Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 7 — National Institute of Standards and Technology
§ 275b. Charges for activities performed for other agencies
Statutory text
The Secretary of Commerce shall charge for any service performed by the Institute, at the request of another Government agency, in compliance with any statute, enacted before, on, or after , which names the Secretary or the Institute as a consultant to another Government agency, or calls upon the Secretary or the Institute to support or perform any activity for or on behalf of another Government agency, or to cooperate with any Government agency in the performance by that agency of any activity, regardless of whether the statute specifically requires reimbursement to the Secretary or the Institute by such other Government agency for such service, unless funds are specifically appropriated to the Secretary or the Institute to perform such service. The Secretary may, however, waive any charge where the service rendered by the Institute is such that the Institute will incur only nominal costs in performing it. Costs shall be determined in accordance with section 278b(e) of this title.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983
Pub. L. 97–286 § 8 · 96 Stat. 1222
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 275b
Pub. L. 97–286, § 8, Oct. 6, 1982, 96 Stat. 1223
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 97–286, § 8, Oct. 6, 1982, 96 Stat. 1223Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 8. activities performed for other agencies The Secretary of Commerce shall charge for any service 15 USC 275b. performed by the Bureau, at the request of another Government agency, in compliance with any statute, enacted before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, which names the Secretary or the Bureau as a consultant to another Government agency, or calls upon the Secretary or the Bureau to support or perform any activity for or on behalf of another Government agency, or to cooperate with any Government agency in the performance by that agency of any activity, regardless of whether the statute specifically requires reimbursement to the Secretary or the Bureau by such other Government agency for such service, unless funds are specifically appropriated to the Secretary or the Bureau to perform such service. The Waiver. Secretary may, however, waive any charge where the service rendered by the Bureau is such that the Bureau will incur only nominal costs in performing it. Costs shall be determined in accordance with section 12(e) of the Act of March 3, 1901, as amended (15 U.S.C. 278b(e)).Technology Competitiveness Act
Pub. L. 100–418 title V § 5115(c) · 102 Stat. 1107
Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 275b
Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “Institute” for “Bureau” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “Institute” for “Bureau” wherever appearing.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Amendments to Other Laws.— References in any other Federal 15 USC 271 note. law to the National Bureau of Standards shall be deemed to refer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “Institute” for “Bureau” wherever appearing.
Credits
1982–1988 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 97–286, § 8, , 96 Stat. 1223; Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5115(c), , 102 Stat. 1433.)