Sec. 10246. Standard technical update
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 271 ) is amended— in section 15— in subsection (b), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; in subsection (g), by striking and after the semicolon; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
(i)the protection of Institute buildings and other plant facilities, equipment, and property, and of employees, associates, or visitors, located therein or associated therewith, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the direction of such of the officers and employees of the Institute as the Secretary deems necessary in the public interest hereafter to carry firearms while in the conduct of their official duties, and the authorization of employees of contractors and subcontractors of the Institute who are engaged in the protection of property owned by the United States, and located at facilities owned by, leased, used or under the control of the United States, to carry firearms while in the conduct of their official duties, and, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and approved by the Attorney General, the authorization of officers and employees of the Institute and of its contractors and subcontractors authorized to carry firearms hereafter to arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony, provided that such authority to make arrests may be exercised only while guarding and protecting buildings and other plant facilities, equipment, and property owned or leased by, used or under the control of, the United States under the administration and control of the Secretary. ; and by amending section 17(a) to read as follows: The Secretary is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to expend such sums, within the limit of appropriated funds, as the Secretary may deem desirable through direct support for activities of international organizations and foreign national metrology institutes with which the Institute cooperates to advance measurement methods, technical standards, and related basic technologies, for official representation, to host official receptions, dinners, and similar events, and to otherwise extend official courtesies, including transportation of foreign dignitaries and representatives of foreign national metrology institutes to and from the Institute, for the purpose of maintaining the standing and prestige of the Department of Commerce and the Institute, through the grant of fellowships or other appropriate form of financial or logistical assistance or support to foreign nationals not in service to the Government of the United States while they are performing scientific or engineering work at the Institute or participating in the exchange of scientific or technical information at the Institute. . Section 17(c)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3711a(c)(1) ) is amended— by moving each of subparagraphs
(D)and
(E)two ems to the left; and by adding at the end the following: Community. . Section 113 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278e note) is repealed. The item relating to section 113 in the table of contents in section 1(b) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act is repealed. Section 4 of the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 ( 15 U.S.C. 5001 ) is amended— by striking Secretary of Commerce and Secretary each place either such term appears and inserting Consumer Product Safety Commission ; by redesignating the second subsection
(c)as subsection (e); and in subsection (g), by redesignating clauses
(i)and
(ii)as paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively.
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