§ 278i. Reports to Congress

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.

1. 1901

   Technology Competitiveness Act

   Pub. L. 100–418 title V § 5114(2) · 102 Stat. 1107

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 278i

   Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 23, as added Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5114(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1432

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 23, as added Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5114(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1432

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by adding after section 22 the following new sections: “Sec. 23. “reports to congress (a) The Director shall keep the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives fully and currently informed with regard to all of the activities of the Institute. “(b) The Director shall justify in writing all changes in policies regarding fees for standard reference materials and calibration services occurring after June 30, 1987, including a description of the anticipated impact of any proposed changes on demand for and anticipated revenues from the materials and services. Changes in policy and fees shall not be effective unless and until the Director has submitted the proposed schedule and justification to the Congress and 30 days on which both Houses of Congress are in session have elapsed since such submission, except that the requirement of this sentence shall not apply with respect to adjustments which are based solely on changes in the costs of raw materials or of producing and delivering standard reference materials or calibration services. “Sec. 24. “studies by the national research council The Director may periodically contract with the National Research Council for advice and studies to assist the Institute to serve United States industry and science. The subjects of such advice and studies may include— “(1) the competitive position of the United States in key areas of manufacturing and emerging technologies and research activities which would enhance that competitiveness; “(2) potential activities of the Institute, in cooperation with industry and the States, to assist in the transfer and dissemination of new technologies for manufacturing and quality assurance; and “(3) identification and assessment of likely barriers to wide-spread use of advanced manufacturing technology by the United States workforce, including training and other initiatives which could lead to a higher percentage of manufacturing jobs of United States companies being located within the borders of our country.”.

2. 2007

   America COMPETES Act

   Pub. L. 110–69 title III § 3004 · 121 Stat. 572

   Added · 15 U.S.C. § 278i(c); 15 U.S.C. § 278i(d)

   Pub. L. 110–69 added subsecs. (c) and (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 110–69 added subsecs. (c) and (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3004. INSTITUTE-WIDE PLANNING REPORT.   Section 23 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278i) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Three-Year Programmatic Planning Document.— Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the President’s annual budget request in the first year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Director shall submit to Congress a 3-year programmatic planning document for the Institute, including programs under the Scientific and Technical Research and Services, Industrial Technology Services, and Construction of Research Facilities functions. “(d) Annual Update on Three-Year Programmatic Planning Document.— Concurrent with the submission to the Congress of the President’s annual budget request in each year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Director shall submit to Congress an update to the 3-year programmatic planning document submitted under subsection (c), revised to cover the first 3 fiscal years after the date of that update.” .

3. 2017

   American Innovation and Competitiveness Act

   Pub. L. 114–329 title II § 204(a)(1)(B)(i) · 130 Stat. 2969

   Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 278i(c); 15 U.S.C. § 278i(d)

   Pub. L. 114–329 struck out subsecs. (c) and (d) which required the Director to submit to Congress a 3-year programmatic planning document for the Institute and annual updates

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 114–329 struck out subsecs. (c) and (d) which required the Director to submit to Congress a 3-year programmatic planning document for the Institute and annual updates.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (i) In general.— Section 23 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278i) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision