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 PUBLIC LAW 96-39—JULY 26, 1979

93 STAT. 245

cerned. During any such inquiry, the Secretary concerned may sohcit and consider the advice of the appropriate representatives referred to in section 417. (4) ACTION BY ORGANIZATION MEMBER.—If within the 90-day

period after the date on which notification is received under paragraph (3) (or such shorter period as the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary in extraordinary circumstances), the organization member demonstrates to the Secretary concerned its willingness and ability to represent adequately United States interests before the private international standards organization, the Secretary concerned shall take no further action under this subsection. (5) ACTION BY SECRETARY CONCERNED.—If—

(A) within the appropriate period referred to in paragraph (4), the organization member does not respond to the Secretary concerned with respect to the notification, or does respond but does not demonstrate to the Secretary concerned the requisite willingness and ability to represent adequately United States interests; or (B) there is no organization member of the private international standards organization; the Secretary concerned shall make appropriate arrangements to provide for the adequate representation of United States interests. In cases where subparagraph (A) applies, such provision shall be made by the Secretary concerned through the appropriate organization member if the private international standards organization involved requires representation by that member. (c) REPRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES INTERESTS BY FEDERAL AGEN-

CIES.—With respect to any international standards organization before which the interests of the United States are represented by one or more Federal agencies that are officially recognized by that organization for such purpose, the Secretary concerned shall— (1) encourage cooperation among interested Federal agencies with a view toward facilitating the development of a uniform position with respect to the technical activities with which the organization is concerned; (2) encourage such Federal agencies to seek information from, and to cooperate with, the affected domestic interests when undertaking such representation; and (3) not preempt the responsibilities of any Federal agency that has jurisdiction with respect to the activities undertaken by such organization, unless requested to do so by such agency. SEC. 414. STANDARDS INFORMATION CENTER.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce shall maintain 19 USC 2544. within the Department of Commerce a standards information center. (b) FUNCTIONS.—The standards information center shall— (1) serve as the central national collection facility for information relating to standards, certification systems, and standardsrelated activities, whether such standards, systems, or activities are public or private, domestic or foreign, or international, regional, national, or local; (2) make available to the public at such reasonable fee as the Secretary shall prescribe, copies of information required to be collected under paragraph (1) other than information to which paragraph (3) applies;

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