TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.

SEC. 103. TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION. (a) Fiscal Year 1992.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to carry out the activities of the Under Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, which shall be available for the following line items: (A) Office of the Under Secretary, $2,000,000. (B) Technology Policy, $4,000,000. (C) Japanese Technical Literature, $1,500,000. (D) Clearinghouse on State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, $1,000,000. (E) National Technical Information Service, $1,500,000 to carry out the modernization plan described in section 212(f)(3)(D) of the National Technical Information Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 3704b(f)(3)(D)). (2) Funds may be transferred among the line items listed in paragraph (1), so long as the net funds transferred to or from any line item do not exceed 10 percent of the amount authorized for that line item in such paragraph and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives are notified in advance of any such transfer. (b) Fiscal Year 1993.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to carry out the activities of the Under Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, which shall be available for the following line items: (A) Office of the Under Secretary, $2,000,000. (B) Technology Policy, $4,000,000. (C) Japanese Technical Literature, $1,500,000. (D) Clearinghouse on State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, $1,000,000. (E) National Technical Information Service, $1,500,000 to carry out the modernization plan described in section 212(f)(3)(D) of the National Technical Information Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 3704b(f)(3)(D)). (2) Funds may be transferred among the line items listed in paragraph (1), so long as the net funds transferred to or from any line item do not exceed 10 percent of the amount authorized for that line item in such paragraph and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives are notified in advance of any such transfer. (c) Operating Costs.—Operating costs for the National Technical Information Service associated with the acquisition, processing, storage, bibliographic control, and archiving of information and documents shall be recovered primarily through the collection of fees. (d) Report and Certification to Congress.—Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report which— (1) describes the Department of Commerce’s response to the Inspector General’s Report No. ATD–024–0–001; (2) includes a revised detailed modernization plan for the National Technical Information Service; (3) contains a business plan for the National Technical Information Service which includes detailed profit and loss 106 STAT. 9analysis for groups of products and services and for major market segments; and (4) certifies that the National Technical Information Service has— (A) employed a chief financial officer who is a certified public accountant or equivalently experienced accountant with experience in the dissemination of scientific and technical information; and (B) begun taking reasonable steps toward strengthening its accounting system in response to the Inspector General’s report described in paragraph (1). (e) Technical Amendment.—Section 5422(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4603a(a)) and section 273(c)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (15 U.S.C. 4603(c)(4)) are each amended by striking “Economic Affairs” and inserting in lieu thereof “Technology”.