HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 4226. HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM. (a) Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program.—Section 25(f) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(7) Global marketplace projects. In making awards under this subsection, the Director, in consultation with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board and the Secretary of Commerce, may— “(A) take into consideration whether an application has significant potential for enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized United States manufacturers in the global marketplace; and “(B) give a preference to applications for such projects to the extent the Director deems appropriate, taking into account the broader purposes of this subsection.” .[Subsection (b) was repealed by section 205(a)(2)(A) of Public Law114-329.]