National Competitiveness Act of 1993

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Introduced

21 January 1993

Last action

16 March 1994 · Floor

Status

Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 165. (consideration: CR S3006)

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Manufacturing Subtitle A: Manufacturing Technology and Extension Subtitle B: National Science Foundation Manfuacturing Program Title III: Critical Technologies Subtitle A: Advanced Technology Program and Related Subtitle B: Technology Financing Pilot Programs Title IV: Additional Commerce Department Provisions Title V: Authorization of Appropriations Title VI: Information Infrastructure and Technology Title I: General Provisions - National Competitiveness Act of 1993 - Sets forth the purposes and goals of this Act. Title II: Manufacturing - Manufacturing Technology and Extension Act of 1993. Subtitle A: Manufacturing Technology and Extension - (Sec. 212) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish a Twenty-First Century Manufacturing Infrastructure Program, which shall include (as established by this Act): (1) an Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Program; and (2) a National Manufacturing Outreach Program, which shall include outreach centers and a technology extension communications network. Establishes a Manufacturing Advisory Committee within the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (Sec. 215) Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to establish within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Institute) a State Technology Extension Program. Directs the Program to make awards to States for planning and coordination of technology extension activities. (Sec. 216) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to make awards to establish workforce training consortia between industry and institutions of higher education. Subtitle B: National Science Foundation Manufacturing Programs - (Sec. 223) Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to expand the number of Engineering Research Centers and strengthen the Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program. Authorizes the Director to establish: (1) graduate traineeships; (2) a manufacturing managers in the classroom program; and (3) a quality management program. Title III: Critical Technologies - Subtitle A: Advanced Technology Program and Related (sic) - (Sec. 311) Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress an expansion plan for the Advanced Technology Program. Authorizes Program support of large-scale joint ventures. (Secs. 314, 315) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish: (1) within the Technology Administration an Office of Technology Monitoring and Competitive Assessment; and (2) a Commerce Technology Advisory Board. (Sec. 316) Directs the Critical Technologies Institute to study semiconductor lithography technologies. Subtitle B: Technology Financing Pilot Programs - (Secs. 322 through 324) Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance for: (1) civilian technology loans; (2) critical technology investment companies; and (3) State technology development programs. Title IV: Additional Commerce Department Provisions - Amends the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 to expand the Institute's standard pilot program to permit contracts with non-Federal organizations to promote U.S. technical standards dissemination activities abroad. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the appropriate Federal role in developing and promulgating domestic and global product and quality standards. (Sec. 402) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to prohibit the making of a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award within a category or subcategory if there are no qualifying enterprises in that category or subcategory. Makes educational institutions an Award category. (Sec.405) Prohibits the fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels. Provides for compliance with the Buy American Act. (Sec. 407) Wind Engineering Program Act of 1992 - Establishes within the National Institute of Standards and Technology a Wind Engineering Program which shall: (1) provide for wind engineering research; (2) serve as an information clearinghouse; and (3) improve interagency coordination on wind engineering research. Title V: Authorization of Appropriations - (Secs. 501 through 504) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology; (2) the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy; (3) Japanese Technical Literature; (4) the Office of Technology Monitoring and Competitive Assessment; (5) the Institute, including intramural scientific and technical research, facilities, and extramural industrial technology services; (6) wind engineering; (7) the Civilian Technology Loan Program; (8) the Civilian Technologies Venture Capital Program; (9) State Technology Assistance programs; (10) the American workforce quality partnership program; and (11) the National Science Foundation. Title VI: Information Infrastructure and Technology - Information Infrastructure and Technology Act of 1992 - (Secs. 603 through 608) Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, to establish an Information Infrastructure Program and five-year implementation plan that shall provide a coordinated interagency effort to develop technologies needed to apply high-performance computing and high-speed networking in education, libraries, health care, manufacturing, and other appropriate fields. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

21 January 1993
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
21 January 1993
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S242-243)
Source: IntroReferral
21 January 1993
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 1993
Committee
Committee on Commerce. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
25 March 1993
Committee
Committee on Commerce. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-68.
Source: Committee
25 May 1993
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
28 July 1993
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.
Source: Calendars
28 July 1993
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-113. Additional views filed.
Source: Committee
28 July 1993
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-113. Additional views filed.
Source: Committee
7 March 1994
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2366-2410, S2412-2414)
Source: Floor
8 March 1994
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2439-2471)
Source: Floor
9 March 1994
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2572-2593, S2597-2609, S2611-2633)
Source: Floor
10 March 1994
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2671-2701, S2704-2729, S2731-2771)
Source: Floor
11 March 1994
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2845-2850, S2855-2867, S2869-2870)
Source: Floor
15 March 1994
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2917-2924, S2926-2956)
Source: Floor
16 March 1994
Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3000-3006)
Source: Floor

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