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SEC. 605. PROMOTING USE OF HIGH-END COMPUTING SIM-
ULATION AND MODELING BY SMALL- AND ME-
DIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the utilization of high-end computing simula-
tion and modeling by large-scale government contrac-
tors and Federal research entities has resulted in sub-
stantial improvements in the development of ad-
vanced manufacturing technologies; and 
(2) such simulation and modeling would also 
benefit small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the 
United States if such manufacturers were to deploy 
such simulation and modeling throughout their man-
ufacturing chains. 
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to 
take all effective measures practicable to ensure that Federal 
programs and policies encourage and contribute to the use 
of high-end computing simulation and modeling in the 
United States manufacturing sector. 
(c) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, shall carry out, through an inter-
agency consulting process, a study of the barriers to
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the use of high-end computing simulation and mod-
eling by small- and medium-sized manufacturers in 
the United States. 
(2) FACTORS.—In carrying out the study re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy, shall consider the following: 
(A) The access of small- and medium-sized 
manufacturers in the United States to high-per-
formance computing facilities and resources. 
(B) The availability of software and other 
applications tailored to meet the needs of such 
manufacturers. 
(C) Whether such manufacturers employ or 
have access to individuals with appropriate ex-
pertise for the use of such facilities and resources. 
(D) Whether such manufacturers have access 
to training to develop such expertise. 
(E) The availability of tools and other 
methods to such manufacturers to understand 
and manage the costs and risks associated with 
transitioning to the use of such facilities and re-
sources.
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(3) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the 
commencement of the study required by paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of Commerce shall, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy and the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, submit to 
Congress a report on such study. Such report shall in-
clude such recommendations for such legislative or ad-
ministrative action as the Secretary of Commerce 
considers appropriate in light of the study to increase 
the utilization of high-end computing simulation and 
modeling by small- and medium-sized manufacturers 
in the United States. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF DEMONSTRATION AND PILOT 
PROGRAMS.—As part of the study required by subsection 
(c)(1), the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, 
and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy may carry out such demonstration or pilot programs 
as either Secretary or the Director considers appropriate 
to gather experiential data to evaluate the feasibility and 
advisability of a specific program or policy initiative to 
reduce barriers to the utilization of high-end computer mod-
eling and simulation by small- and medium-sized manufac-
turers in the United States.
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TITLE VII—NIST GREEN JOBS 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘NIST Grants for En-
ergy Efficiency, New Job Opportunities, and Business Solu-
tions Act of 2010’’ or the ‘‘NIST GREEN JOBS Act of 
2010’’. 
SEC. 702. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Over its 20-year existence, the Hollings Man-
ufacturing Extension Partnership has proven its 
value to manufacturers as demonstrated by the result-
ing impact on jobs and the economies of all 50 States 
and the Nation as a whole. 
(2) The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Part-
nership has helped thousands of companies reinvest in 
themselves through process improvement and business 
growth initiatives leading to more sales, new markets, 
and the adoption of technology to deliver new prod-
ucts and services. 
(3) Manufacturing is an increasingly important 
part of the construction sector as the industry moves 
to the use of more components and factory built sub- 
assemblies. 
(4) Construction practices must become more ef-
ficient and precise if the United States is to construct
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and renovate its building stock to reduce related car-
bon emissions to levels that are consistent with com-
bating global warming. 
(5) Many companies involved in construction are 
small, without access to innovative manufacturing 
techniques, and could benefit from the type of train-
ing and business analysis activities that the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership routinely pro-
vides to the Nation’s manufacturers and their supply 
chains. 
(6) Broadening the competitiveness grant pro-
gram under section 25(f) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(f)) 
could help develop and diffuse knowledge necessary to 
capture a large portion of the estimated $100 billion 
or more in energy savings if buildings in the United 
States met the level and quality of energy efficiency 
now found in buildings in certain other countries. 
(7) It is therefore in the national interest to ex-
pand the capabilities of the Hollings Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership to be supportive of the con-
struction and green energy industries.
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SEC. 703. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 25(f)(3) of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278k(f)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to develop’’ in the first sentence 
and inserting ‘‘to add capabilities to the MEP pro-
gram, including the development of’’; and 
(2) by striking the last sentence and inserting 
‘‘Centers may be reimbursed for costs incurred under 
the program. These themes— 
‘‘(A) shall be related to projects designed to 
increase the viability both of traditional manu-
facturing sectors and other sectors, such as con-
struction, that increasingly rely on manufac-
turing through the use of manufactured compo-
nents and manufacturing techniques, including 
supply chain integration and quality manage-
ment; 
‘‘(B) shall be related to projects related to 
the transfer of technology based on the techno-
logical needs of manufacturers and available 
technologies from institutions of higher edu-
cation, laboratories, and other technology pro-
ducing entities; and