H.R. 4407 · 108th Congress
Technology Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology Act of 2004
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mark Udall
- Introduced
- 2004-05-19
- Latest action
- 2004-06-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Summary
Technology Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology Act of 2004 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the: (1) Under Secretary for Technology and the Office of Technology Policy's activities; (2) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientific and technical research and services laboratories activities; (3) Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program; (4) NIST facilities construction and maintenance; (5) NIST industrial technology services; (6) Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Institute program; and (7) NIST under the Enterprise Integration Act of 2002.
Requires: (1) the Director of NIST to carry out a Standards Education program to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to institutions of higher education to support their efforts to develop curricula on the role of standards in the fields of engineering, business, science, and economics.