I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4407
To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2004
Mr. UDALL of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 
2007, and 2008, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technology Adminis-
tration and National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECH-
NOLOGY. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for the activities of the Under Sec-
retary for Technology and the Office of Technology Pol-
icy—
(1) $8,294,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(2) $8,497,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(3) $8,800,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(4) $8,927,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 3. 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 
activities 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 Manufac-
turing 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 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) $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 Com-
merce for construction and maintenance of facilities of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology—
(1) $59,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(2) $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(4) $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 4. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for Industrial Technology Services ac-
tivities of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology—
(1) $285,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, of 
which—
(A) $179,000,000 shall be for the Ad-
vanced Technology Program under section 28 
of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at 
least $60,700,000 shall be for new awards; and 
(B) $106,000,000 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);