REPORTS TO CONGRESS; STUDIES BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES.

SEC. 5114. REPORTS TO CONGRESS; STUDIES BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES.The Act of March 3, 1901 (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 23 as section 31; and (2) by adding after section 22 the following new sections: “reports to congress “Sec. 23. (a) 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) 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. “studies by the national research council “Sec. 24. The Director may periodically contract with the National Research Council for advice and studies to assist the Institute102 STAT. 1433 to serve United States industry and science. The subjects of such advice and studies may include— “(1) the competitive position of the United States in key areas of manufacturing and emerging technologies and research activities which would enhance that competitiveness; “(2) potential activities of the Institute, in cooperation with industry and the States, to assist in the transfer and dissemination of new technologies for manufacturing and quality assurance; and “(3) identification and assessment of likely barriers to wide-spread use of advanced manufacturing technology by the United States workforce, including training and other initiatives which could lead to a higher percentage of manufacturing jobs of United States companies being located within the borders of our country.”.