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 121 STAT. 586

PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

SEC. 3002. AMENDMENTS TO THE STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3704) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) through (e); (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (a); (3) in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall establish for fiscal year 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning in fiscal year 1999, the Secretary shall establish’’; (B) by striking ‘‘, acting through the Under Secretary,’’ each place it appears; (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as subsection (b); (D) by striking paragraph (7); and (E) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY’’ and inserting ‘‘PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT’’; (4) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and (5) in the section heading by striking ‘‘COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION’’ and inserting ‘‘EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY’’. (b) CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to eliminate the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the National Technical Information Service. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology.’’. (2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.— The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended— (A) in section 2 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 272)— (i) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and, if appropriate, through other officials,’’; and (ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and, if appropriate, through other appropriate officials,’’; and (B) in section 5 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 274), by striking ‘‘The Director shall have the general’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director shall report directly to the Secretary and shall have the general’’. (3) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703) is amended— (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (3); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (13) as paragraphs (1) through (11), respectively. (4) FUNCTIONS OF SECRETARY.—Section 11(g)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 3710(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘through the Under Secretary, and’’. (5) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION.—Section 21(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 3713(a)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sections 5, 11(g), and 16’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 11(g) and 16’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$500,000 is authorized only for the purpose of carrying out the requirements

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