Pub. L. 109-148, div. B, tit. I, ch. 8, sec. 801

Sec. 801. Of the unobligated balances available under “National Institute of Standards and Technology, Industrial Technology Services” for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, $4,500,000 shall be used to assist manufacturers recovering from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005: Provided, That only Manufacturing Extension Centers in States affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005 shall be eligible for hurricane recovery assistance funds: Provided further, That these funds shall be allocated to the Manufacturing Extension Centers in these States based on an assessment of the needs of manufacturers in the counties declared a disaster by the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided further, That employment and productivity shall be among the metrics used in developing the needs assessment: Provided further, That the matching provisions of 15 U.S.C. 278(k) paragraph (c) shall not apply to amounts provided by this Act or by Public Law 109–108 to Manufacturing Extension Centers serving areas affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005.