National Competitiveness Act of 1992

Summary

Title I: General Provisions - National Competitiveness Act of 1992 - Sets forth the purposes and goals of this Act. Title II: Manufacturing - Manufacturing Technology and Extension Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to designate the Department of Commerce as the lead civilian Federal agency to work with U.S. industry, State and local governments, and private entities to enhance U.S. manufacturing capabilities. Establishes the Nationwide Network of Manufacturing Outreach Centers to assist U.S. manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized firms, to expand the use of technology and modern manufacturing processes. Provides for a related communications infrastructure and information clearinghouse. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Networking Projects program to create technology development programs to create advanced computer-integrated, electronically-networked manufacturing technologies and associated applications. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish local manufacturing offices. Eliminates the requirement that a Manufacturing Technology Center be financially self-supporting after six years of operation. Authorizes appropriations for existing and new centers. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand the Engineering Research Centers program with emphasis on advanced manufacturing. Authorizes the establishment of up to five new Centers for such purpose. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Critical Technologies - Subtitle A: Miscellaneous - Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees regarding any executive branch international trade negotiations which might affect Federal research and development programs. Subtitle B: Council on Technology and Competitiveness - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President a Council on Technology and Competitiveness. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: Advanced Technology Program - Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress an expansion plan for the Advanced Technology program. Requires the establishment of at least two new critical technologies consortia. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle D: Technology Commercialization Loans - Authorizes the Secretary to make technology commercialization loans. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle E: Critical Technologies Development-Part I: General Provisions - Critical Technologies Development Act of 1992 - Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology (Under Secretary) to establish a critical technologies development advisory committee. Part II: Program Structure and Operation - Establishes a program of financing qualified business concerns through federally assisted licensees. Part III: Enforcement - Provides for license enforcement. Part IV: Miscellaneous - Authorizes the Under Secretary to issue and guarantee trust certificates for licensee preferred securities. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: International Standardization - Amends the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 to expand the standards pilot program to promote the dissemination of U.S. technical standards abroad. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress with regard to the appropriate Federal role in developing and promulgating domestic and global product and quality standards. Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Under Secretary; (2) technology policy; (3) Japanese technical literature; (4) National Technical Information Service modernization, including a facilities study; and (5) specified activities within the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Prohibits the fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels. Provides for compliance with the Buy American Act. Prohibits the making of a Malcolm Baldrige Award within a category or subcategory if there are no qualifying enterprises in that category or subcategory. Title VI: Competitiveness Research, Data Collection, and Evaluation - Directs the Secretary to conduct a competitiveness research program. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

1. 21 May 1992

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. (Referral Suspended).

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 May 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 May 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 June 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness.

   Source: Committee

5. 3 June 1992

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 June 1992

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 4 June 1992

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 4 June 1992

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

9. 1 July 1992

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 1 July 1992

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

11. 22 July 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 102-685, Part I.

    Source: Committee

12. 22 July 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 102-685, Part I.

    Source: Committee

13. 22 July 1992

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.

    Source: Calendars

14. 31 July 1992

    Introduced

    Rereferred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

    Source: IntroReferral

15. 31 July 1992

    Passed

    RECOMMITAL OF LEGISLATION - Mr. Valentine asked unanimous consent that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

16. 4 August 1992

    Passed

    Mr. Brown asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Science, Space and Technology have until midnight on Aug. 5 to file a report on H.R. 5231. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Committee

17. 5 August 1992

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

18. 6 August 1992

    Passed

    Mr. Valentine asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Science, Space and Technology have until midnight on Aug. 6 to file a report on H.R. 5231. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Committee

19. 6 August 1992

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

20. 11 August 1992

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

21. 11 August 1992

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 10.

    Source: Committee

22. 12 August 1992

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483.

    Source: Calendars

23. 12 August 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 102-841, Part II.

    Source: Committee

24. 12 August 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 102-841, Part II.

    Source: Committee

25. 10 September 1992

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 563 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5231 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule for a period not to exceed four hours. In lieu of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. After passage of the bill, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1330 and to consider the Senate bill in the House. It shall then be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu the provisions of H.R. 5231 as passed by the House. All p...

    Source: Floor

26. 16 September 1992

    Passed

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5231 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule for a period not to exceed four hours. In lieu of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. After passage of the bill, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1330 and to consider the Senate bill in the House. It shall then be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu the provisions of H.R. 5231 as passed by the House. All p...

    Source: Floor

27. 16 September 1992

    Floor

    Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5231 as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

28. 16 September 1992

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable H. Martin Lancaster to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

29. 16 September 1992

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 563 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

30. 16 September 1992

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 563.

    Source: Floor

31. 16 September 1992

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 563 passed House.

    Source: Floor

32. 22 September 1992

    Floor

    Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5231 as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

33. 22 September 1992

    Floor

    Walker amendment subsequently modified by unanimous consent on September 23 by Mr. Valentine.

    Source: Floor

34. 22 September 1992

    Floor

    The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

    Source: Floor

35. 22 September 1992

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

36. 23 September 1992

    Floor

    Laid on the table. See S. 1330 for further action.

    Source: Floor

37. 23 September 1992

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 287 - 122 (Roll no. 412).

    Source: Floor

38. 23 September 1992

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 287 - 122 (Roll no. 412).

    Source: Floor

39. 23 September 1992

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 161 - 248 (Roll no. 411).

    Source: Floor

40. 23 September 1992

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

    Source: Floor

41. 23 September 1992

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Walker motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion require the named Committees to consider such additional provisions as are necessary to promote the competitiveness of American businesses by reducing the national debt to reduce the cost of capital, providing tax incentives to further enhance private capital formation, reforming antitrust law to remove barriers to cooperative enterprise, and instituting civil justice reform to reduce litigious burdens.

    Source: Floor

42. 23 September 1992

    Floor

    Mr. Walker moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Government Operations, and Judiciary.

    Source: Floor

43. 23 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Valentine raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the Walker motion to recommit contain provisions that are non-germane to the bill. Sustained by the Chair.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

44. 23 September 1992

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

45. 23 September 1992

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

46. 23 September 1992

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5231.

    Source: Floor

47. 23 September 1992

    Floor

    The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

    Source: Floor

48. 23 September 1992

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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• Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Sponsor
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• related to → Providing for the consideration of bill (H.R. 5231) to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance manufacturing technology development and transfer, to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
• amends ← Amendment sought to: provide new tax credits or deductions to create incentives for investment and capital formation; change antitrust laws to allow for joint production ventures; change product liability laws; provide for the review of non-intended social effects of new Federal regulations; and enable taxpayers to designate up to 10% of their federal tax liability to be spent on deficit reduction and mandate automatic commensurate across-the-board spending reductions, excluding Social Security, Federal deposit insurance, and interest on the debt. \ A point of order was sustained against the amendment on the grounds that it proposed amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which was beyond the scope of the Committee on Science and Technology and in violation of clause 5(b) of rule XXI.
• amends ← Amendment sought to delete language that states that it will be the policy of the U.S. government to ensure that within 10 years the Department of Commerce, acting as the lead civilian agency, will help make the U.S. second to no other nation in manufacturing and advanced manufacturing technology.
• amends ← Amendment renames the Department of Commerce as "The Department of Manufacturing and Commerce.".
• amends ← Amendment sought to: change antitrust laws to allow for joint production ventures; change product liability laws; provide for the review of non-intended social effects of new Federal regulations; and enable taxpayers to designate up to 10% of their federal tax liability to be spent on deficit reduction and mandate automatic commensurate across-the-board spending reductions, excluding Social Security, Federal deposit insurance, and interest on the debt. \ A point of order was sustained against the amendment on the grounds that it proposed to amend several provisions of existing law not amended by the bill reported by the Committee on Science and Technology, and thus was not germane to the bill.
• amends ← Amendment sought to delete language which allows the Secretary of Commerce to continue funding the manufacturing technology centers program.
• amends ← Amendment sought to provide the Secretary of Commerce with more discretion in carrying out the provisions of the bill.
• amends ← Amendment sought to: change antitrust laws to allow for joint production ventures; change product liability laws; and provide for the review of non-intended social effects of new Federal regulations. \ A point of order was sustained against the amendment on the grounds that it proposed to amend several provisions of existing law not amended by the bill reported by the Committee on Science and Technology, and thus was not germane to the bill.
• amends ← Amendment provides for copyrights for computer software and royalty payments to the authors and inventors of computer software.

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