reference materials, measurements, meth-
ods, and genomic and other data to advance— 
‘‘(1) biological drug research and development; 
‘‘(2) molecular diagnostics; 
‘‘(3) medical imaging technologies; and 
‘‘(4) personalized medicine. 
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‘‘(b) UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director may estab-
lish research centers at institutions of higher edu-
cation (in this section referred to as ‘university re-
search centers’) through a competitive application 
process to conduct research that furthers the objectives 
of the bioscience research program. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An institution of higher 
education seeking to establish a university re-
search center under this subsection shall submit 
an application to the Director at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information 
and assurances as the Director may require. 
‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The application shall 
include, at a minimum, a description of— 
‘‘(i) the relevant research and instruc-
tional capacity of the applicant; 
‘‘(ii) the research projects that will be 
undertaken by the applicant; 
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the applicant 
will partner with industry and the role in-
dustry will play in the research undertaken 
by the university research center; 
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‘‘(iv) how the applicant will dissemi-
nate research results effectively; and 
‘‘(v) the metrics that will be used to 
evaluate the success of the projects under 
clause (ii) and the contribution of the uni-
versity research center in furthering the ob-
jectives of the bioscience research program. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Direc-
tor shall give special consideration to an appli-
cation from an institution of higher education 
that is— 
‘‘(i) an 1890 Institution, as defined in 
section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 
(7 U.S.C. 7061); 
‘‘(ii) a Predominantly Black Institu-
tion, as defined in section 318 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e); 
‘‘(iii) a part B institution, as defined 
in section 322 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061); 
‘‘(iv) a Tribal College or University, as 
defined in section 316 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c); 
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‘‘(v) a Native American-serving, non-
tribal institution, as defined in section 319 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1059f); 
‘‘(vi) an Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-serving institu-
tion, as defined in section 320 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g); 
‘‘(vii) an Alaska Native-serving insti-
tution, as defined in section 317 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d); 
‘‘(viii) a Native Hawaiian-serving in-
stitution, as defined in section 317 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d); or 
‘‘(ix) a Hispanic-serving institution, 
as defined in section 502 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a). 
‘‘(3) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date on which a university research center is es-
tablished and every 3 years thereafter, the Director 
shall evaluate the university research center for its 
contributions to the bioscience research program. 
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‘‘(4) ANNUAL MEETING.—If the Director estab-
lishes more than 1 university research center, the Di-
rector shall convene an annual meeting of researchers 
from all of the university research centers and the In-
stitute to foster collaboration and communication. 
‘‘(c) USER FACILITY.—The Director may establish a 
bioscience user facility to provide access to advanced or 
unique equipment, services, materials, and other resources 
to industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit or-
ganizations, and government agencies to perform research 
and testing. 
‘‘(d) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS.—The Director shall, 
to the extent practicable, assign 1 or more fellows from the 
postdoctoral fellowship program established in section 19 to 
the bioscience research program. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAMMATIC PLANNING DOCUMENT.—The Di-
rector shall ensure that the updates to the programmatic 
planning document transmitted to Congress under section 
23(d) include the bioscience research program. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BIOSCIENCE
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘bioscience research program’ means the research 
and development program authorized under sub-
section (a). 
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‘‘(2) have available all the patents and tech-
nology necessary for any person selected, including 
the Secretary, to complete and operate the project. 
‘‘(i) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the terms and 
conditions of a loan guarantee under this section, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(j) FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall charge 
and collect fees for loan guarantees in amounts the 
Secretary determines are sufficient to cover applicable 
administrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Fees collected under this 
subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) be deposited by the Secretary into the 
Treasury of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) remain available until expended, sub-
ject to such other conditions as are contained in 
annual appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(k) RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a loan guar-
antee under this section, the borrower, the lender, and 
any other appropriate party shall keep such records 
and other pertinent documents as the Secretary shall 
prescribe by regulation, including such records as the 
Secretary may require to facilitate an effective audit. 
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