US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign TradeChapter II — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEPart 256 — RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROGRAM256.415 C.F.R. § 256.4Qualifications.Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 39 wordsOfficial source Cite as 15 C.F.R. § 256.4 (2026)Each candidate selected to serve as a Research Associate must be determined to be scientifically qualified by the Sponsor and by the NIST, and found by NIST to be of good moral character and to possess suitable personal qualities.Previous15 C.F.R. § 256.3Next15 C.F.R. § 256.5