S.Amdt. 4803

SA 4803. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski)
to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 11, strike line 9 and all that follows
through ``$119,000,000'' on page 12, line 8, and insert the
following
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), $680,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000
may be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund'':
Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official
reception and representation expenses:  Provided further,
That NIST may provide local transportation for summer
undergraduate research fellowship program participants.

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industrial technology services

For necessary expenses for industrial technology services,
$135,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership, and of which $5,000,000 shall be for
the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation.

construction of research facilities

For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and
maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided
for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as
authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-
278e), $50,000,000
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