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 PUBLIC LAW 107-231—OCT. 1, 2002 116 STAT. 1477 SEC. 14. CONSTRUCTION. 15 USC 7312. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to confer any authority on the National Institute of Standards and Technology to require the adoption of building standards, codes, or practices. SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 15 USC 7313. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is authorized to use funds otherwise authorized by law to carry out this Act. Approved October 1, 2002. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4687: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-530 (Comm. on Science). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002): July 12, considered and passed House. Sept. 9, considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 17, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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