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H.R. 1274 (105th)

Technology Administration Act of 1998

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10 April 1997

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Became Public Law No: 105-309.

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National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 1997 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 and 1999 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for: (1) the Scientific and Technical Research and Services laboratories; (2) the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program (3) construction and maintenance of NIST facilities; (4) the Under Secretary for Technology and the Office of Technology Policy; and (5) the Industrial Technology Services. Prohibits funds authorized for construction and maintenance of facilities for FY 1999 from being obligated unless the Secretary of Commerce has certified to the House Committee on Science and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that the obligation of funds is consistent with a plan for meeting the facilities needs of NIST that the Secretary has transmitted to those committees. (Sec. 6) Permits a Regional Center for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology that would cease to be eligible to receive support under the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act during FY 1998 or 1999, to receive funding for two additional years after the date on which it would have ceased to be eligible for funding if a positive evaluation is conducted as provided under such Act. Limits funding for a fiscal year to not exceed the proportion of the Center's capital and annual operating and maintenance costs for the immediately preceding fiscal year. (Sec. 7) Prohibits funds authorized by this Act, or any other Act enacted before the enactment of this Act, from being used for the Next Generation Internet. (Sec. 8) Prohibits the use of any funds authorized under this Act from being used for any lobbying activity, with the exception of not preventing U.S. officers or employees, or of its departments or agencies, from communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any Member or to the Congress, through the proper channels, requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of the public business. Excludes from NIST awards for five years any person who received project funds not subject to competitive merit-based awards. (Exempts persons who are members of a law-specified class.) (Sec. 9) Requires that if any funds authorized by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, notice of such action shall concurrently be provided to the House Committee on Science and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide notice not later than 15 days before any major reorganization of any NIST program, project, or activity. (Sec. 10) Expresses the sense of the Congress that NIST should: (1) give high priority to correcting all two-digit date-related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and beyond; (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to NIST operations posed by the problems, and plan and budget for achieving Year 2000 compliance for all its mission-critical systems; and (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that NIST is unable to correct in time.

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