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 124 STAT. 4001 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 SEC. 404. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP. (a) COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUPPORT.—Section 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in paragraph (4); (2) by striking ‘‘Institute.’’ in paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘Institute; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(6) providing to community colleges information about the job skills needed in small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses in the regions they serve.’’. (b) INNOVATIVE SERVICES INITIATIVE.—Section 25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(g) INNOVATIVE SERVICES INITIATIVE.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish, within the Centers program under this section, an innovative services initiative to assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers in— ‘‘(A) reducing their energy usage, greenhouse gas emis- sions, and environmental waste to improve profitability; ‘‘(B) accelerating the domestic commercialization of new product technologies, including components for renew- able energy and energy efficiency systems; and ‘‘(C) identification of and diversification to new mar- kets, including support for transitioning to the production of components for renewable energy and energy efficiency systems. ‘‘(2) MARKET DEMAND.—The Director may not undertake any activity to accelerate the domestic commercialization of a new product technology under this subsection unless an anal- ysis of market demand for the new product technology has been conducted.’’. (c) REPORTS.—Section 25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(h) REPORTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In submitting the 3-year programmatic planning document and annual updates under section 23, the Director shall include an assessment of the Director’s govern- ance of the program established under this section. ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In conducting the assessment, the Director shall use the criteria established pursuant to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award under section 17(d)(1)(C) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1)(C)).’’. (d) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PRO- GRAM COST-SHARING.—Section 25(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(7) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the cost share requirements under the program. The report shall— ‘‘(A) discuss various cost share structures, including the cost share structure in place prior to such date of enactment, and the effect of such cost share structures on individual Centers and the overall program; and Deadline. Reports.