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 100 STAT. 3238

PUBLIC LAW 99-574—OCT. 28, 1986

the required staffing level, and the period over which the research will be required.

15 USC 278h. 15 USC 27ih. Fellowships. 15 USC 278g-2.

Effective date. 15 USC 278g-2 note.



POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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SEC. 8. (a) The Act of March 3, 1901 (15 U.S.C. 271-271h), as amended by section 6 of this Act, is further amended by redesignating section 19 as section 20 and by inserting after section 18 the following new section: "SEC. 19. The National Bureau of Standards, in conjunction with the National Academy of Sciences, shall establish and conduct a post-doctoral fellowship program which shall be organized and carried out in substantially the same manner as the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Post-Doctoral Research Associate Program that was in effect prior to 1986, and which shall include not less than twenty nor more than forty new fellows per fiscal year.". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective October 1, 1987. PROCESS AND QUAUTY CONTROL AND CALIBRATION PROGRAMS

Research and development.

Reports.

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SEC. 9. (a) The Director of the National Bureau of Standards shall hold discussions with representatives of Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission, which use (or the contractors of which depend on) the process and quality control and calibration programs of the Bureau, and with companies, organizations, and major engineering societies from the private sector, in order to determine the extent of the demand for research and services under such programs, the appropriate methods of paying for research and services under such programs, and the willingness of Federal agencies and the private sector to pay for such research and services. (b) Within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report of the Director's findings based on the discussions held under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislative actions as may be needed to implement a comprehensive Federal process and quality control and calibration program. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

15 USC 275 note.

SEC. 10. (a)(1) The Office of Personnel Mansigement and the National Bureau of Standards shall jointly design a demonstration project which shall be conducted by the Director of the National Bureau of Standards. (2) The demonstration project shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, be conducted in accordance with section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, and shall be counted as a single project for purposes of subsection (d)(2) of such section. (3) Subject to subsections (f) and (g) of section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, the demonstration project shall cover any posi-

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