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15 U.S.C. § 272 (2015) - Establishment, functions, and activities :: Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405) - US Code :: Justia
Justia US Law US Codes and Statutes US Code 2015 US Code Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405) Chapter 7 - National Institute of Standards and Technology (Sections 271 - 286) Sec. 272 - Establishment, functions, and activities
Source Credit Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, §2, 31 Stat. 1449; July 22, 1950, ch. 486, §1, 64 Stat. 371; Pub. L. 92-317, §3(b), June 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 100-235, §3(1), Jan. 8, 1988, 101 Stat. 1724; Pub. L. 100-418, title V, §5112(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1428; Pub. L. 102-245, title II, §201(e), Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 104-113, §12(a), (b), Mar. 7, 1996, 110 Stat. 782; Pub. L. 110-69, title III, §§3002(c)(2)(A), 3013(b), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 586, 598; Pub. L. 113-274, title I, §101(a), (b), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2972.
63 Stat. 886, 905
102 Stat. 1428, 1431, 1450, 2592
110 Stat. 782, 783
112 Stat. 2936
115 Stat. 1241
128 Stat. 2972
Public and Private Laws Public Law 92-317, Public Law 100-235, Public Law 100-418, Public Law 100-519, Public Law 102-245, Public Law 104-113, Public Law 105-309, Public Law 107-107, Public Law 110-69, Public Law 113-274
15 U.S.C. § 272 (2015)
The Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "Secretary") acting through the Director of the Institute (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "Director") is authorized to take all actions necessary and appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including the following functions of the Institute—
(16) determine properties of building materials and structural elements, and encourage their standardization and most effective use, including investigation of fire-resisting properties of building materials and conditions under which they may be most efficiently used, and the standardization of types of appliances for fire prevention;
(17) undertake such research in engineering, pure and applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, materials science, and the physical sciences as may be necessary to carry out and support the functions specified in this section;
(18) compile, evaluate, publish, and otherwise disseminate general, specific and technical data resulting from the performance of the functions specified in this section or from other sources when such data are important to science, engineering, or industry, or to the general public, and are not available elsewhere;
(19) collect, create, analyze, and maintain specimens of scientific value;
(20) operate national user facilities;
(21) evaluate promising inventions and other novel technical concepts submitted by inventors and small companies and work with other Federal agencies, States, and localities to provide appropriate technical assistance and support for those inventions which are found in the evaluation process to have commercial promise;
(22) demonstrate the results of the Institute's activities by exhibits or other methods of technology transfer, including the use of scientific or technical personnel of the Institute for part-time or intermittent teaching and training activities at educational institutions of higher learning as part of and incidental to their official duties; and
(23) undertake such other activities similar to those specified in this subsection as the Director determines appropriate.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, §2, 31 Stat. 1449; July 22, 1950, ch. 486, §1, 64 Stat. 371; Pub. L. 92–317, §3(b), June 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 100–235, §3(1), Jan. 8, 1988, 101 Stat. 1724; Pub. L. 100–418, title V, §5112(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1428; Pub. L. 102–245, title II, §201(e), Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 104–113, §12(a), (b), Mar. 7, 1996, 110 Stat. 782; Pub. L. 110–69, title III, §§3002(c)(2)(A), 3013(b), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 586, 598; Pub. L. 113–274, title I, §101(a), (b), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2972.)
"(1) In general.—It is the sense of the Congress that the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology should, to the greatest extent practicable and in a manner consistent with applicable Federal law (including Executive Order No. 12999 [40 U.S.C. 549 note]), donate educationally useful Federal equipment to schools in order to enhance the science and mathematics programs of those schools.
"(A) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 1998], and annually thereafter, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall prepare and submit to the President a report. The President shall submit the report to Congress at the same time as the President submits a budget request to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.