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HAMDT 664 (108th)

An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-589 to re-orient the current Technology Administration (TA), the Undersecretary of Technology, and Office of Technology Policy (OTP) towards manufacturing and competitiveness issues; to rename and refocus TA by establishing a Manufacturing Administration, and Undersecretary of Manufacturing, and an Office of Industry Analysis; to require the Manufacturing Administration to conduct broad-based manufacturing and technology policy analysis; to coordinate with States, local governments, universities, on manufacturing and technology activities; finally, NIST and the National Technical Information Service would remain a part of the Manufacturing Administration.