‘‘(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 tech-
nical standards and conformity assessment-related activi-
ties. 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 
agency taking that action; and 
(3) any action that the Director is taking or 
will take to ensure effective Federal Government en-
gagement on technical standards and conformity as-
sessment-related issues, as appropriate, where the 
Federal Government is not effectively engaged. 
SEC. 6. 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— 
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(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-
dium-sized manufacturing businesses in the regions 
they serve.’’. 
(b) INNOVATIVE SERVICES INITIATIVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 es-
tablish, within the Centers program under this sec-
tion, 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 
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commercialization of a new product technology 
under this subsection unless an analysis of market 
demand for the new product technology has been 
conducted.’’. 
(2) GRANTS.—Section 33 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 278r) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(g) INNOVATIVE SERVICES.—The Director may 
make awards under this section to carry out the innovative 
services initiative under section 25(g).’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Section 25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
278k) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(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 assess-
ment, the Director shall use the criteria established 
pursuant 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)).’’. 
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(d) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PART-
NERSHIP PROGRAM COST-SHARING.—Section 25(c) of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, unless oth-
erwise determined under paragraph (3)(C)’’ before 
the period at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘not less than 50 per-
cent of the costs incurred for the first 3 
years and an increasing share for each of 
the last 3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘the appli-
cant’s share of the costs incurred (in this 
subsection referred to as ‘cost share’)’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘For purposes of the 
preceding sentence, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall by rule establish 
appropriate criteria to be considered in deter-
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mining a Center’s cost share. A Center’s cost 
share shall in no case exceed 50 percent of the 
costs incurred by such Center. The Secretary 
shall review each Center’s cost share annually 
and at such other times as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. An adjustment to a Center’s 
cost share in a year shall not affect the amount 
of Federal funds such Center receives in such 
year.’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘cost share’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Center’s contribu-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’s cost share’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in the sixth sentence, by striking ‘‘at 
declining levels’’; and 
(B) in the last sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Funding’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Unless otherwise determined under 
paragraph (3)(C), funding’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘one third’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘50 percent’’. 
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