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15 U.S.C. § 278i — Reports to Congress
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**(a) Information to Congress on Institute activities** 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) Justification for changes in policies and fees** 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.
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**(a) Information to Congress on Institute activities** 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) Justification for changes in policies and fees** 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.
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The oath of office shall be administered by the President of the Senate to each Senator who shall be elected, previous to his taking his seat.
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**(a) Establishment; appointment; membership and composition; review and recommendations** There is established within the Institute a Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Committee”). The Committee shall consist of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the Director, a majority of whom shall be from United States industry. The Director shall appoint as original members of the Committee any final members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee who wish to serve in such capacity. In addition to any powers and functions otherwise granted to it by this chapter, the Committee shall review and make recommendations regarding general policy for the Institute, its organization, its budget, and its programs within the framework of applicable national policies as set forth by the President and the Congress.
**(b) Qualifications; recommendations for appointment** The persons appointed as members of the Committee—
(1) shall be eminent in fields such as business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international relations;
(2) shall be selected solely on the basis of established records of distinguished service;
(3) shall not be employees of the Federal Government; and
(4) shall be so selected as to provide representation of a cross-section of the traditional and emerging United States industries.
The Director is requested, in making appointments of persons as members of the Committee, to give due consideration to any recommendations which may be submitted to the Director by the National Academies, professional societies, business associations, labor associations, and other appropriate organizations.
**(c) Terms of office; el
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Appropriate committees of congress** — The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
(2) **Area career and technical education school** — The term “area career and technical education school” has the meaning given the term in [section 2302 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Center** — The term “Center” means a manufacturing extension center that—
(A) is created under subsection (b); and
(B) is affiliated with an eligible entity that applies for and is awarded financial support under subsection (e).
(4) **Community college** — The term “community college” means an institution of higher education (as defined under [section 1001(a) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) at which the highest degree that is predominately awarded to students is an associate’s degree.
(5) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means a United States-based nonprofit institution, an institution of higher education, or a State, United States territory, local, or tribal government or a consortium thereof.
(6) **Historically Black college and university** — The term “historically Black college and university” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in [section 1061 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1061&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **11 So in original. Two pars. (7) have been enacted. Institution of higher education** — The term “ins
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1 So in original. Two pars. (7) have been enacted.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 117–167 added subsec.
(g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h).
§ 278i. Reports to Congress
(a) Information to Congress on Institute activi-
ties
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) Justification for changes in policies and fees
The Director shall justify in writing all
changes in policies regarding fees for standard
reference materials and calibration services oc-
curring after June 30, 1987, including a descrip-
tion of the anticipated impact of any proposed
changes on demand for and anticipated revenues
from the materials and services. Changes in pol-
icy 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, ex-
cept that the requirement of this sentence shall
not apply with respect to adjustments which are
based solely on changes in the costs of raw ma-
terials or of producing and delivering standard
reference materials or calibration services.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 23, as added Pub. L.
100–418, title V, § 5114(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1432; amended Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3004,
Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 590; Pub. L. 114–329, title II,
§ 204(a)(1)(B)(i), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2998.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2017—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 114–329 struck out sub-
secs. (c) and (d) whi
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