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(b) NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.—(1)
Section 212(a) of the National Sea Grant College Pro-
gram Act (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) GRANTS
AND CONTRACTS; FELLOWSHIPS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sec-
tions 205 and 208, $34,500,000 for fiscal year 1996.’’.
(2) Section 212(b)(1) of the National Sea Grant Col-
lege Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘an amount’’ and all that follows through ‘‘not
to exceed $2,900,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$1,500,000 for fiscal year 1996’’.
(3) Section 203(4) of the National Sea Grant College
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1122(4)) is amended by striking
‘‘discipline or field’’ and all that follows through ‘‘public
administration)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘field or dis-
cipline involving scientific research’’.
SEC. 423. USE OF OCEAN RESEARCH RESOURCES OF OTHER
FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Observing, monitoring, and predicting the
ocean environment has been a high priority for the
defense community to support ocean operations.
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(2) Many advances in ocean research have been
made by the defense community which could be
shared with civilian researchers.
(3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration’s missions to describe and predict the
ocean environment, manage the Nation’s ocean and
coastal resources, and promote stewardship of the
world’s oceans would benefit from increased coopera-
tion with defense agencies.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration should expand its efforts to develop inter-
agency agreements to further the use of defense-related
technologies, data, and other resources to support its oce-
anic missions.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee
on Science of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on the feasibility of ex-
panding the use of defense-related technologies,
data, and other resources to support and enhance
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the oceanic missions of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under
paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a detailed listing of defense-related re-
sources currently available to the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion missions which utilize those resources;
(B) detailed findings and recommenda-
tions, including funding requirements, on the
potential for expanding the use of available de-
fense-related resources;
(C) a detailed listing and funding history
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration resources, including data and tech-
nology, which could be supplemented by de-
fense-related resources;
(D) a listing of currently unavailable de-
fense-related resources, including data and
technology, which if made available would en-
hance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration mission performance;
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(E) recommendations on the regulatory
and legislative structures needed to maximize
the use of defense-related resources;
(F) an assessment of the respective roles
in the use of defense-related resources of the
Army Corps of Engineers, data centers, oper-
ational centers, and research facilities of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion; and
(G) recommendations on how to provide
access to relevant defense-related data for non-
Federal scientific users.
Subtitle C—Program Support
SEC. 431. PROGRAM SUPPORT.
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration to carry out executive direction and
administrative activities under the Act of 1970 and any
other law involving those activities, $20,632,000 for fiscal
year 1996.
(b) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to en-
able the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion to carry out central administrative support activities
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under the Act of 1970 and any other law involving those
activities, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(c) RETIRED PAY.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary, for retired pay for retired
commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration under the Act of 1970, $7,706,000
for fiscal year 1996.
(d) MARINE SERVICES.—
(1) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the Secretary is au-
thorized to enter into contracts for data or days-at-
sea to fulfill the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration missions of marine research, climate
research, fisheries research, and mapping and chart-
ing services.
(2) UNOLS VESSEL AGREEMENTS.—In fulfill-
ing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration mission requirements described in paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall use excess capacity of Uni-
versity-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
vessels where appropriate, and may enter into
memoranda of agreement with operators of those
vessels to carry out those mission requirements.
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
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retary, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration to carry out marine services
activities, including activities described in para-
graphs (1) and (2), $60,689,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(e) AIRCRAFT SERVICES.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary, to enable the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out aircraft
services activities (including aircraft operations, mainte-
nance, and support) under the Act of 1970 and any other
law involving those activities, $9,548,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(f) FACILITIES REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to en-
able the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion to carry out facilities repairs and renovations,
$7,374,000 for fiscal year 1996.
Subtitle D—Streamlining of
Operations
SEC. 441. PROGRAM TERMINATIONS.
(a) TERMINATIONS.—No funds may be appropriated
for the following programs and accounts:
(1) The National Undersea Research Program.
(2) The Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding, and
Construction Account.
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(3) The Charleston, South Carolina, Special
Management Plan.
(4) Chesapeake Bay Observation Buoys.
(5) Federal/State Weather Modification Grants.
(6) The Southeast Storm Research Account.
(7) The Southeast United States Caribbean
Fisheries Oceanographic Coordinated Investigations
Program.
(8) National Institute for Environmental Re-
newal.
(9) The Lake Champlain Study.
(10) The Maine Marine Research Center.
(11) The South Carolina Cooperative Geodetic
Survey Account.
(12) Pacific Island Technical Assistance.
(13) Sea Grant/Oyster Disease Account.
(14) National Coastal Research and Develop-
ment Institute Account.
(15) VENTS program.
(16) National Weather Service non-Federal,
non-wildfire Fire Weather Service.
(17) National Weather Service Regional Cli-
mate Centers.
(18) National Weather Service Samoa Weather
Forecast Office Repair and Upgrade Account.
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(19) Dissemination of Weather Charts (Marine
Facsimile Service).
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Science of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report certifying that all
the programs listed in subsection (a) will be terminated
no later than September 30, 1995.
(c) REPEAL OF SEA GRANT PROGRAMS.—
(1) REPEALS.—(A) Section 208(b) of the Na-
tional Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C.
1127(b)) is repealed.
(B) Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Im-
provement Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a) is re-
pealed.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 209
of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33
U.S.C. 1128(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and sec-
tion 3 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act
of 1976’’.
(d) ADDITIONAL REPEAL.—The NOAA Fleet Mod-
ernization Act (33 U.S.C. 851 note) is repealed.
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SEC. 442. LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—No sums are au-
thorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 1996 for the activities for which sums are authorized
by this title unless such sums are specifically authorized
to be appropriated by Act of Congress with respect to such
fiscal year.
(b) 
FISCAL
YEAR
1996.—No 
more 
than
$1,692,470,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for fiscal year 1996, by this Act or any other
Act, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration to carry out all activities associated with Op-
erations, Research, and Facilities.
(c) REDUCTION IN TRAVEL BUDGET.—Of the sums
appropriated under this Act for Operations, Research, and
Facilities, no more than $20,000,000 may be used for re-
imbursement of travel and related expenses for National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel.
SEC. 443. REDUCTION IN THE COMMISSIONED OFFICER
CORPS.
(a) MAXIMUM NUMBER.—The total number of com-
missioned officers on the active list of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration shall not exceed—
(1) 369 for fiscal year 1996;
(2) 100 for fiscal year 1997; and
(3) 50 for fiscal year 1998.
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No such commissioned officers are authorized for any fis-
cal year after fiscal year 1998.
(b) SEPARATION PAY.—The Secretary may separate
commissioned officers from the active list of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and may do so
without providing separation pay.
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous
SEC. 451. WEATHER DATA BUOYS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for any unau-
thorized person to remove, change the location of, ob-
struct, willfully damage, make fast to, or interfere with
any weather data buoy established, installed, operated, or
maintained by the National Data Buoy Center.
(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Administrator is author-
ized to assess a civil penalty against any person who vio-
lates any provision of this section in an amount of not
more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day during
which such violation continues shall be considered a new
offense. Such penalties shall be assessed after notice and
opportunity for a hearing.
(c) REWARDS.—The Administrator may offer and
pay rewards for the apprehension and conviction, or for
information helpful therein, of persons found interfering,
in violation of law, with data buoys maintained by the Na-
tional Data Buoy Center; or for information leading to
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the discovery of missing National Weather Service prop-
erty or the recovery thereof.
SEC. 452. DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To protect life and property and
enhance the national economy, the Secretary, through the
National Weather Service, except as outlined in subsection
(b), shall be responsible for—
(1) forecasts and shall serve as the sole official
source of weather warnings;
(2) the issue of storm warnings;
(3) the collection, exchange, and distribution of
meteorological, hydrological, climatic, and oceano-
graphic data and information; and
(4) the preparation of hydrometeorological guid-
ance and core forecast information.
(b) COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.—The
National Weather Service shall not compete, or assist
other entities to compete, with the private sector when a
service is currently provided or can be provided by com-
mercial enterprise, unless—
(1) the Secretary finds that the private sector
is unwilling or unable to provide the services; and
(2) the service provides vital weather warnings
and forecasts for the protection of lives and property
of the general public.
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(c) AMENDMENTS.—The Act of 1890 is amended—
(1) by striking section 3 (15 U.S.C. 313); and
(2) in section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317), by striking all
after ‘‘Department of Agriculture’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof a period.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Science of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report detailing all Na-
tional Weather Service activities which do not conform to
the requirements of this section and outlining a timetable
for their termination.
SEC. 453. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3302 (b)
and (c) of title 31, United States Code, and subject to
subsection (b) of this section, all amounts received by the
United States in settlement of, or judgment for, damage
claims arising from the October 9, 1992, allision of the
vessel ZACHERY into the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration research vessel DISCOVERER—
(1) shall be retained as an offsetting collection
in the Marine Services account of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration;
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(2) shall be deposited in that account upon re-
ceipt by the United States Government; and
(3) shall be available only for obligation for Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ves-
sel repairs.
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than $518,757.09 of the
amounts referred to in subsection (a) may be deposited
into the Marine Services account pursuant to subsection
(a).
SEC. 454. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall exclude
from consideration for awards of financial assistance made
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
after fiscal year 1995 any person who received funds,
other than those described in subsection (b), appropriated
for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1995, from any Federal
funding source for a project that was not subjected to a
competitive, merit-based award process. Any exclusion
from consideration pursuant to this section shall be effec-
tive for a period of 5 years after the person receives such
Federal funds.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
awards to persons who are members of a class specified
by law for which assistance is awarded to members of the
class according to a formula provided by law.
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SEC. 455. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
None of the funds authorized by this title shall be
available for any activity whose purpose is to influence leg-
islation pending before the Congress, except that this shall
not prevent officers or employees of the United States or
of its departments or agencies from communicating to
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or
to Congress, through the proper channels, requests for leg-
islation or appropriations which they deem necessary for
the efficient conduct of the public business.
SEC. 456. REPORT ON LABORATORIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall con-
duct a review of the laboratories operated by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and submit a re-
port to the Committee on Science of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall—
(1) address potential efficiencies and savings
which could be achieved through closing or consoli-
dating laboratory facilities;
(2) review each laboratory’s—
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(A) mission and activities and their cor-
relation to the mission priorities of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(B) physical assets, equipment, condition,
and personnel resources; and
(C) organization and program manage-
ment; and
(3) address other issues the Inspector General
consider relevant.
TITLE V—ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Environmental Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Authorization
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this title, the term—
(1) ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) ‘‘Agency’’ means the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency; and
(3) ‘‘Assistant Administrator’’ means the As-
sistant Administrator for Research and Development
of the Agency.
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SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator $490,000,000 for fiscal year
1996 for the Office of Research and Development for envi-
ronmental research, development, and demonstration ac-
tivities, including program management and support, in
the areas specified in subsection (b), of which—
(1) $321,694,800 shall be for Research and De-
velopment; and
(2) $109,263,400 shall be for Program and Re-
search Operations.
(b) SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—Of the
amount authorized in subsection (a), there are authorized
to be appropriated the following:
(1) For air related research, $93,915,200, of
which—
(A) $67,111,400 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $26,803,800 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(2) For global change research, $2,385,700, of
which—
(A) $2,125,400 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $260,300 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
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(3) 
For 
water 
quality 
related 
research,
$21,243,100, of which—
(A) $9,453,100 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $11,790,000 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(4) For drinking water related research,
$20,652,400, of which—
(A) $10,376,500 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $10,275,900 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(5) For toxic chemical related research,
$11,053,900, of which—
(A) $5,028,600 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $6,025,300 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(6) For lab and field expenses, $73,031,600, all
of which shall be for Research and Development.
(7) For headquarters expenses of the Office of
Research and Development, $9,254,800, all of which
shall be for Research and Development.
(8) For multimedia related research expenses,
$158,656,800, of which—
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(A) $122,142,900 shall be for Research
and Development;
(B) $31,513,900 shall be for Program and
Research Operations; and
(C) $5,000,000 shall be for graduate stu-
dent fellowships.
(9) 
For 
program 
management 
expenses,
$6,399,300, all of which shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(10) 
For 
pesticide 
related 
research,
$13,345,200, of which—
(A) $7,192,800 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $6,152,400 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(11) 
For 
oil 
pollution 
related 
research,
$2,076,900.
(12) For research related to leaking under-
ground storage tanks, $769,400.
(13) For research related to cleanup of con-
taminated sites, $56,195,500.
(14) For research related to hazardous waste,
$21,020,200, of which—
(A) $10,977,700 shall be for Research and
Development; and
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(B) $10,042,500 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) No funds are authorized to be
appropriated by this title for—
(A) the Environmental Technology Initiative;
(B) the Climate Change Action Plan; or
(C) indoor air pollution research.
(2) No sums are authorized to be appropriated for
any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996 for the activities for
which sums are authorized by this title unless such sums
are specifically authorized to be appropriated by Act of
Congress with respect to such fiscal year.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
sums are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1996 for the activities for which sums are authorized by
this title unless such sums are specifically authorized to
be appropriated by this title.
SEC. 504. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REVIEW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall assign to
the Assistant Administrator the duties of—
(1) developing a strategic plan for scientific and
technical research activities throughout the Agency;
(2) integrating that strategic plan into ongoing
Agency planning activities; and
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(3) reviewing all Agency research to ensure the
research—
(A) is of high quality; and
(B) does not duplicate any other research
being conducted by the Agency.
(b) REPORT.—The Assistant Administrator shall
transmit annually to the Administrator and to the Com-
mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate a report detailing—
(1) all Agency research the Assistant Adminis-
trator finds is not of sufficiently high quality; and
(2) all Agency research the Assistant Adminis-
trator finds duplicates other Agency research.
SEC. 505. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
None of the funds authorized by this title shall be
available for any activity whose purpose is to influence leg-
islation pending before the Congress, except that this shall
not prevent officers or employees of the United States or
of its departments or agencies from communicating to
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or
to Congress, through the proper channels, requests for leg-
islation or appropriations which they deem necessary for
the efficient conduct of the public business.
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SEC. 506. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall exclude
from consideration for awards of financial assistance made
by the Office of Research and Development after fiscal
year 1995 any person who received funds, other than those
described in subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year
after fiscal year 1995, from any Federal funding source
for a project that was not subjected to a competitive,
merit-based award process. Any exclusion from consider-
ation pursuant to this section shall be effective for a period
of 5 years after the person receives such Federal funds.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
awards to persons who are members of a class specified
by law for which assistance is awarded to members of the
class according to a formula provided by law.
SEC. 507. GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS.
In carrying out the graduate student fellowship pro-
gram for which funds are authorized to be appropriated
by this title, the Administrator shall ensure that any fel-
lowship award to a student selected after the date of the
enactment of this Act is used only to support research that
would further missions of the Office of Research and De-
velopment in fields in which there exists or is projected
to exist a shortage in the number of scientists.
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TITLE VI—TECHNOLOGY
Subtitle A—Technology
Administration
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘American Technology
Advancement Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 602. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for the Office of the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology/Office of
Technology Policy $5,066,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(b) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated
the following:
(1) For Scientific and Technical Research and
Services of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, $275,579,000 for fiscal year 1996, of
which—
(A) $39,628,000 shall be for Electronics
and Electrical Engineering;
(B) $19,565,000 shall be for Manufactur-
ing Engineering;
(C) $28,127,000 shall be for Chemical
Science and Technology;
(D) $28,082,000 shall be for Physics;
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(E) $54,314,000 shall be for Material
Science and Engineering;
(F) $13,517,000 shall be for Building and
Fire Research;
(G) $30,704,000 shall be for Computer
Systems;
(H) $10,964,000 shall be for Applied
Mathematics and Scientific Computing;
(I) $19,109,000 shall be for Technical As-
sistance;
(J) $28,169,000 shall be for Research
Support; and
(K) $3,400,000 shall be for the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Program under sec-
tion 17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In-
novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a); and
(2) for Construction of Research Facilities of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
$62,055,000 for fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 603. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY ACT AMENDMENTS.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 10(a)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘15’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘five’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘10’’;
(2) in section 15—
(A) by striking ‘‘Pay Act of 1945; and’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Pay Act of
1945;’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘; and (h) the provision of
transportation services for employees of the In-
stitute between the facilities of the Institute
and nearby public transportation, notwithstand-
ing section 1344 of title 31, United States
Code’’ after ‘‘interests of the Government’’; and
(3) in section 19, by striking ‘‘nor more than
forty’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘nor more than
60’’.
SEC. 604. STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
ACT OF 1980 AMENDMENTS.
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 11(i) (15 U.S.C. 3710(i))—
(A) by inserting ‘‘loan, lease,’’ after ‘‘de-
partment, may’’; and
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(B) by inserting ‘‘Actions taken under this
subsection shall not be subject to Federal re-
quirements on the disposal of property.’’ after
‘‘education and research activities.’’; and
(2) in section 17(c) (15 U.S.C. 3711a(c))—
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2); and
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated
by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by
striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘4’’.
SEC. 605. PERSONNEL.
The personnel management demonstration project es-
tablished under section 10 of the National Bureau of
Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (15
U.S.C. 275 note) is extended indefinitely.
SEC. 606. FASTENER QUALITY ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) SECTION 2 AMENDMENTS.—Section 2 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5401) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a)(4), and redesig-
nating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs
(4) through (8), respectively;
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(2) in subsection (a)(7), as so redesignated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘by lot
number’’; and
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘used in criti-
cal applications’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in
commerce’’.
(b) SECTION 3 AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5402) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘having a
minimum tensile strength of 150,000 pounds per
square inch’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘having a
minimum Rockwell C hardness of 40 or above’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘International Organiza-
tion for Standardization,’’ after ‘‘Society of
Automotive Engineers,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘consensus’’ after ‘‘or any
other’’;
(3) in paragraph (5)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘standard or
specification,’’ in subparagraph (B);
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C);
(C) by striking subparagraph (D); and
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(D) by inserting ‘‘or produced in accord-
ance with ASTM F 432’’ after ‘‘307 Grade A’’;
(4) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘other person’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘government agency’’;
(5) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘Standard’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Standards’’;
(6) by striking paragraph (11) and redesignat-
ing paragraphs (12) through (15) as paragraphs
(11) through (14), respectively;
(7) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated by
paragraph (6) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘, a
government agency’’ and all that follows through
‘‘markings of any fastener’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘or a government agency’’; and
(8) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated by
paragraph (6) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘for
the purpose of achieving a uniform hardness’’ after
‘‘quenching and tempering’’.
(c) SECTION 4 REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Fastener
Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5403) is repealed.
(d) SECTION 5 AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5404) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B) and (2)(A)(i) by
striking ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d)’’;
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(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘or, where
applicable’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section
7(c)(1)’’;
(3) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ‘‘, such as
the chemical, dimensional, physical, mechanical, and
any other’’;
(4) in subsection (c)(4) by inserting ‘‘except as
provided in subsection (d),’’ before ‘‘state whether’’;
and
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE
PROCEDURE
FOR
CHEMICAL
CHARACTERISTICS.—Notwithstanding the requirements of
subsections (b) and (c), a manufacturer shall be deemed
to have demonstrated, for purposes of subsection (a)(1),
that the chemical characteristics of a lot conform to the
standards and specifications to which the manufacturer
represents such lot has been manufactured if the following
requirements are met:
‘‘(1) The coil or heat number of metal from
which such lot was fabricated has been inspected
and tested with respect to its chemical characteris-
tics by a laboratory accredited in accordance with
the procedures and conditions specified by the Sec-
retary under section 6.
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‘‘(2) Such laboratory has provided to the manu-
facturer, either directly or through the metal manu-
facturer, a written inspection and testing report,
which shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary
by regulation, listing the chemical characteristics of
such coil or heat number.
‘‘(3) The report described in paragraph (2) in-
dicates that the chemical characteristics of such coil
or heat number conform to those required by the
standards and specifications to which the manufac-
turer represents such lot has been manufactured.
‘‘(4) The manufacturer demonstrates that such
lot has been fabricated from the coil or heat number
of metal to which the report described in paragraphs
(2) and (3) relates.
In prescribing the form of report required by subsection
(c), the Secretary shall provide for an alternative to the
statement required by subsection (c)(4), insofar as such
statement pertains to chemical characteristics, for cases
in which a manufacturer elects to use the procedure per-
mitted by this subsection.’’.
(e) SECTION 6 AMENDMENT.—Section 6(a)(1) of the
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5405(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘Within 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The’’.
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(f) SECTION 7 AMENDMENTS.—Section 7 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5406) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED FASTENERS.—It
shall be unlawful for a manufacturer to sell any shipment
of fasteners covered by this Act which are manufactured
in the United States unless the fasteners—
‘‘(1) have been manufactured according to the
requirements of the applicable standards and speci-
fications and have been inspected and tested by a
laboratory accredited in accordance with the proce-
dures and conditions specified by the Secretary
under section 6; and
‘‘(2) an original laboratory testing report de-
scribed in section 5(c) and a manufacturer’s certifi-
cate of conformance are on file with the manufac-
turer, or under such custody as may be prescribed
by the Secretary, and available for inspection,’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting ‘‘to the
same’’ after ‘‘in the same manner and’’;
(3) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘certificate’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘test report’’; and
(4) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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‘‘(e) SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER.—If a person who
purchases fasteners for any purpose so requests either
prior to the sale or at the time of sale, the seller shall
conspicuously mark the container of the fasteners with the
lot number from which such fasteners were taken.’’.
(g) SECTION 9 AMENDMENT.—Section 9 of the Fas-
tener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5408) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may designate
officers or employees of the Department of Commerce to
conduct investigations pursuant to this Act. In conducting
such investigations, those officers or employees may, to
the extent necessary or appropriate to the enforcement of
this Act, exercise such authorities as are conferred upon
them by other laws of the United States, subject to policies
and procedures approved by the Attorney General.’’.
(h) SECTION 10 AMENDMENTS.—Section 10 of the
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5409) is amended—
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘10
years’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘5 years’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘any subse-
quent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the subse-
quent’’.
(i) SECTION 13 AMENDMENT.—Section 13 of the
Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5412) is amended by
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striking ‘‘within 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act’’.
(j) SECTION 14 REPEAL.—Section 14 of the Fastener
Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5413) is repealed.
SEC. 607. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
None of the funds authorized by this title shall be
available for any activity whose purpose is to influence leg-
islation pending before the Congress, except that this shall
not prevent officers or employees of the United States or
of its departments or agencies from communicating to
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or
to Congress, through the proper channels, requests for leg-
islation or appropriations which they deem necessary for
the efficient conduct of the public business.
SEC. 608. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR
1996.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
sums are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1996 for the activities for which sums are authorized by
this title unless such sums are specifically authorized to
be appropriated by this title.
(b) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—No sums are au-
thorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 1996 for the activities for which sums are authorized
by this title unless such sums are specifically authorized
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to be appropriated by Act of Congress with respect to such
fiscal year.
SEC. 609. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall exclude from
consideration for awards of financial assistance made by
the Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology
Policy or the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology after fiscal year 1995 any person who received
funds, other than those described in subsection (b), appro-
priated for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1995, from any
Federal funding source for a project that was not sub-
jected to a competitive, merit-based award process. Any
exclusion from consideration pursuant to this section shall
be effective for a period of 5 years after the person re-
ceives such Federal funds.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
awards to persons who are members of a class specified
by law for which assistance is awarded to members of the
class according to a formula provided by law.
SEC. 610. STANDARDS CONFORMITY.
(a) USE OF STANDARDS.—Section 2(b) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 272(b)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘, including comparing stand-
ards’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Federal Govern-
ment’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through
(11) as paragraphs (4) through (12), respectively;
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) to compare standards used in scientific in-
vestigations, engineering, manufacturing, commerce,
industry, and educational institutions with the
standards adopted or recognized by the Federal Gov-
ernment and to coordinate the use by Federal agen-
cies of private sector standards, emphasizing where
possible the use of standards developed by private,
consensus organizations;’’.
(b) CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section
2(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(11), as so redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this
section;
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (12), as so redesignated by subsection (a)(2)
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of this section, and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(13) to coordinate Federal, State, local, and
private sector standards conformity assessment ac-
tivities, with the goal of eliminating unnecessary du-
plication and complexity in the development and pro-
mulgation of conformity assessment requirements
and measures.’’.
(c) TRANSMITTAL OF PLAN TO CONGRESS.—The Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall, by
January 1, 1996, transmit to the Congress a plan for im-
plementing the amendments made by this section.
SEC. 611. FURTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
Nothing in this Act shall preclude further authoriza-
tion of appropriations for the Manufacturing Extension
Partnerships program under sections 25 and 26 of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278k and 278l) for fiscal year 1996: Provided,
That authorization allocations adopted by the Conference
Committee on House Concurrent Resolution 67, and ap-
proved by Congress, allow for such further authorizations.
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TITLE VII—UNITED STATES FIRE
ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 701 SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Administration
Authorization Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-
colon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
‘‘(G) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, which, notwithstanding sub-
section (h), includes any amounts appropriated
under subsection (h) (3) and (4) for fiscal year
1996; and
‘‘(H) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997.’’.
SEC. 703. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN ARMY HOUSING.
Section 31(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by inserting ‘‘,
or in the case of housing under the control of the Depart-
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ment of the Army, 6 years after such date of enactment’’
after ‘‘date of enactment’’.
SEC. 704. SUCCESSOR FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended—
(1) in section 29(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or any
successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 74’’;
(2) in section 29(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or any
successor standards thereto,’’ after ‘‘whichever is ap-
propriate,’’;
(3) in section 29(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or any
successor standards thereto’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 13 or 13–R’’;
(4) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or
any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Life Safety
Code),’’; and
(5) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or
any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 101,’’.
SEC. 705. TERMINATION OR PRIVATIZATION OF FUNC-
TIONS.
The Administrator of the United States Fire Admin-
istration shall transmit to Congress a report providing no-
tice at least 60 days in advance of the termination or
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transfer to a private sector entity of any significant func-
tion of the United States Fire Administration.
SEC. 706. REPORT ON BUDGETARY REDUCTION.
The Administrator of the United States Fire Admin-
istration shall transmit to Congress, within three months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report set-
ting forth the manner in which the United States Fire
Administration intends to implement the budgetary reduc-
tion represented by the difference between the amount ap-
propriated to the United States Fire Administration for
fiscal year 1996 and the amount requested in the Presi-
dent’s budget request for such fiscal year. Such report
shall be prepared in consultation with the Alliance for Fire
and Emergency Management, the International Associa-
tion of Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire
Fighters, the National Fire Protection Association, the
National Volunteer Fire Council, the National Association
of State Fire Marshals, and the International Association
of Arson Investigators.
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