S.Amdt. 972

SA 972. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 761, to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Section 1401 is amended to read as follows:

SEC. 1401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology--

(1) for fiscal year 2008, $793,611,000, of which $205,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program;

(2) for fiscal year 2009, $863,972,000, of which $210,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program;

(3) for fiscal year 2010, $941,369,000, of which $215,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; and

(4) for fiscal year 2011, $1,026,506,000, of which $220,000,000 shall be used for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.