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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 7— NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY · § 278i

§ 278i. Reports to Congress

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(a)Information to Congress on Institute activities The Director shall keep the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives fully and currently informed with regard to all of the activities of the Institute.
(b)Justification for changes in policies and fees The Director shall justify in writing all changes in policies regarding fees for standard reference materials and calibration services occurring after June 30, 1987, including a description of the anticipated impact of any proposed changes on demand for and anticipated revenues from the materials and services. Changes in policy and fees shall not be effective unless and until the Director has submitted the proposed schedule and justification to the Congress and 30 days on which both Houses of Congress are in session have elapsed since such submission, except that the requirement of this sentence shall not apply with respect to adjustments which are based solely on changes in the costs of raw materials or of producing and delivering standard reference materials or calibration services.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 23, as added Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5114(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1432; amended Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3004, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 590; Pub. L. 114–329, title II, § 204(a)(1)(B)(i), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2998.)
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  • Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 23
  • Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5114(2)
  • 102 Stat. 1432
  • Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3004
  • 121 Stat. 590
  • 130 Stat. 2998
  • Pub. L. 110–69
  • section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14
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ActMar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 23
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5114(2)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3004
Stat.121 Stat. 590
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