15 USC Ch. 7: Front Matter
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 7-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 7-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec.
271.
Findings and purposes.
272.
Establishment, functions, and activities.
(a)
Establishment of National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(b)
Functions of Secretary and Institute.
(c)
Implementation activities.
(d)
Management costs.
272a.
Technology services.
272b.
Annual budget submission.
273.
Functions; for whom exercised.
274.
Director; powers and duties; report; compensation.
275.
Appointment of officers and employees.
275a.
Service charges.
275b.
Charges for activities performed for other agencies.
275c.
Cost recovery authority.
276.
Ownership of facilities.
277.
Regulations.
278.
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology.
(a)
Establishment; appointment; membership and composition; review and recommendations.
(b)
Qualifications; recommendations for appointment.
(c)
Terms of office; eligibility.
(d)
Meetings; quorum; notice.
(e)
Appointment by Committee of executive and other committees.
(f)
Chairman; Vice Chairman.
(g)
Professional and clerical staff.
(h)
Annual and other reports to Secretary and Congress.
278a.
Repealed.
278b.
Working Capital Fund.
(a)
Utilization.
(b)
Availability of Fund.
(c)
Reimbursements.
(d)
Credits.
(e)
"Cost" defined.
(f)
Distribution of earnings; restoration of prior impairment.
278c.
Acquisition of land for field sites.
278d.
Construction and improvement of buildings and facilities.
278e.
Functions and activities.
278f.
Fire Research Center.
(a)
Establishment; programs of research; functions of Secretary; dissemination of information.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations.
278g.
International activities.
(a)
Financial assistance to foreign nationals.
(b)
Foreign assistance and compensation to Institute employees.
(c)
Prohibition on use of appropriations inapplicable.
(d)
Recruitment and employment of resident aliens.
278g–1.
Research fellowships and other financial assistance to students at institutes of higher education.
278g–2.
Post-doctoral fellowship program.
278g–2a.
Teacher science and technology enhancement Institute program.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Areas of focus.
(c)
Procedures and selection criteria.
(d)
Scheduling.
(e)
Means of accomplishing goals.
278g–3.
Computer standards program.
(a)
Development of standards, guidelines, methods, and techniques for computer systems.
(b)
Technical assistance and implementation of standards developed.
(c)
Protection of sensitive information.
(d)
Definitions.
278g–4.
Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board.
(a)
Establishment and composition.
(b)
Duties.
(c)
Term of office.
(d)
Quorum.
(e)
Allowance for travel expenses.
(f)
Staff services and utilization of Federal personnel.
(g)
Definitions.
278h.
Appropriations; availability.
278i.
Reports to Congress.
278j.
Studies by National Research Council.
278k.
Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology.
(a)
Creation and support of Centers; affiliations; merit review in determining awards; objectives.
(b)
Activities of Centers.
(c)
Duration and amount of support; program descriptions; applications; merit review; evaluations of assistance; applicability of patent law.
(d)
Acceptance of funds from other Federal departments and agencies.
278l.
Assistance to State technology programs.
278m.
Non-energy inventions program.
278n.
Advanced Technology Program.
(a)
Establishment; purpose; focus; guidance.
(b)
Authority of Secretary; research and development; contracts and cooperative agreements; Federal laboratories; other activities with joint ventures.
(c)
Authority of Secretary; selection criteria; monitoring use of technologies; overseas transfer; annual report to Congress; financial reporting and auditing; routine consideration of Committee advice; dissemination of research results.
(d)
Contracts or awards; criteria; restrictions.
(e)
Suspension for failure to satisfy eligibility criteria.
(f)
Coordination with other Federal technology programs.
(g)
Meetings with industry sources.
(h)
Standards development.
(i)
Acceptance of funds from other Federal departments and agencies.
(j)
Definitions.
278o.
User fees.
278p.
Notice to Congress.
(a)
Notice of reprogramming.
(b)
Notice of reorganization.
279.
Absence of Director.
280, 281.
Repealed.
281a.
Structural failures.
282.
Repealed.
282a.
Assessment of emerging technologies requiring research in metrology.
283 to 286. Repealed or Omitted.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in section 290d of this title.