Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/613

 121 STAT. 592

PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Director is authorized’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(b) MANUFACTURING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To promote the development of a robust research community working at the leading edge of manufacturing sciences, the Director shall establish a program to award— ‘‘(A) postdoctoral research fellowships at the Institute for research activities related to manufacturing sciences; and ‘‘(B) senior research fellowships to established researchers in industry or at institutions of higher education who wish to pursue studies related to the manufacturing sciences at the Institute. ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for an award under this subsection, an individual shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. ‘‘(3) STIPEND LEVELS.—Under this subsection, the Director shall provide stipends for postdoctoral research fellowships at a level consistent with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program, and senior research fellowships at levels consistent with support for a faculty member in a sabbatical position.’’.

15 USC 275 note.

SEC. 3009. PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERVICES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology may procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof) in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to assist with urgent or short-term research projects. (b) EXTENT OF AUTHORITY.—A procurement under this section may not exceed 1 year in duration, and the Director shall procure no more than 200 experts and consultants per year. (c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective after September 30, 2010. (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 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 on whether additional safeguards would be needed with respect to the use of authorities granted under this section if such authorities were to be made permanent. SEC. 3010. MALCOLM BALDRIGE AWARDS.

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Section 17(c)(3) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(3) In any year, not more than 18 awards may be made under this section to recipients who have not previously received an award under this section, and no award shall be made within any category described in paragraph (1) if there are no qualifying enterprises in that category.’’.

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