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ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 
278I) and $25,000,000 shall be for the Net-
work for Manufacturing Innovation Program 
under section 34 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s). 
(e) FISCAL YEAR 2024.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce 
$1,465,750,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2024. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized by paragraph (1)— 
(A) $1,086,750,000 shall be for scientific 
and technical research and services laboratory 
activities, of which $13,500,000 may be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund; 
(B) $200,000,000 shall be for the con-
struction and maintenance of facilities, of which 
$120,000,000 shall be for Safety, Capacity, 
Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including 
$10,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and 
(C) $179,000,000 shall be for industrial 
technology 
services 
activities, 
of 
which 
$154,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing 
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Extension Partnership program under sections 
25 and 26 of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 
278I) and $25,000,000 shall be for the Net-
work for Manufacturing Innovation Program 
under section 34 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s). 
(f) FISCAL YEAR 2025.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce 
$1,541,000,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2025. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized by paragraph (1)— 
(A) $1,159,200,000 shall be for scientific 
and technical research and services laboratory 
activities, of which $14,400,000 may be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund; 
(B) $200,000,000 shall be for the con-
struction and maintenance of facilities, of which 
$120,000,000 shall be for Safety, Capacity, 
Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including 
$10,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and 
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(C) $181,800,000 shall be for industrial 
technology 
services 
activities, 
of 
which 
$156,800,000 shall be 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 
278I) and $25,000,000 shall be for the Net-
work for Manufacturing Innovation Program 
under section 34 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s). 
(g) FISCAL YEAR 2026.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce 
$1,616,250,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2026. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized by paragraph (1)— 
(A) $1,213,650,000 shall be for scientific 
and technical research and services laboratory 
activities, of which $15,300,000 may be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund; 
(B) $200,000,000 shall be for the con-
struction and maintenance of facilities, of which 
$120,000,000 shall be for Safety, Capacity, 
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Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including 
$10,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and 
(C) $184,600,000 shall be for industrial 
technology 
services 
activities, 
of 
which 
$159,600,000 shall be 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 
278I) and $25,000,000 shall be for the Net-
work for Manufacturing Innovation Program 
under section 34 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s). 
(h) FISCAL YEAR 2027.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce 
$1,691,500,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2027. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized by paragraph (1)— 
(A) $1,304,100,000 shall be for scientific 
and technical research and services laboratory 
activities, of which $16,200,000 may be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund; 
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(B) $200,000,000 shall be for the con-
struction and maintenance of facilities, of which 
$120,000,000 shall be for Safety, Capacity, 
Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including 
$10,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and 
(C) $187,400,000 shall be for industrial 
technology 
services 
activities, 
of 
which 
$162,400,000 shall be 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 
278I) and $25,000,000 shall be for the Net-
work for Manufacturing Innovation Program 
under section 34 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s). 
(i) FISCAL YEAR 2028.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce 
$1,766,750,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2028. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized by paragraph (1)— 
(A) $1,376,550,000 shall be for scientific 
and technical research and services laboratory 
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activities, of which $17,100,000 may be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund; 
(B) $200,000,000 shall be for the con-
struction and maintenance of facilities, of which 
$120,000,000 shall be for Safety, Capacity, 
Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including 
$10,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and 
(C) $190,200,000 shall be for industrial 
technology 
services 
activities, 
of 
which 
$165,200,000 shall be 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 
278I) and $25,000,000 shall be for the Net-
work for Manufacturing Innovation Program 
under section 34 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s). 
(j) FISCAL YEAR 2029.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce 
$1,842,000,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology for fiscal year 2029. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount 
authorized by paragraph (1)— 
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(A) $1,449,000,000 shall be for scientific 
and technical research and services laboratory 
activities, of which $18,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund; 
(B) $200,000,000 shall be for the con-
struction and maintenance of facilities, of which 
$120,000,000 shall be for Safety, Capacity, 
Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including 
$10,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and 
(C) $193,000,000 shall be for industrial 
technology 
services 
activities, 
of 
which 
$168,000,000 shall be 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 
278I) and $25,000,000 shall be for the Net-
work for Manufacturing Innovation Program 
under section 34 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s). 
SEC. 303. NIST FACILITIES MODERNIZATION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 
‘‘NIST Facilities Modernization Fund’’ (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available to Secretary, acting through the Director, for 
Capital Projects on the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology’s campuses for the modernization and 
construction of research facilities needed to conduct lead-
ing edge scientific and technical research. 
(c) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Funds shall consist 
of the following amounts: 
(1) Such amounts as may be appropriated by 
law. 
(2) Interest earned on the balance of the Fund. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 302 of this Act for 
the 
construction 
and 
maintenance 
of 
facilities, 
$80,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 
2029 shall be provided for the Fund established in sub-
section (a). 
(e) 
CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.— 
Amounts in the Fund are available without regard to fiscal 
year limitation. 
(f) NOTIFICATION TO COMMITTEES.—Upon making 
any obligation or expenditure of any amount in the Fund, 
the Secretary, through the Director, shall notify the House 
of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Com-
mittee, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
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Transportation, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate of the amount and purpose of the 
obligation or expenditure. 
(g) NIST FACILITIES MODERNIZATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the program 
authorized in subsection (a), the Secretary, acting 
through the Director, shall develop and submit to 
Congress a 5-year modernization and maintenance 
plan for the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology’s campuses. 
(2) TIMING.—The modernization and mainte-
nance plan required in paragraph (1) shall be sub-
mitted to Congress within 30 days of enactment of 
this Act, and updated on an annual basis. 
(3) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The Plan required in 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A list of Capitol Construction Projects 
expected to be undertaken in the next 5 years, 
the core capabilities these facilities will provide, 
anticipated schedule of construction, and antici-
pated funding requirements. 
(B) A list of planned utility infrastructure 
projects expected to be undertaken in the next 
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5 years, anticipated schedule of construction, 
and anticipated funding requirements. 
(C) A list of planned IT infrastructure 
projects expected to be undertaken in the next 
5 years, anticipated schedule of construction, 
and anticipated funding requirements. 
(D) A list of the deferred maintenance, a 
list of deferred maintenance projects expected 
to be undertaken in the next 5 years, antici-
pated schedule of construction, anticipated 
funding requirements, and an evaluation of 
progress made in reducing the deferred mainte-
nance backlog. 
SEC. 304. QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE. 
The Director shall— 
(1) continue to support and expand basic quan-
tum information science and technology research 
and development of measurement and standards in-
frastructure necessary to advance commercial devel-
opment of quantum applications; 
(2) use its existing programs, in collaboration 
with other agencies, as appropriate, to train sci-
entists in quantum information science and tech-
nology to increase participation in the quantum 
fields; and 
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(3) establish or expand collaborative ventures or 
consortia with other public or private sector entities, 
including other Federal agencies engaged in quan-
tum information science research and development, 
academia, National Laboratories, and industry for 
the purpose of advancing the field of quantum infor-
mation science and engineering. 
SEC. 305. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director, shall expand the fundamental and applied re-
search carried out by the Institute to address key ques-
tions relating the measurement of privacy, security, and 
vulnerability of software tools and communications net-
works, including through— 
(1) the development of research and engineering 
capabilities to provide practical solutions, including 
measurement techniques and engineering toolkits, to 
solve cybersecurity challenges such as human fac-
tors, identity management, network security, pri-
vacy, and software; 
(2) investment in tools to help private and pub-
lic sector organizations, including institutions of 
higher education and research organizations, meas-
ure and manage cybersecurity risks and ensure 
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