Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004

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Bill Number

HR 3598

Introduced

Nov 21, 2003

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Summary

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Directs the President to establish or designate: (1) an Interagency Committee (IC) to plan and coordinate Federal efforts in manufacturing research and development; and (2) an Advisory Committee to provide advice and information to the IC from the non-Federal manufacturing research and development community.

(Sec. 3) Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (NIST Act) to require the NIST Director to establish a pilot program of collaborative manufacturing research grants to partnerships among firms, educational institutions, research institutions, State agencies, and nonprofit organizations to encourage development of innovative, multidisciplinary manufacturing technologies.

(Sec. 4) Amends the NIST Act to require the NIST Director to establish manufacturing sciences research fellowships at specified postdoctoral and senior levels.

(Sec. 5) Revises the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program under the NIST Act to require the evaluation panel to notify any MEP center of the center's performance deficiencies if it has not received a positive evaluation. Authorizes the panel to place such a center on probation for one year and then reevaluate it. Authorizes the NIST Director, if a center has not addressed the deficiencies or shown significant improvement in performance, either to conduct a new competition to select an operator for the center or to close the center.

Establishes, within the MEP program, a manufacturing extension center competitive grant program to develop projects to solve new or emerging manufacturing problems.

Requires all MEP centers to submit annual audits to the Secretary and make such audits available to the public on request.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2008 to the Secretary of Commerce for: (1) scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities of NIST in specified categories; (2) the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980; and (3) construction and maintenance of NIST facilities.

(Sec. 7) Requires the NIST Director, as part of the Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Institute Program, to carry out a Standards Education program to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to support their efforts to develop curricula on the role of standards in the fields of engineering, business, science, and economics.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2008 to the Secretary of Commerce for the Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Institute Program of NIST.

(Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2008 to the Secretary of Commerce for the following NIST programs: (1) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (in this case, such funding may go through the Secretary or other appropriate Federal agencies); (2) Collaborative Manufacturing Research Pilot Grants; and (3) Manufacturing Fellowships.

Actions

Jul 12, 2004

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 9, 2004

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 9, 2004

On passage Passed by voice vote.
Jul 9, 2004

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
Jul 9, 2004

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 171 - 193 (Roll no. 358). (consideration: CR H5460-5462; text: CR H5460)
Jul 9, 2004

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Costello motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained within the motion seek to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Redesignate section 8 as section 9, and insert after section 7 the following new section: Sec. 8. Manufacturing and Professional Employment Study.
Jul 9, 2004

Mr. Costello moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Science.
Jul 9, 2004

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3598.
Jul 9, 2004

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 706, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gordon amendment.
Jul 9, 2004

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 706, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peterson (PA) amendment.
Jul 9, 2004

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Larson (CT) amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Ehlers demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Jul 9, 2004

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 706, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Larson (CT) amendment.
Jul 9, 2004

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Jul 9, 2004

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 706, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment.
Jul 9, 2004

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3598.
Jul 9, 2004

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 706 and Rule XVIII.
Jul 9, 2004

The Speaker designated the Honorable Lee Terry to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Jul 9, 2004

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3598 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Jul 9, 2004

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 706. (consideration: CR H5440-5462; text of measure as reported in House: CR H5449-5451)
Jul 8, 2004

Rule H. Res. 706 passed House.
Jul 7, 2004

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 706 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3598 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Jul 1, 2004

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
Jul 1, 2004

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 108-581.
Jun 25, 2004

Mr. Boehlert asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Science, Space and Technology have until 4:00 p.m. on July 2 to file a report on H.R. 3598. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 16, 2004

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 16, 2004

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 25, 2004

Subcommittee on Energy Discharged.
Mar 25, 2004

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 25, 2004

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
Dec 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Dec 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Nov 23, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2444)
Nov 21, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Nov 21, 2003

Introduced in House

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